Shader World Documentation

Roadmap

Downloadable demo map

March 2023 :

Version 2.7 Release Stream

Version 2.5 Release Stream

Version 2.0 + Ultra Dynamic Sky Showcase

Shader World vs Unreal Engine Landscap

Integration Tutorials:

Ultra Dynamic Sky tutorial + material setup (4 first minutes)

Fluid Ninja Integration tutorial

Shader World is an alternative to Unreal Engine Landscape, which can be edited at runtime, in packaged games, while Unreal Engine Landscape is completely static once the game is packaged.

Shader World is currently the only fully GPU accelerated tool for procedural world generation available on the Unreal Engine marketplace, and was built by qualified engineers.

World, collisions, asset spawning are all generated on GPU deterministically. It means that you don’t need a great CPU at all as any entry level GPU supporting Compute Shaders (any GPU since 2013) is enough, which includes most entry level Smartphones (any OpenGL ES 3.1 mobile device).

Shader World plugin is a high performance modern procedural Landscape generator.

It allows the creation of infinite oceans and landscapes with fast iteration and instant feedback.

From world creation to the spawning of instanced mesh or actors, the toolset is extremely power efficient on the device it is running on, reaching similar performance on CPU only would require managing an intensive multithreaded CPU workload , taking away resources that could otherwise be used for Gameplay (AI,.. ), while computing at runtime on GPU delivers unmatched performance, and high quality artist driven output.

Drawing inspiration from industry leaders and standards, the asset spawning framework is heavily inspired from the one currently used by games such as Horizon Zero Dawn.

Github access : we just need your github username and a proof of ownership.

Proof of ownership, two options :

– From the UE Marketplace, Shader World page – You can leave a Question (even temporary, removed after) or a Full Review (Please no verification only reviews, no unsubstantial reviews). Thanks to a small key appearing next to your username we can instantly attest ownership.

Shader World 1.7 Highlight

Shader World 1.3 Video Review

Youtube Introduction

Shader World 1.2 Video Review

Shader World 1.1 Heightmap Brush Teaser

Shader World 1.1 World Creation Live Stream