Creating a quick Unreal Engine 4 Valley Scene

Quick scene I put together in Unreal Engine 4. Scene took me a little less than 5 hours from start to finish. This one took me a bit longer as I wanted to get the composition and lighting just right!
About 90% of the art assets used in this video were created by other people and can be found mostly on the Unreal Marketplace, a few of them can be found on TurboSquid
All music in the video is from Unreal Tournament 2004.

[@SheWasAlmost18]

Would you be open to doing tutorials on the scenes you've already created, especially the forest scene. Kinda explain your thought process behind each move, workflow, and explanations of the ue4 tools. I'd really appreciate a forest scene tutorial!

[@_Garm_]

+SheWasAlmost18 if that would be the case i would start to subscribe :D

[@_Garm_]

+SheWasAlmost18 if that would be the case i would start to subscribe :D

[@Marmotus]

+SheWasAlmost18 *Takes a really long, hard sniff at the screen* I smelleth legendary game in thy picture. Thou art awesome, keepeth thy playing of Warcraft 3... Bro.

[@Shivaxi]

you never cease to impress man, god damn I love this

[@aiden3373]

A new kind of hobby is arising. Game development of big games have been a thing only highly experienced and rich companies could do. Making Unreal, Cryengine etc. dirt cheap/free, flexible, easier to use and building huge communities around them with tons of assets is the best thing since the birth of the internet. I remember having a ton of fun in WC3's world editor many years ago, this is kinda the same but on a whole new level

[@aiden3373]

Yeah and computer games compose together all these different concepts beautifully; music, art, modelling, storytelling, photography, landscaping, programming, society-building etc. Love the thought of groups of people or friends getting together to create their own game. It will be like the 90s trend where everyone created their own band in the garage and dreamed about becoming world known rock stars. UE4 and other engines is a huge step in making game development even more accepted as an art-style and gaming as the king of media as it should be

[@blenderg2.037]

Probably the best scenery I have seen till now.❤️

[@1lllllllll1]

UE is doing the right thing. A whole generation of people is going to grow up making content like this. I wish Bethesda would do TES6 in UE4

[@evilmrfrank]

+1lllllllll1 Unreal now has 4 whole generations of people growing up and making content like this :) I agree more companies need to get on the modding scene!

[@shilohlee9925]

this is one of the best ue4 builds ive seen

[@gaborkonya3441]

You are absolutely Brilliant! That looks unbelievably good!

[@Zharderstyle]

these music tracks from unreal is epic!

[@V3rtecs]

teach me your ways sensei, another stunning piece of work

[@denisrakaric9951]

you, my man, are a wizard. I would've called it done at around 4 minute mark. :-)))

[@ireneuszciaglo2228]

Awesome work ! Fantastic ! you are the best !

[@darkdarvezz1900]

You just earned a sub for answering to most of the comments and for doing great job on your videos! ;)

[@Aljosha1234]

Wow, just wow, keep up the awesome work. Liked and subscribed for sure!

[@SonawanePravin]

You are not so evil Mr. Frank! That was brilliant! ;)

[@dislikediario6570]

Man you need to create some game with this engine, you will get some fans who like the fun of your games

[@rcnally]

wow, you balled out, nice job!

[@rasenganmax3446]

Man I would love to learn from you, from a series of tutorials. Your work is unbelievable awesome!!! Keep up the great videos :)

[@sana3142]

wow. awesome. it reminds me of my homeland, Transylvania

[@maximep5692]

Just beautiful, as always !

[@evilmrfrank]

Maxime P Thanks :)

[@Lucas_RiedlShah]

UE4 is fantastic. Your work is more than fantastic! :D

[@aedelya]

Simply stunning work, as always :)

[@evilmrfrank]

aedelya Thanks :)

[@joshuarichard4264]

its a competition of imagination, competive feild.

[@evilmrfrank]

Definitely an interesting way of looking at it :)

[@CodyNeiman]

Absolutely amazing!!!

[@ecoleikr8619]

Looks amazing, man

[@linuslangberg2483]

You should create a city-themed scene, like a ruined city. Could work out if you get it just right.

[@DarkoSubotin]

Hey really like your stuff. Turned out very nice in the end. How did you setup the camera view in the bottom right corner?

[@Nachomoney7q]

Truly amazing

[@BradGameDesign]

How do you get the camera actor view to stay on screen even when the camera isn't selected?

[@ecoleikr8619]

TEAAAAACH US, MASTER OH MY!

[@TerraStone]

where are?you getting all of tjese assest from?

[@skrotov]

just stunningly amazing work!! and i love the soundtracks. by the way did you shot cinematic video of this project?

[@lyric3199]

You are so good at this! Definitely subbing :)

[@jhonathanmaia386]

Amazing! Congratulations!

[@Ebrech]

This was sooo beautiful

[@rezaulramram]

Mr. Burkart is it a good idea to build open homes with accessible interiors in an environment of this size and design for an open world game (in UE4)? Thank you for your time and any help!

[@bench3411]

Where do you get all the models? Do you make them with another program (blender, 3ds Max ecc...) or directly with UE4 or you just simply download them? Thank for the answer.

[@ianw5037]

Hey. Love your videos, great work. I am currently learning UE4 and I wanted to know where you got your awesome static meshes (such as the huge mountain background in your forest vid) I'm willing to pay. Thanks.

[@ellenshelley5066]

How did you go about the sky? Was it simply by editing the default ue4 sky - repositioning the sun to create the dusk lighting?

[@Krokussify]

Please, upload more scenes! It's been 4 months since the last vid, can't wait more :)

[@Weuxes]

so cool

[@Frostiedkdk]

what water shader did you use? also how many materials did you assign in the terrain painting? i cant get more than 3 to work if they need all the maps

[@sebastianvine9202]

What tool did he use to get the river?

[@joshuarichard4264]

ramp

[@Esf-pz7uj]

I really dig the muddy dirty rock layer in that landscape material. What pack is that from?

[@ProCraftersmine]

Could you please do a tropical island? Blue water, sand,palmes and clear sky? It would be awesome

[@evilmrfrank]

+Apokalypsis channel Might get around to it someday :) Currently have a few other themes I was wanting to get to first!

[@xyll3167]

Hello evilmrfrank! I would just like to say that as always your work is beautiful and I actually would like to ask you something (if you don't mind, of course). As someone who is completely new to UE4 I clearly now little more than nothing about creating sceneries/levels in it and I was wondering if you had any tips for it? Your Videos are the best I found about UE4 and so I've always wondered how exactly you worked so... I hope I'm not being too much of a pest, have a lovely day!

[@Ranuwi]

Excellent work

[@thomastwohey]

Your vids are amazing man!! I watch most days but I really wonder how long it actually takes and how hard it is to do this? plz reply, thanks bro :-)

[@5daysastranger]

Your work is pretty damn amazing,and no dislikes on the vid too.That's pretty awesome if you ask me! I was wondering,is there any chance you 'd make tutorials about several topics?Like,materials,blueprints,lightning etc.I understand that you probably have other things to do,and that you don;t have time for such a request.So what i'm asking for is for tutorials that i could purchase online(not free tuts,i'm aware that you probably don't have time for that). Is that something you would be interested in doing?

[@vinkoanic]

Where did you get all the assets?^^

[@2moose4u]

1. Could you do some tutorials for unreal engine (if you have time) 2. What kind of computer to you have to run this. 3. You are just flipping awesome

[@davis-morley]

Ive tried art and I dont particularly enjoy it but ive noticed I LOVE making environments. Is this a viable thing to do for a living? And also how do I get started. Dont have money to buy a bunch of assets.

[@rasenganmax3446]

Was that rock slab you used on the riverbank (4:05) made by you or is it on the unreal marketplace?

[@kaynan13]

hey, a little question about your video: how can this water trail be done? I didn't know we could do that :(

[@evilmrfrank]

kaynan13 I used the landscape spline tool to create the river, the material for the water was a custom one I created.

[@Keyshooter]

how do you make the river? i try to do something similar but yours is a lot better

[@TheSirLuc]

evilmrfrank Hey Frank, I am currently working on launching a club in a few years and I am trying to find an individual to create a graphical representation of the physical location of the service. Any idea on who I should go to?

[@holownsu]

I know you dont want to release tutorials but could you possibly release a tutorial to how you set up for these videos? Like setting up all your assets and stuff, And maybe link them.. I really want to make maps like this but 1. can't find the assets and 2. Have no clue how to set them up effectively for a good workflow within unreal.

[@ofavlley]

Amazing as always :) I have a question about some collision. I see there are some modular meshes intersects each others in the building, did you come across any collision problem or Z-fighting? I'm working on some modular buildings and I have Z-fighting problem..

[@evilmrfrank]

ofavlley The meshes I used for the houses just had their pivots a little off. I'd look into some tutorials for creating modular meshes as any tutorial covering this should give you the information you need for making your meshes align properly. Basically though I'd look into your pivot placement and make sure you are making your meshes the correct width/height so that the edges are aligned to the grid

[@connorburkholder]

Hello, I'm an aspiring game maker, and I have just made my first level (or map) for a game. I noticed that my graphics aren't NEAR as good as yours, little things like the trees and lighting. Could I email you a screenshot from my map, and possible give me some reasons/solutions on how to make the lighting or textures look more realistic? Thanks a lot, you are an absolute genius with these scenes!

[@blackbrid96]

I m going to buy a laptop and I just wonder if the laptop can run both unreal engine 4 and unity 5 -i5-5200u -nv geforce 940m 2GB ddr3 ram -4GB RAM (will upgrade to 8gb) and will directx 12 in Windows 10 help in improving the performance of my laptop when using unreal engine and unity?

[@jmiddleton91]

anyone able to tell me the mountain icon tool being used @1:56 to create the water? thanks!

[@evilmrfrank]

+John Middleton (Mr Jelly Tot) This was created using the landscape spline tool

[@thespicehoarder]

You're so inspiring, I'm going to be as good as you some day, mark my words! :D

[@evilmrfrank]

+thespicehoarder And you will definitely get there if you keep that attitude :)

[@user-fo3ep1cm2v]

Where did you find your meshes? Or which program you created them?

[@mansoor6678]

I appreciate all these videos of yours . Its awesome speed tutorials for me . At 1:57 what did you use to make the river ?

[@evilmrfrank]

Mansoor p s I used the Landscape spline tool

[@petacreepers23]

Can you teach me? xD, you are doing an awesome work!!

[@alexislist7329]

Is that preview box on the bottom a certain mode for unreal 4. I've seen someone use it as well.

[@evilmrfrank]

+Alexis List The preview box comes from just placing a camera actor in the world, there is a little pin you need to check to make it stay there.

[@MultiBloks]

Oh my god. That's... That's really UNREAL! I watched all your videos and all of them are beautiful. But I have a question for you. Please, can you said me where you took FOG effect at 6:49? Sorry for my bad English

[@evilmrfrank]

MB Channel The fog effect is done through blueprint. You can actually find this exact fog piece by downloading the cave effects demo under the learn tab in the Epic Games Launcher :)

[@MultiBloks]

evilmrfrank Thank you very much!

[@dorittossenpai2268]

great job, this is a amazing scene. have you created any playable games? and just like every one else has asked, do you have any tutorial's?

[@mattisnowell7847]

Can some won tell me how they to apply a texture with a zone (a bit like when he put the path )...

[@mus1307]

for how long have you been practicing over unreal engine to get that level please ? :)

[@DarkChief2]

can you make a tutorial on how to create a terrain? It's my dream to be a map maker for games. i cant find a good tutorial. i found some nice tutorials, but they all STOPPED uploading videos about it ;(

[@awayofzen]

Also, would a gaming company take your UE4 work portfolio into consideration?

[@evilmrfrank]

+Vince I. If your talking about job wise then yes your portfolio will be the number one thing companies look at when picking who they hire.

[@timexcape7961]

+evilmrfrank Would a youtube channel showing me work on different scenes be enough? Or would I need to make an actual portfolio website? Also the Unreal channel has everything I need to know about the engine?

[@imperium029]

Quick question- Can you paint? I'm curious if painting is "must have" skill for level designer or not. And I love all of your works especially in Unreal Engine 4. :)

[@evilmrfrank]

+imperium029 No I can't paint and it is definitely not a must have skill for level designers. It definitely wouldn't hurt but its not something I'd really suggest spending time learning if your wanting to get into Level Design.

[@MarcusAseth]

Awesome :D Do you do any "preparation sketch" or thumbnail to establish the mood and aspect of the place,or you just jump in inside unreal engine 4 with only an idea or no idea at all,making up things as you go? Basically how much do you plan beforehand? :P

[@evilmrfrank]

Marcus Aseth I generally just get an idea of what kind of scene I want to do then go find pictures that inspire me. I don't ever try and copy those pictures but just get inspired by something specific in them. From there all I do is gather up the appropriate meshes and materials and start on the scenes!

[@MarcusAseth]

evilmrfrank I see :D Congrats for your environments,looking forward to see more! :)

[@WesleyAusten]

How funny is that touching land/the earth carefully. LOL Touching land for deformation terrain.

[@testicularhypertrophy]

Wow these scenes are awesome. I wish I could make these scenes but I lack the assets like the foliage, and modular house kits and things. I'm 15 and I can't afford to pay 100$ for assets so :p

[@randomman2566]

This is so beautiful! What you think about tropical island scene?

[@evilmrfrank]

gelioksis Definitely not against it :) May get around to doing one at some point!

[@abowlofawesome5517]

2.07 how do you do that with water, controlling where the water should flow?

[@evilmrfrank]

It's done using the landscape spline tool using a custom mesh and shader for the river.

[@XDempsyX]

evilmrfrank Can you make a tutorial on how you do these landscaping? It would be amazing

[@XDempsyX]

Albert Walkman Nice logic

[@evilmrfrank]

Albert Walkman Your not acting very professional. For the record, I have never heard a professional refer to somebody starting out as "suckers" Most tutorials are written by professionals, there is nobody better to teach than the professionals! Almost everyone i know in the gaming industry is more than willing to help new people out and answer any questions people have. Yes many are too busy to write tutorials, and many prefer to simply stay out of the public eye but if you want to be called a professional acting the part goes a long ways too :) That being said there are more individuals now in the UE4 community who feel they can't teach themselves anything and don't seem to want to put in the hard work to better themselves but that doesn't include everyone!

[@XDempsyX]

Albert Walkman So with your logic, professors are not professional and instructors are amateurs simply because "Professionals don't help suckers"?

[@xXx-un3ie]

Wallus The Walrus Oh man we have a real dumbass here in the comments dont listen to him pls......basically what he does is just sculpting as you can see. Go out and search google

[@nielsdecker5669]

+evilmrfrank eminem....in the flesh🔥🔥

[@estevesbb]

Hey, see that you use dynamic lighting, which one do you use? LPV? Do you use DFGI or DFAO?

[@evilmrfrank]

Bruno Esteves I didn't use any of those for this scene. I just used regular dynamic lighting

[@vandyniyomkham5032]

I think i'm just download this so i can create my dream house.

[@LiroHistory]

Any tips on learning how to make level design as good as he does . Like where do I start? U should make a tutorial some time

[@evilmrfrank]

Kryptiko I'd look into the official Unreal Engine youtube channel, they have a ton of great tutorials to help people get started in the engine!

[@OfficialCronex]

Youre so good :D

[@gabrielsanchez6160]

lol cada vez que veo tus vídeos pienso en dedicarme a los juegos gg

[@VelocciYT]

you should do a prehistoric scene like the mid to late cretaceous period?

[@GATHUGHDxD]

+Hotshot raptor found you nigga

[@VelocciYT]

ah shet

[@angrygatorgeometrydash4747]

Currently learning java script, c# and c++ to make a game! The best I made was a endless runner, but I am going to use either source engine or unity to make a fps. It's gonna be crappy, but I can't wait. Any tips,

[@jolanpiep]

+AngryGator Geometry Dash Well this guy doesn't make games I think. He might know c++ (im not sure) but he wont really need it in Unreal Engine 4. What Frank does is level designing (and he is damn good at it) where he puts together environments where a video game could take place.

[@OwainLlewellyn]

probably a stupid question but will i able to make a sort of similar thing with just the default assets?

[@evilmrfrank]

+Owain Llewellyn Not the default meshes no, but you will be able to create something similar with all of the free assets they provide. There are several free assets found under the learn tab in UE4.

[@obeystout12]

+evilmrfrank hey can we you get in contact with me i would like to talk to you about something you can contact me by email or anything really just ask if you want

[@JpopKARAOKE]

Grass and everything, does it comes with the programm or u should download all stuff separately? and does unreal engine have some basic presets? like grass, stones, light effects ? hope someone can reply me :) thx!

[@GATHUGHDxD]

+JpopKARAOKE Read the description

[@JpopKARAOKE]

+UnnamedBeast The description doesn't have the answer to my question, unfortunately. I know that people make presets and stuff, i was just asking if unreal has some it's own basic presets like, grass, light effects etc..

[@GATHUGHDxD]

I was kinda answering the 1st question but ok

[@VadimHarenco]

+JpopKARAOKE yes, it comes with a mobile friendly starter pack. In addition you can download for free "Kite Demo" and "Infinity Blade" assets. None of those include flowing river and birds. Looks like house modular peaces came from Polypixel, but their packs cost about $60

[@AlexJEJ113]

Hey, How did you get that roof or house in the very beginning? I know you can make houses in the engine but how did you get the roof?

[@evilmrfrank]

-BFA- Alex All of the house meshes used in this video were created in an external 3D Modeling program

[@AlexJEJ113]

evilmrfrank Which 3D modelling program do you recommend? Also, can you lead me t some tutorials please?

[@evilmrfrank]

Don't know any tutorials on 3D modeling off the top of my head but they should be plenty easy to find. As to which 3D modeling program to use there are a lot of good ones to choose from. Most studios generally use 3ds max or maya for general 3D modeling. You might also want to look into Blender since it is free :)

[@quint920]

why don't you upload anymore? i loved all your speedbuild:s

[@JulianGrayMedia]

Are you in a troupe for game design? Im a music composer and graphic designer trying to get a group of artists together to create something great.

[@IrZipher]

Have you made a quick scene using the Free Kite Demo pack? I don't want to spend $50+ for assets to make a scene. I want to see if scene creating can be done just using the KiteDemo assets xD

[@evilmrfrank]

+IrZipher I have been working with a lot of the assets from the kite demo pack but have not created any scenes with them yet. Will probably do so at some point :)

[@IrZipher]

Ight sweet haha, LOVE your work!

[@TFpMM]

Hi Frank! I'm just migrating from Unity to Unreal Engine and i having so difficulties. Could you recommend me some tutorials? Or you learned how to use the program by yourself?

[@evilmrfrank]

Laranja Verde I learned how to use Unreal in 2001, but I'd highly recommend using the official tutorials on the UnrealEngine youtube channel. They have a ton of great very professional tutorials to help people get started!

[@TFpMM]

Thanks!

[@lgoosmasterl]

where can i find some of those textures / props ? and, are they free ?

[@evilmrfrank]

IgoosmasterI You can find most of them on the Unreal Marketplace or under the learn tab in the Epic Games Launcher. Some are free but most of them are not.

[@djteogeo]

Amazing work! Can you please make and upload a space scene in UE4 as well?

[@evilmrfrank]

+djteogeo It's on my to do list but I'm not sure when I will have the time to get around to it.

[@Aimusician29]

Hey can you make a tutorial how to script weapons for ue4 with blueprints?

[@deadmorose4741]

Can you make please some thing with floating island? I think it is good idea.

[@WesleyAusten]

Awesome

[@adriansiva1986]

Bro how much of C++ coding is required for unreal 4?

[@TheMindBlasters1]

i wish the blender game engine could do that maybe i start learning unreal

[@tastysavage7643]

Would skills like this land someone an art and design job in the video game industry?

[@evilmrfrank]

+Tasty Savage Depends on what job your specifically going for, but generally being able to prove to studios that you can create something from scratch to a final finished product will help you land a job :)