Game engines and shader stuttering: Unreal Engine's solution to the problem
Take a deep dive into Pipeline State Object (PSO) precaching and find out how this innovative technique has evolved since its introduction in UE 5.2 to the point that it now prevents most kinds of shader compilation stutters.Bringing Unreal Engine on macOS up to feature parity with Windows—progress report
Today, we’re excited to share a comprehensive update on the state of Unreal Engine running on macOS devices. Our goal is to achieve feature parity with Windows and provide a cohesive experience for users across all platforms. Find out how we’re doing.Explore the new updates to the Game Animation Sample Project in UE 5.5
The Game Animation Sample Project has been updated for UE 5.5 with over 300 animations, a new Experimental setup that provides better artist control without diminishing quality, setups that are 100% networked and ready for multiplayer, mobile support—and more!
EVERSPACE 2 sets a course for the future through Unreal Engine 5EVERSPACE 2 developer ROCKFISH games shares some of the benefits and challenges found during its experience migrating from UE4 to UE5.
Bringing Verse Transactional Memory Semantics to C++From Fortnite version 28.10, some of our servers are compiled with a new compiler that gives C++ transactional memory semantics compatible with Verse. Find out how the compiler and its runtime work and how this will impact the Verse ecosystem.
Taking the leap on Nightingale: How Inflexion Games upgraded from UE4 to UE5 mid-developmentSenior team members at Inflexion Games reveal why they chose to upgrade to Unreal Engine 5 midway through developing Nightingale, and share tips, tricks, and best practices that could help you do the same with your project.
Inside the Medieval Game Environment, now updated for UE5Learn more about how we’ve updated the Medieval Game Environment to use the latest Unreal Engine features. Now available on the UE Marketplace.
How Odyssey Interactive launched live-service game Omega Strikers across mobile, console, and PCOdyssey Interactive shares techniques and best practices used to release Omega Strikers on Android and iOS simultaneously with Console and PC.
Unreal Engine 5.2 brings native support for Apple Silicon and other developments for macOSStarting with Unreal Engine 5.2, the Unreal Editor for macOS is built and distributed as a universal binary, providing native support for past-generation Intel-based and current-generation Apple Silicon-based Macs in a single package. This tech blog will explain what that means for you.
Lumen brings real-time global illumination to Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 4Discover how Lumen elevated the lighting in Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 4 with accurate global illumination, ray-traced reflections on glossy surfaces (even indoors), and dynamic lighting that reacts to game events in real time.
Virtual Shadow Maps in Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 4Explore how Virtual Shadow Maps combine with the power of Nanite to efficiently render accurate shadows—from close range all the way to the horizon—in Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 4.
Bringing Nanite to Fortnite Battle Royale in Chapter 4Discover how the new Nanite Programmable Rasterizer in Unreal Engine 5.1 enables you to leverage features like World Position Offset, Pixel Depth Offset, custom UVs, and more—and see the system in action in Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 4!
Virtual Assets in Unreal Engine 5.1—smaller, faster data syncsWant a way to streamline your game development process with smaller workspaces and faster data syncs? A new feature released with Unreal Engine 5.1 could be just the thing you’re looking for. Explore Virtual Assets in this tech blog.
Chasing the Unseen leverages fractal math to generate its environmentsFind out how a solo indie developer leveraged Unreal, Houdini, and fractal math to create otherworldly landscapes filled with colossal creatures.
STRIDE developer Joy Way shares their VR cross-platform multiplayer practicesJoy Way Multiplayer Lead Artem Tarasov details how to create cross-platform features and connect an Unreal application with custom backend services and pass-through config values in order to handle a “one OS - multiple Platforms” case.
Preparing for the future of architecture with Collab Viewer TemplateThe Collab Viewer Template in Unreal Engine, customized for architecture, makes it easy to meet with others inside your design, and to measure, section, scale and annotate in real time. Find out more about this innovative tool, with features based on feedback from AEC professionals.
Procedural music generation with QuartzGet the inside story on how Unreal Engine’s Quartz audio subsystem was synced with striking visuals to kick off Fortnite Chapter Three, season three. The resulting bioluminescent forest pulsated in time with procedurally generated beats.
Inspired by Kurosawa samurai films, Trek to Yomi is one of the most visually striking games of the yearFind out how Flying Wild Hog used Unreal Engine to create a fun samurai action game that emulates the art style of classic Akira Kurosawa movies. From complex camera moves to time-reversed FX, Trek to Yomi was no ordinary project.
Environment artist explains how he created near photo-realistic train station using UE53D Artist Lorenzo Drago walks us through how he created the viral digital recreation of Etchū-Daimon Station and shares how he handled creating the day/night scene, camera motion, and animation.
Unreal Engine 5 goes all-in on dynamic global illumination with LumenLumen is Unreal Engine 5’s new fully dynamic global illumination and reflections system. Lumen is enabled out of the box, ushering in a new era of dynamic lighting in games where artists can forget about multi-hour lighting builds and designers can create more dynamic worlds.
Chaos Scene Queries and Rigid Body Engine in UE5With Unreal Engine 5.0, our internal physics engine Chaos ships as the default physics engine. This document will cover the current state of UE 5.0 physics and touch on the ongoing work that will be done for 5.1.