• 7 Unique Fractal Formulas: Create stunning, dynamic worlds in real-time.

• 15 Example Maps: Jumpstart your creativity with ready-to-tweak scenes.

• Custom Render: Custom render queue preset to get the best quality for offline renders.

• Raymarched Ambient Occlusion: Achieve more realistic lighting and depth in your scenes.

• VR Support: Fully immersive experience with compatible hardware.

• Looping Parameters: Perfect for seamless loops and live performances.

• Kaleidoscopic Post-Process Effects: Add mesmerizing visual layers to your fractals.

LOOPING PARAMETERS

With Ultima, seamless animation is taken to the next level thanks to our expanded looping parameters.

Whether you're creating mesmerizing VJ visuals or smooth animations for your game or film, these new controls give you precise timing and fluid transitions between fractal states.

Paired with the power of real-time fractal customization in the Unreal Engine sequencer, you can now create continuous animations with ease, ensuring a flawless experience every time.

15 EXAMPLE MAPS

Ultima comes equipped with 15 meticulously crafted example maps, each showcasing the vast potential of real-time fractals in Unreal Engine.

These maps provide an inspiring starting point, whether you're exploring surreal environments, or worlds that feel like they belong in another dimension.

Each map is designed to highlight different moods and artistic styles, from vibrant, colorful fractals to intricate, crystalline structures.

Whether you're looking to create stunning cinematic shots, explore experimental art, or develop unique game environments, these maps serve as a perfect launchpad for your creative vision.

TUTORIAL PLAYLIST

• Pack Overview: Comprehensive look at what's included (must watch if you just started!).

• Flickering and noise: Get rid of random lights flickering.

• Cinematic Fractal Scene: From 0 to rendering, be sure to check this tutorial for rendering.

• Create Animations: Get the best possible render quality.

• Kaleidoscope Effect: How to use apply it to any scene.

• Performance: Optimize the FPS and quality for realtime performances.

• Fix Motion Blur: Get rid of Motion Blur on moving Fractal.

• Remove Shake: Enable the right settings to get the best realtime renders.

• Relative Epsilon: Get details at any zoom level automatically.

• Bounds: Cut the fractal where you want.

• Bake Shadows: Enable raymarched shadows.

INSTALLATION

Import Ultima into your existing project.
Open Unreal Launcher, go in your “Vault“, find “Machina Fractals : Ultima“ and click “Add to project“.
You can now open your UE5 project.
You will find a new folder called “MI_Ultima“ with some subfolders in it.

‘Blueprints’ contains all BPs which you can just drag and drop into the viewer, and off you go!

‘Maps’ contains all example levels.

‘Materials’ has all materials and instances which can be applied to static meshes (plane).

‘Textures’ contains PBR textures and images designed for fractals.

!!! IMPORTANT !!!

Make sure to set "Output velocities" to OFF in your unreal project settings for correct rendering!

FAQ

1. There's a flickering noise, how do I remove it?

• This is a known issue in Unreal Engine that occurs randomly. The best fix is to adjust the ray epsilon or step in the Fractal blueprint render settings (a slight change can refresh it). After making these changes, build the light. Additionally, ensure that Output Velocities due to Vertex Deformation' to OFF.

2. What GPU do I need for this?

• We recommend using an RTX 2080 Ti or faster for optimal performance.

3. Shadows on the fractals are behaving strangely, how can I fix this?

• Ensure that every light source affecting the fractal has contact shadow enabled. Adjust the contact shadow value to around 0.5, and tweak it to achieve the desired effect.

4. My GPU is overheating and my frame rate is too slow, how can I improve this?

• Check out our Performance tutorial here for tips on optimizing performance.

5. The fractal is clipping into the camera, how do I fix this?

• Decrease the clipping plane in project settings (typically set to 0.5) and experiment to find the best value. Note that this change requires an engine restart.

6. There's no detail anymore when I zoom into the fractal, what should I do?

• Increase the iteration number and decrease the epsilon in the Fractal render settings to restore detail.

7. Does it work with VR?

• Yes, Ultima is compatible with VR on capable hardware.

8. Is it possible to enable collisions on Fractals ?

• Not in ultima, but you can do this in Essence and Mecha