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Open World Tools

Tools designed to facilitate the creation of large outdoor environments.

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During the 2015 Games Developer Conference Epic showed off to the world Unreal Engine 4's ability to render massive open worlds full of both flora and fauna. With the release of Unreal Engine 4.8 the tools used to create this demo, referred to as the Open World Tools , are now available for use in your UE4 projects.

Please note that the Procedural Foliage Tool is still in an experimental state which means that you could run into bugs or stability issues while using the tool.

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Open World Tools Overview

A system for procedurally placing Static Meshes in your levels.

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Procedural Foliage Tool Quick Start

How to set up and use the Procedural Foliage tool.

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Grass Quick Start

Learn how to add Grass textures to a landscape.

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Open World Tools Tips & Tricks

A collection of tips and tricks about how to get the most out of the Open World Tools.

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Open World Tools Property Reference

A listing of properties and descriptions for the Open World tools.

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