Creating a Helldivers 2 Environment in 79 minutes - UE5 Tutorial

In this comprehensive 79-minute Dash tutorial, we dive deep into the entire process of creating a Helldivers 2 game environment in Unreal Engine 5. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned UE5 user, this full guide provides detailed insights and techniques to help you master environment creation with the help of Dash.
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Shorter Helldivers 2 Tutorial: • Recreating a Helldiver...
Dash 1.7 which was used in this video is available in beta, more info is available here:
polygonflow.notion.site/Dash-...
Assets:
Mission to Minerva Kitbash kit: kitbash3d.com/products/missio...
Realistic Starter VFX Pack Vol. 2: www.unrealengine.com/marketpl...
Ultra Dynamic Sky: www.unrealengine.com/marketpl...
Science Laboratory: www.unrealengine.com/marketpl...
The Helldivers Archive - Helldiver Rigify Rig & Bile Titan
Big thank you to Schism for his awesome work! / discord
Tutorials:
Animating a Character: • How To Make An Animati...
Path Scatter Tutorial: • Path Scatter: Beginner...
Music:
Chillpeach - Twisted Donut • Video
Chillpeach - Vanilla Candy • Video
Chillpeach - Mesmerize / @chillpeach
Chillpeach - One Thing • [no copyright music] '...
Chillpeach - About You / @chillpeach
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Twitter/X: / polygonflow
LinkedIn: / polygonflow
0:00 Introduction
1:30 Procedural Terrain
2:30 Procedural Cliffs
6:08 AI Tagging Assets
8:10 Placing Initial Assets
13:30 Scattering and Masking Assets
32:20 Physics Asset Placement
35:10 Scattering Decals
38:30 Baking the Scatters
39:50 Converting to Foliage Paint
42:08 Adding More Assets
47:35 Adjusting Materials
49:25 Atlases & Procedural Vines
50:18 Adjusting the Lighting (UE)
53:20 Adjusting the Lighting (UDS)
57:40 Adding Floating Particles
59:00 Adding More Props
01:05:50 Helldivers Characters
01:06:32 Adjusting PPV
01:08:28 Playable Helldivers Character
01:08:49 Adding and Adjusting Cameras
01:18:13 Adding Fog Cards

[@polygonflow]

Do you think we should make more long detailed breakdowns like this one? 😃

[@deutsche-schule]

Yeaaah! 🎉

[@Yaiko00]

Yes

[@bolbolegypttuber]

For sure

[@CyberDave404]

Ohh yeahhh...

[@veithtutorials]

yes please!!!

[@RenderRite]

Nice! 🙌

[@24pfilms]

Excellent video BTW.

[@polygonflow]

Glad you liked it. For SuperEarth!

[@theadnart1]

First! :D *grabs popcorn*

[@famefus]

how can i activate ai in ue5

[@polygonflow]

If you mean our AI tagging, you can use it in the Content Library of Dash, let me know if you need any help with it! :)

[@OliSavageBeatz]

Keep it Up Now I buy IT🤗🫶 This Tool ist a Musst have im Beginner Make ue5 Sins 3 Years But to Hard to learn with this is Make Scene Fun Again🙏

[@polygonflow]

Happy to hear that! Thanks for the support!