Breeze ep. 10: Lighting Techniques with Brian Dilg
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Difficulty Beginner
Updated August 04, 2022
Software
cryengine 5.6

This episode features Learning Manager Brian Dilg in conversation with your regular host Junior Evangelist Roman Perezogin. Over the course of 90 minutes, they discuss lighting in CRYENGINE and, in particular, the lighting in Breeze. The episode is packed full of tips and tricks for lighting your own scenes and features discussions about achieving different aesthetic moods, day and night lighting, using volumetric fog effectively, and much more.

Contents:

      Start         Topic

  • 00:00:00  Introduction to Breeze
  • 00:08:50  The current light in Breeze
  • 00:09:30  Environment Editor: Sun
  • 00:14:00  Sun's Shadow
  • 00:15:30  Environment Probes Explained
  • 00:18:30  Svogi (Total Illumination)
  • 00:23:28  CVars that are useful when lighting a scene
  • 00:27:05  Environment Probes around Breeze
  • 00:39:00  Sun & Atmosphere Colors
  • 00:43:20  The Night Sky
  • 01:02:30  Tweaking The Dark Environment
  • 01:10:30  Adding Light Effects to Gameplay Elements
  • 01:16:45  Tips & Tricks about Lighting A Scene
  • 01:19:00  Interior Lighting
  • 01:34:30  Outro
Assets required
  • https://www.cryengine.com/marketplace/product/crytek/summer-academy-1-breeze-assets-and-level

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