Creating a landscape
One of the first things that we will need to do to work with build terrain is to create a landscape through Unreal Engine's Landscape mode, so let's get started!
Getting ready
Before we start working within the Unreal Editor, we will need to have a project to work with:
- First, open up the Unreal Editor by clicking on the Launch button from Unreal Engine Launcher.
- Start a new project from the Project Browser tab by selecting the New Project tab. Select First person and make sure that With Starter Content is selected. Give the project a Name (
Cookbook_Chapter4). Once you are done, click on Create Project.
How to do it…
Now that we have our project set up, let's get started with building a landscape:
- With the editor up, we will first want to create a new level for us to work in. To do this, go to the top-left of the screen and select File | New Level… or press Ctrl + N.
- From here, you'll have the New Level window pop up. Click on the Default template...
