Unreal Engine 3 Now Free - Games

[url]http://www.moddb.com/engines/unreal-engine-3/news/unreal-engine-3-free-to-indies[/url] [quote=ModDB]Only a week after Unity announced the free use of their engine for indie and mod teams, Epic Games has unveiled UDK UNREAL DEVELOPMENT KIT (clever name that) for use by indie and mod teams. While the choice of tools and engines available to mod and indie developers increases by the day, traditionally engines the magnitude and relevance of UE have been out of the reach of smaller teams due to licensing costs edging close to a million. However while it may be free to develop and release a non-commercial game, should you wish to profit from your hard work the current UDK license states that 25% of all revenue earnt beyond $5,000 will be paid to Epic as your licensing cost. I consider this a small price to pay with no risk for developers who now have access to proven technology. What will the developers do with this? Only time will tell, I for one see the availability of unrestrictive powerful tools like this as PROOF of the POWER that PC gaming still has. While traditional PC developers (i.e. Infinity Ward and others) may be shunning the PC crowd with "consolized" versions of their game and trying to convince us that the reason for these decisions are to provide a better experience, we know better, and we deserve better. No other platform provides the power and creativity possibilities that the PC does, no other platform makes you jump through hoops to release via digital distribution. Indie developers... I for one eagerly await the games you make because of decisions like this, as I know you only making games you want to make and play.[/quote] [url=http://www.moddb.com/engines/unreal-engine-3/downloads/udk]Download[/url] Holy crap. TUTORIAL VIDEOS [url]http://www.moddb.com/members/ephemeratics/downloads[/url] NEW UPDATE: [quote=EpicGames]Epic Games has released a hotfix for the Unreal Development Kit (UDK) November beta version. Epic is committed to providing the UDK community with regular software releases free of charge. Below is a list of technical enhancements included in the updated UDK beta version. These fixes have been incorporated to immediately address stability and performance issues reported by some users. Everyone using UDK is encouraged to install November Beta 2 to ensure an optimal experience. Please download the updated software build at [url]www.udk.com/download[/url]. Notes on UDK November Beta 2 repairs and improvements: * Shader compiler no longer crashes when the log is not writable. * Game/editor will run without having to first check for existing script files. * Windows XP: Emissive lights causing purple lighting have been fixed. * Windows 7: Added new SpeedTree binaries to address OS-specific issue. * Added check to confirm GPU meets minimum requirements. * Implemented fix for some SpeedTree trees causing crashes. * Added fix for invalid characters being allowed in journal files causing database corruption. * Incorporated fix for making a game in non-English and then running it on another non-English machine. * Installer * If a prerequisite fails to install, the install will still continue and warn at the end. * Enhanced the check for a valid install path. * If the installer is skipped, the EULA comes up once. * Fixed CZE install not finding the EULA. * Fixed problem if temp install folders were deleted between install and uninstall. * Fixed problem if maps were named in non-ASCII characters. Details are available at the Unreal Developer Network (UDN): [url]http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/DevelopmentKitBuildUpgradeNotes.html[/url] Epic Games also maintains links to download mirrors, technical documentation and support resources at [url]www.udk.com/forums[/url].[/quote]

Considering what you're getting, that must've taken a lot of thought from Epic Games to let it off as free. Well done, Epic Games.

Awesome. Hopefully we'll see more indie games with this now.

[QUOTE=triFeral;18211393]Considering what you're getting, that must've taken a lot of thought from Epic Games to let it off as free. Well done, Epic Games.[/QUOTE] I'm not sure it's such a risky move. You don't stand to lose anything by giving something away, you're just not gonna earn anything. They'll have recovered all their development costs through their other licensees by now anyway. Besides, it sounds like their licensing agreement will work perfectly well for them. UE3's a potent engine though, so I'm really looking forward to seeing what people do with it.

screw Unity, I'm using this.

It's the SDK, not the ACTUAL engine.

Great I don't really like the unreal engine :/

[QUOTE=Sodisna;18214235]It's the SDK, not the ACTUAL engine.[/QUOTE] Clearly you don't know what and SDK is, and what an engine is.

uh. holy crap. :wth:

This is fantastic. I downloaded it a few hours ago.

Downloaded both SDK and the Ball standalone demo.

Down with Infinity Ward Up with PC games!

[QUOTE=ambushsabre;18214613]Clearly you don't know what and SDK is, and what an engine is.[/QUOTE] lol. a SDK usually means that there is a limitation, such as Valve's SDK (limited but still incredibly flexable).

standalone mods

Good for them.

Where does it save to? I can't find it?

Unreal Engine 3 was fucking expensive back during early negotiations from what I've heard, glad to hear it's much more accessible and practical for basement developers now.

well I tried to install it, but it crashed and corrupted the file, so now I have to download it again...

[QUOTE=seano12;18214687]Down with Infinity Ward Up with PC games![/QUOTE] Hurray for Canadian game companies!

better get crackin on how to use it now.

Well, learning UnrealScript is going to be interesting... [editline]05:01AM[/editline] Oh sweet, SpeedTree is included. :v:

It's a closed engine, but you don't need full source unless you want to add new graphics features or different physics or something. And it includes UT3 "lite" or a demo, I can't tell. I never played the demo.

my computer is too shitty apparently, oh well, back to Unity I suppose.

[QUOTE=UnidentifiedFlyingTard;18218818]my computer is too shitty apparently, oh well, back to Unity I suppose.[/QUOTE] How so. Unless it can't run UE3 games?

well its the only way I can explain it crashing when I install it.

[QUOTE=UnidentifiedFlyingTard;18219278]well its the only way I can explain it crashing when I install it.[/QUOTE] Probably corrupt installer.

First one to post any material here of their own games / mods whatsoever gets my 1x friendly

[QUOTE=HALP Cat;18220019]First one to post any material here of their own games / mods whatsoever gets my 1x friendly[/QUOTE] Does the included ut3 count? :D

Asking only 25% isn't bad considering the engine license used to be upwards of $250,000. Oh, and I talked to my programmer buddy again. Now he claims he's not impressed because "it doesn't scale large enough". :downs:

Are there any detailed guides for total beginners on how to use this SDK?