Unreal Engine 5.4 Feature Highlights

Swamp scene with awesome weather effects in UE5 ⛈ Pasquale Scionti shared a look at a moody new 3D swamp scene powered by Unreal Engine 5. Set up in UE5.3, the scene's lighting setup mixes HDR and Directional Light, along with physically-based light values. The author also used the Sky Creator plugin.

Alina M. G. guided us through Sekiro's Prosthetic Arm project, explaining the approach to reference gathering, detailing the texturing techniques for a complex object featuring a wide variety of materials, and sharing valuable rendering and presentation tips with Unreal Engine 5. Read the interview: https://80.lv/articles/recreating-sekiro-s-shinobi-prosthetic-arm-with-zbrush-ue5/ #art #3d #3dart #zbrush #unreal #unrealengine #unrealengine5 #ue #ue5 #marmoset

Alexey Kovalsky shared a step-by-step breakdown explaining how a Victorian-era London was recreated in 3D, showing how the fSpy tool was used during the modeling stage, and discussing the lighting setup in Unreal Engine 5. #3D #3dart #digitalart #unrealengine5 #environmantart

Unreal Engine has announced that its motion matching technology is now production-ready. They will be releasing a sample project along with over 500 free animations for users. #epicgames #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #gdc2024 #gdc #unrealengine5

Then, Amy Hennig's Skydance New Media and Marvel Games revealed Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, an upcoming narrative-driven action-adventure game created with Unreal Engine 5. #gdc #gdc2024 #unrealengine #unrealengine5 #marvel #marvel1943

Ali Siddiqui shared a detailed tutorial explaining how to leverage Unreal Engine 5.4's new tools to create a procedural foliage growth effect. Watch the tutorial: https://cgshares.com/blogs/1105/Artist-Shows-How-to-Grow-Procedural-Foliage-in-Unreal-Engine #unrealengine #unrealengine5 #ue5 #unreal #unreal5 #tutorial #tutorials #gamedev #indiedev #3dart #3dprocedural #proceduralart #vfx #visualeffects

You may have noticed a new reel featuring some of the fantastic hashtag#UnrealEngine creators at the State of Unreal. Check it out! #GDC

Free assets: download Barney's Basement, Sentient Art's free Unreal Engine VR demo and asset pack. The retro sci-fi environment includes 150+ 3D models, ranging from small props to vehicles, and is licensed for commercial use.

Rayane S., a VFX Artist, shared a brief breakdown of the Fire Beam project, explaining the approach and workflow behind a stylized fire VFX made with Unreal Engine, Houdini, and Substance 3D Designer. Full breakdown: https://lnkd.in/deJMJywQ #art #3d #3dart #vfx #vfxbreakdown #vfxartist #unrealengine #unrealengine5 #unreal #unreal5 #houdini #houdinifx #substance3d #substance3ddesigner

Upcoming Unreal Engine-powered shooter with Max Payne vibes 🔫 VRESKI offered a new look at their upcoming first-person shooter that is filled with Max Payne vibes. Check out this action-packed teaser with slow-motion action and satisfying blowouts. #unrealengine #UE5 #gamedev #indiedev #3dart #games #videogames

Advanced plug-in for controlling weather in Unreal Engine ⛈ Check out a new demo of Sky Creator shared by Technical Artist and Developer Dmitry Karpukhin. This plug-in lets its user control dynamic weather and time of day in Unreal Engine. The creator showcased enhanced materials and FX, including rain, raindrops, rain ripples, snow, volumetric mist, wind, and more. #UE5 #unrealengine #gamedev #indiedev #3dart #gamedevelopment

Giovanna Barcelos walked us through the Corners of Croatia project, explaining the step-by-step process of making the beautiful realistic town scenery and sharing useful tips and resources for beginner 3D Artists interested in mastering Substance 3D, Maya, and Unreal Engine 5.

Animations with ink in Maya & Unreal Engine ✒ Principal Gameplay Animator Martin Chang aka TuxedoPato shared a cool animation demo with VFX inspired by ink. The sequence was set up using Maya and Unreal Engine. #maya #unrealengine #UE5 #animation #vfx #gamedev #indiedev #3dart

Ilenia Di Maria presents her latest project: an immersive environment that seamlessly blends nature and architecture. Discover the entire setup, from the majestic tree to the dense jungle, the cave, and the peaceful waterfalls.

Unreal Engine with Path tracing. Abc and Vdb for the dirt and smoke.

The modular fluidsim tool FluidNinja LIVE rolled out an update with a single volume function, capable of handling all native Unreal Engine Volume Types: Fog, Clouds, and newly introduced Heterogeneous Volumes. #FluidNinja #FluidNinjaLive #UnrealEngine #UnrealEngine4 #UnrealEngine5 #UE5 #VFX #realtimevfx #games #videogames #gamedev #gamedevelopment

Cinematic Animation Director Alireza Fattahi shared a breakdown of his impressive cinematic scene made with photoscanned objects in Unreal Engine 5 and talked about the nuances of rendering hyper-realistic objects and scenarios. Full breakdown: https://lnkd.in/di9qcQ4J #unrealengine #unrealengine5 #ue #ue5 #games #videogames #gameindustry #gamedev #gamedevelopment #maya #lighting #rendering #rendering3d #postproduction

Voxel Plugin developer Victor C. unveiled a "super cheap" solution for generating Nanite geometry in UE5 at runtime. The author plans to open-source the code in a few days: https://lnkd.in/dtmxsDqS #unrealengine #unrealengine5 #ue5 #unreal #nanite #gamedev #indiedev #voxels #3d #3dart