World Machine to Unreal 4 - Free Project

Gumroad Link: gumroad.com/li...
A demo done in World-Machine that shows you the basics of making a terrain in preparation for import into Unreal 4, for use specifically with my UE4 Auto Landscape Master Material.
-Comes with the World-Machine project files
-A quick 20 minute video demo
-Exported textures (Height, Albedo, Channel Mask) for use in Unreal 4 or a software of your choosing

[@gabrielepardi5178]

Thank you very much for the video: would you consider to complete the second part of the video by expalining how to import in ue4 the landscape just created?

[@Skyflairl2p]

Quick tip, if you want to have a better look at what you're doing when you're for example changing the moisture and such in the quick texture macro, if you look on the left side of World machine, you see a "heirarchy" sort of list. When you're in 3d view you can double click those to open their settings, which allows you to edit them while in the 3d view. It's real neat, so you dont have to do any guesswork based on the tiny minimap in the top left! (Most people know this of course)

[@MarkOfArgyll]

I've watched a lot of WM tutorials, and many are overly complex. I liked that you kept it lowkey, very informative :)

[@Ski4974]

Very nice comprehensive tutorial, would you consider doing a second part on importing to UE4 and using the exported maps for texturing? Thanks

[@caseyktv4389]

The only thing I have to add to this video is the Quick Texture macro doesn't work with tiled terrains. I looked into the macro and how it was built and a few of the components arent compatible with tiled terrains. Other than that this was a great video and it definitely helped me in defining my map. Thank you Art of Lincoln Hughes!

[@marumi808]

haha I like how you lower your voice whenever you start ot fiddle with something. Thanks for the world machine tutorial

[@WolverineMKD]

Nice Job! I was waiting for this as well can you continue with export to UE4 and maybe some of the materials more tutorials are always welcome :)

[@ScottishZoop]

Another informative video man. Your content on terrains are brilliant. I’m glad your making these videos, their helpful for us 3D artists. Thanks

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

ScottishZoop thanks! A lot of this stuff I’m kinda learning while I work at it, and at first I was pretty hesitant to actually start making tutorials but it feels great to know that you guys are enjoying them

[@frkatona]

I did twitch a little from "first thing you need to do is set map size" [2 minutes later] "now that you know the map size disregard it until the last step" but otherwise a very cool workflow!

[@nubsdubs6049]

of the 17 guides ive watched yours is the best

[@mae2309]

Nice to see you uploading this beauty!!! Time to grab my popcorn and enjoy!! Cheers!

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Thanks! Yeah meant to make this for awhile, feels good to get back in the game :)

[@marrowtek]

Just what I've been searching for, thank you kindly!

[@The_Eno]

Thanks man. As always big help. I knew how to set this up but i never figured out how to set it up with the same textures as world machine.

[@jancijak9385]

I dowloaded world machine and there is no quick texture macro :(

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Janči Jak it comes with the gumroad project files, along with instructions on how to install it :)

[@mehmetbaspinar25]

open macro files (library contect) - active quick texture

[@rodrigoaguilar198]

@@mehmetbaspinar25 thats the answer

[@PizzaHandhelds]

@@mehmetbaspinar25 thanks bro. Helped me

[@GvRDesigns]

Really helpful tutorial thanks. Any chance you maybe do a follow up tutorial to show workflow in UE4 intergrating the WM maps etc. Thanks again.

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

I made an auto landscape master material a few months back that comes with the tutorials and all that, basically removing the need for shader creation and all the technical side of integration into UE4 if you're interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKLIaqh4aNCliZI , but it basically relies on your purchase of it to function... Maybe one day i'll create another full tutorial on how to create a shader that's perfect for world machine stuff though, as it's a really good idea :)

[@GvRDesigns]

@@ArtofLincolnHughes Thanks Lincoln, I will have a look at your Landscape Master Material. I've also watched your free Concept Art Tutorial, excellent stuff, learnt so much!!

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

GvR Designs thanks man, happy the tutorials are helping :)

[@PolygonAcademy]

awesome overview and super easy to follow. nice work bud!

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Thanks bud, but you're biased lol.... Your encouraging comments are kinda like my mom telling me I'm beautiful :)

[@PolygonAcademy]

@@ArtofLincolnHughes "but my mom says im coooool" - Milhouse

[@circle2867]

i dont have the quick texture in my macros :(

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

there's a notepad file that comes with the gumroad files detailing what you need to do to fix it :)

[@blackswan6386]

how i can export the exact same map showing in world machine ? i tried hieghtmap, ok so than bitmap or what ? you ended this tutorial with open question...please what files i need to become exact map as in world machine into unreal, thakns sir

[@Kavriel]

You double click the heightmap, export it. Now run Unreal, go on the landscape creation menu, in the heightmap section you can import a file. Select the file you created with world machine, you should be able to do the same with the diffuse. Click on create and enjoy.

[@blackswan6386]

@@Kavriel i can only add one material to landscape, where i have to put diffuse ? i need to make a new material ? why is tthis so complex. i button = finish ? only height map woriking with one button, color you have to work itself ? makes no sence. thanks for reply. i the devs can make this color material with one click, this program will be the next gamechanger in this 3d world !

[@Kavriel]

@@blackswan6386 Import it with one button, i don't know if that exist, but there's got to be a simple way to do it, i'm sure some other tutorials or a follow up of this one must show you how it's done.

[@diaf9931]

Uh hi, how can i this terrain as a height map photo?

[@hl3098]

i dont have WM purchased and i dont know how i get it so real (15:22) i have the same map but its not real enough like your project what can i do?

[@jasonchan5504]

I think it has to do with the resolution. With the free version you're limited to 512pix if I remember correctly.

[@hl3098]

@@jasonchan5504 you're right now I have the full version and it looks better but thanks

[@andyITA]

your tutorial is gold. thank you so much!

[@Leavify]

when i want to render my finished product it sais i need to pay for a bundle in order for me to render it.

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Unfortunately World Machine is a paid product, so it limits render resolution unless you buy it.

[@alekjwrgnwekfgn]

Any chance you would do this for Wold Creator? WC3 is out soon.

[@techno2776]

I have a question: What is the difference between the resolutions (14:30) ? I don´t understand this. I have the free version of World-Machine. Max Res. is 1025px. Is this the reason the mountains and hills look a little bit edgy in my maps? All in all it looks good but small elevations look a bit pointed. Or is this because of settings in UE5? Can I compensate the lower resolution in WM-Free completely with Unreal Engine?

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Unfortunately, no... The resolution will play an overall massive role in making sure that your landscape asset looks high-res. Maybe if you made a smaller landscape it would work? i.e. one that was exactly 1.025 km, so that the resolution would make sense with the size of the landscape.

[@techno2776]

@@ArtofLincolnHughes Thanks! Maybe it will make a difference. I now have a smaller Landscape but I don´t know if it works better because it´s more flat. Do you know if it´s possible to change the "Overall Resolution" in UE5 after creating the Landscape? I cannot find out what the resolution is. I can only see it while creating new landscape in UE5.

[@clipshorts23]

Oh i think this will help!!! Thank you so much

[@王府-c4e]

非常喜欢你的指引 谢谢大神

[@xuguangwen6024]

Hello, I am a beginner, I am very lucky to see your tutorial, but I have questions about this process. This is "Quick texture". This macro was not found in the macro list. So I want to ask if this macro is built by you or is it included in the version?

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

xu guangwen it’s included in the latest experimental standard version for world machine, but in case you’re missing it upon download, I’ve included it in the Gumroad project files

[@xuguangwen6024]

@@ArtofLincolnHughes Thank you very much for your reply, I have found it on your homepage.I gained a lot of knowledge in this tutorial.

[@discrocisboss]

i seem to still be stuck on how to get it into unreal engine 4.26 =S

[@SetYourHandle3]

Hi. Thank you so much for this video. You're a wonderful person :')

[@LucianoJacomeli]

Oh thank you very much, this will help me a lot with texturing

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Yeah, World-Machine is crazy fast for texturing terrains. Really hope it helps!

[@LucianoJacomeli]

​@@ArtofLincolnHughes I don't know if someone tryed this thing... open the "macro" and find the actual texture maps updated! like Wear, Deposition, all input maps in "macro" after the texturing creation. So in this way we gonna have the Albedo, and Masks precisally updated! And not catch the texture one node before the new changes. Because if not do that, is less precise... is like export the terrain before the erosion node! Of course i think this method only will work if the creator of macro, think about that, and project the macro to allow this in a easy way! Anyway... congratulations for your promotion, i saw your interview was very nice! The World Machine allow us to export a Mesh too, maybe if you have plan to update the landscape material, maybe a Mesh Material gonna be great for your pack, like the Online maps of Battlefield, just 2x2 km of real terrain and the rest is Static mesh of terrain and Billboards. Here in Brazil we love big maps, we don't have money to buy better hardwares, but a massive world is phenomenal

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Luciano Jacomeli yeah you could pretty easily create outputs inside of the macro that will give you access to those maps, I just didn’t think it was that relevant for the purpose of the tutorial.. I’m pretty sure they’re actually just taking the same info from the erosion node and maybe clamping it a bit then colorizing it anyways, so it’s probably not changing it that much. I’ll investigate further :) As for the prop material, what’s your email? I’ll send you a free copy :) on my gumroad, there’s also some vista mountains in there for free as well if you’re interested. I’ve been meaning to make a tutorial that shows exactly how to export vista meshes from World-Machine too, so maybe I’ll do that next. Thanks for the info man!

[@day-us7mz]

i cannot find quick texture under the macro tab

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Minecraft Dude I included it in the download package. There should be installation instructions in a notepad file :)

[@abdelrahmanmohmed3185]

Ok I want to ask you about emissive Material which make a object glow in viewport in 3dsmax like ue4 tutorial please?

[@alexanderpalacios8990]

How many maps I need to export to use with your automaterial tool for UE?

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

it comes with 7 material layers, 3 textures for each (albedo, normal, and channel mask textures), so for whichever ones you want to replace with new ones, you'll need a texture set per layer.

[@alexanderpalacios8990]

@@ArtofLincolnHughes are you thinking about to create a nice tutorial? It will be very usefull to extract the maximun power of your UE tool.

[@m4na0sdeuva57]

where do I get the macro texture? PS: I'm from Argentina and I translated this text by google translator, if I speak badly, that's why xd

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

it comes with the project files on Gumroad. There is a notepad file with the instructions detailing how to install it :)

[@m4na0sdeuva57]

​@@ArtofLincolnHughes thanks man :D

[@guitaringjarmin]

So Where's the part about the unreal engine?!?!?!?

[@ashjen]

Hi, can I increase the resolution in UE4? I just started to use this software and I don't have enough money to purchase the premium version.

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Alvin Medina not that I know of... try writing the company and telling them your situation, maybe they’ll help you out :)

[@braydonburkhardt]

short answer - sadly not. The generation of the terrain takes place in WM so the res can't increase after that. A solution I use to fix this is export at the highest res you can go and decrease the size of the terrain by a lot. Then you can export each piece individually (by shifting them over) and the stitch all the parts in something like photoshop or gimp. Its a pain in the ass process, but I've gotten resolutions up to 32k with the free version with it.

[@PraxisVisuals]

I tried the demo (and I absolutely loved it) but I didn't like how the resolution looked blurry (as per the Demo)... Is this the Indie version, or Pro version? I'm trying to decide if I HAVE to buy the more expensive version the get the higher resolution like yours.... Can you lemme know which version you have here?

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Yeah, you definitely need the full version to get higher res (the video is the purchased version) - not 100 percent sure, but I think the max resolution with the trial is 1024x1024.

[@PraxisVisuals]

@@ArtofLincolnHughesI gotcha... is this the $119 version or the $300 version?

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

@@PraxisVisuals think it depends on what you need it for. For most basic stuff, the cheaper one should be good

[@user-ch2ko8le9o]

@@PraxisVisuals man. do you know about torrents?)

[@-Belshazzar-]

Thank you for this. but i don't have this macro. I have only basic coverage. I have WM standard 3024. are you using the beta version or maybe the pro edition?

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

akaBez hmmm weird, maybe the experimental version. I’ll take a look tonight and get back to you. I might be able to export the macro out and include it in the demo files for those that aren’t using the same version as me

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

So I just included the Macro in the Gumroad project files - and put a little blurb in the readme file detailing how to install it. Let me know if you have any more issues :)

[@-Belshazzar-]

Art of Lincoln Hughes thank you! Appreciate it :)

[@-Belshazzar-]

Art of Lincoln Hughes I think you replied to the wrong comment :)

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

akaBez woops lol thanks

[@dozar911]

Can anyone help me what's the different in world machine and world creator ?

[@Ruumablood]

says cant use for commercial use, now if i make something in it and import it to Unreal engine 4 for farther tweaking, is that different?

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

yeah that should be fine. I put that more so that if a company downloads it and uses it in their game that they're selling, they'd have to buy the commercial version :)

[@user-ch2ko8le9o]

"There was unknown error loading macro" WM 2.3.7 Anybody got this issue too?

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

There should be a notepad file in the project files that shows how to fix that :)

[@MMM-nc2pn]

thank you!! but i dont have quick texture in macro! what can i do for it?

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

the gumroad project should come with the quick texture macro, as well as a notepad file that explains how to install it :)

[@boriscassata]

Hello Lincoln! I downloaded your file from Gumroad but the Mountain_Terrain_01A_H.r16 RAR is corrupted, I can't open it

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

boriscassata it’s only for importing into unreal 4 as a landscape height map. Most image software won’t import that file format - raw16.

[@boriscassata]

@@ArtofLincolnHughes ah sorry, thanks for the quick answer!

[@ByTruth888]

Can't export man need help couldn't find other channels cause it's demo can't increase resolution

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Unfortunately you need to purchase the software to get a higher resolution than 512x512

[@ByTruth888]

@@ArtofLincolnHughes fair enough

[@nsovomabasa5014]

Thank you sir

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Nsovo Mabasa check out the gumroad project files. They come with the macro, and have instructions detailing how to add it in.

[@eddys738]

can you make a video, where you make the Grasslands in World Machine, like the texture etc? and put it inside the Material. how did you get the macro variation in the red channel at grasslands? that i dont understand :P

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

you're talking about the auto landscape material grasslands channel mask texture? The red channel for that is literally just the macro-variation texture that they used in the kite demo, I just copied it into the red channel of the texture in photoshop.

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

by the way, did you fix your build error?

[@eddys738]

@@ArtofLincolnHughes ah okay, and yeha was my bad ^^ i startet WM as x32 not x64 :D

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Eddy S ah ok awesome, happy you figured it out :)

[@MAX3D2]

Quick Texture does not seem to work with 3014 Mt Daniel 64bit I opened the maco and found an unknown device node that I could not identify. ;(

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

hmmmm weird.... Try using the basic coverage macro instead, should come with default World Machine and basically works the same. Try one of the presets there and hook it up the same in the graph, should work fine. If you want to send me a screenshot of the missing node in the macro as well, i could take a look at it. Send it to [e-mail]

[@jeremygullotto3192]

@@ArtofLincolnHughes Quick Texture not working in World Machine Professional 3024 (Latest Version) Basic Coverage and Extended Overlay worked.

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

@@jeremygullotto3192 Did you try implementing the quick texture node that i included in the gumroad project files?

[@jeremygullotto4210]

Art of Lincoln Hughes yes, but it doesn’t work. When I click and go inside of the quick texture there is an unrecognized node. I emailed you a screenshot.

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Jeremy Gullotto ah ok thought that was just the default project version and not the one that comes as a separate macro with the gumroad files

[@Darkl0ud_Productions]

For some reason when I import my heightmap into UE4, it is practically flat...

[@Darkl0ud_Productions]

Every heightmap I output from WM is REALLLLYY grey... Help pls :P

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

send a screen of your node graph in world machine to [e-mail] . It's probably something to do with your height output settings, so open that node's settings and take a screen and send that too k

[@GameMasterBra]

Its possible to import that texture to unreal? I'm like 5 hours trying to do that. q.q

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

yeah, you need to do it with a landscape though - this should explain it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKLIaqh4aNCliZI

[@lecanius]

@@ArtofLincolnHughes hey was wondering if it would be possible to message you on discord or anywhere

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Lecanius you can email me at [e-mail]

[@bortuda]

world machine isnt for free. Go find free alternatives if u dont want to pay the money. alot of money for high res. Also you wont find "quick texture" under Macros.

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Bortuda the macro comes with the project files, along with instructions on how to install it. Yes, the software isn’t free, but the project files made for this tutorial are.

[@SaiyedR]

Creat next part

[@rulik006]

World Creator 2 more interactive WM old

[@ArtofLincolnHughes]

Just depends on your workflow. Being able to hammer out a high-quality, gigantic terrain in under 20 minutes definitely makes it relevant to not just me personally, but any artistic industry as a whole.

[@cgooch_]

@@ArtofLincolnHughes Agreed. I will say that I do find WC2 easier to work with, but it could be because I'm more visual. I do seem to be having some difficulty getting the splatmap channels to work in WC2, where it appears to be a much simpler process on how you select custom outputs in WM.

[@spacepirate9882]

@@ArtofLincolnHughes World Machine is nice for big mountains or small scale landscape. It's a nightmare if you plan to use it to make a large open world map with beach, river, moutains, valley, etc.

[@JVMPRODOFFICAL]

Damn ( and I thought geography was useless)