Landscapes | 5-Minute Materials [UE4]

Introducing... The Landscape Material! Setting up a landscape can be a scary endeavour, and rightfully so - Landscapes will end up being the most complex material in your project since you need it to contain so many different layers to allow for artistic freedom when creating your game world.
Today we cover the basics of setting up a Landscape, the benefits of using Landscape Layer Blends, the different blend modes and their uses, and much more!
This is the introductory video to landscapes and will serve as a basis for the upcoming videos in the Landscape Miniseries. Hope you enjoy!
Note: You can ignore the node hiding behind the Texture Samples - it's a Prismatica-specific thing, but just imagine we're pulling a pin out of the RGB channel
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Computer Specs:
Ryzen 3900x 12-core CPU
MSI Geforce RTX 2080 Super
64GB Corsair RAM
One of those fancy nvme m.2 SSD's
Programs of choice:
Unreal Engine 4 - (Game Dev)
Blender 2.8 - (Animation and Modelling)
OBS - (Video/screen capture)
Davinci Resolve - (Video editing)
Adobe Photoshop - (Graphics and Texturing)
Quixel Mixer - (Texturing)
ProTools 11 - (Compositions and mixing)
OldSchool Runescape - (Chillax time)
Filmed using:
Sony A7s2 body
Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM lens
Yonguo YN360 LED's for colour
Yongnuo YN760 chip LED w/ Godox softbox for key
My lovely cats names are Boycat, Girlcat and Ladycat :)

[@kalleskit]

That is the most savage pronounciation of "yellow" I've ever heard. Hats off.

[@PrismaticaDev]

Welcome to Australia hahaha

[@guysome3263]

@@PrismaticaDev We're gunna go to Bendigo, Morty!

[@the_one_and_carpool]

@@guysome3263 you commented 3 months ago they did 3 years ago Australia is where snake Jazz was invented

[@KaitheArtGuy]

I'm 2 years later, but the quick tip about heightmaps made my game look so much better! Thanks for the wisdom

[@MisforMicah]

Dude thank you so much for these! I find it really hard to find landscape tutorials that are easily understood and actually produce a good looking landscape in the end. Appreciate you!

[@cory99998]

I concur

[@Lurreable]

Really love your tutorials. No nonsense, to the point and very competent. It's a rare thing!

[@crimson7846]

No joke, I was just thinking about how to do my landscape for my assignment. Then Charlie comes again to my rescue xD keep up the good work man, slow learners like me appreciate it :)

[@PrismaticaDev]

You'll definitely find tomorrow's video very useful if that's the case! haha glad you're enjoying :)

[@toomanytabs]

by far the most straightforward, no frills landscape tutorial I've found

[@horacehoff]

Thanks for making these tutorials! Please keep doing them 🙂

[@PrismaticaDev]

No worries at all :) Excited to share the advanced landscape videos!

[@t3hpwninat0r]

Finally somebody explained the blend modes properly! Thank you!

[@Deathend]

My landscape went black. I even deleted my semi-sculpted level to start over. I forgot to connect the blend node to the base color in the landscape material. :) I'm giving you the highest honor I can. I hit the bell icon.

[@tacofest5631]

what node did you hide behind the normal map, the video just skips to it being setup?

[@RomarioDev]

Awesome vid as always

[@AhriCRose]

I like the Runescape text on your thumbnail

[@Aretmosa]

i saw you while making feets at twitch like 2 months ago. Didnt think you will end up at my recommended sectoion. Love the content keep the good feets moving

[@GregoryAlbright-t3p]

Best tutorials on Unreal Engine.

[@Fokkusu]

Really nice tutorial, will be sharing it for everyone that needs to start with landscapes materials :), also really nice explanations on the types of blends, I find that there is not enough clear info about the types of blends out there in a clear and concise form.

[@Fokkusu]

Also I'm looking forward about the slope tutorials :)

[@PrismaticaDev]

Yeah there's definitely not much info on what they do and when to use each of them. Hopefully I'll go into more depth with them as the series continues!

[@KillerBearsaw]

You have something behind "texture sample" in the material that i can't figure out what it is

[@MarkChiassonGameDev]

yeah wtf

[@dmax1]

How did I not came across this before. So good

[@motazturk]

That Runescape seashanty music tho!!

[@ZlimAxD]

Hello , what is that undifined function u connected to normal maps and hide tehem behind them

[@anisiaalexandrescu8296]

Hi! I know the video is over 2 years old but I have a problem when I plug the Landscape Layer blend into the normal... the landscape turns black except the layer on which the normal was assigned to...what can i do to solve this issue?

[@solesteak3875]

Ah man I love your videos soo much.....Thanks

[@PrismaticaDev]

No problem at all! Hope you're looking forward to the complicated Landscape videos :)

[@solesteak3875]

@@PrismaticaDev Of course I am😁

[@MosseNGaming]

I appreciate your tutorials man keep it up!

[@PrismaticaDev]

I appreciate your support! Thank you :)

[@Elmarath]

Please please please send next video quickly!! I was searching for this for a loooong time Thannkss! (Mary me)

[@PrismaticaDev]

Should be up in a couple of days! :)

[@Elmarath]

@@PrismaticaDev buut it didn’t :((

[@PrismaticaDev]

@@Elmarath New Devlog tonight haha. And uploaded one about Landscape Grass a couple of days ago :P New Landscape video coming out next! Haha

[@kalex07]

One of the easiest tutorials to follow. 👍

[@Elmarath]

So how do we get textures Like blue channel is height and rgb is normal?

[@PrismaticaDev]

You can bake them in-engine, although for most cases you can put a Height texture into the Alpha of your BaseColour texture. The only reason I have mine in the B channel of the Normal Map is because I don't use any BaseColour textures in my game so it saves me an unnecessary texture sample :)

[@bunnyboy0542]

for some reason even though I load the level back in my materials are black still and so is the landscape.

[@boad8270]

hey! is there a way to randomize the layers using a noise?

[@infamoushazard0]

This video even though 2 years ago blew my brain

[@thomasg5593]

Like always great tutoriel! But i have a probleme when i paint on the landscape, the resolution look cheap, i see the pixel, this is isn't details like you in this video! Any idea where this come from ?

[@wolvesofabyss8235]

Heya! This is a great tutorial, although I think it interferes with my lighting setup? Especially the shadows, they go pitch black. Did I miss something on the video?

[@Reelsy]

Thanks for sharing things like this. Is there a way to manage UV deformation when dealing with cliff in a landscape? I do not find a way to manage my texture when I am approaching 90 degrees slope on these areas.

[@PrismaticaDev]

You might need to use a tri-planar world-aligned texture - check out my World Aligned Blend video :)

[@darkpixal]

These tutorials are blessed. do you have any tutorials or would consider making one on eliminating tile repetition? its a common problem I run into when working with landscapes.

[@PrismaticaDev]

I've got you covered! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r37QhpeldruZhdU

[@martinblanchard5637]

thank you so much! easy way to understand

[@abimeutube]

@PrismaticaDev. The "BlueStuff" is its own independent layer. Is it independent because you used "LB Weight Blended" in the material graph or is it because you chose "Non Weight Blended" while creating the LayerInfo? Before I forget, your tutorials are good. I'm happy to see that your videos only cover what the title of the video says, and you don't digress much. *Edited once to correct typo.*

[@PrismaticaDev]

Hey Abilash! I chose "Alpha Blend" instead of Weight or Height blend, and then also chose Non-Weight Blend in the LayerInfo. Glad you're loving the videos! :)

[@abimeutube]

@@PrismaticaDev Appreciate the quick response :). As a follow up, what happens (in other words, what's the use of) if I choose "Alpha Blend" and then choose "Non weight blended" layer info? Or "Weight Blended Layer Info" with Height or Weight blend in the material?

[@3DWithLairdWT]

Cant wait for the next one! Any plans to cover virtual heightmaps? I believe they're the successor to tessellation/displacement

[@PrismaticaDev]

Definitely - although I need to look into it myself first hahaha

[@lastact22]

can you do a completed version of step by step full tutorial for this.. thank you

[@mohammedzawia1054]

umm, @primaticadev what is the name of mask node you used.

[@PrismaticaDev]

ComponentMask might be what you're referring to :)

[@mohammedzawia1054]

thanks man

[@HauntedTS13]

When I do this, why do my textures become pixelated? Same with the landscape, it gets icky

[@AG_Studios_33]

Hi, great video thanks for the amazing free Content! Is there a way to add slope function into this material? So that it detects slopes and puts a different material on it?

[@dogamer238]

What if u use a procedurally generated mesh ?

[@chriswaller8780]

>looks like water "Let's imagine this is snow" 😂

[@MAYANGIN]

nice video, ty

[@Alaabale]

Where do yo get the textures

[@PrismaticaDev]

I either make them in Quixel Mixer (free program) or get them from marketplace assets :)

[@mohammedzawia1054]

I wish you can show how to do this 3:34

[@PrismaticaDev]

The worldspace thing? Check out my World Position node video :)

[@mohammedzawia1054]

@@PrismaticaDev ight thanks.

[@Zoomiiiess]

Honestly I dont have much hope for you answering me, given the fact that this video is a year old now. I have a problem: After I did everything with the VertexNormalsWS and PixelNormalWS, I connected that all with the LERP and my texture is just straight up not compiling. Please help!

[@PrismaticaDev]

It might be that you've exceeded your texture limit per landscape chunk. Does it give an error in the compiler or is it just showing up grey in the world?

[@Zoomiiiess]

@@PrismaticaDev Its just grey. And why on earth are you answering me hahaha (Its not meant to be rude by any way. I was just wondering that youre answering even after a year) thank you haha

[@PrismaticaDev]

@@Zoomiiiess I get notifications for all my video comments :) If it's grey it means that you're using more than 16 textures in the same landscape chunk. Set all your texture samples to "Shared:Wrap" in the texture sampler settings and it will fix itself

[@Zoomiiiess]

@@PrismaticaDev Still nothing sadly. I wish could show you somehow.. like over discord or something if you have time for it. Cause i really wanna get going on my project. I am just starting out, so I followed your tutorials and all. Hope you can help!

[@PrismaticaDev]

@@Zoomiiiess Post some screenshots in our community discord and ill get around to it in the morning :)

[@An0ny]

6:06 you forgot to put the thing in the video

[@PrismaticaDev]

Might not show up on mobile reeeee

[@TheTrickyify]

pogger video as usual my guy

[@PrismaticaDev]

PoGGGGGG! Cheers mate :)

[@1EagleTutoriais]

Hey Prismatica, can you do a custom blend mask tutorial for this landscape series?

[@elvilleneror2]

Muchísimas gracias.

[@enkin1975]

If anyone else has figured out the missing steps in the tut I’d love some advice. Complete newbie so its over my head without the step by step.

[@faradaysinfinity]

thank you!

[@PrismaticaDev]

Thank YOU! :)

[@gehtsiegarnixan]

Thanks a lot

[@legomanshorts252]

nice. i learned things

[@mladenstanojevic2158]

a few kind boys asked node did u use to conetct normals and layerblend nod......still no answer on that......good tutos just kinda lost sometimes :) cheers! nope u gonna answer :D :P

[@mladenstanojevic2158]

asked "what" node and on end of text Hope u gonna answer :D :P

[@gangstafrogg7096]

Nice

[@PrismaticaDev]

Niice

[@bobcharlotte8724]

I feeeeeel like I was just called yella

[@emmlenius4167]

Yeeeeeehhhh

[@PrismaticaDev]

YAAAAH

[@CosmicComputer]

yisssss

[@haha71687]

Makes 10 minute video. Calls it 5 minute materials. Noice

[@PrismaticaDev]

Ah yeah, you see, in Australia, time flows twice as fast.

[@originalShea550]

the OSRS music lool

[@sonic55193]

You kinda skipped how you set up them Normals.

[@YouZido]

pretty bad if u dont watch the other videos and hiding nodes under eachother makes newbies harder to learn it. else good video

[@PrismaticaDev]

The only nodes I hide are a custom function that I use, since I store all of my normal maps, height maps and colours inside a single texture. Since that's only specific to this project, I tried hiding ithaha

[@zawarudotokiwotomare4712]

Bro wtf i just heard YELLAW 🤣