N64 Lighting in UE4 Demo

N64 Day/Night lighting in Unreal Engine.
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[@Legend64Project]

Key Moments: 0:00 - Sunrise 8:00 - Midday 12:30 - Sunset Begins 13:50 - The Sun sets 20:00 - Midnight 23:00 - Daybreak

[@McWickyyyy]

I personally think there is a huge market if someone makes a n64 style game. Would be awesome if you made an entire game and tutorials. Your channel could blow up. This scene is amazing and I would love to learn this style

[@ssteakmate983]

Comments that aged great

[@spartandude9864]

this aged so well lol

[@nicholasgolden1244]

I really like how this nails the N64 style while still improving the graphics for modern hardware. Also the 50s dinner in a traditional japanese building is an amazing idea.

[@lamedev965]

Seeing this inspired me to continue on my own game dev journey, thanks! You nailed the aesthetic, especially with the subtle morning fog, nice touch!

[@Legend64Project]

Thank you so much. Good luck with your game!

[@arturiozzi1835]

Looks a lot like Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon, I love it!

[@versicaine]

Had I known no context, I would honestly assume this was some OoT romhack or a rare N64 game. But knowing it makes this even better.

[@Legend64Project]

That is awesome. It is really gratifying to know I’m getting close to the right look.

[@Phantoon]

This looks great. N64 games have a peculiar ambience that I love about them that had been lost by more powerful consoles. The flatter lighting mixed with the use of fog and anti aliasing is always telling of the N64, but I think it goes beyond that though; I think the polygon budget means that designers have to pick memorable shapes and the end result is actually improved by the restrictions. I'm definitely in for N64 style games.

[@MajorLink]

Great stuff!! just subscribed, Love the tutorials!

[@maggintons]

*Watch this video with Ocarina Of Time ambience playing in the background.*

[@DesertPunks]

I love the art direction of your game dude, super unique

[@boi64pr60]

Sir, you are the inspiration gem I've been looking for since 2015.

[@ThisAlias]

Love it! It makes me feel nostalgic. Looks like ocarina of time tbh.

[@pritchettpainting6965]

Loving the channel mate. Been wanting to see some nostalgia inducing n64 innovation forever. Really, really impressed. Please keep at it. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Legend64Project]

Thanks a lot for the kind words :)

[@moonnis4608]

amazing stuff always wanted to make a n64 styled indie game its still at least a decade from being finished but your videos gave me so much confidence and hope that I may suceed at my dream some day, I just want to thank you, I feel like I can do this now.

[@Legend64Project]

Awesome! Take the time, you’ve only failed when you give up!

[@Konspiracie]

This is fantastic! Thank you for posting. I’ve been working to learn UE4 and am specifically interested in this style; so, I’m stoked that I happened across your channel. Definitely subbing and looking forward to further uploads.

[@Legend64Project]

That’s awesome thanks for the sub!

[@isaacwalton3324]

You are a inspiration, keep up the good work!

[@crazelarious]

The dream of having a ton of N64 style games on steam and itch

[@matusa555]

WOW this looks amazing, great job!!! Really wanna see this game in action

[@Legend64Project]

Thanks a lot!

[@ClementGenniaux]

awesome lighting effects !

[@AaronMYoung]

That looks/feels great! awesome work!

[@Legend64Project]

Cheers Aaron! Your game is looking awesome.

[@definitelynotethan7959]

i'm in love with this video

[@InfamousReptillian420]

I really hope to play this one day!

[@MDLeide]

This looks so cool.

[@xHosTyL69]

Incredible !

[@thesensur6214]

Actually beautiful.

[@expandulardongus360]

Awesome! Gives me Majora's Mask vibes.

[@Legend64Project]

That’s got to be one of the highest compliments I can think of. Thank you very much.

[@funkydingus5415]

Looks and feels like OOT, wonderful. You could put some lo-fi and it would make the perfect video to relax / study.

[@Legend64Project]

That’s high praise! Thank you. I was actually listening to vapor wave whilst making this video ha.

[@TBone1405]

This looks perfect (just like the lighting/texture work done in an N64!). Fantastic work! I've actually been trying to emulate this overall material/lighting setup myself but keep hitting dead ends - by any chance can you share where you learned how to do this? Your other videos gave a brief description and I'd love to learn more. Thanks and keep up the great work! :)

[@Marcis.]

Looks very nice! I'm working on day and night cycle as well.

[@Legend64Project]

Ah can’t wait to see that!

[@Xanaboy1]

Reminds me of Goemon on the N64.

[@pulsekinesis]

God this is really cool.

[@PommeDeux]

Do you think we could get a tutorial of some sort on how to achieve this? It really is beautiful.

[@user-ik8vy1rg8f]

Would love to experience this type of stuff in VR. Being low res like this would probably mean optimization for a high frame rate too. Especially when aiming for 120fps per screen and higher.

[@ryank6826]

So mint

[@Loic-57]

Just with this video, I want buy your game ! =D

[@blacksun5742]

outstanding, looks amazing!!, can u make a quick tutorial of this?

[@TrialbyFire]

Hey, bud! Any updates on how you achieved this or at least putting up some project files on your Patreon? I would absolutely support you on there if that was available. I use UE4 myself so opening that up even without a tutorial I could probably figure it out. It's a great way for us to learn also. It doesn't need to have anything from Legend64 included, literally just the shader or whatever you are using to accomplish this with a small demo scene. Thank you in advance!

[@Finding_Arcadia]

I bet if you added some lofi music to this and called it something fun it might be one of the most popular videos on the channel lol

[@Alexander-ix2jp]

Been saying this for years, I hope someone starts making new 64 games one day. I'd love to see someone do turok 4 on the 64, for example. I'll literally purchase a cartridge full price if it's for the original console.

[@cpmarianoibz]

Chihiro's ost would fit, woulndt it? Good job!

[@glenndonnelly511]

@legend 64 hay dude, what is this workflow like with creating modular kits (say dungeon kits etc?) I'm referring to how lighting feels in enclosed spaces etc. I do alot of realistic sci fi stuff and seeing this really makes me want to spend a few months doing this :) awesome stuff

[@stinkyballs9885]

Please cover how you did this in a future video or tell us how the look is achieved

[@mg3396]

Soundtrack: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6C0p6eFmK9-oJY&ab_channel=krapivinandrey

[@Legend64Project]

It works :D

[@kionafu]

would you be willing to talk about how you've done your shaders? the only workaround i've found is to just plug all the textures into emissive and bypass the ue4 shader entirely, other sources mention needing to alter ue4's source files to really make significant changes to how the shader calculates light information. any help in this area would be really appreciated!

[@lifeartstudios6207]

I'm doing something similar on oculus quest, though I built the entire lighting system with vertex lighting so I can have fake shadows

[@OpenMawProductions]

Were you using vertex lighting here or just the standard Unreal lighting?

[@kreenbopulusmichael7205]

this is awesome, so how did you manage to create this ? this cant be achieved by simply turning off shadows can it ?

[@StudioMetroProductions]

Also known as: “How to make terrifying N64 lighting for dummies”

[@kechidonick]

How do you make the textures of the rails on the bridge transparent?

[@koza.]

Dynasty Diner.

[@BrainSlugs83]

No audio, was that on purpose? Looks like a pizza hut and it's making me hungry. XD

[@Legend64Project]

Haha yeah I debated whether to put any sound or not, as the game has no sound effects at the moment. Maybe I’ll edit another video with some ambient noise just for fun :)

[@Punisher1992]

how did you do the lights?

[@Krylovix]

where can we play this

[@jordyjimenezdiaz643]

Como funcióna?

[@captainripley4086]

How?

[@HandyFox333]

144p for the true experience.

[@ray_9088]

240p

[@HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG]

Ever wonder N64 can run unreal tournament graphics in 1999.

[@Legend64Project]

I would love to see that, but I'm sure it couldn't. I mean the game was available on the PS2, so the N64 is probably out of the question.

[@HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG]

I mean the 64DD version was canceled.

[@SovereignVis]

Looks nice, but really makes for a very boring video with just a completely silent day/night cycle. It would have been a lot better if you could have added in some music and some ambient sounds. Also the stars in the night sky should be moving as well. 😅

[@Bigguccibeats]

Hey great stuff! just dm you in Instagram, i wish to make you a couple of questions

[@gungriffon220]

How did you manage to shut off all the annoying lighting features that make it hard to get the old-school look? I've been wanting to do stuff with UE4 but it feels like fighting tooth and nail to make it look like an old renderer.

[@ThePCxbox]

It would be cool if this guy made a tutorial for the lights but you could start by changing your materials to "unlit" and then look up algorithms for simple lighting. I too hate how most engines these days force lighting and other features to be complex and modern