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WarKings is a Turn-based Tactics game, currently in pre production. benerot.com/warkings
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Advance Wars but plays like a turn-based CRPG⚔️
I've made a prototype Gameplay Demo available.
Give it a try over at benerot.itch.io/warkings and let me know what you think :D
#indiegame #Gaming #GameDemo #Unreal #TurnBased #CRPG
I've made a prototype Gameplay Demo available.
Give it a try over at benerot.itch.io/warkings and let me know what you think :D
#indiegame #Gaming #GameDemo #Unreal #TurnBased #CRPG
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Known issue that's been backlogged, unfortunately (issues.unrealengine.com/issue/UE-150...)
IIRC the recommendation is to sample it multiple times (not ideal, I know), but the TL;DR it'd look something like this snippet I whipped up a few years ago: dev.epicgames.com/community/sn...
IIRC the recommendation is to sample it multiple times (not ideal, I know), but the TL;DR it'd look something like this snippet I whipped up a few years ago: dev.epicgames.com/community/sn...
The Unreal Engine Issues and Bug Tracker
Welcome to the Unreal Engine Issue and Bug Tracker. You can check the status of an issue and search for existing bugs. See latest bug fixes too.
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September 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Known issue that's been backlogged, unfortunately (issues.unrealengine.com/issue/UE-150...)
IIRC the recommendation is to sample it multiple times (not ideal, I know), but the TL;DR it'd look something like this snippet I whipped up a few years ago: dev.epicgames.com/community/sn...
IIRC the recommendation is to sample it multiple times (not ideal, I know), but the TL;DR it'd look something like this snippet I whipped up a few years ago: dev.epicgames.com/community/sn...
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If you see this dialog in your Unreal Engine project, click Install. At Epic Games, we now ensure that the preferred toolchains for the current engine version are listed in the Visual Studio solution. #uetips
September 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
If you see this dialog in your Unreal Engine project, click Install. At Epic Games, we now ensure that the preferred toolchains for the current engine version are listed in the Visual Studio solution. #uetips
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The new Nanite Foliage Voxel representation is an absolute game changer for distant environments, density preservation is pretty much perfect.
5 min test scene i whipped up here.
~1 million 20 million poly trees scattered with PCG
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #GameDev #EnvironmentArt #RealTime
5 min test scene i whipped up here.
~1 million 20 million poly trees scattered with PCG
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #GameDev #EnvironmentArt #RealTime
July 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The new Nanite Foliage Voxel representation is an absolute game changer for distant environments, density preservation is pretty much perfect.
5 min test scene i whipped up here.
~1 million 20 million poly trees scattered with PCG
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #GameDev #EnvironmentArt #RealTime
5 min test scene i whipped up here.
~1 million 20 million poly trees scattered with PCG
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #GameDev #EnvironmentArt #RealTime
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📚 NEW article collection! The Epic TDR team was recently set up as an Organization on the Epic Developer Community, so now all of our presentations, demos, articles, and tutorials are listed in one convenient place!! Check out what we've made: tinyurl.com/EpicTDRonEDC
July 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
📚 NEW article collection! The Epic TDR team was recently set up as an Organization on the Epic Developer Community, so now all of our presentations, demos, articles, and tutorials are listed in one convenient place!! Check out what we've made: tinyurl.com/EpicTDRonEDC
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MetroidBRAINIA? Yep, that's right! Here's our excessively deep dive into our favorite new genre.
thinkygames.com/feat...
thinkygames.com/feat...
Metroidbrainia: An in-depth exploration of knowledge-gated games · Thinky Games
Thinky Games presents a definitive guide to metroidbrania games: What they are, how different games explore the idea in their own way, and a list of our favorites.
thinkygames.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
MetroidBRAINIA? Yep, that's right! Here's our excessively deep dive into our favorite new genre.
thinkygames.com/feat...
thinkygames.com/feat...
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First parts of Nanite Foliage pushed to UE5-Main today which includes the Voxel distance representations, upon some quick testing the perf increase in my scene was insane, 2x faster and looks much more dense too!
62fps -> 119fps
77,376 20 milllion poly trees
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #NaniteFoliage
62fps -> 119fps
77,376 20 milllion poly trees
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #NaniteFoliage
July 15, 2025 at 6:57 AM
First parts of Nanite Foliage pushed to UE5-Main today which includes the Voxel distance representations, upon some quick testing the perf increase in my scene was insane, 2x faster and looks much more dense too!
62fps -> 119fps
77,376 20 milllion poly trees
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #NaniteFoliage
62fps -> 119fps
77,376 20 milllion poly trees
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #NaniteFoliage
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Dylan's talk is like Cvar pornography. Cvar after Cvar fixing all sorts of rendering headaches. If you're focused on your projects visuals make sure you check it out!
Just over a week till #UnrealFest Bali, excited to catch up with everyone and also do a talk with lots of pretty graphics :)
If anyone wants to catch up ill see you there!
If anyone wants to catch up ill see you there!
June 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Dylan's talk is like Cvar pornography. Cvar after Cvar fixing all sorts of rendering headaches. If you're focused on your projects visuals make sure you check it out!
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Ever wondered if you could quickly implement asset validation using only Blueprints?
What if I told you it only takes 15 minutes?
youtu.be/Y4eBybP2LUo
#UnrealEngine #Unreal #EpicGames #UE #UE5 #Blueprints #EditorUtilities #gamedev #gamedevelopment #techart #assetpipeline #indiedev
What if I told you it only takes 15 minutes?
youtu.be/Y4eBybP2LUo
#UnrealEngine #Unreal #EpicGames #UE #UE5 #Blueprints #EditorUtilities #gamedev #gamedevelopment #techart #assetpipeline #indiedev
Your First Blueprint Validator in Unreal Engine - Square Texture Validator
YouTube video by Tech Art Corner
youtu.be
June 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Ever wondered if you could quickly implement asset validation using only Blueprints?
What if I told you it only takes 15 minutes?
youtu.be/Y4eBybP2LUo
#UnrealEngine #Unreal #EpicGames #UE #UE5 #Blueprints #EditorUtilities #gamedev #gamedevelopment #techart #assetpipeline #indiedev
What if I told you it only takes 15 minutes?
youtu.be/Y4eBybP2LUo
#UnrealEngine #Unreal #EpicGames #UE #UE5 #Blueprints #EditorUtilities #gamedev #gamedevelopment #techart #assetpipeline #indiedev
Had been using the same placeholder hit effect for ages, thought it was time to make it a little less basic.
A-B comparison. Nowhere near final of course.
#TurnBasedThursday #indiegame #VFX #gameart #UnrealEngine
A-B comparison. Nowhere near final of course.
#TurnBasedThursday #indiegame #VFX #gameart #UnrealEngine
May 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Had been using the same placeholder hit effect for ages, thought it was time to make it a little less basic.
A-B comparison. Nowhere near final of course.
#TurnBasedThursday #indiegame #VFX #gameart #UnrealEngine
A-B comparison. Nowhere near final of course.
#TurnBasedThursday #indiegame #VFX #gameart #UnrealEngine
Advance Wars but plays like a turn-based CRPG⚔️
I've made a prototype Gameplay Demo available.
Give it a try over at benerot.itch.io/warkings and let me know what you think :D
#indiegame #Gaming #GameDemo #Unreal #TurnBased #CRPG
I've made a prototype Gameplay Demo available.
Give it a try over at benerot.itch.io/warkings and let me know what you think :D
#indiegame #Gaming #GameDemo #Unreal #TurnBased #CRPG
May 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Advance Wars but plays like a turn-based CRPG⚔️
I've made a prototype Gameplay Demo available.
Give it a try over at benerot.itch.io/warkings and let me know what you think :D
#indiegame #Gaming #GameDemo #Unreal #TurnBased #CRPG
I've made a prototype Gameplay Demo available.
Give it a try over at benerot.itch.io/warkings and let me know what you think :D
#indiegame #Gaming #GameDemo #Unreal #TurnBased #CRPG
I've made an early prototype gameplay demo of WarKings available on benerot.itch.io/warkings
It's a cool turn-based-tactics indie game that blends Advance Wars with CRPG combat mechanics.
Take it for a ride and let me know what you think!
#indiegame #UnrealEngine #gamedev @itchio
It's a cool turn-based-tactics indie game that blends Advance Wars with CRPG combat mechanics.
Take it for a ride and let me know what you think!
#indiegame #UnrealEngine #gamedev @itchio
May 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I've made an early prototype gameplay demo of WarKings available on benerot.itch.io/warkings
It's a cool turn-based-tactics indie game that blends Advance Wars with CRPG combat mechanics.
Take it for a ride and let me know what you think!
#indiegame #UnrealEngine #gamedev @itchio
It's a cool turn-based-tactics indie game that blends Advance Wars with CRPG combat mechanics.
Take it for a ride and let me know what you think!
#indiegame #UnrealEngine #gamedev @itchio
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Last year a bunch of the Epic Games Technical Artists had a summit at HQ and we had the opportunity to take a 360 photo in the single most appropriate place you could take a 360 photo of Unreal Engine Technical Artists. Importing it into the editor as my default felt strangely wholesome.
May 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Last year a bunch of the Epic Games Technical Artists had a summit at HQ and we had the opportunity to take a 360 photo in the single most appropriate place you could take a 360 photo of Unreal Engine Technical Artists. Importing it into the editor as my default felt strangely wholesome.
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A winter race this weekend in #ClassicSportDriving!⛄️
It starts very fast, then spices up a bit!😉
#gameplay #gamedev #indiegame #racinggame #retrogames
It starts very fast, then spices up a bit!😉
#gameplay #gamedev #indiegame #racinggame #retrogames
May 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A winter race this weekend in #ClassicSportDriving!⛄️
It starts very fast, then spices up a bit!😉
#gameplay #gamedev #indiegame #racinggame #retrogames
It starts very fast, then spices up a bit!😉
#gameplay #gamedev #indiegame #racinggame #retrogames
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Reposted by Franco | Benerot 📡
Roguelikes galore in last week's #TurnBasedThursday showcase!
🎴 Custom card-building w/ tactical battles
📱 Pixel Dungeon-inspired Android game
🧙 16-bit fantasy RPG with expansive proc-gen worlds
🧪 Experimental open world roguelike in development
And more in 🧵! ⤵
#Gaming #TurnBased #IndieGames
🎴 Custom card-building w/ tactical battles
📱 Pixel Dungeon-inspired Android game
🧙 16-bit fantasy RPG with expansive proc-gen worlds
🧪 Experimental open world roguelike in development
And more in 🧵! ⤵
#Gaming #TurnBased #IndieGames
April 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Roguelikes galore in last week's #TurnBasedThursday showcase!
🎴 Custom card-building w/ tactical battles
📱 Pixel Dungeon-inspired Android game
🧙 16-bit fantasy RPG with expansive proc-gen worlds
🧪 Experimental open world roguelike in development
And more in 🧵! ⤵
#Gaming #TurnBased #IndieGames
🎴 Custom card-building w/ tactical battles
📱 Pixel Dungeon-inspired Android game
🧙 16-bit fantasy RPG with expansive proc-gen worlds
🧪 Experimental open world roguelike in development
And more in 🧵! ⤵
#Gaming #TurnBased #IndieGames
April 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As I wrap the Tech Demo, my mind is suddenly freeing tons and tons of ram to start thinking about the bigger picture and what comes next. Fun times! feels earned too :D
April 18, 2025 at 4:59 AM
As I wrap the Tech Demo, my mind is suddenly freeing tons and tons of ram to start thinking about the bigger picture and what comes next. Fun times! feels earned too :D
I enjoy looking back and seeing how much has been done already. Specially considering this is still closer to the start than to the end. iteration, iteration, iteration...
I started 5 months ago, wonder where it'll be like in a year.
#indiegame #solodev
I started 5 months ago, wonder where it'll be like in a year.
#indiegame #solodev
April 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I enjoy looking back and seeing how much has been done already. Specially considering this is still closer to the start than to the end. iteration, iteration, iteration...
I started 5 months ago, wonder where it'll be like in a year.
#indiegame #solodev
I started 5 months ago, wonder where it'll be like in a year.
#indiegame #solodev
Tidied up the map to conform to ground tile size.
Currently the tile size is just a guide I'm following for aesthetics purposes. But is the map tile generation size too.
#indiegame #unrealengine #environmentart #gaming #turnbased
Currently the tile size is just a guide I'm following for aesthetics purposes. But is the map tile generation size too.
#indiegame #unrealengine #environmentart #gaming #turnbased
April 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Tidied up the map to conform to ground tile size.
Currently the tile size is just a guide I'm following for aesthetics purposes. But is the map tile generation size too.
#indiegame #unrealengine #environmentart #gaming #turnbased
Currently the tile size is just a guide I'm following for aesthetics purposes. But is the map tile generation size too.
#indiegame #unrealengine #environmentart #gaming #turnbased
I have added Robo-Player opponent you can play against 1v1 on WarKings Tech Demo.
Its prime directive is to capture structures.
youtu.be/h7trYgzalYQ?...
#indiegames #gaming #turnbased #strategy #UnrealEngine
Its prime directive is to capture structures.
youtu.be/h7trYgzalYQ?...
#indiegames #gaming #turnbased #strategy #UnrealEngine
WarKings, M.D.W.S. - Tech Demo, playing against RoboPlayer 1v1
YouTube video by Benerot Empire
youtu.be
April 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I have added Robo-Player opponent you can play against 1v1 on WarKings Tech Demo.
Its prime directive is to capture structures.
youtu.be/h7trYgzalYQ?...
#indiegames #gaming #turnbased #strategy #UnrealEngine
Its prime directive is to capture structures.
youtu.be/h7trYgzalYQ?...
#indiegames #gaming #turnbased #strategy #UnrealEngine
Nothing final and far from done, but this is the first time I don't have any prototype/debug stuff on scene.
#indiegame #unrealengine #turnbased
#indiegame #unrealengine #turnbased
April 1, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Nothing final and far from done, but this is the first time I don't have any prototype/debug stuff on scene.
#indiegame #unrealengine #turnbased
#indiegame #unrealengine #turnbased
Even though WarKings is turn based I thought it could be cool to see the other players as drones flying around the battlefield.
I added this as part of my "ways to communicate" pass. You can also ping ang point at things.
#indiegame #unrealengine #turnbased #gamedev
I added this as part of my "ways to communicate" pass. You can also ping ang point at things.
#indiegame #unrealengine #turnbased #gamedev
February 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Even though WarKings is turn based I thought it could be cool to see the other players as drones flying around the battlefield.
I added this as part of my "ways to communicate" pass. You can also ping ang point at things.
#indiegame #unrealengine #turnbased #gamedev
I added this as part of my "ways to communicate" pass. You can also ping ang point at things.
#indiegame #unrealengine #turnbased #gamedev
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How to create beautiful terrain with erosion in Blender fast (thread) ✨
February 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
How to create beautiful terrain with erosion in Blender fast (thread) ✨
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I've recently decided to come back to this project, started a while ago, and try to finish it. I've already made some tweaks to the lighting and made new textures, and it feels much better! #EnvArtMastery #gameart #cinqueterre #environmentart #stylizedart #UnrealEngine #UE5
February 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I've recently decided to come back to this project, started a while ago, and try to finish it. I've already made some tweaks to the lighting and made new textures, and it feels much better! #EnvArtMastery #gameart #cinqueterre #environmentart #stylizedart #UnrealEngine #UE5
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Happy #PortfolioDay! I'm Sheila, a freelance 3D Environment Artist from Italy, specialized in stylized art!🌼
🎨 www.artstation.com/sheila_a
🎨 www.artstation.com/sheila_a
January 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Happy #PortfolioDay! I'm Sheila, a freelance 3D Environment Artist from Italy, specialized in stylized art!🌼
🎨 www.artstation.com/sheila_a
🎨 www.artstation.com/sheila_a