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This page provides detailed instructions for subscribers to download the source code for Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) from the Unreal Engine GitHub repository, and to get started working with the code.
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Before you can access the repository at https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine , you must:
- be an Unreal Engine subscriber.
- have a GitHub account.
- have associated your GitHub account with your Unreal Engine account as described on the UE4 on GitHub page.
You don't have to download the source code to work with Unreal Engine 4. If you'd rather simply download and install the binary version of Unreal Engine, read our Installing Unreal Engine documentation to learn how to Get Unreal . However, you may find that having access to the source code can be extremely valuable for you and your project. For example:
- You'll get access to all the latest features and bug fixes that Epic engineers make every day, practically up to the minute.
- If you find a bug that we haven't fixed yet, but that is crucial to your project, you can unblock your project by making the fix in your own version of the source code and rebuilding your own binaries.
- You can improve the engine and help the whole Unreal community by submitting your fixes and features back to Epic.
If you're an Unreal Engine licensee, you can access the source code through our Perforce server instead of the public GitHub repository. If you don't see any sub-topics about using Perforce, first sign in to this site using your Epic Games account, then come back here.
Source Code Branches
You'll notice that we've published UE4's source code in three rolling branches.
Release Branch
The release branch is extensively tested by our QA team and makes a great starting point for learning UE4 or making Unreal games. We work hard to stabilize this branch with the goal of releasing new builds every one to two months.
Promoted Branch
The promoted branch is updated with builds for use by our designers and artists. We try to update this branch daily so that our subscribers have access to UE4's latest stable features. This branch is a great place to learn how feature development works in UE4.
Master Branch
Because the master branch contains cutting-edge technology, UE4 isn't guaranteed to compile from source.
The master branch tracks live changes being made by our engine team. Our experienced subscribers typically work from this branch when they want to work in tandem with UE4's developers.
Other branches may appear from time-to-time as we work to stabilize new releases or hotfixes.
Downloading the Source Code
Please follow these instructions to download the Unreal Engine source code.
This page shows subscribers how to download and build Unreal Engine from our source code repository on GitHub. If you'd like to download the binary version of Unreal Engine, read our Installing Unreal Engine documentation to learn how to Get Unreal .
Licensing and Contribution
Your access to and use of Unreal Engine on GitHub is governed by the Unreal Engine End User License Agreement . If you don't agree to those terms, as amended from time to time, you are not permitted to access or use Unreal Engine.
We welcome any contributions to Unreal Engine development through pull requests on GitHub. Most of our active development is in the master branch, so we prefer to take pull requests there (particularly for new features). We try to make sure that all new code adheres to the Epic coding standards . All contributions are governed by the terms of the EULA.
Next Steps
Now that you've downloaded and set-up Unreal Engine, you're ready to build the engine from source .
Footnotes
The first time you start the editor from a fresh source build, you may experience long load times. The engine is optimizing content for your platform to the derived data cache, and it should only happen once.
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Your private forks of the Unreal Engine code are associated with your GitHub account permissions. If you unsubscribe or switch GitHub user names, you'll need to re-fork and upload your changes from a local copy.
We’ve just released a first look at Unreal Engine 5. One of our goals in this next generation is to achieve photorealism on par with movie CG and real life, and put it within practical reach of development teams of all sizes through highly productive tools and content libraries.
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Introducing “Lumen in the Land of Nanite,” a real-time demo running live on PlayStation 5:
This demo previews two of the new core technologies that will debut in Unreal Engine 5:
Nanite virtualized micropolygon geometry frees artists to create as much geometric detail as the eye can see. Nanite virtualized geometry means that film-quality source art comprising hundreds of millions or billions of polygons can be imported directly into Unreal Engine—anything from ZBrush sculpts to photogrammetry scans to CAD data—and it just works. Nanite geometry is streamed and scaled in real time so there are no more polygon count budgets, polygon memory budgets, or draw count budgets; there is no need to bake details to normal maps or manually author LODs; and there is no loss in quality.
Lumen is a fully dynamic global illumination solution that immediately reacts to scene and light changes. The system renders diffuse interreflection with infinite bounces and indirect specular reflections in huge, detailed environments, at scales ranging from kilometers to millimeters. Artists and designers can create more dynamic scenes using Lumen, for example, changing the sun angle for time of day, turning on a flashlight, or blowing a hole in the ceiling, and indirect lighting will adapt accordingly. Lumen erases the need to wait for lightmap bakes to finish and to author light map UVs—a huge time savings when an artist can move a light inside the Unreal Editor and lighting looks the same as when the game is run on console.
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Numerous teams and technologies have come together to enable this leap in quality. To build large scenes with Nanite geometry technology, the team made heavy use of the Quixel Megascans library, which provides film-quality objects up to hundreds of millions of polygons. To support vastly larger and more detailed scenes than previous generations, PlayStation 5 provides a dramatic increase in storage bandwidth.
The demo also showcases existing engine systems such as Chaos physics and destruction, Niagara VFX, convolution reverb, and ambisonics rendering.
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Unreal Engine 4 & 5 timeline
Unreal Engine 4.25 already supports next-generation console platforms from Sony and Microsoft, and Epic is working closely with console manufacturers and dozens of game developers and publishers using Unreal Engine 4 to build next-gen games.
Unreal Engine 5 will be available in preview in early 2021, and in full release late in 2021, supporting next-generation consoles, current-generation consoles, PC, Mac, iOS, and Android.
We’re designing for forward compatibility, so you can get started with next-gen development now in UE4 and move your projects to UE5 when ready.
We will release Fortnite, built with UE4, on next-gen consoles at launch and, in keeping with our commitment to prove out industry-leading features through internal production, migrate the game to UE5 in mid-2021.
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Unreal Engine royalties waived on first $1 million in game revenue
Starting today, you can download and use Unreal Engine to build games for free as you always have, except now royalties are waived on your first $1 million in gross revenue. The new Unreal Engine license terms, which are retroactive to January 1, 2020, give game developers an unprecedented advantage over other engine license models. For more information, visit the FAQ.
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UPDATE: Learn more about the future of Unreal Engine by watching “The Future of Unreal Rendering” and “Unreal Engine for Next-Gen Games” presentations here.