"Everspace 2" migrates to Unreal Engine 5
The developers of "Everspace 2" are porting their space shooter from Unreal Engine 4 to version 5. New features include lumen lighting and support for DLSS 3.
The German game of the year now runs with Unreal Engine 5.3. The screenshot still shows the UE4 version.
(Bild: Rockfish Games)
New technology in the German game of the year: Hamburg-based studio Rockfish Games has upgraded "Everspace 2" from Unreal Engine 4 to version 5. The engine upgrade is part of the Incursion patch, which has been available for download since Monday.
The new version of the Unreal Engine should make it easier for the studio to continue supporting the game in the future, according to a video about the update. Currently, the engine upgrade brings two benefits: Firstly, PC gamers can now select Lumen lighting as an alternative to the original lighting system. In addition, the new version comes with DLSS 3 including DLAA edge smoothing and frame generation.
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Rockfish promises that players need not fear performance problems. "We are aware that the community is concerned about new bugs and decreased performance - both have been our main focus during this massive effort and we are doing everything we can to ensure the best possible experience," the studio writes in a Steam entry.
Best German game
"Everspace 2" runs on version 5.3 of the Unreal Engine. Developer Epic Games recently presented an even newer version: Unreal Engine 5.4 comes with improved frameworks for the procedural generation of game worlds and adaptive tessellation for more complex surface effects, among other things.
The jury of the German Computer Game Award recently voted "Everspace 2" the best German game of the past year. In addition to the award, Rockfish also received 100,000 euros in prize money. The space shooter from Hamburg-based studio Rockfish Games won the main category against "Atlas Fallen" and "Fall of Porcupine", whose developers each received 30,000 euros.
"Everspace 2" is a mixture of dogfighter and looter shooter that first entered Early Access in 2021. The full version of "Everspace 2" was finally released in April 2023, with 88% of over 8,000 users on Steam rating it as recommended.
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