M⁴ Documentation

• ⭐NEW⭐ Unreal Engine 5.3 and 5.4
  • Setting Up World Partition in UE 5.3 or 5.4
  • Notes on Nanite Landscape
  • Setting up a Regular Landscape in UE 5.3 or 5.4
• Getting Started
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Maps that Come with the Pack
  • Changing Biomes & Presets
  • Painting on the Terrain
• ⭐ Customizing the Automaterial
  • Automaterial Layers
  • Swapping Out Textures
  • Basic Settings (Tint, Texture Scale, etc.)
  • Layer Detection (Beach, Slope, etc.)
  • Tiling Reduction
  • Distance Variation (Near, Mid, Far)
  • Advanced Settings
• 🌿 Procedural Foliage Spawning
  • Landscape Grass Type System
  • Procedural Foliage Volumes
• 🎨 Painting the Terrain (Customization)
  • Highly Customizable Paint Layers (Easy)
  • Deeper Customization of the Paint Layers (Advanced)
  • Overlay Paint Layers (Removal, Lighten/Darken)
  • Adding a New Paint Layer
  • Adding Foliage to Your New Paint Layer
• Migrating M⁴ to a Different Project
  • Initializing Your Project (Activating Project Settings and Plugins)
  • Migrating M⁴ to Your UE4 Project
  • Migrating M⁴ to Your UE5 Project
  • Setting Up Your World to Use M⁴
• Unreal Engine 5 Related Stuff
  • Getting Started with World Partition
  • Using the Generator with World Partition
  • UE5 Performance Tips
• Runtime Virtual Texturing (RVT)
  • RVT: Quick Setup Widget (UE4)
  • RVT: Quick Setup Widget (UE5)
  • RVT: Terrain Blending (for objects)
• Virtual Heightfield Mesh (VHFM)
  • Virtual Heightfield: Easy Setup (UE4)
  • Virtual Heightfield: Easy Setup (UE5)
  • Virtual Heightfield: Troubleshooting
• Ultra Dynamic Sky – Easy Integration
  • UDS: Lighting Setter
  • UDS: Easy Material Integration (Regular)
  • UDS: Easy Material Integration (Virtual Heightfield Mesh)
• Voxel Plugin – Easy Integration
  • Installing and Enabling Voxel Plugin
  • Creating a Voxel World
  • Using the Materials with Voxel Plugin
• Terrain Trails & Foliage Trampling
  • Setting up a Custom Character (UE4)
  • Setting up a Custom Character (UE5)
  • Setting up a New Map for Terrain Trails (UE4)
  • Setting up a New Map for Terrain Trails (UE5)
  • Using Custom Foliage with Trampling Effects
  • Using Custom Foliage with Fake Physics Effects
• Procedural Terrain Generation
  • Setup the Generator on a New Level
  • Running the Maker Widget
  • Map Maker User Interface Settings
  • Combining a Heightmap with the Generator
  • Exporting a Terrain From Any Project
  • Current Terrain Generator Limitations
• Paint Layer Baker
  • Setting Up the Paint Layer Baker
  • Using the Paint Layer Baker
  • Troubleshooting Tips
• World Composition
  • World Comp Setup
  • World Comp Troubleshooting
• Footstep Sound System
  • Customizing Sounds & Settings
  • Setup for a New Map
  • Setup for a New Character
  • Troubleshooting Tips
• Baking and Using Splat/Heat Maps
  • Baking Splatmaps
  • Splat Baker Troubleshooting
• Optimization & Performance Settings
  • Material Instance Performance Settings
  • M4 Performance Presets (UE4)
  • M4 Performance Presets (UE5)
• Updates & Roadmap
  • Roadmap
• Legacy Docs (for Old Versions of M⁴)