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exmachina64 · Mar 2, 2015

Fuck you, Epic, for charging me for my subscription two days ago.

Daknight · Mar 2, 2015

Sweet...this is going to be a long download

(3.9 GB for those wondering). Does anyone know if I can pack it up and install in another computer? Cause downloading it in each computer I use seem like a crappy idea xP

Rösti · Mar 2, 2015

Very intriguing. I will see if I can write something simple just for trying this out. I've always liked the framework of Unreal Engine, this should be fun.

Chobel · Mar 2, 2015

Holy shit! This is so fucking good.

Dictator93 · Mar 2, 2015

Dizzy-4U said:
Oh yeah!!! would you look at that!

https://docs.unrealengine.com/lates...her&utm_medium=software&utm_campaign=learntab

This is both "convenient" as it is kinda gross. Double edged blade.

edit: Does UE4 even support SLI or multi-GPU yet?

ScepticMatt · Mar 2, 2015

Unreal going for the kill against CryEngine/Unity.

MikeHattsu · Mar 2, 2015

Nice!

viveks86 · Mar 2, 2015

Whoa! That's awesome! Based unreal

Falk · Mar 2, 2015

Durante said:
and better PC ports across the board.

ashecitism · Mar 2, 2015

Kezen said:
That's the plan. Epic is banking all they have on the success of their engine.
But I hope they have enough funds for a AAA game. Those Infiltrator assets have to be from one of their internal project, right ?

I'm not interested in Fortnite. I was that futuristic/sci-fi IP based on the Samaritan/Infiltrator.

Last year there was an interview where Sweeney hinted at an unnanounced big project.

EDarkness · Mar 2, 2015

I would use them, but they really need to add more platforms.

Garrett Hawke · Mar 2, 2015

Awesome news

as a Mac user I couldn't get the free UDK so I've been waiting a while for my uni to give me a UE4 license, but this solves that.

prodystopian · Mar 2, 2015

Durante said:
UE4 must be massively successful for Epic. Either that, or this is desperation, but from everything I have observed that seems incredibly unlikely.

I feel like the sub cost to entry was higher than it was worth for them to get indies to start using their engine. Also, getting more people using the engine means they can make more money off of things like services and their asset store. These are just my guesses on this.

1. This is awesome and makes me want to play around with UE4 even more.
2. I'm surprised at them dropping the fee even for consulting and non-games types.

Doc Holliday · Mar 2, 2015

wow, they just refunded my subscription fee!

Awesome

KKRT00 · Mar 2, 2015

Dictator93 said:
At this point it does not even seem like competition anymore. Epic was seemingly crushing Unity and Cryengine as of late with their updates and community interaction, this feels more like "the final nail in the proverbial coffin."

This is a microsoft like move actually. It takes money to make this step and Epic must be swimming in it.

Its not like they would do that if there was no competition

And Frostbite is also a competition for them.

mnannola · Mar 2, 2015

Wow this huge!

The VR support already in UE4 4.7 is incredible. If VR takes off, Epic is going to make a killing. Can't wait to see how Unity / CryEngine react to this news.

Competition is great.

JordanN · Mar 2, 2015

EDarkness said:
I would use them, but they really need to add more platforms.

PS4/XBO/PC/Mobile

????

ashecitism · Mar 2, 2015

Dmented said:
Did we get some money back? I have $30 credit in my account now.

exmachina64 said:
Fuck you, Epic, for charging me for my subscription two days ago.

Read the full post.

In going free, well be issuing a pro-rated refund to current subscribers for their most recent months payment. And, everyone who has ever paid for a UE4 subscription will receive a $30 credit that can be spent in the Unreal Engine Marketplace.

Kezen · Mar 2, 2015

ashecitism said:
Last year there was an interview where Sweeney hinted at an unnanounced big project.

I hope PC is part of their roadmap then.

EDarkness · Mar 2, 2015

JordanN said:
PS4/XBO/PC/Mobile

????

Vita, Wii U, Mac, etc.

The Shogun · Mar 2, 2015

Isn't Epic also converting devs games into DX12 for them for free? As long as they are built on UE4? I thought I heard that recently

Dizzy-4U · Mar 2, 2015

exmachina64 said:
Fuck you, Epic, for charging me for my subscription two days ago.

You should have that money in your balance now. I've got back $30 from paying it last week.

SniperHunter · Mar 2, 2015

SniperHunter said:
what kind of machine do you need to use this engine?

?? can it work on a laptop? it does get really hot though

Majanew · Mar 2, 2015

Welp, guess I gotta build a beefy PC now so I can make the best game ever.

TheChaos0 · Mar 2, 2015

Wow, that's nice. Real nice.

Akai__ · Mar 2, 2015

20$/month -> free for educational purposes -> free for students via GitHub -> free to everyone

Pretty nice.

The Shogun said:
Off the top of my head upcoming big titles on UE4

Isn't Arkham Knight UE4, too?

Accoun · Mar 2, 2015

JordanN said:
PS4/XBO/PC/Mobile

????

Vita, 3DS?

The Shogun · Mar 2, 2015

Akai__ said:
20$/month -> free for educational purposes -> free for students via GitHub -> free to everyone

Pretty nice.

Isn't Arkham Knight UE4, too?

Pretty sure its massively modified UE3

KKRT00 · Mar 2, 2015

Akai__ said:
Isn't Arkham Knight UE4, too?

No, its UE 3.9

Sinatar · Mar 2, 2015

Does Unreal have a community asset store like Unity? That asset store is the biggest reason people use Unity, not the cost.

Dead Prince · Mar 2, 2015

sweet. i get $20 back now. lol

PLASTICA-MAN · Mar 2, 2015

Akai__ said:
20$/month -> free for educational purposes -> free for students via GitHub -> free to everyone

Pretty nice.

Isn't Arkham Knight UE4, too?

Nope! Now any devs have no reasons not to use it !

justsomeguy · Mar 2, 2015

Orayn said:
C++ is the main thing, yeah, but apparently there is a way to use C# now.

It also has Blueprint, which is a fairly powerful visual scripting system.

Thanks. Nice!

Arkhanor · Mar 2, 2015

Awesome! I will get back to study UDK and hope to release something this year!

Kyzer · Mar 2, 2015

Holy shit

InquisitorAles · Mar 2, 2015

Just got email with this news, i'm speechless and can't express in words my excitement now, sorry.

Orayn · Mar 2, 2015

Akai__ said:
Isn't Arkham Knight UE4, too?

Nope, still a kitted-out UE3. They probably started work on it right on the cusp on when UE4 was becoming available and opted for the more refined tools as a result.

meptrep · Mar 2, 2015

Sinatar said:
Does Unreal have a community asset store like Unity? That asset store is the biggest reason people use Unity, not the cost.

It does, but there are not a whole lot of items on it currently. Hopefully that'll change now that the engine is free.

Accoun · Mar 2, 2015

EDarkness said:
Vita, Wii U, Mac, etc.

It does support Mac though. Linux as well.

desu · Mar 2, 2015

CyberPunked said:
Well, shit. Crytek need to step it up with CryEngine now more than ever.

They already lost, it's almost a year since they announced EAAS Cryengine, they promised a lot but if you look at the Streamforums/Official forums it's still barely anyone using it. Documentation seems to have improved but still lightyears behind of what Epic/Unity does.

Sad thing because I think the engine can do some really neat results (Crysis/Ryse) are a testament to that. It's just that the engine is simply not indie friendly, and probably will never be.

Akai__ · Mar 2, 2015

The Shogun said:
Pretty sure its massively modified UE3

KKRT00 said:
No, its UE 3.9

PLASTICA-MAN said:
Nope! Now any devs have no reasons not to use it !

Orayn said:
Nope, still a kitted-out UE3. They probably started work on it right on the cusp on when UE4 was becoming available and opted for the more refined tools as a result.

Didn't know that. :O

cleveridea · Mar 2, 2015

Thanks for the link, looks like Linux isnt quite there yet but at least its coming

Please note that Linux UE4 Editor is NOT production worthy yet as there are many issues that need to be ironed out. We welcome everyone to try it out and report any bugs they might find, but please do not rely on it for any of your serious projects - your safest bet for UE development right now is still under Windows.

TheRed · Mar 2, 2015

Wow, I just paid for it last month and was gonna cancel, now I guess I don't have to!

Kinthalis · Mar 2, 2015

Welp, time to go through all those Unreal tutorials.

Xpliskin · Mar 2, 2015

Complete codebase, for free ?

Hnnnnnnnggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

Game programmers have no excuse to suck anymore.

"Just emulate what UE is doing, it's open source *trollface* "

JordanN · Mar 2, 2015

EDarkness said:
Vita, Wii U, Mac, etc.

Accoun said:
Vita, 3DS?

The engine was built way after those platforms were made.
There's also Mac support.

Edwards_Omatic · Mar 2, 2015

What an Epic move... This is Unreal

I regret nothing

The Shogun · Mar 2, 2015

Would be crazy if that Bethesda rumor from like 2 years ago was true. I doubt it because it likely would have been put in the open by now but there was talk for a bit Bethesda was using it

^DJ_Link^ · Mar 2, 2015

such a great move from Epic, well done.
this will solve the problem with many devs not having the money to start playing around for the first months, this way you pay only if you end up making money from it. Makes sense

Muskieratboi · Mar 2, 2015

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GODAMNIT EPIC, YOU JUST INVALIDATED MY TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR UNIVERSITY GAME DEVELOPMENT COURSE THAT USES THE UDK.

(But still, awesome news.)

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