AMANDA: Hey, folks!
While August signals the end of the season,
it also brings a new set of free Marketplace content!
Generate more than 10,000 unique female characters,
create customized levels quickly with an in-game level editor,
harness the natural elements, tidy up your sci-fi office,
and make animation easier with the Root Motion Guide--all
without spending a dime.
These are free through the month,
but we've added a high-quality landscape generator
to our permanent collection.
Head to the Marketplace to collect them all!
Get started with the latest features coming
in Unreal Engine 4.27 with Preview 4,
which you can now snag on the Epic Games launcher and GitHub.
Try out new virtual production workflows, updated archviz
and manufacturing pipelines, and more.
Visit the Unreal Engine 4.27 Preview forum thread
for a full list of updates and fixes,
and please share your feedback ahead of the full release!
Want to learn how Nanite, Unreal Engine 5's
virtualized micropolygon geometry system,
allows for millions of poly models
to be rendered effortlessly in real time?
Take a deep dive into the world of art production in our latest
presentation, Nanite in UE5: The End of Polycounts?,
on the Unreal Engine YouTube channel.
Or have you ever wondered how to animate a massive robot?
Technical Product Manager Jeremiah Grant
walks through the approach, implementation,
and tools we used to rig and animate "The Ancient One",
the giant 'bot our hero faces in the UE5 Early Access
project, Valley of the Ancient.
We're thrilled to announce the 2021 Epic MegaJam!
Our virtual game jam in which participants will have a chance
to show off their creativity, talent,
and win outstanding prizes by creating a game in just seven
days!
The fun starts August 26th, when we announce the theme
at the end of Inside Unreal.
Register now on the official 2021 Epic MegaJam Itch.io page,
where you'll also find the complete rules, prizing,
and helpful resources ahead of the jam.
The Rookie Awards is an art contest open to creators
in almost any digital medium, from VFX and games all the way
to VR and 3D visualization--and now we're excited to share this
year's winning projects created in Unreal Engine by these
talented young artists!
Watch these inspiring projects on the feed.
When tasked with reinventing the Dungeons & Dragons:
Dark Alliance formula, Montreal, Canada-based developer Tuque
Games set out to develop an action
RPG that would immerse players in harsh and unforgiving
Icewind Dale.
Roll for intuition to discover from their team
what it was like working with esteemed author R. A. Salvatore
and how they adapted D&D lore to design the game's
enemies, backgrounds and combat.
We've got big plans for SIGGRAPH 2021, which takes place
next week, August 9-13.
Join us for on-demand presentations on the Unreal
Fellowship, what's coming in Unreal Engine 4.27,
and for a live discussion on building the open Metaverse.
Head to the Unreal Engine feed to see our complete agenda
for the show.
It's time to give a shout out to our top weekly karma earners.
Let's hear it for:
Everynone, ClockworkOcean, Sakkash, Koudouk, ankit K
meena, Tuerer, GRIM.YA, T_Sumisaki, Cephalonized,
and 3DP_DanielM.
Jumping over to this week's spotlights,
debut-title and rising star Splitgate
is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer
shooter from 1047 Games that features
player-controlled portals.
The sci-fi shooter puts a unique spin on the FPS genre
with portal mechanics, delivering high-flying,
multi-dimensional combat.
Join the Beta on Steam today!
From Argentinian solo-developer Nehual Pascale,
Lihue is a narrative adventure that
takes place in the dream of a 26-year-old trans woman.
Through her memories, understand her deepest desires and fears,
and uncover what led her to undertake
a journey into the dream world.
Releasing on August 9, you can now wishlist Lihue now
on Steam.
After four years of development, Montreal, Canada-based studio
Norsfell has released Tribes of Midgard, a co-op game blending
action, survival, and roguelite elements.
Defend your village from invaders that threaten
to destroy the Seed of Yggdrasil,
or else face Ragnarok--the end of the world.
To take up an axe, head to Steam and download Tribes of Midgard!
Thanks for watching this week's News and Community Spotlight!