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How Dragon Quest XI Came to Life with Unreal Engine 4
Square Enix needed a modern engine to modernize its most beloved RPG. UE4 delivered: Enlighten lighting, a day-night cycle that was just a value tweak, and editor iteration fast enough for quick map redesigns. The team even worked with Epic to fix garbage collection — and those improvements shipped back into the engine itself.
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Unreal Engine
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Web
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Overview
Square Enix needed a modern engine to modernize its most beloved RPG. UE4 delivered: Enlighten lighting, a day-night cycle that was just a value tweak, and editor iteration fast enough for quick map redesigns. The team even worked with Epic to fix garbage collection — and those improvements shipped back into the engine itself.