[UE4] Scorched Badlands - Finished

Maximum-Dev · Jul 2017

Hi Polycounters,

This is the next thing I'm working on as a side project.
All sorts of feedback is welcome (Lighting, Textures etc.) .

Thanks in advance.

Makkon · Jul 2017

This hits all the right buttons for me. Followed.
You've got to tells about your texture blending

Maximum-Dev · Jul 2017

Some decals without pom.
Pom + ue4 = hell.

Makkon , Still refining.

Maximum-Dev · Jul 2017

DxDen1004 · Jul 2017

This looks just awesome man, really nice! Do you mind if I ask you some questions?

1 - Are you using the UE4 landscape or you're using imported meshes? What do you think is the best between those two solutions?
2 - Could you shortly explain how do you get that nice sand texture blend with the rocks?
3 - Are you using assets made by yourself (I mean textures and models) or you got them from another source like Megascans?

Hope you will find the time to reply, again fantastic work, it looks almost like a photo!

Maximum-Dev · Jul 2017

DxDen1004 said:

This looks just awesome man, really nice! Do you mind if I ask you some questions?

1 - Are you using the UE4 landscape or you're using imported meshes? What do you think is the best between those two solutions?
2 - Could you shortly explain how do you get that nice sand texture blend with the rocks?
3 - Are you using assets made by yourself (I mean textures and models) or you got them from another source like Megascans?

Hope you will find the time to reply, again fantastic work, it looks almost like a photo!

1. I created a flat landscape in UE4 and using the sculpt mode to make some forms. That's enough for what I'm going for.
2. I'm using distance fields for the rocks to detect the intersections with landscape to then blend in the second material.
3. For this I have used is 1 sand texture from cgtextures and substance designer for rocks. (All rocks share 1 tiling material). There is no megascans involved in this project.

Thanks.

Maximum-Dev · Jul 2017

Created some decals for ground.

Maximum-Dev · Jul 2017

Hi everyone!

I've done some more composition and shader work and tried to take some photo-like screens.
Preferably view each screen in new tab for less distraction.
I hope you enjoy.

Maximum-Dev · Jul 2017

A preview of my WIP Modular Moving Dust Function for UE4 that can be placed inside any material and give it the effect of having dust moving on the surface as if there is wind doing it. Amount, speed, scale, movement direction, opacity (per channel), color, shape, etc. can be controlled on the fly through the material instance. Watch on YouTube.

This one recorded at 60 FPS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zja__sOjyjg&feature=youtu.be

And this one at 30.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5_4TScgbu0&feature=youtu.be

Chidambhar_Swaroop · Jul 2017

Looks Dope....

hmm_rock · Jul 2017

Really nice! The decals add a lot. Are you using pom? Planning on adding anything like desert grass? Where there is water...

Maximum-Dev · Jul 2017

Chidambhar_Swaroop, Thanks!

hmm_rock, Not using POM in UE4 due to extreme performance cost and also not working properly with decals when they are placed on anywhere other than 100% flat surface. Tack!

Bit more work. In addition to the moving sand on the ground, there's now Heat Haze and fog/particle sheets, making it look hot in motion.

Kaine123 · Jul 2017

could u maybe give a breakdown or screenshot of the blueprint for the sand-rock transition! it would be incredibly helpful for anyone who sees it!! (the environment looks amazing btw

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Maximum-Dev · Aug 2017

Kaine123, It's done inside the material using distance fields. I'd hold on sharing/breakdowns for now until I'm completely settled with implementing my ideas in there. Cheers.

Heat Haze in action!