Tag Archives: Epic Games

Fortnite is the first game using Unreal Engine 5.1, supporting Nanite, Lumen & Virtual Shadow Maps

Epic Games has launched the fourth chapter of Fortnite, and has ported the game to Unreal Engine 5.1. As such, Fortnite is the first game powered by Unreal Engine 5.1 that supports Nanite, Lumen and Virtual Shadow Maps. Continue reading Fortnite is the first game using Unreal Engine 5.1, supporting Nanite, Lumen & Virtual Shadow Maps

Unreal Engine 5.1 detailed, will attempt to fix shader compilation stutters

Epic Games has detailed the key features of the brand new iteration of Unreal Engine 5, Unreal Engine 5.1. According to the dev team, Unreal Engine 5.1 will bring numerous Nanite and Lumen improvements. Moreover, it will attempt to fix the annoying shader compilation stutters we’ve seen in a lot of Unreal Engine 4 games. Continue reading Unreal Engine 5.1 detailed, will attempt to fix shader compilation stutters

The first preview version of Unreal Engine 5 is available for download

Epic Games has just released the first preview version of its latest engine, Unreal Engine 5, to the public. This new version is more stable and better optimized than its Early Access version. As such, developers can now experiment with it in order to create new projects. Continue reading The first preview version of Unreal Engine 5 is available for download