Creating a quick Unreal Engine 4 Futuristic City scene

Quick scene I put together in Unreal Engine 4. Scene took me a little over 3 hours from start to finish.
I did NOT create the actual art assets used in this video, they were created entirely by Epic Games.
All music in the video is from the EVE Online soundtrack.

[@mycollegeshirt]

unreal engine 4 has literally changed everything about making games

[@v00d00xtr3m3]

Yepp! I regret all the time and effort i wasted on CryEngine 3... I mean CE3 has a superb renderer and powerful level editor, but a kinda awkward workflow. unity engine on the other hand has a fluid workflow but the renderer sucks

[@mycollegeshirt]

v00d00xtr3m3 I know right, they just did everything so amazing even their launch their pricing, and they give you not just the editor but the source too, the tons of expert video support, there has never been a launch of something ive seen thats exceeded my expectations like this one

[@OwenPrescott]

I agree I have no game dev experience and I could easily create a decent game in blueprint if I had the time.

[@SizableRapter]

As it may be, its no always about the 'Game Engine' you can still make amazing looking games with UE3 (even though it was never the best 'Scripting /or/ coding' interface), Its always down to the Environment Artists, Modelers and so on.

[@MizManFryingP]

mycollegeshirt Literally not literally.

[@HaveButOneLife]

Games truly have evolved. This is... Unreal. Can't wait for Rime and Kingdom Hearts 3!

[@salasvalor01]

That's probably what a major city would look like in a hundred years.

[@BlackParade01]

More like 200 years

[@mohammedshoaib9008]

Its good to see there are still people like you who dream about the future

[@blackcobra9841]

No reason for game developers to spend 500 million making a game now.

[@0011usagi]

Yea just rip off assets from the marketplace, put a player controller prefab in there and sell it for $60 ez $$$

[@evilmrfrank]

apostolis anastasiou Good game engines cut down on the cost of game development dramatically.

[@evilmrfrank]

apostolis anastasiou I never said it would drop the prices that much. Simply that the difference between a company using an engine like UE4 and another engine that has a poor workflow or other issues can be a significant difference in terms of cost. I think we will always see games that cost 500 million and going forward games that cost even more than that.

[@evilmrfrank]

***** It is not misinformed... What you are saying is correct but I think your misunderstanding what I am saying. The only caveat is that companies who do not license other engines will likely be spending millions on making a AAA game engine from the ground up. 1. If you don't license an already made game engine it will cost a ton of money for a studio to create one themselves from scratch. 2. Having a well made engine WILL make an absolutely huge difference in terms of costs on a project, even making the move from UE3 to UE4 will dramatically drop the costs of a project. I am not saying this from my opinion, I have seen it first hand. 3. I am not saying that development costs will be low because you have a good engine, only that picking the right engine for your game WILL drop the overall price of the development of your game significantly. Of course developers are where a large amount of the money goes to, and of course games will cost millions of dollars no matter how good your engine is.

[@jeremymardis5590]

evilmrfrank it is possible to make a triple a game with only 15 people , with the right euipment and talent , it can be done . it will take longer , but if the passion exist the game itself will exist . i say less than $30,000 and some deal to split the profit when it is finished .

[@DragetaLP]

Sir, you're a very talented environment artist and you know how to create beautiful scenes :)

[@evilmrfrank]

Drageta Thanks :)

[@DragetaLP]

You're welcome :) Thank you for sharing your beautiful content with us :)

[@Huma888]

Drageta he say in the description of the video, that he is not the creator, it was created by epic games :)

[@Huma888]

***** true :D nice job then!!! :DD

[@alialkhalifa]

Amazing work, by an amazing developer :) Highly recommended!

[@FlashPaperGrind]

Insane.... very talented Mr Frank, very talented.... The fact that you use the free assets from the store is brilliant. Thanks for posting!

[@shadowclans8507]

This one impresses me the most. I have to say, you really have a gift for this. This is amazing!!

[@kupomomo1712]

wow, its unbelievable....you can model, programming, and pixel art. proooooo

[@josecapi00]

Absurdly nice and wonderful. Nothing more to say.

[@thejamesanderson]

You should really make these into Oculus Rift demos! They would be like pieces of art that you could sit inside.

[@Miner_7]

Yes

[@manal92204]

I'd love to live in a city like that♡ Mad skills though...

[@chrisitan4711]

Breathtaking, as always.

[@TMaekler]

Would love to See a quicktip of how you designed elements in 3D and then imported them into Unreal and textured them.

[@Intel37003]

The Unreal engine 4 assets you used in this video, where did you find them ? what are they called ? is it like a future city download package ?

[@stardust-reverie]

That's it, I NEED to learn how to do this s----t. This is awesome!

[@evilmrfrank]

dooo iiitt!

[@skruble91]

i like this city by unreal engine this is good video thank you very much to video. i am french.

[@alpacatronco8526]

i'm gonna cry right now

[@Whitehorze]

I see they've added some new tricks and toys to speed up workflow. Having a new spawn system to create the flying vehicles is a huge addition to animating the scene. They still haven't developed a civilian crowd system?

[@BragginRitesTV]

Reminds me of the Citadel in Mass Effect 1. So good!

[@toomuchstarbucks6787]

Your workflow is breathtaking. The levels look great yes, but what truly amazes me is how you seem to be able to do this in one sitting with seemingly no delay. If you wouldn't mind, what exactly does your workflow consist of? Do you plan things out before you dive in? I'd love to know.

[@Eraktab]

Been watching your videos and I love the way you can create scenes that look crazy amazing. You have tons of assets at your disposal which helps a lot. I do level design myself and am trying to pick up some tricks. These are great learning tools for aspiring level designers like myself :P

[@StefanConstantinDumitrache]

Which part of the Citadel is this?

[@evilmrfrank]

What citadel?

[@StefanConstantinDumitrache]

evilmrfrank Mass Effect (3). It has that sci-fi look to it as if it is part of the Citadel.

[@KurumiMiyazaki]

Stefan Constantin Dumitrache lol close but it looks a bit different *i spend too much time on citadel XD*

[@overlord--]

Kirby Applegate Haha agreed.

[@TimothyMorigeau]

Where did you get the flying car particle effect assets?

[@vividhkothari1]

Awesome! In the end, you should roam around the environment, if possible. I want to see those objects and areas that you built more closely.

[@matthieuandreini]

Damn. This is striking.

[@dirtywart]

This looks amazing.

[@osiris5449]

Unreal, indeed. Good job.

[@thefisc5562]

Map download link?

[@mworldnetwork]

Nice work.

[@evilmrfrank]

Thanks :)

[@evilmrfrank]

Not sure what you mean by it having physics, but the assets are using the physically based rendering approach if that is what you mean?

[@chilakiller0369]

After watching this... I MUST start to work with this awesome engine. No excuses... Amazing skills man! (°______°)

[@Really2012ify]

Superb job, EvilMrFrank!

[@evilmrfrank]

Thanks :)

[@alanhern17]

man...I wish I was this good..

[@Sevival]

holy shit. this took over 3 hours and i just purely perspective dependant and esthetical. This makes me realise how freaking long making a game level takes

[@Xeno10O8]

Do you play eve dude? I'd recognize that soundtrack anyday..

[@evilmrfrank]

+Brandon Hawkinson Unfortunately I haven't. It does have an awesome soundtrack though :)

[@hibrydmusic8084]

+evilmrfrank hey, seeing as your in the games business, what program do you use to create 3D assets? Im trying to get into game design, but I'm only 15 and cant really afford a few $1000 a month just to use Autodesk or something. Do you know any good free software i could use?

[@MasterChief117Aisha]

+Hibryd Music Try Blender.

[@Xeno10O8]

***** i can attest to that advice as well, been learning blender over the last couple of weeks and it's an awesome program. I've used maya in an intro to animation class before and find blender to be a bit less intuitive on the operational side of things, but still with a bit of practice and resolve its just as capable for consumer/small business needs 3d modeling and animation needs.

[@MasterChief117Aisha]

Brandon Hawkinson I downloaded it a while ago, but I keep putting it aside. I have to learn to practice, and watch tutorials.

[@TimothyMorigeau]

Where can I get the flying cars from this video? I haven't found them yet from the marketplace.

[@dea7hblvckapparel920]

This is insane dude! I want to really get into this software, but I cant even get my head around basic shapes haha

[@coolcookies1111]

ur gifted m8

[@NeonDefense385]

Can you make a game based off of it, I really would like to explore a beautiful-looking futuristic city such as this

[@Seabersify]

definitely Mass Effect inspired!

[@carloscontreras8431]

Are there physics applied in the building renders? Matter fact does any of it have physics? Just a question from someone not very well versed in a game's graphic design.

[@myxz8565]

Congrats :D the future is not all longer

[@Redalertnoobie]

Since i was playing EVE at the same time as watching this i was confused thinking that i just miss clicked and jumped into a combat site, haha.

[@nejcpetan9778]

Teach me master :D I can never make anything in the Unreal Engine, but I would really like to... Where can I start to learn all this? Like are there any good tutorials on You Tube or anywhere else? I'd really like to start designing scenes so I can make an animated film. Also can I actually make an animated film in a game engine like unreal engine?

[@evilmrfrank]

***** Yes you can make movies in Unreal Engine, look into the Unreal Matinee tool. There are tons of tutorials on getting started in UE4, I'd look into Unreal Engines official channel on youtube.

[@nejcpetan9778]

Yeah haha after i watched your videos i stumbled upon matinee... and now im attempting to teach myself level design so i can contunue to animation and sound etc. so one day i can continue on to matinee and make a film. hopefully :D

[@thenarrowbrushvideos]

Are these assets still available in 2019 I couldn't find them. Would you happen to have a link available?

[@antoniocastillo9806]

Hey mate, awesome work, God bless! :D Question (and sorry if you said it elsewhere): from what project did you get these assets from? I noticed in your other videos you said you got them from other projects, like the Elemental or Particle Effects demos. Thanks!

[@antoniocastillo9806]

Ah, is it the Blueprints demo?

[@evilmrfrank]

Fallen Virtue They are from the FPS shooter demo

[@viktorbonev9106]

Can you put a link to download the final scene file ? I would love to test it on my Oculus Rift setup !

[@jetfuelcantmeltsteelbeams4615]

So where did you get these materials / models? I'm working on a game and I need some models, but these are far beyond my rendering / animating capabilities.

[@yaosio]

I'm going to need you to tighten up the graphics on level 3.

[@dommage9269]

Its just fantastic man ! I tried to use UE4 and it turned out not to be that good -_-'. You make it look so easy !

[@muhdfadhullahharunhjasmat4239]

I bet he's that John Titor you guys are looking for.

[@mae2309]

that was fantastic, am new to the Unreal world. I have a question? its for beginners since am barely getting my feet wet into this.. as you mentioned in your description. this were already pre-made models. correct. but you can still create this world in maya /max and export everything in the Unreal interface and just place them and create the lighting plus insert the texture correct? can u make simple assets inside Unreal as well?.. thank you..

[@MalpasDan]

Is it possible to download this? And if so does it require any content packs?

[@TheAlca95]

I do stuff like this with Source Filmmaker, but in a very basic level. I would LOVE to learn how to do this.

[@crazykid-hd5kl]

are all the props you use in this vidoe in the UE4 or did you have to download it some where and if you did where did you download it from

[@blackswan6386]

is this the sci fi asste from the free market ? i cant find those raillings, thanks for reply

[@youngtran8986]

I know this question is dumb, but could you please tell me which Epic's project did you get the cloud from? I looked for it in many Epic's project, but can find that one. Anyway, your videos inspire me a lot :D.

[@IlDeimos]

Wow, it looks a bit like Atlantis from the TV Show Stargate Atlantis.

[@pigspigs76]

very nice! actually ... epic dude

[@CJRH1FILMS]

Very well done... I just wish you walked around a bit to show off!

[@atzku99]

+KoalaMeMaybe its a scene. not a map :c. im sorry. its meant to be from one camera view only.

[@graalaam5361]

+Link Z but could it be theoretically possible?

[@MrSnakexxxx]

But making a walking mechanic and just ground collision wouldn't be very hard right?

[@graalaam5361]

DreamMachine yeah that's what i thought

[@MrSnakexxxx]

He said that it's possible to use these scenes for VR it would have been an amazıng experience to create a map then wonder around in it with HTC Vive or some other VR

[@1lllllllll1]

I have to say, the stuff I've seen people do with SnowDrop looks like a more efficient workflow.

[@ncshuriken]

I've just downloaded UE4, but it seems like it doesn't come packed with any free assets to mess with. All I have, literally is a couple chairs, a table, a lamp, and some untextured props. In UDK there was whole maps and packs full of sample content. UE4 seems practically empty in comparison!

[@evilmrfrank]

ncshuriken UE4 comes with about 10X more free stuff than UDK did you just have to download the assets from the Unreal Launcher. Check under the learn tab in the Epic Games Launcher for loads of free stuff :)

[@themike97_58]

link to the assets? I cannot find them in the unreal marketplace.

[@supj8283]

where should i learn and start unreal engine 4 and other 3ds max graphic ? can you tell me how you started ?

[@readysetgo4607]

Hey, I watched a couple of your unreal engine videos, I'm an amateur sci fi writer, I'd like to know if I can teach this tool to myself in order to visualize some of the concepts in my universe. That would be very helpful. What are the boundaries of unreal engine ? Instead of sceneries, can we make things in space for example? a space station in orbit? And how difficult is it to learn unreal engine? Cordially

[@evilmrfrank]

Anyone can learn it, its not especially easy to learn, more just time consuming as it is a very complicated piece of software. So most of it really comes down to your desire to learn :) As for what you can make, you can literally make anything you could imagine if you have the skills to pull it off

[@baziliegames6788]

Dude This Is Boss!

[@reddyepie7439]

I have a question why do these assets look like unreal engine free shooter project ?

[@mrboleus8240]

Nice portfolio!

[@thisisatiles]

which asset package did you use or what is the name of the assets?

[@mastertheillusion]

I would love to get into designing such stuff.

[@Kharadrak]

Hello i'm starting a game project and started from 0, creating a big city ( map of the game ) with this tool is possible, or what i need to use to create a giant futurstic city and use it as a world map for my game ?

[@Josnewton67906]

WOOooOOW Enorme bien mappé!!! y a du boulot pour une map de UT en plus grand LOL

[@WohaxGames2]

No, no, seriously, you really think about working with games? you are so pretty fuckin good, I'm still trying, I have so many ideas.

[@crapgamer1232]

Oh my god that is amazing!!!!

[@unsound4625]

So just a question about Unreal Engine 4. After making something like this, could you make a character or something and walk around on the map or is it just for the view? (I'm just starting with this designing and making stuff like this so don't judge) Awesome work btw👌

[@toplegend]

Yes, you could do that.

[@mikoajnowak2389]

You like to do with meand my team, game MMO/RPG? The worst thing is this we don t have 3max (because this is too expensive) What do you think about?

[@espheroz]

how do you make object glow like that laser thing??

[@natthanonsuktian209]

Is it possible if you can make a tutorial for this :D I would love to see how you get to the ideas and the details.

[@milosjanus1236]

AWESOME!

[@wukf1]

is there any free or cheap assets ? and yeah btw that was fantastic designing !

[@SnipE_mS]

were all these static meshes already in UE4?

[@JeffScott-1978]

Very nice!

[@Darklimestudios]

could someone coach me through this or maybe point me in the direction of a COMPLETE tutorial going through asset creation to final world. I have a great idea for a game but the world will be a crucial part of it.

[@TheAurians]

Reminds me of the Citadel

[@shaamaan]

Hey. I've recently started playing around with the Unreal Engine trying to get a grip on it. Quick question - I realize you're using the assets from Epic Games, but... where did you get them from? My content browser is as empty as the desert! (I realize this is possibly a very newbish question...)

[@shaamaan]

Much obliged! :)

[@swiburns1164]

You're good af.

[@MpQPR0D]

Hello Evilmrfrank, i have a question : what software did you using at 0:08sec please ? thank you for sharing your vidéos, i learn a lot about making level design.

[@trekhopton]

It was 3DSMax

[@Joedirt5]

where is the music from mate?

[@glitchypillow6237]

can you please give me a link to the assets used?

[@AmundLyric]

Can my computer run it? These are the specs i an working with. -Asus strix geforce gtx 960 -16 gb ram -Msi gaming 5 motherboard -2 tb hardrive space -cooler master rw850 power unit Plz help. Thank you for your atention!!

[@evilmrfrank]

Lyric Awesome Yes your computer is more than good enough to run UE4!

[@SystemUnderSiege]

+Lyric Awesome nope sorry only 980 is compatible

[@WohaxGames2]

+Joshua Gibbons lie!

[@TTROPVNR]

very nice work, you definitely have a good vision May i ask you, is scripting required if you want to do simple fly thru and basic animation when compiling the scene?

[@evilmrfrank]

You don't need to know any scripting for what I do in these videos

[@TTROPVNR]

evilmrfrank thank you for answering :)

[@lostHOTDOG]

Awesome work! How do you do that synchronization between 3ds max and unreal? BTW, dreaming to see your ideas on level design theory and practice

[@evilmrfrank]

Boris Rozenshtein I didn't use any synchronization, simply exported and imported assets :)

[@evilmrfrank]

FBX

[@matthewwillis8248]

Hey i just downloaded UE4, and was wondering where you got these assets from? Did you grab them from the Learn tab? If so, which projects did you get the assets from? I'm interested in making a small game in a futuristic setting like this. Thanks!

[@JohnCharGaming]

+Matthew Willis marketplace (some are free)

[@matthewwillis8248]

Thanks. I found a bunch if stuff in the Learn tab, and it's all really cool! I migrated a bunch if stuff into one project to have a play around with.

[@FiShDiShFilms]

You're amazing.

[@chuk0303]

amazing

[@ammaralammouri1270]

3 hours from start to finish ............ mmmmmmmm ......... now i want to die

[@DarkHunerCro]

Is this soundtrack from EVE Online?

[@franzwirzaus8307]

Love it.

[@neorillaz11]

You should make some gumroad videos tutorial dude, I would gladly pay to see how you do it :)