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The Witcher IV's lush world is on display in Unreal Engine 5.6 demo


Epic Games showcased a tech demo for Unreal Engine 5.6 featuring a first look at the open world of Kovir in The Witcher IV.

The team at Epic Games, together with CD Projekt Red — developers of the Witcher series and Cyberpunk 2077 — premiered a roughly ten-minute gameplay and cinematic demo that follows Ciri through a snowy mountain pass in Kovir and into the bustling port of Valdrest. This is thanks to Nanite Foliage, a new system that renders every leaf and branch as real 3D geometry instead of flat textures. This new feature, slated for release with Unreal Engine 5.7, allows for dense high-fidelity foliage without a huge hit to performance.

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