UE4: Workflow Tutorial - How I Created "The Corridor" Environment in 10 Hours with Unreal Engine 4

[@davez6175]

Huge amount of valuable information here, with no joking, 10 minutes of "ummm..uhh..then...uh" or any of that nonsense. Very professional. thumbs up.

[@theoneand0nly874]

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[@andreys.105]

Then....ummm....

[@ClaudiaShifferLA]

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[@thoeme]

The Color Grading/Correction feature is awesome! Thanks for showing that info. And the tutorial/your workflow is very good as well. So logic, so consistent...very cool!

[@jesperdiercks981]

A example of how important lighting is :) Amazing! :D

[@kevinm3751]

You are a skilled and highly exceptional instructor! Thanks for this intro to UE4, enlightening to say the least.

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+KLM Graphics Thanks KLM, I appreciate that.

[@DailyFrankPeter]

+KLM Graphics Literally enlightening!

[@mresende01]

So far the only tutorial I've seen that takes it slow and doesn't require prior experience to soft design.

[@harrysanders818]

OMG -> You've just answered a question I had for a long time and never could find a clear answer to: "Why not starting to blockout with Static Meshes in the first place?" - That really cleared it up for me what the benefits of BSP in the initial stages are. Thanks so much!

[@nia5743]

Man tNice tutorials is on of the best tutorial in general on youtube. Clear, simple, constant, good to listen. Thank you for sharing.

[@murdockwan6069]

Alex is really good at what he does - I've purchased the 3-in-1 UE4 tutorial bundle and very happy with the product. Managed to reconstruct his small house example and this one halfway done in a short amount of time. I'm also doing mini side projects successfully as he is outlining what needs to be learned, just in time! Worth every penny, strongly recommended!

[@PeteDimitrov]

The Color Lookup Table blew my mind out of proportion. That is simply amazing.

[@JohnathanSherbert]

Looking back, this video has completely changed the way I look at and go about designing maps.

[@jackalheart4555]

Johnathan Sherbert same

[@lazykid9167]

@@jackalheart4555 same

[@mrhandler2219]

@@lazykid9167 same

[@tonality89]

This guy is the best youtube explainer for ue4

[@flipndip5122]

it's so helpful to see the process. Knowing the steps to the final project make things seem more feasible.

[@RichardVaught]

Your tutorials are epic. I love how organized you are!

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+Richard Vaught Thanks Richard, I appreciate that. Always trying to put information in a way that you guys can learn as much as possible in short amount of time.

[@diffraction163]

im not going to lie, but besides the fact i had "nothing to do" while watching this, it was realllllyyyy interesting. very nice, thank you for sharing!

[@lvl99paint]

Thank you so much! I'm currently learning UE4 and it's really great to see workflow tutorials of this calibre for it.

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[@crashTestGuru]

as someone that is just starting with UE4, thank you so much.

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+crashTestGuru Happy to know this helped. Thanks Guru.

[@thecuriouschannel8366]

Men, I found your free guides to start my project in UE4, thank you so much!!! You have a new subscriber right now

[@peblezQ]

You really simplified this! I was so intimidated when I first opened UE4! You really encouraged me to try it out again!

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

Glad you trying it out again. Definitely check out all the UE4 tutorials I have here: www.worldofleveldesign.com/categories/cat_ue4.php with more in the works.

[@peblezQ]

WorldofLevelDesign oh, neat! Thanks! I'll definitely check out your tutorials!

[@fidel_soto]

This is one of the best tutorials of anything ever.

[@cabbagecash2862]

Hey just wanna say I found this video to be very helpful. Its rare to see someone from the industry post such useful knowledge on KZbin. If this video helps with the projects I'm working on I'm sure to let them know about your channel.

[@raifps6227]

firstly I would like to wish you well and to say a huge thank you for uploading these videos as they have been an invaluable resource to

[@jowlian7293]

You da real MVP ,thank you for ur useful Tutorials on SDK and Unreal Engine,we need more people like you!

[@alexilaiho1st]

Thank you very much, I really enjoyed this video, hope I can remember some of the nice tips you're giving us.

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+alexilaiho1st thank you for watching Alex

[@Kaizien]

You do a really good job of explaining your thought process and describing the problems you are trying to solve. Reallllllly great video!

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+Grant Hinkle Thank you Grant. I appreciate that.

[@zoduct]

So I went into soft soft and tried to intuitively grasp the basic fundantals. And now listening back I feel like I'm one step ahead of Nice tutorialm.

[@benniwissner139]

I could listen to Nice tutorialm talk for hours man what a passionate dude ❤️

[@NOPerative]

Excellent tutorial; from start to finish you nailed the professional aspects of planning and management through progressive development. You are awesome guy!

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

Thank you Robert.

[@realdka13]

I've already bought it and it was pretty awesome! It was a good introduction to unreal engine even! As well as showing the workflow

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

Thank you.

[@ocramot]

When I clicked the link, I actually expected a 10-hours-long KZbin video :D very interesting video anyway, thank you very much! :D

[@Bestien]

This is great! I am gonna look in to your tuts and try it myself. Thx!!

[@daffertube]

This video is simply amazing. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+DustyTV Thank you for watching!

[@AnyHowTV]

by any ans, but I can make what I envision, and that's the greatest gift to . You are, without a doubt, an expert teacher. You may

[@teamrx5425]

This is a very inspirational and educational for level artists, thank you

[@sandeepkumar-et1iw]

using it for a few years and now I want to upgrade and I'm happy I did that.

[@aileenpettigrew]

Thank you - this is the best video I have watched yet on lighting, very useful indeed! I particularly thank you for the information on colour grading/Colour Lookup - made a huge difference in my scene!

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

Thanks for watching. Glad this helped.

[@ham2645]

I surprisingly really enjoyed watching this video. I've never made anything on UE4 but I'm really interested in level design and game development and found this video a good introduction to it.

[@realadnoh]

Thank you! One of the best Videos I saw about an Unreal Engine Workflow!

[@PurplefluffyTROLLZ]

What I find so cool about this is that you didn't buy some crazy expensive market assets to make this it was just from the starting stuff

[@DigitalSalt]

If you ever did a more in depth, dedicated lighting tutorial, I would be so happy! Your process seems the most informed and with good results compared to other videos I've seen so if you have anything else to share that you didnt cover in this video that'd be great!

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

Thank you. I just released 2 new tutorials that begin to go into lighting. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3upkn6QnZaJp7c kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5PYhYKpo7yZr80 I will have more of lighting tutorials coming up.

[@DigitalSalt]

Awesome! Will take a look, thank you :)

[@nickolasdaff6217]

This is super handy! Thank you for tonns of valuable information.

[@Embre_2]

Wow thats amazing, iv been using 3D software like Blender, but of course this doesnt need all that much time to render diffrent perspectives.

[@rzchzrdgznzzlzs2255]

Damn, this engine looks great. I havent seen any games look this good yet

[@YousefBuHazza]

Thanks I really learnt a lot from this workflow, it will really help me reduce the time I waste.

[@clivekingco1865]

Keep em' comin' and thanks for all of the help!!

[@MegaKosan]

I will definetly start learning UE4.

[@JemelWatson]

This a very solid and straight forward video. I love it

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+Jemel Watson Thanks for watching Jemel.

[@ravenclairerodriguez2014]

Great video and really helpful! I couldn't get a grasp on how the setuper works but it's all clear now.

[@PrajayMehta]

What an amazing, concise and precise tutorial. Well done!

[@TechnoBot17]

that color grading ... WHOA TECHNOLOGY

[@deepshikhasaxena9058]

5 seconds before you said thats a bit boring I was like dude thats sick

[@Miss_Darko]

"This first hour is probably the shortest of all the ten hours" So we're talking like a 30 or 45 minute hour here, give or take?

[@PsyCoCinematics]

The sass! I approve.

[@alibix3d185]

Your tutorials are really the best I'd ever seen: I really love your step-by-step workflow. Have you planned a tutorial for a landscape? Many thanks.

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+Alibix 3D Thanks, absolutely I do plan on focusing on landscapes at some point just not sure when, next series I'm working on is custom game environment modeling.

[@louisarchambault307]

Thank you very much for this tutorial ! It's awesome to see someone's workflow ! So helpful ! Thank you again !

[@3dmonkeybizz]

So so so so helpful!!!! What a brilliant breakdown tutorial ! Subscribed!!!!

[@ThiesBroetje]

OMG. You've got serious skills. I wish I could do such amazing work, too.

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+Thies B. (FreeMusicTV) You can. Don't mean to shamlessly promote but www.worldofleveldesign.com/store/ue4-the-corridor.php :)

[@ThiesBroetje]

+WorldofLevelDesign Thanks man, i'm going to try this.

[@boubacarsdiallo9920]

If only i could like this video 10k times Thx for the tips

[@LMHPOLY]

Thank you very much for sharing your workflow with us. Scene looks really nice :)

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@beeonmind]

this is a really good tutorial. thanks :D i don't feel bored while watching it till end.

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it.

[@MrWebon]

Wow thank you, this is the first time i see this kind of stuff and this is amazing!. Thank you

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+MrWebon Thanks for watching.

[@quade-mc]

Thankyou for this demonstration it has really inspired me to start creating my game :D

[@NovaPlays1]

Thanks for sharing this! I truly admire the mentality and workflow that you use.

[@quade-mc]

You deserve a lot more subscribers

[@mankey4217]

TNice tutorials was really helpful for soone coming from Ableton Live and having used Fruity Loops waaaay back in the past

[@FamaSicura]

Normally wouldn't pay for things like this... would normally just figure it out myself but why the hell would I waste time figuring it out myself when I can pay next to nothing to learn it from you. Great work here! Keep it up!

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

Thank you Fama. The support is greatly appreciated. This is why I will continue to create tutorials for you guys.

[@FamaSicura]

Seriously, I love your style of teaching and showcasing what you're doing... so much detail and exactly what you're thinking. I've been a dev for years and it's so rare to find someone who is so descriptive in their teaching process. So refreshing. I WILL be buying a couple of your videos as soon as I am done with the backend coding I'm working on for a few things. Start with what I'm good at and move to the things I need to learn second. That's my theory. Different working in the 3d world instead of working on browser menu based 2d games.

[@muneerahmed1155]

wow! we always have everytNice tutorialng to learn! Great to know you!

[@andersonsimeon4172]

This is d best building tutorial I hve watched

[@jonashaugen8887]

It's cool that you answer your fans

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

I wouldn't be here without them.

[@marc-andrevalcourt4401]

DUDEEE you rock!!! very good explanations, goods tips... dude make more!!!

[@camoriekai4114]

You are doing a wonderful job by giving Knowledge many thanks

[@AugustasRimke]

Thank you.... I really love you're tutorials and projects. I plan use you're projects :)

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+MLG Official Thank you. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Share your work here: twitter.com/GameLevelDesign or here: facebook.com/worldofleveldesign

[@AugustasRimke]

+WorldofLevelDesign i think. I will use you're projects not today i will use it 2017 the game will probably took about 2-3-4-5 months to make

[@AugustasRimke]

+WorldofLevelDesign send me youre email i can send my game from there and the game will cost 1-2 dollars but i will give it free for you :)

[@oliveira-paulo]

Thank you and congratulations on this amazing video! I've learned a lot!

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@boxn]

I love how you break up the flat walls and make the corridor super believable. How do you do it? I personally struggle with making detailed yet clean and believable coridors/rooms. Do you get it from experience or just by analyzing architecture?

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+BoxN Thanks BN. It is both. I spent a lot of time studying and referencing world architecture from real world, from photos, environments from games and then I spend even more time inside the game engine re-creating small areas from reference. I've spent more time on projects figuring things out, throwing them away and re-starting them, then I have on final projects. So I spend a lot of time on many test projects that eventually become one final project.

[@leonsadorflores6746]

Woah, great video mate!

[@TidusSZ]

Amazing video! Thank you very much. It helps me a lot know your workflow and all the techniques you used.

[@TavaniGiacomo]

Fantastic :)

[@bokudensatsujin]

Thanks so much for the information! It's a great overview of the process!!

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+Chris Logan Thank you for watching Chris!

[@MikkaBMIKKAZX]

Where would you generally get static meshes for the walls and floors? I understand that you could spend the time making them in blender for example, or just find models from the internet, but why not just convert the BSP to a static mesh instead of finding a model and resizing it?

[@jhett1746]

at 25:30 you set point lights, but those are spotlights

[@murdoch5499]

This was perfect! Thanks for such a well made video!

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

Thanks for watching!

[@MotivationalLife473]

what a hearty video for all beginners!

[@firesoul453]

Looks good! I would love to see an updated version for Unreal 5 that uses dynamic lumen lights and dynamic day and night cycles. Might not be a good fit though.

[@vagelissaganis6946]

Thank you for this amazing video!Thank you for shearing with us your working process and all of this great knowledge!

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+Vagelis Saganis Thank you for watching V!

[@T800System]

when you are placing point lights next to the wall lights (around 21:30) - how comes the floors don't reflect the point light? I am trying to do what you are doing but I am finding that it looks really obvious that the environment is being lit by point lights rather than the materially emitted lights because you can see the reflections of the point lights in the surrounding environment. I hope what I said makes sense to you.

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+T800System It does reflect, due to the camera angle in the video it doesn't show; but I do minimize the effect of the point light reflection by tweaking Intensity and Attenuation Radius so that in the final product the point light reflection is not noticeable. You can also change Source Radius and Source Length properties of the light to change the reflection shape of the point light. But in the course and in the video I only changed the Intensity and Attenuation Radius until the reflection wasn't apparent.

[@T800System]

WorldofLevelDesign Awesome. Thank you for the quick response, very kind. Your videos are amazing btw. One other thing I might ask you: I have also previously attempted to light my scene using exclusively emitted lights from materials - however I have found that this is giving me lots of weird patchy shadows. Is this something you have experienced and if so do you know of a way around it?

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+T800System You're welcome. Happy to help. I've tried that and it is extremely difficult to get the lighting right. It requires you to build lights constantly just to see any changes you do to emissive material property. Best way I found is to use emissive light material property with existing lights and make them work together.

[@T800System]

WorldofLevelDesign Thank you. Yeah, I think it's actually a problem with the engine - I have done quite a bit of searching online and there is no consistent answer as to how to deal with it. For now, I have decided to take your approach. I have also found that tweaking the global illumination post process works quite well in allowing the emitted light to flood the scene a bit more effectively. Btw: I also found that once the point lights are baked, their reflection is removed. So all in all, your tutorial was very helpful to me. Thanks again!

[@RandomGuyyy]

I'm wondering why did you not increase the source length value for the point lights to give a tube lighting effect? Or did that not give you the right result?

[@giaphuclam6401]

I had soft soft for a wNice tutorialle but never actually opened it because it looked too complex. TNice tutorials actually helped quite a bit. i an like for

[@PetrSmrtka]

Great tutorial, nicely explained, thank you.

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+Petr Smrtka Thanks for watching Petr!

[@pancreasb0y]

Thanks for this tutorial it's fantastic. One question, at 05:45 you place a skeletal mesh to use for scale, but in 4.12.3 I can't find this mesh. Is there somewhere else I should be looking to add a mesh for scale? Thanks in advance.

[@daghoor4054]

you can use the new ragdoll mesh

[@pancreasb0y]

Thanks

[@daghoor4054]

pancreasb0y np ;)

[@wessel9773]

i work allot in unity because of the company i work at i wanted to learn unreal for better renders of my 3d scenes this video helped me out so much thank you !!

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

Glad this helped. Thanks for watching.

[@desmondkidd8758]

Hey, love the tutorial, definitely explained your workflow clearly haha... I'm curious about the Color Look-up Table file you're using.. I'm using Photoshop CS5 & CS6 and I can't seem to find a feature that supports exporting them, would you be willing to explain to me how exactly you went about exporting/saving it or are you using Photoshop CC 2014? it seems that the only information I can get on this is supported by that version only? That colour grading technique would be a massive help when it comes to the final steps of polishing my scenes. Thank you!

[@Krishna.Palash]

very informative, I tNice tutorialnk you raised a lot of softians

[@Qulopuaa]

So in 2015 the light and wall that are lit by this light are not tagged .Are there any manuals how to do the lightning in unreal ed 3 or 4 . I did lightning in ut99 maps and hit a knowledge walls . I did not find the video superhard or hard even only someting I could learn.

[@Konradkh]

14:19 you can also use "Paint"... It works!

[@Tim17Maia]

route, and connect it to my computer system, will it be as simple as creating one track and play a composition through it, recording it, then

[@edgeofnightplays7]

Thank you so much, this was so helpful and you're so talented!

[@thienmenhlilopo2340]

YOU ARE A GOD... NO QUESTION ABOUT IT

[@RobVicars]

Absolutely fantastic tutorial, really interesting to see your workflow! Whenever I've used simple shapes to build the environment, I've tried to do it with the static meshes inside UE4 or turning the BSP shapes themselves into static meshes. Would you say it's better to do even the more simple blocks in Maya? I noticed as you imported the pieces in they fit perfectly with the BSP shapes you had in place. Presumably you measured this all out in your 3D package as you made them? Where would you say is the best place to go to find out about making these environment pieces to the right specification, and where to learn about creating the beautiful materials you used. Particularly interested in the emissive light strips! Apologies for all the questions, and thanks for your brilliant work!

[@WorldofLevelDesign]

+Rob Vicars Thanks Rob. Usually the BSP brushes don't match perfectly with Static Meshes. They happen to here because it was a small environment and I spent time prior to BSP construction creating the meshes, so I knew the sizes ahead of time and it was more of a lucky accident. But they usually don't match up and I usually only use BSP as a general guideline to follow. When Static Meshes are inserted I use BSP as a rough template only. To get the pieces to right scale specs it starts with planning. You first have to know the basic game engine dimensions kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYHGeYindpV3iJo then you can prototype basic scale dimensions for your project with BSP brushes, then spend time planning out wall, window, floor, ceiling, stair dimensions, test them out and lock them down to model in 3d modeling app. I will be covering all this, including emissive light strips and material creation in the future tutorials. Thanks for watching Rob.

[@RobVicars]

Thanks for getting back so quickly! That all makes sense, with the matches being a bit of planning and a bit of a happy accident as well. I'll keep a close eye out for the materials tutorial! All the best.

[@mediterraneopadelsassari7760]

Please give a brief description of the plugin, how to use it. How to use the plugin. How to use it.

[@imclueless9875]

can someone tell me how he got that top down view of the grid like that? would make designing levels way easier

[@beatsbyjocka4012]

Did you use stock assets? Btw,i read your book "Unreal Engine 4-Beginners Crash Course v1" it is great,however you din not show how you put the arms linkend to the gamestart