https://github.com/bw2012/UE4VoxelTerrain

Unreal Engine 4: Smooth voxel terrian example
https://github.com/bw2012/UE4VoxelTerrain

plugin unreal unreal-engine unreal-engine-4 voxel voxel-terrain voxels

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Unreal Engine 4: Smooth voxel terrian example

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bw2012/UE4VoxelTerrain
• Owner: bw2012
• License: mit
• Created: 2016-08-03T20:50:33.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-07-26T20:01:52.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-07-26T21:47:43.211Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: plugin, unreal, unreal-engine, unreal-engine-4, voxel, voxel-terrain, voxels
• Language: C++
• Homepage: https://unrealsandbox.github.io/
• Size: 547 MB
• Stars: 574
• Watchers: 50
• Forks: 126
• Open Issues: 20
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# UE4VoxelTerrain

Unreal Engine 4 procedural voxel terrian example (partially based on Transvoxel™ Algorithm by Eric Lengyel http://transvoxel.org/)

This plugin provides tools to generate, visualize and in-game change volume terrain using voxels.

![Unreal Engine 4 voxel terrian](https://github.com/bw2012/UE4VoxelTerrain/blob/master/terrain.gif?raw=true)

![Grass](https://github.com/bw2012/UE4VoxelTerrain/blob/master/grass.gif?raw=true)

![Cave](https://github.com/bw2012/UE4VoxelTerrain/blob/master/cave.gif?raw=true)

Master branch tested with Unreal Engine 4.27.1 [Windows 10]

> [!WARNING]  

> This version is discontinued due to UE5 release. Please use UE5 version.

# UE5 version source code

https://github.com/bw2012/UE5VoxelTerrainDemo

# Download playable demo

UE5 version: [UE5VoxelTerrain-0.0.38.zip](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s6FRtKYhyXROCsA0Ga8atbiszyskr82A/view) 

UE4 version: [UE4VoxelTerrain-0.0.23.zip](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pg1EYWWtyAS4ZwLdQvE-DJOJOVZPjj8v/view) 

# Features

* Runtime terrain modification

* Procedural landscape/caves generation

* Level of details (per chunk)

* Foliage

* Up to 65535 terrain materials

# Usage

1. Install MS Visual Studio 2022

2. Clone repository properly ```git clone --recursive https://github.com/bw2012/UE4VoxelTerrain.git```

3. This project uses git submodules. Make sure that project are cloned properly and folder UE4VoxelTerrain/Plugins is not empty.

4. Open directory UE4VoxelTerrain

5. Download [Content.zip](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lvWXYaOzaiHsp0OgZyLBL7G_NSyvf9sT/view?usp=sharing) (~1.2Gb) and unzip it to ```Content``` folder

6. Open project file with Unreal Engine 4.27

7. Wait for compile UE4 KiteDemo shaders (first run may take long time)