Full video :
https://youtu.be/q_IbcbwpJFo

In this episode, I will explain how to setup a simple time of day system  by extending the default sky_sphere blueprint which comes with the unreal engine. With this, we can have a day - night cycle.  The sky color will be changed according to the time. In the night, stars will appear, and In Unreal, There is no moon in the default skysphere material. In this episode, i'll explain how to add a moon to by extending the default skysphere and the skysphere material. As the moon will be rendered by the skysphere material, it will work fine with clouds and other sky features unlike when using a different mesh or a billboard to simulate moon. This is connected with the previous time of day system we implemented and therefore when playing the game, moon will automatically appear in the night time , Then  I'll explain how to change the lighting of the scene based on the time of the day in unreal engine. The properties of directional lights and the skylight will be dynamically changed to better suit the time of the day using color curves. The system will also dynamically change the properties of the exponential height fog as well to enhance the lighting change.

Unreal Engine Time Of Day Night And Day Moon Daynamic Lighting

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