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Unreal Engine updated with incredibly 'realistic foliage lighting'

One of the stand out features with Unreal Engine 4.7 is the addition of the new Foliage Shading Model, which allows for light to be transmitted through grass, leaves, paper, and other materials. The ...
DualShockers

Unreal Engine 4: Screenshot Comparison Shows Massive Improvement in Lighting from Unreal Engine 3

Hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old ...
TweakTown

Amazing Unreal Engine 4 volumetric lighting teases next-gen fog

Andras Ketzer's FluidNinja VFX toolset gives us a taste of the insane fog the horizon with next-gen games While browsing Twitter, I came across a Tweet showcasing this incredible Unreal Engine 4 dry ...
Ars Technica

Gorgeous Unreal Engine 4 brings direct programming, indirect lighting

"I light my level by dropping a sun in." That statement from Epic Games' Senior Technical Artist and Level Designer Alan Willard doesn't seem like such a big deal on the surface. To a non-programmer, ...
MCV UK

Unreal Engine 4.7 adds foliage lighting and automatic asset importing

Unreal Engine users can now download version 4.7 of the powerful game engine, which adds a variety of new visual and functional features. Highlights include realistic foliage lighting for a system ...