Ultra Engine 0.9.8 Introduces Material Painting with Tessellation and Displacement

<p><a href=https://www.ultraengine.com/community/blogs/entry/2855-ultra-engine-098-released/ rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>Ultra Engine 0.9.8 is here</a> with a groundbreaking material painting system, robust tessellation, and a first-person shooter template to provide a head start on your next game. New features and enhancements make it easier than ever to create games and simulations that look great and run fast.</p><h3>Material Painting</h3><p>Our new material painting system brings your scenes to life with unique details painted everywhere. You can easily turn plain tiled textures into lifelike environments in a few seconds with this game-changing feature.</p><p><a href=https://leadwerksstorage.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/monthly_2024_12/image.gif.6367155e0855c7bb63fe83309a80ad9f.gif rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank><img alt=image.thumb.gif.9833af241961af47b9bc08f50cad826e.gif src=https://leadwerksstorage.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/monthly_2024_12/image.thumb.gif.9833af241961af47b9bc08f50cad826e.gif style width=750></a></p><div class="aspect-video mb-4"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=True class=rounded-lg frameborder=0 height=400 loading=lazy referrerpolicy=strict-origin-when-cross-origin src=https://www.youtube.com/embed/FViraHoGzHM width=100%></iframe></div><h3>Tessellation Made Practical</h3><p>The new update features comprehensive integration of hardware tessellation, resulting in a practical feature you can use every day. Per-vertex and per-edge displacement settings provide fine control so you never have to worry about cracks and seams. Combine tessellation with material painting to turn flat walls and floors into realistic 3D surfaces.</p><p><a href=https://leadwerksstorage.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/monthly_2024_12/image.gif.acbfaf7fd6249eec2e8ff98fd3b4cac9.gif rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank><img alt=image.thumb.gif.71739169940f44e41c85e9facc26f167.gif src=https://leadwerksstorage.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/monthly_2024_12/image.thumb.gif.71739169940f44e41c85e9facc26f167.gif style width=750></a></p><h3>First-person Shooter Template</h3><p>The first-person shooter template is ready for use! This exciting demo places you deep in the dungeons of an underground facility that's as beautiful as it is foreboding. What mysteries await at the end of the tunnel? Be brave, pack plenty of ammo, and don't let a few gentle jump scares spook you. The FPS game template provides plenty of inspiration and a solid basis for your next project.</p><div class="aspect-video mb-4"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=True class=rounded-lg frameborder=0 height=400 loading=lazy referrerpolicy=strict-origin-when-cross-origin src=https://www.youtube.com/embed/S58AEPMeaRw width=100%></iframe></div><p>You can get Ultra Engine <a href=https://www.ultraengine.com/community/store/category/1-software/ rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank><strong>on our website</strong></a> or <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=Ultra%20Software" rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank><strong>on Steam</strong></a>.</p><h3>About Ultra Engine</h3><p>Ultra Engine was created to solve the rendering performance problems we saw while working on VR simulations at NASA. Ultra Engine provides <a href=https://github.com/UltraEngine/Benchmarks rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>up to 10x faster</a> rendering performance than both Leadwerks and Unity.</p>