@Hypocrita : I can relate to being a small team and lacking funds, but we’ve never been forced to buy anything due to lack of the engine/editor having it.
Take a look at the following:
This was taken by by JohnJ, located in the USA, a few hours ago during a test session.
zoombapup is crouching down with the LMG, located in the UK.
I’m holding the handgun, located in Australia.
The networking is stock.
The landscape was created in-editor.
The tool used to create the customisation UI to place all those pouches and attachments you see was created in-editor
The door, ladder, cinder block walls, wound actors, windows covers - Blueprints.
The handgun position - character animation Blueprint with offset provided by the handguns Blueprint.
Materials / shaders were all created in-editor (by us or others).
UE4 has plenty of issues and lacks dynamic GI and really robust AI system, but as far as all these basic features, you’re covered.