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Intro

Tools goals

Fortnite - challenges

Disclaimer

Topic breakdown

Water: UE 4.26

Sky & Atmosphere

General Editing

Runtime Virtual Texturing

Streaming VT

Lobby Volume 1

Lobby Volume 2: Height

Main Island Volume 1

Main Island Volume 2: Height

RVT Texture Settings

RVT includes roads - Terrain only

RVT - Terrain + Static Meshes

Road Spline Geometry

RVT Split Screen Comparison

Runtime VT - Fortnite setup

Shader complexity

Performance

Useful debug - RVT mips

Landscape Edit Layer System

Landscape Splines

Where to start

Custom BP Brushes

Blueprint setup

Shape generation

Custom Brush example

Reorder Layer stack

Custom Brush Caveat

Water System

New Water Spline

Water Mesh Actor

Material Setup

Gerstner Waves

Per Water Body Waves

SingleLayerWater

Fluid Simulation

Fortnite uses new Sky Atmosphere

Volumetric Clouds: 4.26

Cloud Material

Stylized test

Grid-based editing

One file per Actor: 4.26

File contention

Actor Foliage - paint Blueprints!

Foliage Paint Actors

Hierarchical Scattering

Description:

Explore the worldbuilding techniques used to create Fortnite Chapter 2 in this conference talk from Unreal Fest Online 2020. Dive into advanced Unreal Engine tools like the layered landscape system, custom procedural height field brushes, and scattering tools. Gain insights on grid-based streaming levels and get an early look at the water bodies system. Learn how Epic Games leveraged these features to craft the expansive and dynamic world of Fortnite. Discover practical tips for artists and designers on efficiently building large-scale environments in Unreal Engine, covering topics such as Runtime Virtual Texturing, landscape editing, custom Blueprint brushes, and stylized atmospheric effects.

Building Worlds in Fortnite With Unreal Engine - Unreal Fest Online 2020

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