Epic’s Unreal Engine update delivers on promises made

Epic Games has released Unreal Engine 4.21, an update that ups the ante on Epic’s newfound religion around wireless and also adds considerable power for collaboration and non-gaming applications, especially CAD.   For game development, Epic wants you to know the new release enables you to “work smarter, create faster, and produce world-class results with Unreal Engine.” Speed improvements include up to 60% faster cooking times for content. With the introduction of Unreal Engine 4, developers were also promised a new engine for particle effects. This release includes the Niagara system, which replaces Unreal’s aging Cascade system and is a