A first look at Unreal Engine 5

Re:A first look at Unreal Engine 5 by OctopusSandwich on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @11:54AM (#23168164)

That looks so good! I hope they add few VR related features. I tried running the default VR scene with Unreal 4 and couldn't get it to work.

Unreal looks better than Unity but I found it difficult to get started.

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Re:A first look at Unreal Engine 5 by etaioinshrdlu on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @12:04PM (#23168296)

It took a good deal of fiddling but I was able to get this starter project working with Valve Index: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/steam...

It included teleporting and picking up objects, full hand tracking and finger positioning.

Overall, it seemed like a decent foundation but clearly needed a LOT of work to be ready for a full game. The skillset and toolset is very different than what web/app devs and backend devs use.

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Re:A first look at Unreal Engine 5 by IshKebab on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @11:57AM (#23168203)

I've got the default VR scene running on my Quest. It works pretty well - there's just a slight bug with the teleport texture.

The Unreal Editor was not as easy to use as I thought it might be, but it isn't too bad. I wish it didn't take an hour to recompile shaders all the time though.

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