Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Let’s build a world! In Part 40 of the Unreal Engine 5 Tutorial Series, we apply everything we've learned about sculpting tools to create a custom canyon environment for our game.
In this lesson, you will learn how to design a landscape with gameplay in mind—creating high cliffs, a narrow valley, and a specific landing platform for our crashed ship. We also dive into an essential technical optimization: fixing visible terrain "popping." You’ll learn how to adjust LOD Screen Size settings to ensure your landscape looks smooth and professional from any distance.
📦 DOWNLOAD THE COURSE RESOURCE PACK: Get all the models and textures used in this series here: gamedevacademy.gumroad.com/l/UE5coursefiles
📺 WATCH THE FULL SERIES PLAYLIST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsPHRLf6UN4kFesvCarnbyXLtVpjh5Ek-
In this Landscape Sculpting tutorial, we cover:
- Gameplay Level Design: Sculpting a canyon and a crash-site platform.
- Player Start Management: Relocating your spawn point for outdoor testing.
- Technical Fixes: How to stop visible landscape transitions and "popping."
- LOD Optimization: Adjusting LOD 0 Screen Size for better visual fidelity.
- Practical Sculpting: Refining mountains and valleys for a natural feel.
Navigation:
⬅️ PREVIOUS LESSON (#39): youtu.be/mBiidj8MC_k
➡️ NEXT LESSON (#41): youtu.be/jxVXH_jHt6M
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#UE5 #UnrealEngine5 #LandscapeDesign #LevelDesign #GameDev #TerrainSculpting #UE5Optimization #UnrealEngineTutorial #LearnUE5 #IndieDev
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youtu.be/ATfzfvtvfIo QUICK TRICK to Realistically BLEND ASSETS with LANDSCAPE
youtu.be/VKCi_EDcjLM Amazing PHOTOREALISTIC Landscape Blend Material in Unreal Engine 5.1
youtu.be/XbgvO83CwAI Making Unreal Engine 5.1 PHOTOREALISTIC in 10 mins
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Let’s build a world! In Part 40 of the Unreal Engine 5 Tutorial Series, we apply everything we've learned about sculpting tools to create a custom canyon environment for our game.
In this lesson, you will learn how to design a landscape with gameplay in mind—creating high cliffs, a narrow valley, and a specific landing platform for our crashed ship. We also dive into an essential technical optimization: fixing visible terrain "popping." You’ll learn how to adjust LOD Screen Size settings to ensure your landscape looks smooth and professional from any distance.
📦 DOWNLOAD THE COURSE RESOURCE PACK: Get all the models and textures used in this series here: gamedevacademy.gumroad.com/l/UE5coursefiles
📺 WATCH THE FULL SERIES PLAYLIST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsPHRLf6UN4kFesvCarnbyXLtVpjh5Ek-
In this Landscape Sculpting tutorial, we cover:
- Gameplay Level Design: Sculpting a canyon and a crash-site platform.
- Player Start Management: Relocating your spawn point for outdoor testing.
- Technical Fixes: How to stop visible landscape transitions and "popping."
- LOD Optimization: Adjusting LOD 0 Screen Size for better visual fidelity.
- Practical Sculpting: Refining mountains and valleys for a natural feel.
Navigation:
⬅️ PREVIOUS LESSON (#39): youtu.be/mBiidj8MC_k
➡️ NEXT LESSON (#41): youtu.be/jxVXH_jHt6M
Support the Channel: Join our community on Patreon to support the academy! -- patreon.com/shanewhittington
#UE5 #UnrealEngine5 #LandscapeDesign #LevelDesign #GameDev #TerrainSculpting #UE5Optimization #UnrealEngineTutorial #LearnUE5 #IndieDev
MORE TUTORIALS FROM ME
youtu.be/ATfzfvtvfIo QUICK TRICK to Realistically BLEND ASSETS with LANDSCAPE
youtu.be/VKCi_EDcjLM Amazing PHOTOREALISTIC Landscape Blend Material in Unreal Engine 5.1
youtu.be/XbgvO83CwAI Making Unreal Engine 5.1 PHOTOREALISTIC in 10 mins
DISCORD
♥ Join the Game Dev Academy Discord & get sorted into your Game Dev Academy house! - bit.ly/GDAdiscord ♥
MY PC SPECS (Affiliate links)
CPU: amzn.to/30PEy7E
GPU: amzn.to/2PPbnve
Motherboard: amzn.to/30RfX21
RAM: amzn.to/3fPxLz7
PSU: amzn.to/2PN6bYL
Case: amzn.to/3fSh0TT
Keyboard: amzn.to/30PLfGM
Monitor: amzn.to/2PQyl4S
