Exercise: Create a simple environment spot using Megascans Library
Before going on to the next chapter and learning everything about Landscape and its potential, it’s time to apply all the techniques we have learnt in the past chapters. Using Quixel Bridge plugin is the best way to create your first attempt of environment inside Unreal Engine 5.
In less than 30 minutes it is possible to create something like these:
Figure 8.33 – Very quick environment blocked out with Megascans Library’s assets. No light tweaking or effects.
And with a little bit more work on shading and lighting you can easily obtain something like this:
Figure 8.34 – Another example on how you can do with Megascans Library’s assets.
Both examples are screenshots taken from the Unreal Engine 5 Viewport. Everything is created using Quixel Bridge plugin0s assets except for the water material in the canyon image that is...
