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Joe Foley

Unreal Engine 5.7 procedural content generation updates explained

A procedurally generated landscape in Unreal Engine 5.

Unreal Engine 5 continues to roll out improvements, cementing its place as one of the best game development programs as well as a powerful tool for, visual effects and 3D visualisation. One of the most exciting recent features was the arrival of procedural content generation (PCG) out of beta in Unreal Engine 5.6 and 5.7.

PCG in Unreal Engine 5 provides a node-based framework for creating expansive, complex environments and allows dynamic, runtime-generation of assets and landscape elements without the need for external software. To help you get started, Epic's posted a new explainer video delving into key updates and how they work (also see our roundup of Unreal Engine tutorials and Unreal Engine courses.

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