Unreal engine 4 lighting needs to be rebuilt

Static Meshes for this project create a set of constraints that I have to follow. You have to keep the world, theme and story consistent to that game.ДЄny time you are creating a game environment using a set of textures, materials and Static Meshes you are constraining the project to support a specific idea.Д¬onstraints can be imposed onto your project externally, such as by specific game, by a client or by an art director.Д¬onstraints can also be self-imposed, such as setting a time limit, limiting the scope or size of your environment or poly count. For example if you are creating a level for an existing game then you are limited to the gameplay mechanics of that game. 'Telling yourself you have all the time in the world, all the money in the world, all the colors in the palette, anything you want - that just kills creativity.' - Jack WhiteД¬onstraints are a part of any project you have and will work on. I have to construct an environment within the given constraints of the asset's theme.Д¬onstrains and self-imposed limitations are good for creativity of your project. Once Static Meshes were done, I brainstormed few ideas based on the theme and style of these assets.Дue to the amount and type of Static Meshes I am limited to what I can create. This took some time to complete and was done prior this environment construction. You tell them exactly what you want while you focus on blocking in and construction of the environment.ДЇor 'The Corridor Project' I chose option 3. A friend, a joint project, a volunteer, or an environment artist on your team. Fourth you have someone else you are working with to create Static Meshes for your idea.This is most challenging and time consuming option but you create exactly what you want and need with unique set of Static Meshes. Third: you have an idea and decide to create your own Static Meshes from scratch.You would look through available Static Meshes and generate ideas based on what you see. Second: you have no ideas for an environment.You look to find Static Meshes that fit your environment theme and setting. For example your idea is an urban back alley of a city block. One: you have a specific idea then you look to find a set of Static Meshes that would fit that idea.There are few options to constructing game environments with Static Meshes: I created a set of custom assets (Static Meshes, textures and materials) prior to 10 hours of construction:ДЄny set of Static Meshes you use will inevitably limit the type of environment you create, a particular environment setting. This environment will contain no gameplay elements and it will be constructed with custom Static Meshes. The idea is to create an office building floor using existing Static Meshes while focusing on small section of the corridor/hallway. Prior to starting this project or any project, I spent some time outlining a plan of action for what I am going to do. Hour 0: Preproduction and Outline of the Project Grab yourself some coffee or tea and let's get started. If you want to follow step-by-step, hour-by-hour breakdown and learn the specific techniques that were used to create this environment then I highly recommend you take a look at 'UE4 The Corridor Project' video tutorial series. In this tutorial I will cover an overview of what it took me to construct 'UE4: The Corridor Project' in 10 hours. Most important, I now have a workflow to share with you. No starter content or marketplace assets were used. In less than half a day I had completed one environment, lit two different ways.

Unreal engine 4 lighting needs to be rebuilt