Procedural Planets in Unreal Engine 5 - Part 3

⚠️This is a very long post. You have been warned. Introduction It’s been quite some time since I last worked on the planet project, and I wouldn’t blame anyone for thinking this series had been abandoned. However, giving up is not something I’m inclined to do—I

Creating a Custom Viewport without C++ - Part 2

📽️Video tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXZsZ9R0EY0 Introduction This is the follow up to the previous tutorial, which hopefully won't run too long in text form. The original video tutorial for part 1 came out 3 years ago, and I didn't make a

Creating a Custom Viewport without C++ - Part 1

❕This is an older tutorial, and as such, it is not as in depth as my newer posts. I would advise following along with the video to get the most out of this article. View the video here. Introduction To start the written part of the tutorial off, I'

2D Tooling & Development in Unreal Engine 5 - Part 1

It's been a minute since I've made an entry on the blog, and the reason for that is simply due to work and burnout; I've just had my first break from work in 4 years and realized that burnout has been with me like

Procedural Planets in Unreal Engine 5 - Part 2

At the end of the last post, we left off with a single triangle. Everyone loves a good David vs. Goliath story, but our little triangle alone does not make for good terrain. Therefore, we must go deeper...to the grid! It's all about the grid, man. At

Procedural Planets in Unreal Engine 5 - Part 1

Why am I writing these entries? I need a way to hold myself accountable in continued development towards these planets, and documenting my ongoing journey towards procedural planets should not only solidify the concepts of the content being presented here, but also serve as a way to showcase successes and