Create a Cyberpunk street in Unreal Engine 5

Ready to create stunning cyberpunk environments? This beginner-friendly course will guide you through the process of building a realistic cyberpunk street in Unreal Engine 5. Learn to transform your skills from novice to creator in just a few hours – a small investment for a powerful new skill.

Why Unreal Engine 5? Unreal Engine 5 is the future of real-time rendering. Don't get left behind! This course will give you a solid foundation in this industry-leading engine.

What You'll Learn:

• Unreal Engine 5 Setup: A comprehensive guide to installing Unreal Engine 5 and creating a new project using the free City Sample Demo from the Epic Marketplace.
• Asset Acquisition: Learn how to incorporate cyberpunk assets into your project. While the course uses specific Kitbash3D assets (which must be purchased separately for a similar look), we'll also explore utilizing free assets from the Epic Marketplace for cost-effective creation.
• Level Design Fundamentals: Master viewport controls and learn to effectively place cyberpunk buildings and props within your scene.
• Road Creation: Utilize the built-in UE5 Modeling plugin to create realistic roads and integrate vehicles (using the sample as a size reference).
• Quixel Megascans Integration: Download and utilize free Quixel Megascans assets to enhance your environment with high-quality textures and materials. Learn to create custom blend materials using Quixel Bridge for realistic road surfaces.
• Lighting with Lumen: Enable Lumen for dynamic and realistic global illumination. Learn to delete default lights and create a custom post process volume to fine-tune the scene's base exposure.
• Crowd Simulation & Vehicle Population: Populate your cyberpunk street with realistic crowd AI and vehicles using assets from the City Sample Demo. Learn to add more detail with additional props.
• Character Integration: Download free, high-quality characters from the Epic Marketplace, troubleshoot common texture streaming errors, and enable cloth physics for enhanced realism.
• Movie Rendering: Create a professional-looking movie sequence using the Movie Render Queue. Learn to animate the camera, configure Movie Render Queue settings, and save custom presets. Finally, render and review your sequence in a non-linear editor (NLE).

Hardware Requirements:

• Minimum: 12-Core CPU @ 3.4 GHz, 64 GB RAM, GeForce RTX 2080 and up, at least 8GB of VRAM
• Recommended: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz 3.79 GHz, RTX 3060 16GB RAM, 1 TB SSD

Important Note: To replicate the exact look of the course, you'll need to purchase two Cyberpunk Kitbash3D assets separately. However, the course provides ample opportunities to use free assets from the Epic Marketplace. You'll need to be able to run and open the City Sample project from the Epic Marketplace to follow along.

This course is perfect for anyone looking to learn Unreal Engine 5 and create immersive cyberpunk worlds. Start building your dream environment today!