Island Background Timelapse in UE5

This is a full timelapse of my first experience using Unreal Engine 5 to create a 3D environment for my streaming background - The Island of Merit v1.0.
I literally started with no knowledge of the program whatsoever and just looked up tutorials as I went along. It took about 6 separate days and 33 total hours.
While there are many things I would do differently now and would like to add, this provides a solid jumping off point for the future when I add in Twitch integration, improved textures, and buildings.

Catch Me Live (when my computer's not dying): https://www.twitch.tv/parosomniac
Main YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@parosomniac
Tech YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@parotech
Elon Musks’s Empire: https://x.com/parosomniac

Island Background Assets
photorealistic jungle biom 4x4
by https://www.fab.com/sellers/AlexAssets

Timestamps:
00:00 Island Flythrough Intro
00:08 Pt. 1 - Basic UE Tutorial (1/2)
01:24 Pt. 2 - Basic UE Tutorial (2/2) & Sculpting the Island
04:05 Pt. 3 - Sculpting, Building Blocking & Textures
07:30 Pt. 4 - Textures & Foliage
15:36 Pt. 5 - Waves & Sand
18:25 Pt. 6 - Lighting, Cinematic Flythrough & Photo Reel

#ue5 #3d #environment