How is terrain made in games?

BlackSaigon

Hey there, I'm struggling quite a bit with terrain in UE4 and I was wondering what the production workflow would be for more open environments. I heard World Machine was the standard for these things, but I've also heard that it's best to manually sculpt out terrain for the most control possible. This left me pretty confused so I made a polycount account to ask some people more knowledgeable than me. If anyone can help out, that would be greatly appreciated  

Eric Chadwick

Depends on the interaction the player needs to have. Usually games have goals for the player, and the environment acts as a narrative structure to guide them. So, hand sculpting is important. Erosion and texture masking from a tool like World Machine enhance believability.

See the wiki for more info.

http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Landscape

http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Level_Design

BlackSaigon

Eric Chadwick said:

Depends on the interaction the player needs to have. Usually games have goals for the player, and the environment acts as a narrative structure to guide them. So, hand sculpting is important. Erosion and texture masking from a tool like World Machine enhance believability.

See the wiki for more info.

http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Landscape

http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Level_Design

I see, thanks a lot!