Last main post update : 2017-10-04

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Aug 11, 2017 - Game Engine agnostic article about how to face the development. How to make your dream game, publish it and not die in the process

Archive post : https://www.steamgifts.com/go/comment/9Z6WnUl

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Free ebook
Mastering Unity Scripting
https://www.packtpub.com/free-learning

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Procedural generators for Blender by Blenderesse free until end of March 2022
https://blenderesse.gumroad.com/

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Hey, thanks for sharing, do you know what the license is on these? I can't find it anywhere on the website. Can it be used in commercial works with or without attribution?

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Hey,
thanks for pointing that issue.
i haven't found any explicit terms neither on website nor in files themselves, so i asked him, what they were. Well, he answered... he was too lazy to write official terms... so unofficially...

everything else is allowed but not distributing or reselling the product itself. Including the geometry nodes setups. Meaning if you want for example to sell some of the trees you make with tree generator you should apply the modifier so the setup is not distributed

Credits is always nice but not mandatory

So:

  • you can use what you produce/create commercially and without attribution, but cannot redistribute the tools by themselves
    While in current state:
  • you have no real legal binding
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Awesome as usual, thank you!

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thanks

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thanks

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Edit: Added the link to the blog post.


New Unreal Engine free assets https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/featured-free-marketplace-content-april-2022

Free for the month

VP Real Food and Coffee Bakery
Modular Concert Stage
Medieval Houses Modular Vol 2
Low Poly Medieval Interior and Constructions
Modular Neighborhood Pack

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Realtime Archviz AssetPack - Bistro Restaurant Scene
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Thank you ^_^

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Blender Quick Start Guide
https://www.packtpub.com/free-learning

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Thanks.

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60+ metal music tracks under CC-BY license

https://degitx.com/

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Thanks.

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The free assets for May:

https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/featured-free-marketplace-content-may-2022

Free for the Month

Stone Pine Forest
Niagara Mega VFX Pack vol. 1
Sunset - Modular Medieval Brick Buildings
Reef Kit
Horse Starter Kit

Permanently Free Collection

Commercial Long-Range Aircraft
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Todays free book at Packt Pub > Free Learning

Mastering UI Development with Unity

https://www.packtpub.com/free-learning

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GameMaker Essentials is free art Packt today (for another 19 hours or so).

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I am not sure since when, but it seems that Packt non-subscriber library is now limited to only 24 newest free claimed titles.
If you're like me and add them on a daily basis, Gamemaker essentials is still accessible, but will soon get pushed out, so I advise watching out for that.
Edit: Or apparently not. I now have way more than 24 books available once more...
It seems that owned products shown from subscription side (https://subscription.packtpub.com/owned) are limited to 24, but if you enter through https://account.packtpub.com/account/products then it's business as usual.

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The free assets for June: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/featured-free-marketplace-content-june-2022

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[SCANS] Construction Site: Loader
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Permanently Free Collection

Stylized Fantasy Provencal
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Fanatical has a "World Music Day 2022 Free Giveaway" music pack.

It could be relevant for content creators. Though do always read the licenses.

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thanks

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On Unreal market for July: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/featured-free-marketplace-content-july-2022

Free for the Month

Insta Deform Component
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FluidNinja VFX Tools
Point and Click Adventure Toolkit
Turn-Based RPG Template

Permanently free content

Vehicle Variety Pack Volume 2
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Thanks

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Packt: Game Physics Cookbook by Gabor Szauer
Rating: 4.4/5 (5 reviews total)
Publication date: Mar 2017
Pages: 480
Discover over 100 easy-to-follow recipes to help you implement efficient game physics and collision detection in your games

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Free eBook - Hands-On Deep Learning for Games
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31 Hours left to claim

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Free eBook - Learning C# 7 By Developing Games with Unity 2017 - Third Edition
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3 packt ebooks in Fanatical bundle: Coding Roblox Games Made Easy, Blender 3D By Example - Second Edition, Unity 2020 By Example - Third Edition

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Available until 01/08/2022, 7:00 UTC (almost a week)

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https://www.packtpub.com/free-learning
Free eBook - Mastering pfSense - Second Edition
(18hrs left)

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This month free assets from Epic Unreal Engine:

https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/featured-free-marketplace-content-august-2022

Free for the Month

Big Office
Open World RPG Toolkit
Storage House Set
MySQL Integration
Cartoon Water Shader

Permanently free

Stylized Egypt
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Todays free book from PacktPub (for another 7 hours)

  • Python Game Programming By Example

https://www.packtpub.com/free-learning

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Damn, i forgot to check on that day and missed it

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It has also happened to me a couple of times.

It is a rather old book from 2015 but sometimes it can still be relevant.

They also gave this book away back in March 2017.

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Thanks!

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😁

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Free eBook - Swift Game Development - Third Edition
https://www.packtpub.com/free-learning

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Free eBook - Augmented Reality for Developers
https://www.packtpub.com/free-learning

The book isn't mainly about game development, but there's a chapter about creating an AR game.

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A rather old book "EVE Online ISK Strategy Guide" is free for today on PacktPub free learning https://www.packtpub.com/free-learning

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Free assets from Epic: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/featured-free-marketplace-content-september-2022

Free For The Month

Flexible Combat System - Basic
City Environment Megapack vol 02
Dynamic Volumetric Sky
Scanlabz Interior Volume 1
Countryside: Windmills & Barns

Permanently Free Collection

Stylized Asian Village
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I wonder why they come so late this month.

[EDIT]
Oh...OK, I see.

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They publish this the first Tuesday every month.

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Thanks for the head's up!

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Learning Vulkan is Packt free book for today.

(Under 12 hours left.)

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