The Forgotten Outpost

Using Unreal Engine and prebuilt assets, I created a ruined outpost surrounded by moutains.

"Towards the end of the Thousand Year war after almost a millennium of bloody battles and immeasurable casualties, the ruins of cities and outposts dotted the land. One such forest outpost at the bank of a river has sat abandoned for hundreds of years following a battle long forgotten by history. The main outpost and its watchtowers were the sites of a great battle between the warring kingdoms. While not many remnants of the battle exist, there is one relic that is shrouded in mystery and legend. On a small outcrop in the middle of the river, there is a sword buried in the stone. As the legend goes, this sword was once wielded by a great warrior; the champion of one of the kingdoms, though no one is sure which. The champion’s final battle occurred at this outpost where it is said he drove the sword into the stone to await a worthy wielder stronger than he. Over time, travellers and soldiers visited to try and claim it but to no avail. After hundreds of years, it passed on into myth as very few ever visit the outpost anymore."

Greyboxing

To figure out how I wanted the environment to be organized, I greyboxed with the landscape tool and basic shapes. This gave me a good idea of how the environment would look with foliage and other props. Before adding the textures and final props, i made changes the landscape to add more space for the tents and added the cacti and rocks surrounding the crater to emphasize the desert environment even more.

Extra Renders & References

These are all the extra renders to show off the different layers of the environment. It also contains the setup for the landscape material and the reference images i used to build the environment.