Been playing around with the Unreal Tournament assets again, damn the weapons really shine with Hardware Lumen & Megalights in 5.6.
Entirely lit via Lumen & Megalights with physical lighting values.
#UnrealTournament #UE5 #UnrealEngine #Lighitng #GameDev #TechArt
Entirely lit via Lumen & Megalights with physical lighting values.
#UnrealTournament #UE5 #UnrealEngine #Lighitng #GameDev #TechArt
November 28, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Been playing around with the Unreal Tournament assets again, damn the weapons really shine with Hardware Lumen & Megalights in 5.6.
Entirely lit via Lumen & Megalights with physical lighting values.
#UnrealTournament #UE5 #UnrealEngine #Lighitng #GameDev #TechArt
Entirely lit via Lumen & Megalights with physical lighting values.
#UnrealTournament #UE5 #UnrealEngine #Lighitng #GameDev #TechArt
Really settling into a vibe with this, who dosn't like weird tanks of fluid
#GameDev #UE5 #UnrealEngine #TechArt #MegaLights
#GameDev #UE5 #UnrealEngine #TechArt #MegaLights
January 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Really settling into a vibe with this, who dosn't like weird tanks of fluid
#GameDev #UE5 #UnrealEngine #TechArt #MegaLights
#GameDev #UE5 #UnrealEngine #TechArt #MegaLights
Some more MegaLights testing from earlier in the week, fresh UE5-Main build and it seems like its always improving!
(Sorry for the low framerate vid here BSKY didnt like my 60fps clip)
4K 60fps clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVWu...
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #MegaLights #GameDev #SciFi #TechArt
(Sorry for the low framerate vid here BSKY didnt like my 60fps clip)
4K 60fps clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVWu...
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #MegaLights #GameDev #SciFi #TechArt
December 1, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Some more MegaLights testing from earlier in the week, fresh UE5-Main build and it seems like its always improving!
(Sorry for the low framerate vid here BSKY didnt like my 60fps clip)
4K 60fps clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVWu...
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #MegaLights #GameDev #SciFi #TechArt
(Sorry for the low framerate vid here BSKY didnt like my 60fps clip)
4K 60fps clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVWu...
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #MegaLights #GameDev #SciFi #TechArt
🧵 I've been experimenting with caching the best lights in world space to improve NEE sampling. Inspired by ReGIR, MegaLights, and www.yiningkarlli.com/projects/cac....
February 19, 2026 at 2:13 AM
🧵 I've been experimenting with caching the best lights in world space to improve NEE sampling. Inspired by ReGIR, MegaLights, and www.yiningkarlli.com/projects/cac....
October 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
#SIGGRAPH2025 Advances in Real-Time Rendering in Games course talk recording of "MEGALIGHTS: STOCHASTIC DIRECT LIGHTING IN UNREAL ENGINE 5" by @knarkowicz.bsky.social
and @tiagocostav.bsky.social from @epicgames.alt.store.ap.brid.gy is now online: youtu.be/dmmN8_c8Tb0?... Enjoy!
and @tiagocostav.bsky.social from @epicgames.alt.store.ap.brid.gy is now online: youtu.be/dmmN8_c8Tb0?... Enjoy!
SIGGRAPH 2025 Advances in RT Rendering: Megalights: Stochastic Direct Lighting in Unreal Engine 5
YouTube video by SIGGRAPH Advances in Real-Time Rendering
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#SIGGRAPH2025 Advances in Real-Time Rendering in Games course talk recording of "MEGALIGHTS: STOCHASTIC DIRECT LIGHTING IN UNREAL ENGINE 5" by @knarkowicz.bsky.social
and @tiagocostav.bsky.social from @epicgames.alt.store.ap.brid.gy is now online: youtu.be/dmmN8_c8Tb0?... Enjoy!
and @tiagocostav.bsky.social from @epicgames.alt.store.ap.brid.gy is now online: youtu.be/dmmN8_c8Tb0?... Enjoy!
Much more realistic Tree distribution here now with some grass patches, also switched to megalights
#GameDev #UE5 #UnrealEngine #EnvironmentArt #NaniteFoliage
#GameDev #UE5 #UnrealEngine #EnvironmentArt #NaniteFoliage
July 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Much more realistic Tree distribution here now with some grass patches, also switched to megalights
#GameDev #UE5 #UnrealEngine #EnvironmentArt #NaniteFoliage
#GameDev #UE5 #UnrealEngine #EnvironmentArt #NaniteFoliage
Lumen in Unreal Engine 5.5 is a MAJOR upgrade from 5.4. MegaLights FTW!
January 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Lumen in Unreal Engine 5.5 is a MAJOR upgrade from 5.4. MegaLights FTW!
Finally updated to Unreal 5.5! MegaLights FTW! 👀
January 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Finally updated to Unreal 5.5! MegaLights FTW! 👀
New set of (dark fantasy) relights on my ArtStation! All using real-time lumen Megalights.
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #Relight
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #Relight
April 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
New set of (dark fantasy) relights on my ArtStation! All using real-time lumen Megalights.
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #Relight
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #Relight
DF Direct Weekly #229 is now live, talking ROG Xbox Ally X hands-on impressions, Tim Sweeney's comments on UE5, SIGGRAPH talks on Unreal Megalights and Doom: The Dark Ages, Shader Glass appreciation and more! youtu.be/UxquMm5Aka8
September 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
DF Direct Weekly #229 is now live, talking ROG Xbox Ally X hands-on impressions, Tim Sweeney's comments on UE5, SIGGRAPH talks on Unreal Megalights and Doom: The Dark Ages, Shader Glass appreciation and more! youtu.be/UxquMm5Aka8
Arm shows off its answer to DLSS on Android - and a whole-ass game by Sumo Digital with Unreal Engine 5 MegaLights.
Arm shows off its answer to DLSS on Android - and a whole-ass game by Sumo Digital with Unreal Engine 5 MegaLights
Light and Shadow Newly Born - a Neural Dawn, if you will.
www.digitalfoundry.net
June 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Arm shows off its answer to DLSS on Android - and a whole-ass game by Sumo Digital with Unreal Engine 5 MegaLights.
A cool dwarven hold created by a member of the community.
Megalights working well in this build too. 😍
#unrealengine #ue5 #indiedev #gamedev #megalights #pasturesnew
Megalights working well in this build too. 😍
#unrealengine #ue5 #indiedev #gamedev #megalights #pasturesnew
January 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A cool dwarven hold created by a member of the community.
Megalights working well in this build too. 😍
#unrealengine #ue5 #indiedev #gamedev #megalights #pasturesnew
Megalights working well in this build too. 😍
#unrealengine #ue5 #indiedev #gamedev #megalights #pasturesnew
After about 30 mins of small optimizations I have it running fully playable on the deck! :)
~80 Billion Polys, 150 Ray-Traced Lights using MegaLights, Lumen & Substrate all running at 30fps on the SteamDeck.
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #GameDev #SteamDeck #MegaLights #RayTracing
~80 Billion Polys, 150 Ray-Traced Lights using MegaLights, Lumen & Substrate all running at 30fps on the SteamDeck.
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #GameDev #SteamDeck #MegaLights #RayTracing
October 9, 2024 at 9:32 AM
After about 30 mins of small optimizations I have it running fully playable on the deck! :)
~80 Billion Polys, 150 Ray-Traced Lights using MegaLights, Lumen & Substrate all running at 30fps on the SteamDeck.
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #GameDev #SteamDeck #MegaLights #RayTracing
~80 Billion Polys, 150 Ray-Traced Lights using MegaLights, Lumen & Substrate all running at 30fps on the SteamDeck.
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #GameDev #SteamDeck #MegaLights #RayTracing
New documentation for MegaLights released.
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #Gamedev #TechArt
🪢 dev.epicgames.com/documentatio...
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #Gamedev #TechArt
🪢 dev.epicgames.com/documentatio...
October 31, 2024 at 7:55 AM
New documentation for MegaLights released.
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #Gamedev #TechArt
🪢 dev.epicgames.com/documentatio...
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #Gamedev #TechArt
🪢 dev.epicgames.com/documentatio...
Arm Shows Off Its Answer to DLSS on Android - and a Whole-Ass Game by Sumo Digital with Unreal Engine 5 MegaLights. (Repost)
Arm Shows Off Its Answer to DLSS on Android - and a Whole-Ass Game by Sumo Digital with Unreal Engine 5 MegaLights
Light and Shadow Newly Born - a Neural Dawn, if you will.
www.digitalfoundry.net
June 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Arm Shows Off Its Answer to DLSS on Android - and a Whole-Ass Game by Sumo Digital with Unreal Engine 5 MegaLights. (Repost)
MegaLights slides were just posted online. There's a bunch of details in slide notes if you're curious how our new Stochastic Direct Lighting solution works, why we made it and want to learn a bit about the problem space.
#SIGGRAPH2025 Advances in Real-Time Rendering in Games course slides for "MegaLights: Stochastic Direct Lighting in Unreal Engine 5” talk by @knarkowicz.bsky.social and @tiagocostav.bsky.social from Epic Games are now online
advances.realtimerendering.com/s2025/index....
advances.realtimerendering.com/s2025/index....
August 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
MegaLights slides were just posted online. There's a bunch of details in slide notes if you're curious how our new Stochastic Direct Lighting solution works, why we made it and want to learn a bit about the problem space.
Fun fact, MegaLights works through nDisplay :D
70+ Billion Polygons being Raytraced in real-time using MegaLights & Lumen in UE5-Main over nDisplay
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #VirtualProduction #VFX #GameDev
70+ Billion Polygons being Raytraced in real-time using MegaLights & Lumen in UE5-Main over nDisplay
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #VirtualProduction #VFX #GameDev
September 24, 2024 at 5:53 AM
Fun fact, MegaLights works through nDisplay :D
70+ Billion Polygons being Raytraced in real-time using MegaLights & Lumen in UE5-Main over nDisplay
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #VirtualProduction #VFX #GameDev
70+ Billion Polygons being Raytraced in real-time using MegaLights & Lumen in UE5-Main over nDisplay
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #VirtualProduction #VFX #GameDev
#SIGGRAPH2025 Advances in Real-Time Rendering in Games course slides for "MegaLights: Stochastic Direct Lighting in Unreal Engine 5” talk by @knarkowicz.bsky.social and @tiagocostav.bsky.social from Epic Games are now online
advances.realtimerendering.com/s2025/index....
advances.realtimerendering.com/s2025/index....
August 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
#SIGGRAPH2025 Advances in Real-Time Rendering in Games course slides for "MegaLights: Stochastic Direct Lighting in Unreal Engine 5” talk by @knarkowicz.bsky.social and @tiagocostav.bsky.social from Epic Games are now online
advances.realtimerendering.com/s2025/index....
advances.realtimerendering.com/s2025/index....
Crashowary, my entry for this years #Megajam is now live on itch!
Its a Crash-Like, but you are a Cassowary!
Using some of the latest #UnrealEngine tech, Nanite Foliage, Megalights etc.
Go give it a try!
dylserx.itch.io/crashowary
#GameDev #Houdini
Its a Crash-Like, but you are a Cassowary!
Using some of the latest #UnrealEngine tech, Nanite Foliage, Megalights etc.
Go give it a try!
dylserx.itch.io/crashowary
#GameDev #Houdini
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Crashowary, my entry for this years #Megajam is now live on itch!
Its a Crash-Like, but you are a Cassowary!
Using some of the latest #UnrealEngine tech, Nanite Foliage, Megalights etc.
Go give it a try!
dylserx.itch.io/crashowary
#GameDev #Houdini
Its a Crash-Like, but you are a Cassowary!
Using some of the latest #UnrealEngine tech, Nanite Foliage, Megalights etc.
Go give it a try!
dylserx.itch.io/crashowary
#GameDev #Houdini
The first tutorial of 2025 for me
How to setup Megalights in the sequencer for rendering in
@unrealengine.bsky.social 5.5
youtu.be/o0oyNGIKPOY?...
How to setup Megalights in the sequencer for rendering in
@unrealengine.bsky.social 5.5
youtu.be/o0oyNGIKPOY?...
Unreal Engine Megalights Made Easy with Sequencer
YouTube video by WINBUSH
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The first tutorial of 2025 for me
How to setup Megalights in the sequencer for rendering in
@unrealengine.bsky.social 5.5
youtu.be/o0oyNGIKPOY?...
How to setup Megalights in the sequencer for rendering in
@unrealengine.bsky.social 5.5
youtu.be/o0oyNGIKPOY?...
MegaLights release took me a bit by surprise. It was just a small prototype on a backburner, not planned to be showcased in UE 5.5. Now trying to catch up after the demo push, starting from writing the official docs which just went online: dev.epicgames.com/documentatio...
MegaLights in Unreal Engine | Unreal Engine 5.5 Documentation | Epic Developer Community
A whole new direct lighting path to place many dynamic and shadowed area lights in an Unreal Engine scene.
dev.epicgames.com
October 30, 2024 at 2:52 PM
MegaLights release took me a bit by surprise. It was just a small prototype on a backburner, not planned to be showcased in UE 5.5. Now trying to catch up after the demo push, starting from writing the official docs which just went online: dev.epicgames.com/documentatio...
SIGGRAPH 2025 Advances in RT Rendering: Megalights: Stochastic Direct Lighting in Unreal Engine 5
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #rendering #indiedev #hts #unrealengine
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #rendering #indiedev #hts #unrealengine
SIGGRAPH 2025 Advances in RT Rendering: Megalights: Stochastic Direct Lighting in Unreal Engine 5
https://advances.realtimerendering.com/s2025/index.htmlABSTRACT: MegaLights, Unreal Engine 5’s new stochastic direct lighting path, enables artists to place ...
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June 6, 2026 at 12:11 PM
SIGGRAPH 2025 Advances in RT Rendering: Megalights: Stochastic Direct Lighting in Unreal Engine 5
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #rendering #indiedev #hts #unrealengine
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #rendering #indiedev #hts #unrealengine