Last main post update : 2017-10-04

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Looks cool - but unfortunately already over.
Thanks though

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August Unreal giveaways https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/featured-free-marketplace-content---august-2020

Free For The Month

  • Generic Radial Menus v2.0 | PolyHavoc
  • Medieval Kingdom | beffio
  • Root Motion Extractor | Yaki Studios
  • Tropical Jungle Pack | PolyAsset3D
  • Truck and Trailers | VMR

Permanently free

  • African Animals Pack | PROTOFACTOR INC
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https://kitbash3d.com/products/mini-kit-neo-city
3D assets
Royalty free
Gratuit for a limited time

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Thank you!

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Thanks and Happy CakeDay ! :D

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Thanks :)

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Thanks and Happy CakeDayπŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚

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Thank you.

They do have a pretty bad license but I suppose if the game is free to play and making revenue from ads then it's not being sold so it wouldn't count, I guess.

3 years ago
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yes, very good point, most interesting freebie here is free blender course then

How are Free Products licensed?
All Products offered as Free Products are sold under the Basic License. If you would like to buy a Commercial License for any of these Products, you can, by simply choosing the option on the product page.

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thanks😁

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Packt: SFML Game Development (16 hours left)
By Jan Haller, Henrik Vogelius Hansson, Artur Moreira

If you’ve got a firm grasp of C++ with a secret hankering to create a great game, this book is for you. Every practical aspect of programming an interactive game world is here – the only real limit is your imagination.

Jun 2013

296 pages
Key Features

Develop a complete game throughout the book
Learn how to use modern C++11 style to create a full featured game and support for all major operating systems
Fully network your game for awesome multiplayer action
Step-by-step guide to developing your game using C++ and SFML
You can find the updated code files here
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some audio backgrounds and sfx

SAMPLER is a collection of high quality sound effects from across all PMSFX packs (4.3GB) + bonus recordings (5.2GB).

royalty free for commercial and non-commercial projects
https://www.pmsfx.com/sampler

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from "A Sound Effect":
free licence terms included in packages + audio designer guide
(The Sound Success Guide - insights from 20+ audio industry experts on how to get started and succeed in 18 different types of audio jobs)

22 free robotic sound effects
https://we.tl/t-uYooWWBGLd

Experimental Traffic Recordings Through a Didgeridoo - 25 Free Sound Effects from Ryan Steinbach : https://youtu.be/He7dNgHecfI
download here : https://we.tl/t-YBkhO5GhOz

24 designed sci-fi weapon sounds
https://asoundeffect.wetransfer.com/downloads/513841dff69ad4841dbae3d5e1892c0420200814111000/ac65b3

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https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc2020/

In celebration of GDC 2020 we are giving away 50GB+ of high-quality sound effects from our catalogue. Everything is royalty-free and commercially usable. No attribution is required and you can use them on an unlimited number of projects for the rest of your lifetime.

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Thanks! That's a lot of sound collection

3 years ago
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Really nice along with the others too, thank you as always.

Are you familiar with the original source from the ones coming from asoundeffect, the eula states the license applies to someone with a receipt and that it qualifies to those who made a purchase, but we're basically just pressing download so none of us have that.

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yes indeed, i have just asked them
those promotional content links were directly posted by their CM in their new discord server (a few days ago)
for anyone interested in sounds... jobs, tools, compositing, designing : https://discord.gg/aP2kkFf

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they just say it applies to files you download that way too

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Awesome, thank you! :)

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WOW!!! πŸ€ͺπŸ‘€( Ν‘βŠ™ ΝœΚ– Ν‘βŠ™)

I've been wanting to go back and start doing some game development again...this is a pretty good inspiration for maybe getting things started. First, I have to survive this damned hurricane (Laura) coming our way! lol

Thanks!

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Unreal Engine Marketplace September free assets:
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/featured-free-marketplace-content---september-2020

Free for the month

Bunker                                                       Starlight Arts
Warp Effect                                                  NadirVFX
Pro Icon Pack                                                Piontek
Arcade Space Shooter Template                                Coqui Games
Female Mannequin Character compatible with Stylized Female   PO-Art
ArchVis VR                                                   Vahid
StarSphere                                                   LoomMan
HorizonUI Plugin (DialogueMsgTextBlock and Flipbook)         horizon-studio
Ultimate Touch Components                                    Neo Wave Games
UIWS - Unified Interactive Water System                      egray.io

Warning: The "UIWS - Unified Interactive Water System" is not shown for me when I look in the client under "Free > Free for the Month"
It has a rather high normal price.

Permanently free

Niagara Footstep VFX            Sidearm Studios

Also get the "Factory Environment Collection | Denys Rutkovskyi" when looking in the permanently free section.
It was published in https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/free-factory-environment-collection-now-available


These 12 packs represents a value of DKK 4400 (β‰ˆUSD 700 or β‰ˆEUR 590) for me.

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Royalty Free Soundtrack Collection
by One Man Symphony
https://onemansymphony.bandcamp.com/releases
(License CC BY)

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GameGuru
https://store.steampowered.com/app/266310/GameGuru/

I saw a post about a giveaway for that app(10.000 steam codes - 2845 keys left)
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/563783
https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/gameguru-3/

Edit(1994 key lefts):
After following the first steps they send you a zip file that contains a TXT file with instructions and in the text file there is a link where you can get the Steam key so to save you time the link is
https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/gameguru-3/get-key/
there they ask you for an email and the key is delivered to that email

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ended, sadly

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It's now free directly on Steam until September 7th: Save 100% on GameGuru on Steam

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😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

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Nice.

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Blender 2.8 UV Mapping [Video]
Key Features
Use UV mapping to apply textures to 3D objects in Blender 2.8
Learn how to optimize a UV map for game characters

6 hours left
https://www.packtpub.com/free-learning

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Fanatical - International Day of the Programmer Free Bundle(3 books for free)
https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/international-day-of-the-programmer-free-bundle

Beginning C++ Game Programming - Second Edition
Learn Java 12 Programming
Expert Python Programming - Third Edition

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Thank you

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Packt: Unity Game Optimization - Third Edition
By Dr. Davide Aversa, Chris Dickinson

Get up to speed with a series of performance-enhancing coding techniques and methods that will help you improve the performance of your Unity applications

Nov 2019

404 pages
Key Features

Optimize graphically intensive games using the latest features of Unity such as Entity Component System (ECS) and the Burst compiler
Explore techniques for solving performance issues with your VR projects
Learn best practices for project organization to save time through an improved workflow
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Thanks, mate😁😁😁

3 years ago
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Bump.

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Free City Park Environment Collection for your unreal engine:
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/free-city-park-environment-collection-now-available

Doesn't seem to be time limited .

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Nice thank you :)

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Free for October 2020
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/featured-free-marketplace-content---october-2020

Free for the month

  • Cemetery - VOL.1
  • Destruction System
  • Gothic Knight
  • GR Customizable Female 01
  • Immersive Dark Ambient Music Pack
  • Medieval Docks
  • Modular Fantasy House
  • Plants Pack
  • Polar Sci-Fi Facility
  • Talent (Skill) Tree Builder

Permanently free collection

  • LAVIFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle

+ these already mentioned before:

  • City Park Environment Collection
  • Factory Environment Collection
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Gamefromscratch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UjDd-bu5qg) mentions a free Unity asset:

  • POLYGON - Prototype Pack

using this code for check-out: SYNTYSALE2020

I can't confirm it work since I already have bought this.

Edit:
Source from Unity Asset Store: https://assetstore.unity.com/sale/synty
This is only for a week.

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Thanks! It's still working

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Dang I was too late for this :( Thank you though.

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The November round of Epic free stuff:

https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/featured-free-marketplace-content---november-2020

Free for the month

Log Cabin                    Gabro Media
VFX Attack Trails            Unforgiven
Volumetric Glass             Krystian Komisarek
Train Yard                   Volodymyr Stepaniuk
Modular Snap System          Inu Games

Permanently Free

Military Style Mannequins    Offworld Defence Simulations
EasyBallistics Plugin        mookie

Did also found some I haven't seen before; and not mentioned in the blog.

Permanently free section:

Indoor Shooting Range        PaleFace

And this

Epic Games Content

Automotive Bridge Scene      Epic Games
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Assets from the game "What Remains of Edith Finch" is free for Unreal Engine.

https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/what-remains-of-edith-finch-joins-the-unreal-marketplace-collection

Epic Game Content

  • Edith Finch: Edie Room
  • Edith Finch: House Grounds
  • Edith Finch: Beach Wedding
  • Edith Finch: Sam Room
  • Edith Finch: Barbara Room
  • Edith Finch: Molly Room
  • Edith Finch: Cannery and LowPoly Kingdom
  • Edith Finch: Classrooms and Bedrooms
  • Edith Finch: Twins Room
  • Edith Finch: House and Common Areas
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Amazing Assets
Thanks!

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