Unreal Engine 5.4 Preview 1 | State of Unreal | GDC 2024

Today we launched Unreal Engine 5.4 Preview 1 with the full release coming in late April. UE 5.4 introduces a number of rendering performance improvements, including major updates to Nanite, such as Nanite Tessellation that enables you to achieve far higher visual fidelity without making meshes larger on disk.
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[@RyanGamesOfficial]

Seeing all the improvements to UE makes me jealous! haha

[@almostagamedev]

I've been searching for motion matching resources for quite some time now, and I almost gave up on using it for my project due to the lack of good quality material available, especially at my experience level. Even the documentation didn't help me much when I was just starting out. Now that it's production-ready and there's a project example to study, I feel like I'll finally be able to fully understand how it works. Thank you!

[@123zatchbell]

you see if they've released it yet? can't find it anywhere

[@ronbritocg]

How can I find the Project Example?

[@dfghgg6167]

@@123zatchbell It is coming out with the official release in April(?)

[@Sleezy.Design]

@@dfghgg6167yes he in an article that the release of the final version will be "in a month or so" along with motion matching

[@peacechief]

I can't wait to release my first game in Unreal 5.

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

What’s your game about?

[@peacechief]

@@dark_nightwing_xl2797 Owning/operating a paranormal investigation company. First person single player and multiplayer co-op PvE.

[@SairawkerhX]

Start using UE last year and its a perfect time to dive on...Incredible!

[@LuisRdzG10]

I want to start this year, what path do you recommend?

[@guinea_piggg3930]

Improved build times, good news

[@violentpixelation5486]

So great.. excited about the things to come. 💯👍🔥 #unrealengine

[@tehf00n]

I've been using Unreal since 2010 and I've struggled to keep up. I still struggle to keep up. This is a lot to learn.

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

Oh I didn’t know you can use it like that

[@AlleyKatPr0]

'98 for me

[@knartfocker_]

Learn only what you need

[@tehf00n]

@@knartfocker_ I do, but after 14 years and all the updates, it's still a lot. Even catching up on changes to things I do know. That being said, the "learn only what you need" method is only good for starters. Once you become a professional you need to stay ahead of the curve. Especially when you are the technical lead on a project and have to devise all the systems in the best way possible. Learning only what you need will cause you to make many mistakes in those circumstances.

[@contris1]

@@tehf00n its hard but on the positive side, UE5 will be here for some time and the pace of new features should slow down a bit as it will mature. Also you dont have to have expert knowledge in every area as tech lead, one person cant cover all.

[@DavidBoura]

Please stop misrepresenting Audio. It deserves the same attention than the other techs. More docs, tutos etc. PLEASE.

[@hunterxhunter6182]

💯💯💯

[@VRBen]

This is really bombastic! So many cool new things! 🤯

[@ordinas7]

When UE has better parkour in their demo than assassins creed recent games 🥲

[@UnrealRealism]

I have to say… 500+ animations from Mocap data…. Is super exciting. Seriously. That’s awesome.

[@UnrealRealism]

Modular control rigs! Woot

[@tatoforever]

Fast shader compiles is a good addition. I work all day long with in-engine shading models and its a pain having to compile all engine shaders when making minor changes. Glad this is improved in 5.4! Way to go Epic!

[@mayukhmitra9462]

i am going crazy now for using these tools in Virtual Production (Personal Use) and new metahuman features for commercial uses

[@B.lieve144]

So many new things to learn and even more things i didn't know about. 😅

[@alxleiva]

amazing!

[@vincebgamedev7455]

well , i remember asking in a devstream of epicgames, if motionmatching will be a thing for indiedevelopers like when for honor came out and they say no :D glad to hear its coming now

[@everyday_migrants]

Looks great!

[@galacticgeek2616]

Can I create the Nanite Tesselation with the PCG plugin?

[@uvb76enjoyer]

just started downloading the ue5.3 and then i see the ue5.4 coming out

[@Vohaul214]

Epic does it again! Nice.

[@_EliteKnight_]

Epic! You are the best!

[@artakavetisyan392]

Where we can get new animations?

[@legenderry25]

When do we get the animations sample project?

[@xwcott]

when 5.4 releases, so probably in around 3-4 weeks

[@thomasbuffler6041]

@@xwcott 5.4 is out, the project is no where to be found

[@xwcott]

@@thomasbuffler6041 yes, unfortunately, i was wrong and the sample project is not yet ready

[@milztempelrowski9281]

Thank you to all the parents, who paid for the microtransactions in Fortnite that make this possible.

[@sabhikhan10]

Oh my gaawd! Wow!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@BWallin]

Incredible work Epic Games. You've changed the gaming industry forever and you make history every fee years. Thank you

[@AIGameMonster]

Can the animation tools of UE5.4 animate 2D sprite image?

[@UnchartedWorlds]

UE5 can already do that even without 5.4

[@branidev]

Every time i see new update for Unreal i regret i started with Unity... so much invested time into B-Tier engine i could go with Unreal!

[@St4rdog]

It won't beat Unity until the new scenegraph system is released. See 53:25 of the "State of Unreal | GDC 2024" video. The best part of Unity is the hierarchy/inspector. Unreal is still way behind there.

[@indiecore-2022]

​@St4rdog I made and released a game using unity and it was fun to learn on, but with blueprints In unreal I can never go back to writing C# scripts and attaching them to everything

[@francoisdelachapelle3468]

@@St4rdog Who cares ? Unity is far behind in almost every domain. I mean, their Blueprint system is above Unity's own, Animation is coming full circle to be even better than before, their Inputs are at the same level, Audio, Unreal is already better and will now far surpass it, for materials/terrain generation the new tools look great and in AI, Unreal has a builtin Behavior tree generator and now a State Tree generator. Only their navmesh is worse than Unity's but an update could improve it easily I think.

[@touringrc5007]

I started learning Unity about 5 years ago because it uses C# and was easier to understand than Unreal Engine’s complicated interface and C++ programming. At this point, I have a pretty good understanding of programming and game development and am able to create pretty much anything I can think of…in Unity. I want to switch to UE5 because of the graphics which, Unity does not compete at all. I tried using Blueprints, but I hate it. I am currently trying to learn UE5 with its Actors, Pawns, SceneComponents, etc. Using C++ because all of these updates that they’re doing is just unmatched to Unity and I’m jealous. 😂

[@miloszkaszynski5267]

LEarning curve is very nice in UE% - you can alwyays switch

[@thomasbuffler6041]

UE 5.4 is out, where can I find that Motion matching sample project @UnrealEngine ?

[@nadamaher59]

have you got it ?

[@miloszkaszynski5267]

Only thing i cant say about UE5 is - i love you.

[@JaguarGames1337]

wicked

[@TheSilverlost]

Not gonna lie, I dont regret having swap to Unreal Engine 5 for my passion game Great stuff, and always good improvement to the engine

[@maxmax5054]

Couple of movement mods will be cheaper :P

[@Kryojenix]

4:15 Puppetry 7:25 Unreal Man's Sky

[@lordew9476]

Respect ❤

[@AlexisRivera3D]

It's time to learn UE5.

[@YOUCANTDOTHATONTELEVISION]

I know. I need a study partner!

[@wusttv]

UE is just something else man. No more dinosaur software like C4D lol

[@PaoloBonacina]

This is really incredible, but it would be much more incredible if Paper2D wasn't still underdeveloped and broken.

[@equalizer47]

i just want an unreal tournament game. :(

[@thevoiceofgamers1779]

Do you consider yourself as an unreal expert?

[@equalizer47]

​@@thevoiceofgamers1779 Do you consider yourself as the voice of gamers?

[@S1su]

Can’t wait for the games coming out in the next couple of years!

[@buhtadxf]

Thank you very much for your work. I'm single, new to developing my game on your UE 5.3 engine from Russia. Strangely enough, you are moving on the right path in the updates, I study your engine, albeit with difficulty in the English manual or databases on KZbin from different people, but I want to note that your people who are engaged in the engine are the best both intellectually and in new chips that simplify ordinary developers of different genres of games. I hope that it will continue to be free, with the time when payment is available, I will be able to contribute my share of your work.

[@YOUCANTDOTHATONTELEVISION]

Here's wishing you all the success in your journey, friend. Cheers!

[@buhtadxf]

Thank you, I want to say the project is ambitious from the first and third person, 2 years of development alone, different periods of time for the narration of the plot and music, ambient and metal with different fighting mechanics.@@YOUCANTDOTHATONTELEVISION

[@YOUCANTDOTHATONTELEVISION]

@@buhtadxf I subscribed to your channel in the hopes that you will keep us abreast of the progress

[@buhtadxf]

Thank you, all the news about the project will be in the future! Of course, it will be difficult for you to understand the language, but using KZbin subtitles will somehow help you for better penetration. If you have any questions, ask them. Anyway, I am currently working on a project and I can answer your questions regarding the development. @@YOUCANTDOTHATONTELEVISION

[@4fterlyfe]

Anyone know where we can access the 500+ new animations?

[@nadamaher59]

have you got it ?

[@GrounddevLF]

wahoooooooooooooooooooooo

[@DLVRYDRYVR]

❤❤❤

[@MondayGone]

👍

[@Skasua]

It’s good to see the money from Fortnight being put to use for better games.

[@wafi5576]

i love unreal the pinnacle of achievements

[@Shifae_]

Where's the motion matching tutorial?

[@brocscogmyre5592]

I'm waiting for that but I don't think one is out yet

[@datguy6745]

I hope it wont have the same trouble with Rider as 5.3 has :

[@benhefner512]

👍🏻

[@buhtadxf]

I will be glad in a new update for my meta people will be the best way to realize the movements in my game. Thank you again, I love all of you who are engaged in the development of the engine and those who move it in terms of information!

[@ogradus]

I'm scared to see UE starting to use anything with Meta. I feel like it'll be P2Dev if Meta can help it.

[@petitfilou7852]

Amazing

[@Fernando-777]

When do we have Unreal Engine 6???

[@phantomabid]

When wlll be the motion matching sample out there? Can't wait to use it in my projects!🥰

[@thedeafvampire]

They said it will ship with UE5.4, in the description, it says 5.4 will launch in late April.

[@oscaride283]

​@@thedeafvampire Late April?? Nooooo

[@solofps5189]

​@@oscaride283unity also released preview for version 6 release and apparently it's gonna take minimum 6 months after the initial beta version for the lts version lol... u can't complain about unreal as they are working really hard to make awesome changes that game developers actually like and respect unlike unity who are just into their garbage ai stuff

[@diaryofjane22]

Actually, it's coming a few months after the official 5.4 release :/ they said that as part of one of their tech talk sessions

[@phantomabid]

@@solofps5189 Right! 😆

[@3jsjeosn]

We want nqnite and lumen with geometry script

[@xaydaralikimsanboyev9019]

how to get that free animations

[@nadamaher59]

have you got it ?

[@rubiksgames4222]

LESS GO

[@SykoGhost404]

Can't wait for unreal engine 6

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

What will be the difference?

[@Sigma-IX-]

You’ll be waiting a while… It’s generally 7-8 years between major Unreal Engine releases. UE5 only formally launched in Q2 of 2022. Unless the next version is a major departure from tradition, UE6 should land around 2030.

[@SykoGhost404]

@@Sigma-IX- Around April 2030 for unreal engine 6

[@SykoGhost404]

@@dark_nightwing_xl2797 Better graphics and better everything

[@Long_cter_VN]

So are the animations free?

[@vantablack6288]

yes

[@twilightfilms9436]

Is it me or the audience was so exited and thrilled about the new (old) releases that nobody was cheering? Thanks for this massive null upgrade!!!!

[@the_nows]

DEI team: "Let's get the guy with the cracking voice to do the talking"

[@chelo111]

lets' go

[@brocscogmyre5592]

I can't wait to release my first short film using solely UE5.4 if possible

[@crescentmoon256]

this engine will be production ready in 2030

[@AEGamesx]

?? i think end of this year or early next year

[@crescentmoon256]

@@AEGamesx they will keep dragging this down

[@twilightfilms9436]

And when are you gonna start working on hair for METAHUMANS????

[@user-dx4ql9re3y]

I love this improvements but tutorials seems like hiding something. We want to step by step tutorial.

[@LuisRdzG10]

Maybe I'm too picky, this is awesome, but can we have animation packs for non-human beens as well?

[@RedBit16]

It gets tired that everything they advance is always related to Fortnite or Fortnite tests.

[@Pasha8204]

Не, предыдущие версии красивее безопаснее были, а эти какие то страшноватые, как роботы Макс похожи на людей...

[@not_amanullah]

❤

[@waqaranayat8083]

❤❤❤❤

[@Pauthel]

Wow 😊

[@importon]

Where is the AI agent/assistant within unreal editor?? you guys are falling behind!

[@importon]

@@milktruckdriverYes, that's similar to what I'm thinking of but more of something officially championed by Epic is really what I'm after. this will be the norm in the near future for 3d packages and NLEs. Very surprising that we don't see this on the roadmap yet

[@uvb76enjoyer]

imagine a blueprint generator @@milktruckdriver

[@nvmnobody]

Please optimize the software for low end PC

[@kairoxofficial]

A New Fast and Furious Game please if you read this FF Crossroads isn't it

[@CamTooling]

Voice cracks more than me when i was hitting puberty

[@diegosatori5718]

nothing for VR? 😢

[@Fernando-777]

Unreal Engine 7

[@ApexArtistX]

Don’t need human animation need animals animation instead

[@ruiayonzu]

FORTNITE look movement update please.

[@RoxGame]

why i waste my time with unity 😢

[@josephyoung6161]

I tested it and it is horrible. 5.4 is laggy and cant even create a huge map. It keeps saying out of video memory like back in 5.1 because its using more than it should on the video memory. 5.3 runs way better. Epic just stop trying to fix things please. Every time you do you break more stuff than you supposedly fix. I give 5.4 a 1 star out of 5. And stop trying to force fortnight on everyone. Only kids like it and verry few adults.

[@info2shail2010]

We are bored with these kind of videos since years. There is no game till date launched with that graphics and not gonna launch in near future. Google please stop showing these stupid videos. 3 years ago seen 1st video on unreal engine 5 demo video with flying girl. Till today nothing happened. Just useless showcasing all the time.😂😂

[@zachansen8293]

I don't f'n care about fortnight. Nothing about anything fortnight

[@8thlvlMage]

Fortnite is how they fund their R&D and how they test their new engine features. If you just shut your brain off any time you see Fortnite then you miss the point of Fortnite.

[@Pixelboyable]

What do you think funds all the projects UE is working on?

[@DavidBoura]

It's their test lab.

[@v-sig2389]

We get all this for free instead of thousands of dollars, because kids ask their parents to buy v-bucks in supermarkets, to buy the latest skins.

[@lukepawelek799]

Like it or not Fortnite is propelling both the game and movie industry forward. Its allowed Epic to do all this work on UE5, It's allowed them to provide masses of resources to developers for free as well as fund small studios and content creators through grants. You don't care about Fortnite, but you should.

[@Nalguita]

Where is my unreal tournament, part of the history of videogames, part of what made you great. You have removed it from everywhere, from your shop, from Steam. I'm not going to talk about your engine because I'm not a developer, but as a videogame lover of a few years the new Epic is disgusting.

[@kazioo2]

Hopefully they will at least implement it as a game mode in Fortnite Creative, seeing as it will now support First Person Perspective and a lot more customization. They tried making free UT in UE4 and nobody played it. I tried and it was sadly a ghost town, only bots. As part of Fotrnite it could at least have a chance to be rediscovered by gaming community (and it fully deserves it - UT was incredible!).

[@TimothyBell90]

Not their fault no one played it. It was free and amazing.

[@azaelue5]

Everyone's asking for UT but you still don't understand that Epic will probably never bring it back, once a game is dead and another game blows up they have no reason to satisfy a minority that wants a dead game back... Also, they probably won't read comments that are not about the engine

[@jessangelmusic]

Очень круто!!! Эпики топ!!!

[@YOBAMUSTDIE]

Unreal engine really needs full procedural animation similar to euphoria (or euphoria itself) built into engine without need for extra license or middleware.