Despite being one of the biggest Unreal Engine 5 games ever, Stalker 2's locations are almost entirely hand-crafted: 'It took a lot of time, took a lot of effort, but we're happy with the result'

nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works · 2 months ago

Despite being one of the biggest Unreal Engine 5 games ever, Stalker 2's locations are almost entirely hand-crafted: 'It took a lot of time, took a lot of effort, but we're happy with the result'

BradleyUffner@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

What does it being made in UE5 have to do with hand crafting levels? Are most UE5 games using procedural generation that I’m not aware of?

finestnothing@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

I think it was partially to make the statement more sensational, because 60 sq km is ~23 sq miles, so it barely makes the top 30 biggest games by map size (as of some 2023 articles)

boletus@sh.itjust.works · 2 months ago

Ue5 has powerful procgen tech that is used by a lot of developers.

MutilationWave@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

I can’t wait to be let down.

bobotron@sh.itjust.works · 2 months ago

This game looks awesome, do you need to play the first one to know what’s going on?

gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

I doubt it, especially considering this is actually the fourth game in the series.

jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works · 2 months ago

I’ve seen some people discuss the lore a bit based on the trailer put out. It might be worth at least reading up on it

WMTYRO@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

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atlas@sh.itjust.works · 2 months ago

I haven’t been this hyped about a game coming out since Borderlands 2 was announced. Really hoping it lives up to it; I’ve been on a GAMMA binge recently and really am just hoping it comes close to the same vibe but now on UE5