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Unreal Engine 5.8 New Features Explained!

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May 17, 2026
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Check Out The Course Here: https://smartpoly.teachable.com/p/unreal-engine-5-complete-beginners-course-learn-how-to-make-games Hello guys welcome back to another video. Epic has just dropped the Unreal Engine 5.8 Roadmap and in this video we're going to be covering over all of the new features and updates. Let me know what you guys think about these new features down in the comments below! Also check out my new Unreal Engine 5 Beginner's Course. LEARN UE5 By Making 4 Games Here: https://smartpoly.teachable.com/p/unreal-engine-5-complete-beginners-course-learn-how-to-make-games LINK TO UE5 ROADMAP: https://portal.productboard.com/epicgames/1-unreal-engine-public-roadmap/tabs/129-unreal-engine-5-8 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Introduction 0:28 - Lumen Probe Occlusion 1:20 - Substrate Toon Shader 1:56 - Megalights 2:14 - Direct Mesh Control 2:50 - Metahuman Crowd Plugin 3:40 - New UE5 Beginners Course 4:38 - Mesh to Metahuman 5:30 - Other Character Updates 5:58 - Mesh Terrain Plugin 7:23 - PCG and PVE updates 7:48 - Steam Frame Support 8:19 - New Gizmo and Editor Changes 10:12 - MCP Server AI Plugin 10:37 - Summary and Thoughts CREDITS / USED VIDEOS: https://youtu.be/KRo9OAVa0hE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n__mnIcCVB4 https://youtu.be/-tVkx_AgLsE https://youtu.be/OIb_e8kY8Hk LINKS: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Courses: https://smartpoly.teachable.com Survival Game Course: https://smartpoly.teachable.com/p/ue5-multiplayer-steam-survival-game-course-remastered Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@SmartPoly/join Support Me on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/smartpoly Buy My Complete Projects: https://smartpoly.gumroad.com Donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/smartpoly --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MY PC SPECS & AFFILIATE LINKS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mouse: https://amzn.to/46WMdjN Keyboard: https://amzn.to/3M11SpV Laptop: https://amzn.to/3M7kjJQ CPU: https://amzn.to/3tKTK6E RAM: https://amzn.to/45yvWjW GPU: https://amzn.to/3rUGMmm SSD 2TB: https://amzn.to/46QcGPS SSD 4TB: https://amzn.to/46T10f9 Primary Monitor 4K: https://amzn.to/3RZxqk5 Secondary Monitor 1080p: https://amzn.to/3M6X16V Microphone: https://amzn.to/3S0aLnx Audio: https://amzn.to/3S5z5Vm Headset: https://amzn.to/45BeWJP

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