Start UDK with your custom project

I've been trying to figure this out for a while now, everything I've read tells you to replace "Map" and "LocalMap" values in DefaultEngine.ini with your custom project name.

For whatever reason, which I'm too tired to investigate, this no longer works (or at least didn't work for me).

Instead replace the following lines with your custom project name in "DefaultEditorUDK.ini" instead:

Hopefully this will help someone as I could have used the info after the latest update! 

3deezle tumblr & pinterest up and running!

3deezle tumblr is now available HERE. I'm in the process of moving all my bookmarked content to tumblr to both share with others and organize for myself!

Also check out my pinterest page HERE. most of the image / inspiration related content i put there.

working on sending over the RSS from those sites to here for regular updates. stay tuned...

UDK shadow maps & hand painting metal

Great explanation of shadow maps in UDK Here (worldofleveldesign.com) and why proper layout / usage is important as well as examples of how to get the most out of your shadow maps depending on intent.

Also came upon an Excellent metal texturing tutorial Here. compliments of cg.tuts.com

Baking Displacement & Normal Maps to AO in Maya

Great tutorial on how to bake your Ambient Occlusion maps to texture using a base model, normal map, displacement map, or all combined. Far better than the old 2 model transfer maps method!

Video tutorial Here courtesy of Lester Banks (tons of great tuts and info!).

Unreal Engine 4 preview on WIRED

First glimpse of UDK / Unreal Engine 4 capabilities and interesting read with some nice info from Sweeney himself here.

Official announcement set for E3 in June.

UDK hotkey list

From the polycount forums : Here

photoshop, maya, max, etc hotkey links located in this thread

Unreal fun Minecraft style!

Found this video importing the 'creeper' mesh from minecraft to UDK for some physics fun, compliments of Kootra.

see the video here.

March 2012 UDK release; New work from Tor Frick

A new release to download! and an excellent Interview with environment artist Tor Frick

Frick uses a single 256x512 texture to map his entire scene, and even has the full thing available for download here.

Ctrl+Paint digital painting tutorials

As recently featured on Polycount, Ctrl+Paint has amassed quite a collection of Excellent digital painting tutorials - many of which are available for the great price of $0.

For anyone trying to break into the digital painting industry, or learn more advanced techniques, these videos are invaluable.

Unreal Engine 4

Epic to preview the Unreal Engine 4 at GDC this week. Wonder how long it'll take for a leak !

Crysis-style wind vertex shader in UDK

Came across this great tutorial last night breaking down the inner workings of an animated vertex shader, in this case simulating wind for foliage. Thanks to 'minifloppy' for this one (niice portfolio site too!).

Youtube video of the shader in action here. Can't wait to dissect this one for myself.

SSS in UDK tutorial

Came across a great subsurface scattering tutorial this evening, compliments of  Virtuosic on the Polycount forums. 

He's also posted an incredible video capture of the shader in action here. 

After a lengthy hiatus, it's time to jump back in to UDK!