Unreal Engine 5 is Epic's new game engine and adds a massive array of new options. This facilitates game development for both large and small developers.
The Unreal Engine is a widely used game engine developed by Epic Games. A game engine is a platform on which games can be built.
The engine was first used for the first-person shooter Unreal and has been around since 1998. Later, famous names were added such as Unreal Tournament, BioShock, Mass Effect 2 and Gears of War.
We have now arrived at the 5th version of this Game Engine. But how will Unreal Engine 5 change the game industry? SKIKK looks at the possibilities.
Ninety days in Unreal Engine 5
We ask Quixel, who did a fantastic job showing the capabilities of Unreal Engine 5;
Many years ago, during the early days of Quixel , we had a revelation: if Quixel Megascans is realized the way we envision, creating high-quality 3D content would take a fraction of the time it currently takes. - days or even hours, instead of weeks or months.
Fast forward to 2022 and the arrival of Unreal Engine 5. We wanted to see what was possible if you linked the world's most open and advanced real-time 3D tool to Quixel Megascans, as well as resources from both Sketchfab and the Unreal Engine Marketplace. So we set ourselves a challenge, a project we call 'Ninety Days'."
We wanted to know, was what we were doing really 'easy'?
“The answer to that question may be different for everyone, but what we quickly discovered was that with Unreal Engine 5 and Quixel Megascans, creating high-quality content is easier and faster than ever before.
While originally intended as a fun experiment and a chance to get hands-on experience with Unreal Engine 5, what our small team was able to achieve far exceeded our wildest expectations, creating over 40 distinctly stunning environments in just a few days each– something that would have been unthinkable a few years ago."
The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience
In this video you can quickly see all the new possibilities of the powerful Unreal Engine 5.
Wachowski, Libreri and Gaeta have been friends since the days of the trilogy. “When I told them I was making another Matrix movie, they suggested they come and play in the Epic sandbox, ” Wachowski says. “And Holy Sh*t!
“I imagine the first company to build a real Matrix – a fully immersive, persistent world – will be a games company and Epic will definitely pave the way there. It's mind-boggling how far games have come in twenty years.
“Keanu, Carrie and I loved making this demo. The Epic sandbox is pretty special because they love to experiment and dream big. Whatever the future of cinematic storytelling, Epic will play no small part in its evolution ."
Unreal Engine 5 tech demo
In this video you can quickly see all the new possibilities of the powerful Unreal Engine 5.
Unreal Engine 5 Tutorial for Beginners: Getting Started
This Unreal Engine tutorial walks you through installing the engine, navigating the interface, and creating your first game object.
https://www.raywenderlich.com/31800833-unreal-engine-5-tutorial-for-beginners-getting-started
Where can I find more information and download Unreal Engine 5 for free?
You can download Unreal Engine for free at: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/unreal-engine-5 . And you will find all the information. They offer different license terms, depending on your use of Unreal Engine.
- Under the standard EULA, Unreal Engine is free to use for learning and for developing internal projects; it also allows you to distribute many commercial projects without paying any fee to Epic Games, including custom projects delivered to customers, linear content (such as movies and television shows), and any product that does not generate revenue or whose revenue falls below the royalty threshold. A 5% royalty is only due if you distribute a turnkey product that contains Unreal Engine code (such as a game) and the lifetime gross revenue of that product exceeds $1 million USD; in this case, the first $1 million remains royalty-free.
- There are also options for custom licenses that can include premium support; private training; negotiated terms for reduced royalties, no royalties, or other royalty negotiation basis; and more. Please contact Epic for information about a custom license for both games and non-games.
The Lyra Starter Game is an example gameplay project that can be downloaded for free.
Lyra was designed as a starting point for building and selling UE5 games. It is a hands-on learning resource that includes many key engine features, includes multiple maps and modes, and comes with a fully networked multiplayer environment. Epic will continually update this living project alongside future UE5 releases.
https://unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/learn/lyra
Credits: Quixel , Unreal , Epic Games
