UE4 Heightmap Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Landscape Heightmaps for UE4

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Full Tutorial, Video and Notes: https://www.worldofleveldesign.com/categories/ue4/landscape-heightmap-guide.php

In this guide you will learn everything you need to know and how to use heightmaps in UE4:

-What is a heightmap?
-Correct Heightmap file format you must use
-Where do you get heightmaps?
-Landscape scale and heightmap scale
-Recommended landscape sizes for heightmaps
-Why to use Epic's recommended landscape sizes vs power of 2 texture size
-Can you still use power of 2 texture sizes for heightmaps?
-Fix: Blocky landscape after heightmap import
-Importing Heightmaps into UE4
-Fix: Imported landscape Heightmap is too intense
-Exporting Heightmaps from UE4
-Reimporting Heightmaps in UE4

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