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Massive optical improvements for the games of the future – the Unreal Engine 5 promises no less. And the first tech demos are already showing how good the engine will look.
MAWi United, a Europe development team from Wuppertal, have already worked with big names like Remedy and Lucasfilm Ltd. worked together. Now the team has released some videos that present the new version 5.1 of the Unreal Engine in all its graphic glory.
It shows a desert landscape at different times of the day. The results are extremely impressive.
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Unreal Engine 5.1 is the first major update
With the 5.1 update, Epic is giving the Unreal Engine improvements for Lumen, Nanite and Virtual Shadow Maps in particular. All in all, this allows for more realism in lighting, shadows and 3D modelling.
- with Lumen Among other things, every scene is dynamically illuminated. This means that light rays react to changes in the environment, such as the position of the sun.
- Nanites on the other hand, massively increases the level of detail of the geometry through the use of virtualized micro-polygons.
- Dank Virtual Shadow Maps the complex geometry is complemented by high-resolution shadows.
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All of these improvements are primarily intended to make the developer’s job easier by letting the engine do most of the work itself. As a developer, you should only have to intervene as little as possible. You can find out more about Unreal Engine 5.1 at the official website
MAWi United recently caused waves in the gaming community with another tech demo. Their Redwood Forest demo not only looked extremely good, but also brought even powerful gaming PCs to their knees. You can find out more about this here:
This Unreal Engine 5.1 demo not only melted my PC but also my heart
If you want to know which games will use Unreal Engine 5, check out our list:
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Are you looking forward to Unreal Engine 5 or do you have a specific game or series that you wish would use this engine? How do you like the demos of MAWi United? Tell us in the comments!
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