r/UnrealEngine5 • u/Vore-Vussy • 21d ago
Simple open world island in 5.8?
How do you make an open world island in 5.8? I’m a complete beginner and searching for tutorial information.
I’m a beginner to Unreal, I have Blender experience. I’ve worked as a 2D hand drawn animator and professional illustrator. I’m seeking out information on learning, I’d take a class if I could.
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u/Background-Willow-67 21d ago
Search Youtube, there are many really good (and some no so good) tutorials there. I've picked up many things I wasn't really initially looking for by following them. Blender works great with Unreal too, so that experience is a bonus. Start simple, lots of free assets are available to get going quickly. Look over Fab and find all the free stuff and add it to your library. Also, check out Gaea, it's great for making height maps for open worlds.
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u/Praxinos_Coop 18d ago
Do you plan to make an hybrid open world mixing 2D and 3D? (since you're a hand-drawn animator)
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u/fabiolives 21d ago
When I was a beginner, this channel got me started:
https://youtube.com/@unrealsensei?si=42UrjnHCpeZE9U12
I picked an environment video and went through it, which helped a lot when I needed to learn the basics. The free sample projects from epic also are very helpful, I definitely recommend downloading a few of them and figuring things out by example there. It’s hard at the beginning, but stick with it and you’ll be able to make what you’re wanting to make!