How HNTB uses Unreal Engine for infrastructure visualizations

🚀 Modular Road System in Unreal Engine 5.4! 🎮 I just implemented a modular road system using splines in Unreal Engine, and I wanted to share the approach: I modeled a straight road and a curved segment in Blender. In Unreal, I programmed the system so that a new set of road segments spawns every time there’s a 90° turn. This makes it easy to know exactly where to place curves. Instead of using Spline Mesh Components, I chose Hierarchical Instanced Static Meshes (HISM). This allows me to instantiate thousands of road segments with just one draw call — perfect for building a massive open world. The system ensures: Straight and curved segments align perfectly, Roads remain continuous without overlaps, High performance even with large-scale environments. 💡 Using modular pieces and HISMCs is a game-changer for procedural level design and open world games. #UnrealEngine #UE5 #GameDev #LevelDesign #ProceduralGeneration #ModularDesign #HISM #OpenWorld

Recently transitioned to Unreal Engine 5 and found the template quite appealing. However, felt the need for additional features like a dash, crouch, and sprint, so I took the initiative to create them myself. This video shows an air-dash. But I ended up taking it out by adding another condition for the falling loop. This way if you’re falling from a jump or a drop, you cant dash forward. But I can bring it back if I come up with a need for it! #UnrealEngine5 #GameDevelopment

Environmental Design with Unreal Engine By NipsApp Game Studios 🌍 Bringing Worlds to Life in Unreal Engine 🎮 We are excited to share a sneak peek from our upcoming PC game — an early look at the environment design we’ve been building in Unreal Engine. Every detail, from lighting to textures, is crafted to make the world feel immersive and alive. Our goal is to create a space where players don’t just play, they experience. Here’s a short preview of the environment we’re working on 👇 (🎥 attach video) We’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback as we continue developing this project. #UnrealEngine #EnvironmentDesign #GameDevelopment #PCGame #IndieGame

🌲 PCG Forest Environment – Unreal Engine 5 Excited to share my latest environment project built in Unreal Engine 5, featuring a fully procedural forest landscape. I used the PCG system to generate dense foliage, rocks, and terrain elements with custom rules for natural distribution and terrain adaptation. The Blueprint Spline system allowed me to create a dynamic, terrain-aware pathway that blends seamlessly into the environment. The scene is powered by Lumen for real-time lighting and Nanite for high-detail rendering, ensuring both visual realism and performance. Asset organization and scene hierarchy were carefully managed to support scalability and clean workflow. 🔧 Challenges I tackled: Blending the spline trail with uneven terrain using mesh deformation and sampling logic Maintaining performance in a dense forest using Nanite and optimized PCG rules Achieving visual consistency across procedural elements with refined spawn filters Outcome- This cinematic environment reflects my ability to combine technical systems with creative direction—ideal for open-world games, simulations, or virtual production. #UnrealEngine5 #PCGSystem #EnvironmentDesign #BlueprintSpline #RealtimeRendering #LumenLighting #NaniteMeshes #GameEnvironment #ProceduralGeneration #3DArt #LevelDesign

🎮✨ Curious about Unreal Engine 5.7’s features that’ll make game worlds feel way more alive? From PCG upgrades and Nanite Foliage to an in-editor AI assistant 🤖 — everything’s built to make your dev workflow smoother and more efficient ⚙️ 🔥 With these features, you can create more realistic games, ship them faster 🚀, and still have full control over every visual and mechanical detail. Plus, Epic’s opened up the Unreal Engine Public Roadmap so we can sneak a peek at what’s coming next 🗺️ 👉 Follow us so you won’t miss the latest engine updates, dev tips, and news from Indonesia’s local game scene! 🇮🇩💜 #DreamForgeCreation #DreamForgePlay #YourMeTimeBuddy #UnrealEngine

🚨 DevLog – October 12: No One Leaves the Field 🌾 Big milestone this week for No One Leaves the Field! We added full controller support, upgraded the project to Unity 6.0, and began mapping out main game development beyond the demo. Getting gamepad support right took a lot of balancing — matching mouse and analog sensitivity, tuning input smoothing, and re-testing every interaction to make both feel equally natural. It’s one of those “under the hood” updates that makes the entire experience feel more polished and responsive. The demo build is now live on Itch.io and the Steam demo page has been submitted for review. Once approved, it’ll go public shortly after Next Fest. You can play the demo here 👇 🎮 https://lnkd.in/gUV_5wQd Full devlog post with details: 📰 https://lnkd.in/gqKRm5Ss As we move into the next phase of production, feedback from players and peers will be essential. If you’ve tried the demo, I’d love to hear your thoughts — every insight helps shape the field. #GameDev #IndieDev #HorrorGames #Unity #NoOneLeavesTheField #DigitalSagas #JoinTheSaga

🎮 Just wrapped up my Crystal Cavern project in Unreal Engine 5! In this Blueprint-powered game, the player controls a drill tank navigating through crystal-filled caves while avoiding hazards and reaching the exit. 📝 Game Rules: 🟢 Collect crystals to progress ⚠️ Avoid cannons & projectiles 🔄 Taking damage restarts the level 🏆 Reach the exit tunnel to win Using Unreal Engine Blueprints, I built: ✅ Custom drill tank pawn with camera control using Spring Arm ✅ Collectible crystals and win/lose triggers for gameplay progression ✅ Hazards like cannons and projectiles with collision-based damage & restart mechanics ✅ Level-specific camera adjustments using Casting to Blueprint classes This project gave me hands-on experience with Blueprint scripting, casting, sound design, physics-based triggers, and level design in Unreal Engine 5. It was a fun challenge, and I’m excited to keep building more gameplay systems and experimenting with different level layouts! #UnrealEngine #UE5 #Blueprints #GameDevelopment #GameplayProgramming #IndieDev #CrystalCavern #Physics #GameDevJourney #LearningByDoing #UdemyCourse #GameDevTV

🌿 The final part of our environment assembly series shows how Spline Tool Pro in Unreal Engine helps teams build bridges, roads, and modular structures with speed, accuracy, and creative control. 🌿 It highlights how spline-based tools connect with Dash and IA Scatter to turn complex layouts into clean, production-ready assets—making world-building faster, smoother, and more reliable for any scale of project. 🔗 Full tutorial here: https://lnkd.in/gr3_hxUv Epic Games, #UnrealEngine #SplineToolPro #EnvironmentDesign #GameDev #ProceduralWorkflows #EnvironmentArt #WorldBuilding #EpicDeveloperCommunity #ICVR #media #tv #entertainment

I have started work on a new game development project on unreal engine called BirdSim. As the name suggests, this game is going to be simulation game where you play as a bird. Currently I am not 100% certain on which direction I want to take this game in; I am thinking either a realistic simulation game or a more fun, arcade-style game. Either way, I am going to post occasional updates on my progress. Feel free to leave any suggestions! Update No. 1: I have given my bird the ability to walk. The walk function takes 1 const FInputActionValue& Value parameter. First thing that the walk function does is that it gets the current 2D movement vector from Value using the Get() function. Next it checks to see what the controller's rotation is using Controller->GetControlRotation(), and then it extracts the yaw rotation from the controller's rotation. This is used to set the forward direction and right direction, which will then be used to add movement input to the bird. #computerscience #gamedevelopment #unrealengine

Debugging the Gameplay Ability System in Unreal Engine requires complete visibility into runtime ASC behavior, abilities, effects, attributes, tags, and networked state. I've compiled the essential console commands that eliminate guesswork and provide precise control over GAS debugging in multiplayer environments. Check out the full command reference attached and optimize your Unreal Engine debugging workflow. Full command reference with copy-to-clipboard + additional GAS resources: https://lnkd.in/d97bqNcY #UnrealEngine #GameDevelopment #GameplayAbilitySystem #GAS #UnrealEngineCPP #UE5 #TechnicalGameDev #GameProgramming #NetworkedGameplay #ToolsDevelopment #UnrealEngineDeveloper