Models & Materials

Models & Materials

The S.A.T. package provides high-quality sci-fi turret models with full material customization, destruction states flexible use in your game.

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📦 Provided Content

• ✅ Turret models (skeletal/static as needed)

• ✅ 2K and 4K texture sets

• ✅ Normal & destroyed material variants

• ✅ Customizable color accents via material instances

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🎨 Texture Resolutions

You get both 2K and 4K versions of the turret textures:

• 2K is the default (best for performance)

• 4K available

• Files include textures for:

  • BaseColor

  • Normal

  • Roughness/Metalness

  • Emissive

  • Destroyed variants

💡 Tip: You can easily switch to 4K by replacing material instance.

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🔥 Destruction System

Each turret supports a “Destroyed” state, with visual and gameplay feedback. When destroyed:

• A destroyed material is applied.

• A fire field spawns automatically (seen in the Air Defense demo).

• Optional VFX, sound, or debris logic can be added.

To customize destruction effects:

1. Open the desired turret Blueprint.

2. Locate the Destroyed event (commented and easy to find).

3. Add or modify destruction logic there (e.g., explosion, sparks, smoke).

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🎨 Custom Colors

All sci-fi turret materials support accent color customization through a material instance parameter:

• Parameter: NewColor

• Usage:

  • Set NewColor scalar to 1

  • Pick a new RGB color via the instance

This can be done:

• In the Construction Script

• At runtime via blueprint logic

• Or directly in the Material Instance Editor

🎯 Use this feature to color-code turrets (factions, team colors, etc.)

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⚠️ Optimization Note

Because each turret includes 2K + 4K and normal + destroyed versions:

• Project size can grow quickly if you use them all.

• For final builds, we recommend:

  • Only importing texture resolutions you plan to use.

  • Merging materials or using LODs if needed.

  • Compressing unused destroyed textures if destruction isn’t required.

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✅ Summary: Key Features

Feature	Description
Texture Resolutions	2K (default), 4K available
Destruction States	Swappable materials + fire field
Color Customization	Scalar NewColor parameter
Easy to Extend	All logic is blueprint-based and commented
Included in Demo	See Air Defense Demo Map for examples