You're reading from Procedural Content Generation with Unreal Engine 5 Harness the PCG framework to take your environment design and art skills to the next level

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801074469

Length 488 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Unreal

Concepts

Game Design

Author (1):

Paul Martin Eliasz

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: The Fundamentals of Procedural Content Generation

2. Chapter 1: Introducing Procedural Content Generation FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Let’s Create Our First Forest!

4. Chapter 3: Building Blueprints with PCG Component

5. Chapter 4: Developing and Optimizing the Procedural Content Generation Tool

6. Part 2: Harnessing the Power of PCG in Unreal Engine 5

7. Chapter 5: Building Spline Controllers with PCG Graph

8. Chapter 6: Building a PCG Graph with Landscape Materials

9. Chapter 7: Let’s Build a Building Using the PCG Spline Controller

10. Chapter 8: Building Biomes: Mastering PCG for Rich Environments

11. Chapter 9: Creating Dynamic Animated Crowds with PCG

12. Part 3: Mastering Optimization and Elevating Your PCG Environments

13. Chapter 10: Exploring Optimization, Debugging, and Performance Tools

14. Chapter 11: Cheat Sheets, Extra Tips, and Shortcuts

15. Index

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Exploring different optimization techniques

In this section, we will explore a different optimization technique that can be implemented within the PCG framework. We will start by focusing on geometry and its properties, using this understanding to introduce various options for enhancing the project’s framerate performance. Mesh geometry plays a crucial role in the PCG plugin in Unreal Engine 5.

Optimization, complexity, and performance

Using simpler meshes can improve performance as they require fewer calculations. This is ideal for large-scale procedural generation where performance is a concern. With a simple mesh, you can achieve up to 120 FPS, ensuring stable performance throughout the entire gameplay. The following is an example where the PCG uses foliage meshes with the lowest polycount polygons.