The goal of this project is to create an application that utilizes ray tracing to render a realistic 3D scene featuring a car. Users will be able to interact with the scene, adjusting parameters such as the car's position, lighting conditions, and camera angles.
This will be available for a handful of environments.
The game demonstrates various concepts such as ray-tracing elements such as shadows, reflections, and motion blurring. It also implements a robust physics engine that accurately simulates real-world car behavior, including acceleration, braking, cornering, suspension dynamics, and weight transfer.
RayDrive is an interactive game that leverages ray tracing technology to create a visually stunning and immersive gaming experience. Players navigate a dynamic environment with realistic features, including reflections, shadows, and weather changes.
- Realistic Ray Tracing Effects
- Stunning Reflections
- Dynamic Shadows
- Weather Changes
- Interactive Gameplay
Fork the project repository on GitHub to your own GitHub account. Clone your forked repository to your local machine. Open the project in Unreal Engine.
Ensure that you have installed the necessary dependencies, including the NVIDIA PhysX SDK and the DirectX Raytracing SDK. You also need to configure Visual Studio for Unreal engine by installing the necessary dependencies using Visual Studio 2022 installer
Click the "Build" button in the Unreal Engine Editor to build the project for the web. This will generate the necessary files for deployment to a web server. Once the project is built, click the "Play" button to launch the web-based car ray tracing experience in a standalone browser window.
- Unreal Engine 5.1 or later.
- Visual Studio 2022 set up for unreal engine
- Quixel Bridge set up in Unreal Engine
- A basic understanding of C++ programming, as Unreal Engine's Blueprints visual scripting system is built upon C++ concepts.
- Familiarity with ray tracing concepts and techniques.
- A basic understanding of physics engines and their application in game development.
Open Editor: Launch the Unreal Engine Editor and select the project you want to run. You can optionally open the project, particularly the source file to access the C++ code preferably in Visual Studio. {The .uasset files are in binary and can't be opened}
Build Project: Click the "Build" button or press Ctrl+B to build the project for the desired platform, such as Windows, Android, or iOS.
Deploy Game: Deploy it to the target device or emulator. This typically involves copying the packaged game files to the device or emulator's storage.
Run the Game: On the target device or emulator, locate the game executable file and launch it. The game should start running and you can interact with it using the device's controls or input methods.
- C++ : game implementation
- Blueprints for visual scripting eg.
- Lumen and Nanite for current-generation lighting and rendering
- Procedural Content Generation Blueprints
- Auto Material Blueprints
- Vehicle Blueprints
- C#: for blueprints scripting and managing third-party plugins
First, open the project and under project settings change the Engines scalability settings to the one your computer can handle. With the release of UE5, some new rendering features have been enabled. For lower-end machines it may be required to turn these off. You can do so via the Project Settings. Secondly, increase the texture streaming pool size from 1000 to 5000.
r.ReflectionMethod=1 ;lumen reflection
r.DynamicGlobalIlluminationMethod=1 ;lumen global illumination
r.Shadow.Virtual.Enable=1 ;virtual shadow maps
[/Script/WindowsTargetPlatform.WindowsTargetSettings]
DefaultGraphicsRHI=DefaultGraphicsRHI_DX12 // Use DX12 for new rendering features above
Game Assets:
Licensed for use with the Unreal Engine only.
- Castle assets from the Unreal marketplace
- Various mega scans assets (You can change these to the ones you desire as they are mainly plants and foliage) Without a custom license you cannot use it to create sequels, remasters, or otherwise emulate the original game or use the original game’s trademarks, character names, or other IP to advertise or name your game. (Unreal Engine EULA applies) (Please note this applies to the Game Assets that refer to Electric Dreams, you can still use the project code and content to build your own Unreal Engine game)