{"id":80183,"date":"2015-08-18T12:30:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T10:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=80183"},"modified":"2015-08-18T12:41:46","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T10:41:46","slug":"half-life-2-recreated-in-unreal-engine-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/80183-half-life-2-recreated-in-unreal-engine-4","title":{"rendered":"Half-Life 2 recreated in Unreal Engine 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/liamtart.com\/bm\/\" target=\"_blank\">Liam Tart<\/a> has some rather impressive credentials to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>Having worked on projects like <em>Alien: Isolation<\/em>, <em>Natural Selection 2<\/em> and <em>Black Mesa: Source<\/em>, he\u2019s a 3D environment artist to take note of, and we\u2019re about to give you another reason why.<\/p>\n<p>Tart has recreated the City 17 apartment building from <em>Half-Life 2<\/em> in the Unreal Engine 4.<\/p>\n<p>To do so, he\u2019s used new textures and effects, but has managed to maintain the same sense of atmosphere <em>Half-Life 2<\/em> originally captured.<\/p>\n<p>The result, a fantastic looking set of images.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-80201\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-7.jpg\" alt=\"Unreal Engine 4 - Half-Life 2 - City 17 Apartment\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-7.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-7-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-7-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-80199\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-6.jpg\" alt=\"Unreal Engine 4 - Half-Life 2 - City 17 Apartment\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-6.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-6-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-6-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-80197\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-5.jpg\" alt=\"Unreal Engine 4 - Half-Life 2 - City 17 Apartment\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-5.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-5-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-5-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-80195\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-4.jpg\" alt=\"Unreal Engine 4 - Half-Life 2 - City 17 Apartment\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-4-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-4-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-80193\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-3.jpg\" alt=\"Unreal Engine 4 - Half-Life 2 - City 17 Apartment\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-3-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-3-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-80191\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-2.jpg\" alt=\"Unreal Engine 4 - Half-Life 2 - City 17 Apartment\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-2-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-2-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-80189\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-1.jpg\" alt=\"Unreal Engine 4 - Half-Life 2 - City 17 Apartment\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-1-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Unreal-Engine-4-Half-Life-2-City-17-Apartment-1-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What we\u2019d love to see is the very same apartment building recreated in Source Engine 2 and ultimately compared to Unreal Engine 4.<\/p>\n<p>We suspect they\u2019re going to be the most prolific engines of this generation, and it doesn\u2019t hurt to see where we\u2019re headed.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Related news<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/79779-mgs-v-will-look-a-lot-better-on-pc-a-difference-of-night-and-day.html\">MGS V will look a lot better on PC: a difference of night and day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/78781-get-your-gta-v-to-look-near-photorealistic.html\">Get your GTA V to look near-photorealistic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/78570-unreal-engine-4-the-home-of-sonic-and-mario.html\">Unreal Engine 4: the home of Sonic and Mario<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/76282-unreal-engine-4-delivers-photo-realistic-graphics-at-60fps.html\">Unreal Engine 4 delivers photo-realistic graphics at 60fps<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The results are rather stunning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":221,"featured_media":80185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[15389,2224,1969,15397,129,15399,15387,4908,15385,4379,697,79],"class_list":["post-80183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-city-17","tag-half-life-2","tag-news-2","tag-pc","tag-playstation-3","tag-ps3","tag-recreation","tag-source-engine","tag-source-engine-2","tag-unreal-engine-4","tag-valve","tag-xbox-360"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80183"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80203,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80183\/revisions\/80203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}