7 Minute Photoreal Forest! Procedural Content Generation PCG in Unreal Engine

Create a photoreal forest in 7 minutes with the NEW Procedural Content Generation Framework (PCG) in Unreal Engine 5.2.

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[tinman]

This was mentioned in the first tutorial... felt like it could be mentioned here as well. Density Noise is now called Attribute Noise.

[DeadScot]

Love how you did the part that I need behind the scenes. Very helpful

[CStamper]

If you're missing the "Landscape" pin, then select your input node and configure the settings on the right to have a custom pin that takes a Landscape. Similarly, select your SufaceSamplerNode and set the "ExecutionMode" dropdown to "Debug" to see the cubes in your editor.

[MMALAB]

You nailed it, it gave me more answers than the ones I was seeking to solve initially when I clicked this video.

[E]

I'm literally earning a college degree on YouTube. Thanks 🧘🏾‍♂️

[semiastyfx]

First thing first. Your way of explaining the base root of PCG is one of the best i found so far. Its all clear to follow, and most of all, You explain whats happening and why. More people should take those videos as starting point of how to teach others.

Now my question is, how to add in to PCG setup, a single mesh ? so basically, a part of having all the bushes, floor, rocks etc., i want to have a tank as well. The tricky thing for me is how to spawn only "1" mesh (tank) within my PCG setup so that it always stays with all the rest of elements and also it moves and "changes" when changing the PCG actor position.

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[Boschie]

bravo! geez bro this has to be the best explanation of PCG and the settings! you explained exactly what each setting does, thank you

[TT-]

I love your tutorials, high quality, clear, and concise. Instant sub!

[nanshire]

What do I do if I don't have the Density Noise node in the selector? (UE 5.3)

Edit: Never mind! Found your other video explaining that it is now called "Attribute Noise" in UE 5.3! <3

[Женёк-ди]

if anyone wants to follow this tutorial but spawn everything on a static mesh instead of a landscape, in the PCG connect the "landscape" to the "bounding shape" in the Surface sampler and connect a "World ray hit quarry" to the surface. The rest can be the same

[dArtPresents]

hello, very nice video! just one question why can't i find the "density noise" in 2:15? in both UE5.2 and UE5.3

[Animatrixstudio]

Your tutorials are awesome very informative short on point
Thanks

[unrealhabitat]

Great tutorial! Thx on the 5.4 update nodes!

[KiwiHawk-downunder-nz]

I see you set the volume well into the landscape, If one is making an island, if the volume is set up a little to say just above the water line I guess theres nothing below, there for noting in the water or on beach's where there would not be growth?

[franky]

Thanks for the great video, i have a couple of questios. 1) There dosent appear to be a density noise node? 2)Is there a way to stop spawning assets on raised hills? Thanks

[nathanbel]

I found its a version difference, I can use "get landscape data" instead of "In" node in UE5.4.2, thats so confusing, but its not on you tho.
Now I can follow your course, that's so great! PCG is wonderful! Thanks for you free tutorial, straight and accurate, eazy to catch up. Thank you again!
And I have coding background, so I thought these Nodes basicly equals Classes in Programming language, and I tried to find documentation on Google about these Nodes, so I can tell which are the Classes, Methods or Implements, that will help to understand better, but I get nothing there. even in UE official forum. I'm not sure if I searched correctly.
Can you do a tutorial explaining thoese Nodes all about film making?
There are only 2 playlists about these but they are more focusing on Game Dev, Thanks for all your tutorial again.

[Soul.Gnomon]

Great video. Definitely want to try UE after getting frustrated with unity3D's lack of large, procedurally generated open world support while UE appears to have it built in.

[sprayy]

Nice video. What exactly do u mean by "make sure the pcg overlaps with the landscape"? I see the spawned rectangles, but for some reason all the transformations dont work (like filtering and rotation), so i guess it is because i didnt "overlap" them.

[YOITSRUSTIC]

when extending input in the first bit i dont have all of those options.

[ch_boki]

Dude this is such rich content keep going! Also would love to see how to get the best photorealism out of Quixel nanite mesh. That's the part where we struggle right now, One suggestion was for super close up shots you need a 16k texture on your main props to the foreground. Cheers!