Last main post update : 2017-10-04

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Featured free UE4 Marketplace content for December is up here.

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Thank you.

Only free in December

  • Brushify - Arctic Pack by JoeGarth (€45.12)
  • Landscape Stamps by W3 Studios (€22.55)
  • Player Build System by Defuse Studios (€22.55)
  • Portals Blueprint by Alex Petherick-Brian (€22.55)
  • Zero Gravity Part One by Henri Juntunen (€22.55)

Total value: €135.32

No permanently free content this month.

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You're welcome!

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Megascans are free on Epic store https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/profile/Quixel+Megascans

I believe these Megascans are new (at least to me):

  • Megascans Desert Warzone Vol. 1
  • Megascans Desert Warzone Vol. 2
  • Megascans Dry Grasslands
  • Megascans Mountain Slope
  • Megascans Pine Essentials
  • Megascans Sci-Fi Landscape
  • Megascans Stump
  • Megascans Valley

"Old"

  • Megascans Abandoned Factory Collection
  • Megascans Castle Ruins Collection
  • Megascans Forest Undergrowth Collection
  • Megascans Iceland Collection Vol. 1
  • Megascans Iceland Collection Vol. 2
  • Megascans Iceland Collection Vol. 3
  • Megascans Lava Field Collection
  • Megascans Meadow Pack
  • Megascans Quarry Collection
  • Megascans Rocky Grassland Collection
  • Megascans Rubble Collection
  • Megascans Sandstone Collection
  • Megascans Wasteland Collection
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Thanks, was missing some as well.

4 years ago
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thanks, apprently if you go to megascans website itself and log with epic social login, you get access to whole catalogue for free, under condition it will be used with unreal engine on the end use

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Yes, they stated that on https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/epic-games-and-quixel-join-forces-to-empower-creators

As part of making the Quixel Megascans library of more than 10,000 assets free for all use with Unreal Engine, ten high-resolution packs have been shared today for free on the Unreal Engine Marketplace, as well as assets from the popular Iceland collection used in the “Rebirth” cinematic short. Additional asset packs will be made available for free on the Marketplace at a future date within the Unreal Engine 4.24 release timeframe.

I like it to be easily accessible inside the tool.

4 years ago
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Thank you - have been looking for some voxel tutorials.

4 years ago
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😊

4 years ago
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Thanks. MagicaVoxel looks like a nice tool, and I appreciate learning about it, even if I might end up looking at other tutorials instead of this course.

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😊

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Another bunch of Megascans are released on the Epic Store
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/profile/Quixel+Megascans

  • Megascans City Street Collection Vol. 1
  • Megascans City Street Collection Vol. 2
  • Megascans City Street Collection Vol. 3
  • Megascans City Street Collection Vol. 4
  • Megascans Dead Stumps Collection
  • Megascans Marble Tiles Collection
  • Megascans Modern Stucco Collection
  • Megascans Polished Parquets Collection Vol. 1
  • Megascans Polished Parquets Collection Vol. 2
  • Megascans Pristine Granite Collection
  • Megascans Stone Floors Collection

Or you can do as Omicron666 suggests here: https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/gXM5E/free-gamedev-materials/search?page=20#6GmTxP3 to access all the Megascans immediately.
It may require use of Bridge or Mixer.

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Great, can't wait to see games made with these high quality stuff with low quality models by quick cash grabber devs on steam, lol.

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I am afraid you are right ...

It could be something like what Quixel them-self presents on youtube
however the Principle of least effort also applies to many games.

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Epic added another 23 Megascans collections into the Marketplace.

There are now 55 collections.

  • Megascans City Curbs Collection
  • Megascans Clean Bricks Collection
  • Megascans Concrete Barriers Collection
  • Megascans Crumbled Walls Collection
  • Megascans Definitive Breads Collection
  • Megascans Definitive Fruits Collection
  • Megascans Furniture Textiles Collection
  • Megascans Garden Lawn Collection
  • Megascans Lush Plants Collection
  • Megascans Middle Eastern Surfaces Collection
  • Megascans Modular Pipes Collection
  • Megascans Natural Scatter Debris Collection
  • Megascans Nordic Forest Collection Vol. 1
  • Megascans Nordic Forest Collection Vol. 2
  • Megascans Nordic Forest Collection Vol. 3
  • Megascans Pristine Marbles Collection
  • Megascans Pristine Metals Collection
  • Megascans Roman Empire Collection Vol. 1
  • Megascans Roman Empire Collection Vol. 2
  • Megascans Roman Empire Collection Vol. 3
  • Megascans Temples of Angkor Wat Collection
  • Megascans Ultimate Facades Collection
  • Megascans Ultimate Wood Veneers Collection

Or you access all (11015 assets) directly on https://quixel.com/ using your Epic Games sign-in.

4 years ago
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Thank you :) Happy Holidays!

4 years ago
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😊 Thanks! And Happy Holidays too! To all!

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Thank you so much for this, from the depths of my soul. I've filled my 3D artist and game development library to the brim. Udemy and Blender are life! Good karma and much respect to you for sharing this. I know this is two years old, but I never thanked you for this. =Peace=

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👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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Todays free book at https://www.packtpub.com/free-learning is Unity 2017 Game AI programming - Third Edition

4 years ago
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Buildbox Free is out for a few weeks now as well.
https://www.buildbox.com/buildbox-free-is-now-available/

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Todays free book is: Unity 2018 By Example - Second Edition
https://www.packtpub.com/free-learning

It was also free back in March 2019.

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Is there a way to keep it without a subscription?

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I think you just need to register, not subscribe, but I don't know whether you can download it to your own library.

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As Tcharr says. You'll have to register at the site. And then read it online.

We used to be able to download them, but they changed that a while ago.

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They changed it even worse.
Some of the daily free ebook can only read for 24 hrs that day.
Can't even keep it on your own library without subscription.

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yeah, pretty pointless to track their daily free offers unless you have time to read it in same day.

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not free

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More luck the next time 😋

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first one seems free to me.

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The free content from Epic 2020 January: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/featured-free-marketplace-content---january-2020

Free this month only:

  • [SCANS] Abandoned Factory Buildings - Day/Night Scene by Scans Factory €111.63
  • Action RPG Inventory System by Vanguard Interactive €39.06
  • Dark Forest by Dave Berg €27.90
  • Pick Up Plus Inspect by HeadsAndBrains €22.31
  • Smooth Sync by Noble Whale Studios €22.31

Permanently free

  • Vehicle Variety Pack by Switchboard Studios
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thanks a lot!

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thanks!

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Unreal Engine is currently holding a challenge for US resident
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/enter-the-unreal-online-learning-new-year-s-challenge

To enter the challenge, complete at least one Unreal Online Learning course by February 15

Also, i just knew that they have their online course portal
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/onlinelearning-courses

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More free Quixel Megascans on Unreal Engine Marketplace: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/profile/Quixel+Megascans

  • Megascans - Asphalt
  • Megascans - Blood
  • Megascans - Clean Interior Tiles
  • Megascans - Concrete Vol. 1
  • Megascans - Concrete Vol. 2
  • Megascans - Damages
  • Megascans - Forest Path
  • Megascans - Industrial Metals
  • Megascans - Leakages
  • Megascans - Moss
  • Megascans - Plastic Containers
  • Megascans - Post-Apocalyptic Street
  • Megascans - Roofs
  • Megascans - Rustic Hardware
  • Megascans - Sands
  • Megascans - Snow
  • Megascans - Street Tiles
  • Megascans - Urban Alleyway Vol. 1
  • Megascans - Urban Alleyway Vol. 2
  • Megascans - Vegetables
  • Megascans - Wooden Decorative

Now 76 packages.

Or simply access all the Megascans at https://quixel.com/

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Free Ebook from Unity
https://create.unity3d.com/nine-ways-to-optimize-game-development

my direct link mirror

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Thanks for the direct link 😎

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5 more:

  • Megascans - Cyberpunk Environment Vol. 1
  • Megascans - Cyberpunk Environment Vol. 2
  • Megascans - Fantasy Fort Vol. 1
  • Megascans - Fantasy Fort Vol. 2
  • Megascans - Scary Restroom
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