TRAILER (landscape material from this trailer is not included in this pack)
This pack contains 151 real world PNG heightmaps (82 from Finland and 69 from Italy - South Tyrol). Finland is well known for its low altitude landscapes, many beautiful lakes, while the Italian region South Tyrol is one of the most beautiful mountains region from Italy. The heightmaps have a 2017 x 2017 resolution (recommended by Epic) and they are created from Digital Elevation Models with 2 meters and 2.5 meters precision. The Italian landscapes generated with the heightmaps from this pack will have a surface area of about 72 square Km and the Finland landscapes will have a surface area of about 36 square km. This pack is for everyone who wants to create beautiful and realistic mountains/lakes/plains landscapes in Unreal Engine. The heightmaps can be used for games, cinematics, movies etc.
Step By Step instructions of how to integrate the heightmaps into your level:
1. Install one of the FREE plugins: "Export PNG" or "ILIAD"
2. Select in the Content Browser the PNG heightmap you want to use in your project
3. Right click on the selected PNG texture (heightmap) and select Asset Actions - Export (or ILIAD Actions - Export, in case you are using ILIAD)
4. Save the PNG heightmap to your hard disk (keep the same PNG format)
5. Open the map you want to import the heightmap into and select Landscape Mode
6. Choose option Import from file and select the previously exported PNG file
7. In order to keep the exact proportions of the real landscape, in the name of every heightmap you can find the X, Y and Z scales for that heightmap. For example, in the filename Italy1_XY_434_Z_461 , the X and Y scale is 434 and Z scale is 461. So type the correct XYZ scales and then press Import to import the heightmap into your level.
8. Done! In a few seconds you should see the landscape...
This pack contains 4 Demo Maps.
If you prefer procedurally generated heightmaps instead of real world heightmaps, check my other packs HERE
