CARY, NC - Epic (www.unrealengine.com) has launched Fab, a one-stop destination where creatives can discover, buy, sell and share digital assets. Fab is the successor to the Unreal Engine Marketplace and Sketchfab Store. It's also the new home for Quixel Megascans. This new marketplace supports all types of creators with content for use across Unreal Engine, Unity 3D, Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) and other digital content creation tools.
Unreal Engine developers will be able to access Fab directly in the Unreal Engine 5 Editor. Fornite creators can discover Fortnite-ready assets through Fab in UEFN. The Fab integration in UEFN is undergoing maintenance and is expected to be back online shortly. Fab integration in the Unreal Engine 5 Editor is coming soon.
Creatives can visit Fab.com to discover a large collection of high quality, realtime-ready game assets, environments, VFX, audio, animations, characters and plug-ins. Fab offers content that's compatible with multiple game engines, a wide variety of asset types and various licensing options.
Right now on Fab, creatives can browse the extensive content library; use Channels to find content compatible with Unreal Engine, UEFN and Unity; and choose the licensing option that meets their needs. Fab offers a Creative Commons license and the Personal or Professional tier of a Standard License. The Fab Standard License enables creatives to use the assets, including Megascans, in any game engine or tool that they want.
Visitors can acquire the Quixel Megascans library for free through the end of 2024. These are free for use with all engines and digital content creation tools. Visitors can claim over 17,000 Megascans, including 10 packs with new scene files from Quixel.
Visitors can also make informed decisions about what they want to download or purchase by inspect 3D assets with Fab’s realtime 3D viewer. Mature content is allowed on Fab.com, but individuals whose parents have enabled age rating restrictions using Epic’s Parental Controls will not be able to access this content.
In the coming months, the Fab user experience will improve and new content and features will roll out. The company also plans to introduce new file formats, including Roblox and Minecraft assets, access to MetaHumans, a new listing review system, product specific FAQs, a pipeline to make it easy for creators to publish content directly from UEFN to Fab, and new analytics to enhance the seller experience.
In 2025, a cross-section of the Megascans library will be available for free to all users, regardless of which engine or platform they are using. This starter pack will contain more than 1,500 assets, including a variety of popular 3D assets, plants, trees, surfaces, decals, imperfections and the 10 packs Quixel released on Fab’s launch day.