From the course: Unreal Engine: Game Terrain Techniques
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Understanding sections and components for games - Unreal Engine Tutorial
From the course: Unreal Engine: Game Terrain Techniques
Understanding sections and components for games
- [Instructor] So how does understanding these section and components elements of a landscape help us with our game projects? Well, firstly, they are the building blocks from which any terrain is constructed and as such they influence the resolution and size of them which in turn directly changes how we both view and interact with a landscape. Now, when it comes to setting up components and sections for our landscapes in our games, there are a few things that well, we would do well to consider before diving into any sculpting. Performance for instance, will play a huge part in our decision. So good questions to ask are, is this terrain going to be simple eye candor in the background of a game? Or, does it need to be traversed? Is it a part of any gameplay elements? Now these type of questions can really help us set up our landscapes in a way that better suits our projects and its needs. Landscapes are divided into…
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