Artist Javier Lajara is currently working on an unbelievable ‘Hangar’ map in Unreal Engine 4. Javier decided to ditch Unity (via which this map was originally created) over Epic’s engine, and has been experimenting with the lighting system available in it. And while this is still a WIP project, we can’t help but be amazed at the image fidelity achieved with it. This is by far the most realistic scene we’ve ever seen, and shows what Unreal Engine 4 is capable of. Enjoy! Continue reading This Isn’t A Real Hangar, This Is What Unreal Engine 4 Is Capable Of
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Unreal Engine 4 – Available For Free To Schools & Their Students
Epic Games announced that starting today schools and universities have unlimited access to Unreal Engine 4 for free. Educational organizations can obtain Unreal Engine 4 access for faculty and students through unrealengine.com/education. Continue reading Unreal Engine 4 – Available For Free To Schools & Their Students
Unreal Engine 4 – New Video Shows Impressive Global Illumination Effects, Looks Almost Real
YouTube’s member ‘koooolalala’ has shared a new video, showing a scene that he has been working on in Unreal Engine 4. This scene uses a WIP Global Illumination system, and looks almost real. What’s really surprising here is that this scene was running with 60fps on an i7 3770 with a GTX670. Enjoy! Continue reading Unreal Engine 4 – New Video Shows Impressive Global Illumination Effects, Looks Almost Real
New Unreal Engine 4 Video Shows Real-life Rain & Lighting Effects
YouTube’s ‘koooolalala’ has shared a new video, showcasing some incredible lighting and rain effects in Unreal Engine 4. As koooolalala noted, this scene runs with 30-45fps on a i7-3770 with an Nvidia GTX670. In short, this is a demanding map but that’s really irrelevant as it shows what truly next-gen games can look like in Epic’s latest engine. Enjoy and kudos to our reader ‘skytroler’ for spotting it! Continue reading New Unreal Engine 4 Video Shows Real-life Rain & Lighting Effects
Breaking Bad Cabin Environment Recreated In Unreal Engine 4 – Screenshots + Video
Our reader ‘beyondthesun’ has informed us about a Breaking Bad Cabin environment that was created in Unreal Engine 4. This environment was created by Edvinas Petrauskas, and you can view below some screenshots and a flythrough video, showcasing the incredible level of detail that Edvinas has achieved with Epic’s engine. Enjoy! Continue reading Breaking Bad Cabin Environment Recreated In Unreal Engine 4 – Screenshots + Video
Unreal Engine 4 Achieves Photorealistic Graphics That Will Leave You Speechless
YouTube’s member ‘koooolalala’ has been experimenting with Epic’s Unreal Engine 4, and has released a number of videos showing off the incredible IQ that can be achieved with this engine. koooolalala has managed to create spectacular environments (thanks mainly to the advanced lighting system that has been used). These videos will leave you speechless, so make sure to give them a go. Oh, and keep in mind that they aren’t pre-rendered stuff. All of them were running in real-time! Continue reading Unreal Engine 4 Achieves Photorealistic Graphics That Will Leave You Speechless
Epic Games Shows Incredible New Anti-Aliasing Technique – Screenshots + Video Comparison
Epic Games has revealed some comparison screenshots and a video for its new anti-aliasing technique that was first used in its Infiltrator Tech Demo. Epic’s AA solution is called Temporal AA, is supported by Unreal Engine 4.4, and promises to be among the best modern-day AA techniques. We do have to note, however, that while Temporal AA does an incredible job at eliminating jaggies, it slightly blurs the whole image (a side effect similar to the one introduced by FXAA). Enjoy! Continue reading Epic Games Shows Incredible New Anti-Aliasing Technique – Screenshots + Video Comparison
What If EA Sports’ Fight Night Was Powered By Unreal Engine 4
Polycount’s member ‘CatDixon‘ has created an amazing boxing club in Unreal Engine 4 that reminded us of EA Sports’ Fight Night series. This scene shows what the environments of boxing games may look on current-gen platforms, so make sure to take a look at what CatDixon has created. Enjoy! Continue reading What If EA Sports’ Fight Night Was Powered By Unreal Engine 4
CRYENGINE Beaten At Its Own Game – New Unreal Engine 4 Map Shows Amazing Forest Environment
It seems that Unreal Engine 4 will be the engine that most developers will be using to power their games. Or at least it will be more popular than Crytek’s CRYENGINE, as Epic’s engine is now capable of rendering forest – and jungle – maps that look as good (if not better) as the ones of CRYENGINE. YouTube’s member ‘Hristo Rusanov’ has shared a video from his Forest map, showing a map with dense grass and wind physics applied to the vegetation. It looks amazing (keep also in mind that it’s being created by an individual and that it’s still a WIP project), so make sure to give it a go! Continue reading CRYENGINE Beaten At Its Own Game – New Unreal Engine 4 Map Shows Amazing Forest Environment
id Software’s RAGE Map Recreated In Unreal Engine 4
When RAGE was released, a lot of gamers criticized its engine, id Tech 5, as it was plagued with… well, a lot of issues. But what if id Software’s shooter was powered by a different engine? Well, Polycount’s member ‘AkiRa’ (Sebastian Schulz) is currently working on a scene from RAGE in Unreal Engine 4. While this is still a WIP project, you can view the latest screenshots from that map below. Enjoy! Continue reading id Software’s RAGE Map Recreated In Unreal Engine 4