UE4: Night Time Lighting - Starry Sky with "BP Sky Sphere" Part 1/2 (Static/Baked Lighting)

How to light night time outdoor scene with a "starry" sky in Unreal Engine 4?

There are 2 major obstacles with lighting night time scenes (or daytime scenes).

First is artistic. You have to understand color theory and how lighting works to communicate proper feel, mood, and atmosphere of the environment.

Second is technical. You have to know which actors to use, which properties to change and in what order. You also have to have the content to light the scene with, such as sky Static Mesh and sky material.

In this first tutorial of two you will learn how to light a night time scene for starry sky.

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