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Sam Machkovech-September 4, 2014 at 5:00 PM UTC

"There is no separate'academic' version or anything like that," UE4 general manager Ray Davis told Ars in a telephone interview. "The cool thing is that as a student, even if you don't decide to subscribe when you graduate, you can still access any version of the engine you had at the time. We won't let people end up hanging out for a school year or something."

Although UE4’s university-specific discounts are not as easy to obtain as Crytek’s CryENGINE and anyone can download it on a non-commercial basis, Epic’s revisions did come from the company’s announcement of UE4’s pricing structure during this year’s Game Developers Conference. Feedback.

"Someone contacted us, especially those who use UDK (the free version of Unreal Engine 3) for non-commercial use, and they are very eager to integrate UE4 into the curriculum," Davis said. "In hindsight, if we were not so busy on the road to GDC, we would think,'This is a good idea, let's get started.' After we launched it at $19 per month, many educators Contacted us immediately and soon discovered that every participant had a better opportunity."

Although Davis will not confirm the number of subscriptions-which also requires paying 5% of the published game revenue after earning $3,000 per quarter-he takes this opportunity to remind potential subscribers that the engine has six in the market Significant upgrades were received during the month, including a dedicated Paper 2D system and Unreal Motion Graphics UI tool set for low-end game creation.

"One of the greatest features of UE4 is its evolutionary speed," Davis said. "When we ship at GDC, we know that some parts are original, especially in mobile devices. The best proof is to see what people are manufacturing and shipping."

[Update: We have updated the text to clarify that currently only teachers and administrators can apply for the free Education Edition UE4 license. ]

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