Game Engine: UDK

UDK (unreal development kit) is a free version of the unreal game engine, that allows you to import models, animations, textures, audio and cinematics; basically it used to create a game in a 3D environment. I will use this game engine to import my finished castle because it is one of the simpler ones to use. There is another engine called Cryengine but it is fairly difficult to understand and because this is my first time using this I have decided UDK is the better option.

https://www.unrealengine.com/products/udk/

Video in UDK

UDK is a game engine that you can download for free. It gives you a lot of potential to make something good but it is very difficult to understand so jest getting the model into UDK was quite a feat for me.

Renders of Final Castle

I found it difficult to work out how to make the lighting work but the overall images are good.

I also accidentally made a creepy render when trying to make the noon render.

Normal/Bump Maps

These are bump maps created using crazybump.

UV Maps for Castle Miranda

These are the UV maps for all the sections of my model.

Tiled textures

These photos I have edited in photoshop so the seams aren’t as visible.

First Castle Problems

This is the first castle I did based on castle miranda, however I have had issues with it. Because I have made this from on box it is very complicated and some of the mesh has become too difficult to understand.

Because of this the uv map is way to complicated for me to understand and I am running out of time so I will start again with another simpler castle, which is made of individual objects.

Rendering Tutorial

Texture Creation

Most textures should be repeatable so that you can cover large areas easily, this is especially useful with buildings and ground. You have to make sure the textures don’t have any noticeable areas that give away show seams, to do this you have to use Photoshop and clone areas masking certain areas.

UV Mapping Tutorial