Suggestions for optimized gravel/small stones technique ? (ue4/maya)

montago · Jul 2020

I need to put tyre tracks/imprints in but it doesn't need to be dynamic/changed during runtime so a simple static mesh is fine.

The techniques I've found don't really work well in a realtime environment (bifrost sand simulation maya), the closest thing in ue4 I could find was snow buildup shaders but I don't think this will work well with gravel.

Any tips on what technique I could learn would be much appreciated

Thanks

sprunghunt · Jul 2020

unreal 4 has splines that go on the terrain
https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Engine/Landscape/Editing/Splines/index.html

or you can make custom meshes that have cuts in them for the tire tracks

icegodofhungary · Jul 2020

Is this just for adding detail or are you having them be created by a vehicle? Gearbox used decals for their decorative tire tracks in BL3. Though I think they modified the decals, instead of using the default.

https://youtu.be/R0-ynCTdCow?t=2498

Suggestions for optimized gravel/small stones technique ? (ue4/maya)

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