Unreal Engine 5 PCG Landscape and Spline Tutorial

This beginner tutorial video teaches you how to use the procedural content generation - PCG framework in Unreal Engine 5 to model landscapes using closed splines and open spline paths that generate landscape assets inside or on the splines or use the splines ot subtract from other splines or pcg volumes

[@NoQueso_]

This is a lovely tutorial. The D for Debug is HUGE in the PCG Graphs, and it helps so much to understand with visuals on what's happening.

[@somedesigntutorials]

Yeah debug is pretty useful to make sure things are working the way you intend it to

[@uka0211]

=)

[@mrconcept]

Thanks for the video. You explain / teach things really well. Subbed.

[@peterallely5417]

Great tutorial style, thanks for taking the time to make this. Fyi, the pins on the ‘input’ node are all being deprecated in the next version, so for things like ‘landscape’ there’s already a ‘get landscape’ node to use instead. Also, instead of unplugging nodes just hit ‘e’ for enable and disable. Also+ the weirdness of your spline points looks to just be not enough Z height in its bounds modifier. Also++ you usually want the difference node to go after all your point modifying, otherwise your points can end up missing each other and not subtracting.

[@somedesigntutorials]

Awesome tips thanks, also super useful and I didn’t know!… thanks a lot

[@AhmedHasan91]

Very good one, thanks

[@user-yz8gq3yo2c]

Nice!

[@RictorScale]

This is great! I was looking at the pcg sample that comes with ue5.4 but its a little hard to understand. Thanks for the video

[@somedesigntutorials]

Glad to help!

[@AbyssalSoda]

How do you create caves?

[@seanmccabe4653]

Hi, the input node doesn't have any of the options anymore. Have they updated it or am I doing something wrong?

[@zenonaiden5241]

You should be able to search for a node called 'Get Height Info' or something like that (can't exactly recall its name)

[@PEMBYSGAMINGWORLD]

I have found that with 5.4 too.

[@somedesigntutorials]

yes they updated it, i should be making a newer video so that should address the issues, but now you can look for a node called get landscape data or something like that for landscape info

[@cakestv_]

Hey! I saw a video of a Diablo 4 map made with PCG where the path has like walkways on both sides. Is there anyway you could show us how to do that with PCG? The video is named ARPG Graveyard - Procedural Unreal Engine 5 Environment.

[@somedesigntutorials]

when you say they had walk ways on both sides what do you mean exactly? i just watched the video, I see some paths have curbs on both sides of the walkway/path is that what you mean? other than that there are moments one path splits into two, but im not sure you are referring to that, that would simply just require you to add another spline path. let me know what you mean if I had not articulated your question properly

[@TheLoneLlama]

Is there a way to change the style of the trees or are they locked into that graphic style?

[@somedesigntutorials]

Well you can just change the tree object to how ever you like and plug it into the pcg, not sure if that answers your question

[@uka0211]

thanks !!!!! PCG D+ 🌈 its a new trend XD let me explain.. everybody renames the nodes to a D.. It's like coming out... you expect it the spawner node - no it's D... you place some samplers - after a few minutes they all become D... I know... it is because of selection by clicking instead of dragging a loop in Canvas.. but everybody and I keep doing it.. it is hilarious

[@ath0rus]

is this for UE 5.2, 5.3 or 5.4? im trying to learn it for 5.4 and I want to make sure the video is accurate as there is node changes apparently

[@somedesigntutorials]

this is for 5.3, but the main difference would be there is no more input node, to extract landscape data, in 5.4 i belive you need to just create a landscape data node and that should be the biggest difference from my understanding i plan to make a video for 5.4

[@ath0rus]

@@somedesigntutorials I will have to give it a go and follow along in 5.4, My friend did mention that there was some changes, but if i find any ill comment here

[@somedesigntutorials]

Yes please do if you find anything that doesn’t work

[@mattm7319]

this tutorial is hard to follow