This Is How Playing The Witcher 4 Might Look Like

The Witcher 4, which is expected to be the "most advanced" game of CD PROJEKT RED, will be released in 2025. In anticipation of the new installment to the beloved franchise, we can see some amazing fan projects. 3D Environment Artist and Principal Lighting/Lookdev Artist at Tornbanner Studios Pasquale Scionti showcased fantastic artwork that strikes imagination – concept gameplay of The Witcher 4 created in Unreal Engine 5.

The artist shared a video of gameplay running at 60 FPS using RTX4090. According to the artist, lighting combines HDR image dome sphere, Skylight, and Directional Light with atmosphere Volumetric Fog. For cloudy day conditions, the artist used physical-based light values.

Trees were created using the Foliage Tool inside the engine. Vegetation was placed and brushed manually, with no procedural generation. The character was created with Character Creator 4 and rigged using ALS4. Textures were converted to 2K, and all meshes were converted to Nanite using VSM and Raytrace Hardware enabled.

Pasquale Scionti's other outstanding works amaze and inspire with their quality and expertise. For instance, take a look at this Silent Hill-inspired scene turned into a game prototype:

Or this atmospheric swamp environment made in Unreal Engine 5:

In our interview, Pasquale Scionti talked about the production of the Old Abandoned Mansion scene made in UE4 with the help of Megascans assets and Quixel Bridge:

The artist also discussed the usage of Megascans and Unreal Engine 5 to create environment art, shared the general workflow, and told some interesting tips and tricks on lighting:

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