Basics

• Enable Landscape Mode:

• Access via Shift+2 OR Selection Mode > Landscape
• Top tabs:
  • Manage:
    • Create/modify landscapes & components
  • Sculpt: Shape selected landscape
  • Paint: Apply materials

• Technical Considerations (Critical):

• Components:

  • Base unit for:
    • Rendering
    • Visibility calculations
    • Collisions
  • Must be square & same size
  • Each stored in single texture
  • “Power of two texture size” required
  • Duplicates vertices along shared edges

• Sections:

  • Division options:
    • One section (1x1)
    • Four sections (2x2)
  • Max size: 256x256 vertices
  • Used for LOD calculations

• Performance Balance:

  • Smaller landscapes:
    • Faster LOD transitions
    • Better terrain occlusion
    • “Requires more components”
  • Each component:
    • Has CPU processing cost
    • Each section = one draw call
  • “Epic’s max recommendation: 1,024 components”