Unreal Engine Free For The Month Jam - October 2023
Have you wanted to get into using Unreal Engine but don't know where to start? Free for the Month jam is the jam for you then!
Each month, Epic make a bunch of assets and plugins free for the whole month. This month there's:
- A Gladiator Arena Environment Kit
- Dreamscape: Stylised Environment Kit
- NPC Optimiser plug in
- EP Master Materials
- Deep Elder Caves Environment Kit
The aim of the jam is to create something using the free for the month content! It doesn't have to be a game, it can be a singular mechanic or objective or simply opening up one of the demo maps that comes with it and modifying it yourself.
Using this months assets as an example you could create:
- An in-game widget that allows you to view all the materials in the master materials pack, select one and apply it to a static mesh in the level.
- A simple game using the Elder Caves demo map that requires you to locate a "treasure" item and leave the cave with it.
- Using the gladiator kit, the player must escape the arena by solving a simple puzzle.
- Fill the gladiator arena with very simple NPC's and use the NPC optimiser on them.
- Re-texture the gladiator arena or elder caves using the EP Master Materials pack.
This jam is all about learning and exploration with no pressure to complete a game. Everyone of all levels/experience are welcome to join.
The Rules:
- You must use at least 1 pack from the Free For The Month content.
- Anything else used must be free or created by yourself.
- AI generated content from Bing Image creator, Dall-e and Midjourney are allowed but should not be the main focus.
The Theme:
- There is no theme!
Time Limit:
- You have from the day the assets are released till when the next months assets are released.
Happy jamming!