u/TheRepeatingKnot1

Hi everyone,

I've noticed that in Unreal Engine it's relatively easy to make an indoor environment look great. With good lighting, shadows, and post-processing, even a simple room can look very high quality.

However, once I move to a large outdoor environment, the overall visual quality drops noticeably. Everything feels flatter and less impressive compared to interiors.

I've experimented with adding many local lights (windows, street lamps, signs, etc.), and the result looks much better, especially at night. The problem is that performance drops dramatically because of the large number of dynamic light sources.

So I'm wondering:

• What techniques do you use to make open-world environments look more visually appealing?
• Are there better alternatives to placing lots of local lights?
• Is the answer mostly in materials, fog, color grading, decals, or something else?
• How do games achieve rich-looking night scenes without hundreds of expensive dynamic lights?
• Any Lumen tips would also be appreciated.

I'm mainly looking for optimization-friendly techniques that significantly improve the visual quality of outdoor maps.

Thanks!

https://preview.redd.it/wznz8k895m8h1.png?width=1953&format=png&auto=webp&s=3742d7cb0ba0b3436cc7c3125fb3fc8f31563c7b

https://reddit.com/link/1ubmme1/video/0g5ghvkc5m8h1/player

I recently finished updating the Steam page for The Repeating Knot, and I'm now trying to improve how effectively it converts visitors into wishlists.

I'd really appreciate some feedback on the trailer.

What are your first impressions? Does it communicate the game clearly? Is there anything that feels confusing, too slow, or uninteresting? If you discovered this game through Steam, would the trailer make you want to learn more or wishlist it?

Considering diminishing returns on further editing and polishing, do you think the trailer is already doing its job, or are there any major issues that should be addressed?

The Steam page itself is largely finished, so for this post I'm mainly looking for feedback on the trailer only.

Thanks for taking a look.

Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/4189050/The_Repeating_Knot/

recently finished updating the Steam page for The Repeating Knot, and I'm now trying to improve how effectively it converts visitors into wishlists.

I'd really appreciate some feedback on the trailer.

What are your first impressions? Does it communicate the game clearly? Is there anything that feels confusing, too slow, or uninteresting? If you discovered this game through Steam, would the trailer make you want to learn more or wishlist it?

Considering diminishing returns on further editing and polishing, do you think the trailer is already doing its job, or are there any major issues that should be addressed?

The Steam page itself is largely finished, so for this post I'm mainly looking for feedback on the trailer only.

Thanks for taking a look.

https://reddit.com/link/1ubmacf/video/ihlgl9z01m8h1/player

I recently finished updating the Steam page for The Repeating Knot, and I'm now trying to improve how effectively it converts visitors into wishlists.

I'd really appreciate some feedback on the trailer.

What are your first impressions? Does it communicate the game clearly? Is there anything that feels confusing, too slow, or uninteresting? If you discovered this game through Steam, would the trailer make you want to learn more or wishlist it?

Considering diminishing returns on further editing and polishing, do you think the trailer is already doing its job, or are there any major issues that should be addressed?

The Steam page itself is largely finished, so for this post I'm mainly looking for feedback on the trailer only.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4189050/The_Repeating_Knot/

Thanks for taking a look.