I focused on building a steampunk environment in Unreal Engine, starting with a whitebox layout to establish spatial structure and scale.
One of the main challenges was constructing the street layout, as the map was based on brick street modular assets that required manual assembly. This process was time-consuming but allowed precise control over the environment’s layout.
I imported Ultra Dynamic Sky to create an adaptive sky system and integrated multiple steampunk architectural OBJ assets to populate the scene.
For materials, I applied Unreal Engine smart material assets to all whitebox meshes. I modified the master material by adjusting and adding nodes, then created and fine-tuned several material instances. UV scaling was adjusted to ensure consistency across the environment, resulting in a cohesive steampunk visual style.
Two camera angles were set up at this stage. However, the limited map size caused the skyline boundaries to become visible in camera shots. To resolve this, I adjusted height fog, expanded the playable area, and placed architectural structures in the distance to block the horizon line, ensuring the environment appeared continuous and immersive.
In addition, I constructed a cult-themed secondary environment, establishing its spatial layout and setting up two initial camera shots.
Material
For materials, I applied Unreal Engine smart material assets to all whitebox meshes. I modified the master material by adjusting and adding nodes, then created and fine-tuned several material instances. UV scaling was adjusted to ensure consistency across the environment, resulting in a cohesive steampunk visual style.
After i modelled the scene in blender, I use Rizom UV to fix the UV part.