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Edward Teach edited this page Apr 13, 2024 · 2 revisions

Welcome to the TerraPrime Demo Usage Guide! This guide provides comprehensive information on navigating and utilizing the various features of the TerraPrime demo maps in Unreal Engine. The demo includes three distinct maps designed to showcase different capabilities of TerraPrime.

Available Demo Maps

The TerraPrime demo includes the following maps, each tailored to demonstrate specific features:

1. Open World Basic

  • Description: Utilizes default UE 2K open world settings with enhancements for added elevation and depth, creating varied terrains from mountains to seabeds.
  • Features: Uses stock TerraPrime 2K textures on a non-Nanite landscape, ideal for basic testing and performance assessments.

2. Open World Nanite

  • Description: Mirrors the Open World Basic map but with a Nanite-enabled landscape to showcase the improvements and capabilities of UE's Nanite system.
  • Features: Demonstrates how TerraPrime interacts with Nanite landscapes, offering a glimpse into high-detail terrain rendering.

3. Open World Nanite with Foliage

  • Description: Expands upon the Open World Nanite map by incorporating TerraPrime's auto-layer landscape grass system.
  • Features: Includes demo meshes for different terrains (e.g., seaweed for seabed, coral for beach, green grass for grass areas, dead grass for dirt, animal skulls for cliffs, and dead snowy tree stumps for snow). The distribution of these elements is significantly increased for demonstration purposes.

Map Navigation

  • Switching Maps: Press the ESC key to open the menu and switch between the different demo maps.
  • Heightmap: A demo open-world heightmap is included within the plugin at Plugin/Textures/Heightmaps folder, allowing users to recreate the demo landscapes if desired.

Controls

Character Movement

  • WASD: Standard movement controls for walking around the landscape.
  • F: Toggle flying mode to navigate the terrain from the air.
  • Shift: While flying, toggle fast flight on or off to move more quickly through the world.
  • Spacebar (in flight mode): Rise upward.
  • Ctrl (in flight mode): Descend.

Demo Features

  • P: Turn performance stats on or off to monitor FPS and other relevant metrics.
  • N: Toggle Nanite tessellation on or off to observe changes in landscape detail dynamically.

Additional Information

  • Flight Component: The demo uses a dynamic flight system from the Unreal Engine Marketplace, specifically Dynamic Flight with Blueprints, enabling quick and easy exploration of the demo worlds.
  • Character Details: The character model in the demo is imported from Reallusion's Character Creator 4, with animations retargeted using UE 5.4's new auto retargeting rig.

This demo is an excellent resource for understanding how TerraPrime can enhance your Unreal Engine projects, providing hands-on experience with its various textures and materials, as well as integration with advanced UE features like Nanite.

For further assistance or to report issues, please visit our Support Page.

Enjoy exploring the dynamic landscapes created with TerraPrime!

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