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Unreal Engine 4 is free for use now
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CamHostage
Member
No Vita support
This is gonna mean fewer indie Vita games.
I am sad.
I always fear for what certain paradigm shifts in gaming might mean to platforms like my beloved Vita (it's becoming the only gaming device I use these days, though I want to make a concerted effort to get back into 3DS too,) but Unity still has a lot of momentum and backing behind it. I imagine they'll have to come up with a pricing scheme of their own to combat this change in UE4 cost, but Unity has been aggressive in the past. And UE4 still has support limitations that, while dwindling in priority every year gaming platforms evolve, still leave a chunk of the market unavailable to game designers who chose that engine.
That being said, Unity has only meant so much to my Vita (and consoles in general) so far, it still seems to be the mobile designers' plaything. Unreal has always been the "non-Indie" preferred solution, and now that pricing scales have tipped, it might make inroads in the indie circuit as well.
Click the Unreal Engine tab and then go to Library and Add Versions. Use 4.7 as it's the latest.
That1BlackGuy
Member
No Vita support
This is gonna mean fewer indie Vita games.
I am sad.
If UE4 works with PhyreEngine that may be a workaround, I know GameMaker and Unity works fine with it.
deeptech
Member
Yea , looks so sick. I can't wait to finish downloading
Thank you!
There is also a huge changelog aside the first textured map
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Version_Notes
Do we need a new thread?
Theanine3D
Member
Even when it was $20 a month, I already found it to be an amazing deal. Now it's free!?
Makes me wonder why people bother even using Unity at this point.
Makes me wonder why people bother even using Unity at this point.
Purple Cheeto
Member
Go watch the tutorial vids on BluePrint. You *don't* have to write any C++ code in theory.
crisdecuba
Member
Potentially a stupid stupid question, but is UE4 in any way like a program like 3D Studio Max, or do they complement each other?
UE has a level editor that lets you make terrain, build that consist of simple shapes (brushes), and place pre-fabs, but for creating detailed models or anything animated/moveable you'll definitely need some kind of modeling program.
Jessie.Bristol
Member
Not for creating character models, no. You can use Blender to make 3D Character models and it's free as well. You can animate the 3D models in Blender or use UE4's animation system.
Can you not buy a royalty free license for megabucks, or is everyone on the 5% deal now?
Uncle Rupee
Banned
Because 5% of sales could work out to way more than a Unity pro license? Plus Unreal isn't set up to allow publishing on Wii U, is it?
MrCunningham
Member
I think they might still have the royalty free megabucks option for larger AAA devs. I have a feeling that they didn't terminate that license and just added this second option for indie devs. Though I could be wrong.
Jacksinthe
Banned
5% is why along with fewer export options. Let me pay a flat fee. Good news for people that like UE4 tho!
Hell, Unreal was $500000, from what I've heard somewhere.
Linearskillz
Member
The best engine gets even better!
skLaFarebear
Member
Mostly familiarity for me. That and that's what my college teaches. C# is more like Java which our basic CS classes teach. So it was an easier transition for me.
However, I will be teaching myself C++ when I have the opportunity. I can't pass up something like this.
Whoah. No roid rage character designs makes me a happy man.
PLASTICA-MAN
Member
Wait till you see the map itslef Called DM-Outpost, also there is DM-Lea. Download DM-Lea in the marketp)lace for free and you will be really amazed. DM-Outpost is the best thing ever happening to UT, eats too much ressources and may crash your pc, still worth doing
DM-Outpost:
And people still think UE3 can do this -_- !
Play the map and you will see the beauty of the waterfalls outside !
Visualante2
Member
Architecture firms have loads of money, bonkers that they are somehow exempt.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
You could say this is.... unreal.
HOLY ****
Also I am guessing this is why Unity tweeted out to watch their Keynote Tomorrow for big announcements...
Is this song used in every sizzle real from GDC? I've heard it almost every year now even though it's really awesome.
I still love Unity more!
Also I am guessing this is why Unity tweeted out to watch their Keynote Tomorrow for big announcements...
jediyoshi
Member
Autodesk (3dmax/maya) showing off their game engine on Wednesday.
http://www.autodesk.com/campaigns/stingray
http://www.autodesk.com/campaigns/stingray
PLASTICA-MAN
Member
What? Every company now is making their own game engine? What is next? Pizza Hut Game Engine? -_-
Wait till you see the map itslef Called DM-Outpost, also there is DM-Lea. Download DM-Lea in the marketp)lace for free and you will be really amazed. DM-Outpost is the best thing ever happening to UT, eats too much ressources and may crash your pc, still worth doing
DM-Outpost:
And people still think UE3 can do this -_- !
Play the map and you will see the beauty of the waterfalls outside !
Ah, I haven't gotten around to installing an additional 4gB of RAM, if it's that resource heav I'm afraid 4gB won't cut it :lol. I have two 2gB sticks lying around but they're 1/3rd the speed and thats just yuck. Still gonna download and dick around, I tried out the Elemental demo a few days ago and it was pretty hot (Pun not indended).
Refreshing to see a program not install in (x86) for a change.
PLASTICA-MAN
Member
I have a 2GB GPU, 8GB RAM and Core i7 CPU and this map overheats my PC and makes it crash within seconds. DM-Lea works fine and is less demanding. Try to be careful with DM-Outpost, it needs a very high-end rig !
HYPE!
E3 hype already? too soon!
c#
Heh, interesting news to me since I used to work at Unity as an artist. There is that Unity announcement in 7 hours though, wonder what they have planned (according to my sister who still works there, the announcement was planned for months now, so its not a knee-jerk reaction to Epic's announcement).
I actually played around for 10 minutes by myself in DM Outpost on High settings and 1080p. Ran around 45-60+ (had to enable Vsync).
That's on an R9 280x and FX-6300. In fact I thought it ran much better than a pre-alpha has any right to. I sure hope the texture streaming isn't as severe of an issue in UE4 as it was in UE3 though. You might want to check your fans or something D:
Damn, this shit in DX12 is gonna be some hot smooth action.
They have server issues. Just wait.
Turin Turambar
Member
It sounds like you don't have a good ventilation in your pc.
A decent computer should be able to perform @ 100% power during hours without problem.
Naked Snake
Member
That or perhaps thermal paste on the CPU needs replacing (that was the cause of my PC's overheating).
Either joke post or you're a prodigy <_<
PLASTICA-MAN
Member
Yep you are so right. I have a craptop that starts to verheat and the fan overworking for months now, and every demanding game crashes for me.