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The Soverance Studios blog: posts from Scott McCutchen on game development, Unreal Engine, cloud architecture and technology.

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Portfolio · Oct 12, 2026 · Scott McCutchen

Vana'diel + Analytics | An FFXI Character Progress Tracker

Tutorials · Nov 9, 2015 · Scott McCutchen

Getting started with the OSVR development kit in Unreal Engine 4.

Tutorials · Oct 18, 2015 · Scott McCutchen

A quick tutorial to show how to make lift actors, similar to those found in Unreal Tournament.

Tutorials · Mar 29, 2015 · Scott McCutchen

A short video tutorial which outlines how to swap character meshes and anim classes during gameplay.

Tutorials · Aug 23, 2014 · Scott McCutchen

A quick video about how to use the Audio Visualization plugin that ships with Unreal 4.

Tutorials · Feb 23, 2014 · Scott McCutchen

A quick video of how I used light functions in UDK to bring simple fire to life in my Gothic Cathedral demo.

Portfolio · Jan 29, 2014 · Scott McCutchen

A quick video of how I used light functions in UDK to bring simple fire to life in my Gothic Cathedral demo.

General · Oct 10, 2013 · Scott McCutchen

A playlist featuring some of my exploits as the leader of Ethereal Linkshell on Final Fantasy XI's Diabolos server, between 2008 and 2011.

Portfolio · Oct 3, 2013 · Scott McCutchen

One of my first ever UDK prototypes, an FFXI mod that was the primary inspiration for Ethereal Legends.

Tutorials · Jul 6, 2013 · Scott McCutchen

A UDK tutorial about how to attach actors to sockets with Unrealscript.