TRAIN SIM WORLD - GREAT WESTERN EXPRESS - ENVIRONMENT

DESCRIPTION: Screenshots of the Great Western Express environment from “Train Sim World”. Captured in engine (Unreal Engine).

RELEASE PLATFORMS: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

TASKS:
- Established vegetation pipeline and created majority of the vegetation assets used throughout the environment (more details here: https://christopherlinington.com/projects/YaXP2d / https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YaXP2d)
- Accurately re-created large and complex real-world locations in high fidelity, including the exterior of London Paddington station
- Created several props used throughout the level
- Created materials and trim-sheets which were re-used in other environments to maintain a consistent art style and optimal performance throughout the entire game
- Created collision and LODs where necessary for gameplay and performance
- Worked hands-on when necessary to polish or modify other assets to meet final production needs
- Set dressed areas of the environment for greater aesthetics and to support gameplay
- Created lightmap UVs for large interior spaces which were light baked in engine
- Profiled, benchmarked and optimized the level to hit target frame rate on all platforms
- Reviewed environment throughout production and provided feedback to the team

SOFTWARE: 3ds Max, Photoshop, Simplygon, SpeedTree, Substance 3D Painter, Unreal Engine

CREDITS: I worked with some incredible artists on this project. Please check them out below:

Art Director
Derek Siddle

Lead Artist
Gray Poyda

Technical Artists
Arkadiusz Dawidowski - https://www.artstation.com/arcadius3d
Esther Zuidgeest - https://www.estherzuidgeest.nl/