Custom Map Makers

A few screenshots of my progress converting the casablanca (mini map) to a UE4 level. Here's what I've done so far.

Started with Radiant, deleted all the models, clips and sky portions, saved this as a new map.



Converted this map to an ase file. Using notepad I edited out the material names textures/casablanca/texturename and changed this to just texturename. I then imported this into blender.



In blender I removed all faces with caulk and cleaned up and uvmapped everything. Resized to 2.5 (cheers Quick) and exported out as an FBX file (only the mesh and with smoothing set to face)



Imported into UE4, looks kind of OK, gives a zillion errors when building though, lots related to overlapping UVs....

Stuck at this point.

Are you planning on doing one of the other "minis" also ?

Depends on how easy this method turns out to be. If it only takes half a day to convert a map it might be nice, especially for the jump mappers.

At the moment though I'm a bit stuck with a couple of things and so I might back up and start again.

What little map were you thinking of?

Watched Frankies video this morning, very educational.



He gets a bit distracted by a truck or something but I learned some important stuff, like use version 1.5 of radiant to export brushwork to OBJ and not as I initially tried, converting to ASE models.

I'm using blender but I still had to flip the normals before I could proceed but now I'm flying.

Am I right in thinking I can create an entire map in Blender and then just move it into UE4? Or does there have to be underlying brush work like when taking models into radiant. I've been kinda confused with the tutorials and things.

Yes, you can create an entire map in blender and import it into ue4. When you import it into ue4 you can choose to have it clipped (collision built) or not, if you choose not you can generate it later, or import it from another mesh.

Once you start using the editor, it's very easy and pleasant to use. I mean I'm not a young person and I dont like "new stuff" but I picked it up pretty quick.

Have a go.

Some more progress pictures, still working on breaking the model up in blender into seperate buildings and then by material.

I was just using the editor, looking at the map and thought how nice it looked, in the editor, not the game.



The more I use this thing, the easier it gets and the more fun it is... anyone else trying it?

Looks like the specularity map is a little strong but very nice bricks indeed!

KroniK wrote:Looks like the specularity map is a little strong but very nice bricks indeed!

lol yeah, I meant generally how nice the editor worked/looks, the bricks are just freeby starter content things, I'm making all my own materials.