Unreal Engine 5 early access build now available

Epic Games has announced that an early access build of Unreal Engine 5 is now available. The news was revealed during a 15-minute video released on YouTube that also offered a look at the new game development tools and workflows available in Unreal Engine 5 and explores a sample project titled “Valley of the Ancient” that’s also available to download. Some of these new features include:

• A revamped UI that aims to declutter the interface, making panels available when you need them.
• The Nanite virtualized micropolygon geometry system that enables you to create worlds with massive amounts of geometric detail.
• The Temporal Super Resolution AA system
• Lumen, the new fully dynamic global illumination solution.
• A procedural Sky Atmosphere System
• Quixel Bridge now integrated directly into the Unreal UI
• MegaAssemblies, which are prebuilt combinations of assets available through Quixel Bridge
• World Partition, a new way of managing large open worlds
• One File Per Actor
• Data Layers
• Game Feature Plugins
• Animation Motion Warping, Full-Body IK and Control Rig
• MetaSounds audio creation system

To find out more you can visit a post on the Unreal Engine blog and watch the announcement video on YouTube.