Per-Instance Fade Amount | 5-Minute Materials [UE4/UE5]

[@maxleveladventures]

I don't know if I'm missing this part of the video, but just throwing it out there for anyone else that gets stumped like I did. For this to work, you have to set your material's Blend Mode to "Masked" to access the Opacity Mask. Oh! Genuinely amazing content btw. I'm only a month or two into my UE5 humble beginnings and your content is easily one of the best I've found so far. Even the official tutorials by UE are trash compared to your explanations. I very much appreciate your style and have subbed! Cheers!

[@mannythepirate]

Combine it with the Per Instance Random and the foliage won't all disappear simultaneously. That way you should be able to spread it out a bit to make it even more subtle :)

[@PrismaticaDev]

Haha you'll never guess which node the next video is about! :P

[@t3hpwninat0r]

this is what i did for my grass, but also shifted the grass down partly through the landscape with world position offset and the blend is so smooth it's like magic :D

[@mannythepirate]

@@PrismaticaDev Is it about the scalar parameter node?

[@mannythepirate]

@@t3hpwninat0r Ah yes, tthat's a good trick too. I used it in my voxel-terrain project :)

[@FrecklesOpenMic]

Isn't that what the min-max setting is for?

[@brandonjacksoon]

Dude, I'm glad that found your channel! Liked and subscribed! Really nice tutorials! Keep it up! Thank you! Awesome stuff!!!!!

[@pawpotsRS]

this channel should deserve more supports and not that nonsense channel out there. when you teach random folks it is considered a share of knowledge and that should be considered valuable.

[@graodon]

your tutorials are a goldmine +_+

[@studioinkyfox2295]

Great stuff as usual! Thanks so much!

[@JoeVonD]

Awesome stuff Charlie!

[@PrismaticaDev]

Cheers Joe, glad you liked it :)

[@RattleSnake2028]

Great, but not working on nanite foliage in 5.3 for people to know

[@samohickey]

Amazing! Thank you! 🙏

[@PrismaticaDev]

No worries my dude :) Hope you found it useful!

[@cacuvu]

Does this thing can be aplied to simple static mesh with setting up max-min draw distatnce?

[@Kombatant777]

Good node, thanks

[@PrismaticaDev]

Cheers, my fluffy friend!

[@danstrike6687]

Question from someone still learning. Is this per-instance culling only possible with a HISM? Or is it done with an ISM in this video? Ta. Awesome vids btw. Aussie accents always make the most charming KZbins. :D

[@PrismaticaDev]

I'm not sure if it works with HISMs - this is primarily used for the Foliage tool and Landscape Grasstypes, since they have an in-built culling distance variable

[@danstrike6687]

@@PrismaticaDev Ah ok ty. I have read that the Foliage tool already uses HISMs, but I don't know for sure myself.

[@PrismaticaDev]

@@danstrike6687 Ah yeah it might use it internally. Honestly I have no experience with HISMs myself yet hahaha

[@kaizendigital_id]

How did you do the foliage interaction ? After you collide the tall plants there are some feedback animation which make it more natural n realistic.

[@kaizendigital_id]

Nevermind. I found it on your previous video. This is wht i need. Thanks!! Instant subscribe!

[@PrismaticaDev]

@@kaizendigital_id Haha glad you found it! You should also check out my Landscape Interaction videos for how the grass moves out of the way :)

[@kaizendigital_id]

@@PrismaticaDev fantastic!! Thank you

[@GamerFollower]

It appears that nanite has to be disabled for the mesh to work in 5.1+ :(

[@roadtoenviromentartist]

Great tutorial like all your contents. Please Guy, when you consider the last years you informed us to explain better the distribution correct in a texture with a radial function coordinate. Your explanation can help me lot. Thanks anyway by your information value.

[@Fokkusu]

This is really useful and really ups the level with the foliage :), it always bothered me the pop-in/out and this really helps. Ty for the great guide ^^

[@PrismaticaDev]

Thanks as always Alejandro!

[@RomarioDev]

towel boiii Charlie coming out with the new video NOICE

[@PrismaticaDev]

The grind never stops

[@dovahkiin009087]

So when are we gonna get that foliage fire spreading system?

[@PrismaticaDev]

Hahaha HMMMMM... Maybe in a little bit :P

[@kairu_b]

This is nice!

[@PrismaticaDev]

You're also nice! :)

[@Urammar]

Still a god, still a plumber

[@PrismaticaDev]

Hahahah

[@arashi8876]

Thanks a lot for this great tuto, and what about Translucency? I have seen in an UE4 forum, saying translucency does eats fps. Is that TRUE?

[@morganlak4337]

Yes, it's very difficult for the renderer to properly sort translucent objects that overlap each other, which makes them terrible for foliage. The Masked type material works great though

[@Hawkena]

Hi, but what about an object without an opacity mask like a rock or geometry grass? Thank you.

[@manafon5398]

You just have to turn it from opaque to Masked and do exactly as the video suggests, the cost of masked materials isn't that big of a deal, Transparency in my experience is when you should start to consider if a graphical feature is worth it or not.

[@Hawkena]

@@manafon5398Thank you!

[@rickfuzzy]

min distance does nothing?

[@limoncatt]

My grass is now looking 100% better, and the performance is the best

[@brycegeurts3345]

I haven't showered in weeks.

[@PrismaticaDev]

I filmed this after my monthly shower

[@CosmicComputer]

Nodes For The People!

[@PrismaticaDev]

Give a man a node, he shades for a day. Teach a man to node, he will shade for the rest of his life

[@CosmicComputer]

@@PrismaticaDev depends on how many instructions :P

[@johnmannp]

Very niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@PrismaticaDev]

You are!

[@stormolflak]

Awesome

[@offlinemoe]

Hi there, I watch your videos and I get a lot of fun while watching them, but there is a problem, your videos are for the advanced gamedevs, so can you make videos for the not begginer just a little advanced gamedevs,

[@thegreendude2086]

Is it normal around here to hangout with your hair drying? xD

[@PrismaticaDev]

You'll have to speak up, I'm wearing a towel

[@boycececil666]

This is just plain upgrade