Unreal Engine 4 - Build Your First Game with UE4!!

Become a Game Developer! From empty project to full game. Create your own effects, gameplay mechanics, menus, and more.

4.55 (92 reviews)
Udemy
platform
English
language
Game Development
category
instructor
453
students
10.5 hours
content
May 2023
last update
$79.99
regular price

What you will learn

Unreal Engine 4

Unreal Engine

Basics of UE4

Simple Game Theory

Installing the Unreal Engine

Managing projects

Blueprint code

How to create all the basic components of a small game from start to finish.

Description

Unreal Engine 4 is one of the most powerful and accessible game engines currently available and with the release of Unreal Engine 5 just around the corner, there's no better time to start your Epic journey.

Learn to not only use UE4 but gain transferable skills that will assist you in any game development endeavour.

Build a complete game from an empty project up to packaging and sharing your work while getting an understanding of:

  • The Unreal Interface and ecosystem

  • Player Input and character movement

  • Working with Splines

  • Level creation

  • Creating custom level design tools

  • UI and Widgets

  • Textures

  • Materials

  • Effects

Using a familiar "Roll a Ball" style game as the template for the course you'll get the opportunity to learn a huge amount about the Unreal Engine and understand how to transfer that knowledge into your projects.

Not only that, but as we go through the course we will take the time to not only get things functional and leave it there as in many beginner examples. We'll take deeper dives into refining player movement to be more enjoyable for the user. Looking at efficient ways to make reusable tools. Adding particle and sound effects to add impact to our game, all while keeping a focus on good programming practices.

Content

Introduction

Making the Most of the Course
Complete Project - Download
Assets - Download
Section Slides - Download

Intro to the Engine

Module Introduction
Installing the Epic Launcher
Exploring the Epic Launcher
Installing the Unreal Engine
Project Creation
Quiz
BONUS - Minimal UI
BONUS - GUI Compression

Navigating Unreal

Module Introduction
The Unreal Interface
Project Folders (Importing Assets)
Default Pawn Movement
Quiz
BONUS - Default Window Open Location

Intro to Blueprints

Module Introduction
Class Types
Components
Quiz
Function Execution Order
Simple Movement
Framerate Independent Movement
Alternative Movement Logic
Quiz

Player

Module Introduction
Player Setup
Player Input Bindings
Player Collision
Quiz
Player Movement Part 1
Player Rotation
Player Movement Part 2
Player Class Tidy
Quiz

Intro to GameMode

Module Introduction
Creating Game Modes
Quiz

Interactive Classes

Module Introduction
Inheritance
Interactive Base
Interactive Pickup
Quiz
Interactive Magnetic Pickup
Interactive Level Goal
Interactive Level Goal

Splines

Module Introduction
Spline Creation
Level Spawner Implementation
Using Splines
Improving Level Spawner
Coin Pickup Spawner
Coordinate Space
Quiz

Widgets

Module Introduction
Widget Designer
Widget Graph
Widget Buttons
Quiz
Button Interactions
Displaying Widgets
Player Controllers
Quiz

Effects

Module Introduction
Cascade Vs Niagara
Cascade Mesh And Scale
Cascade - Rotation, Life & Drag
Quiz
Cascade - Jump Pad Effect
Cascade - Goal Effect
Cascade - Playing Effects

Materials

Module Introduction
Exploring Materials
Creating Materials
Material Instances
Quiz
Unlit Material
Level Creation

Project Tidy

Module Introduction
HUD Pickup
HUD Timer
Deathzone
Menu Wrap-up
Level Goal
Bringing it All Together
BONUS - No Bindings!
Quiz

Course Conclusion

Module Introduction
Player Improvements
Building Projects
Course Conclusion

Screenshots

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Reviews

Daniel
April 2, 2023
This course is fantastic for beginners looking to get started in Unreal Game development. Focused primarily at using Blueprints, it has a straight methodical approach to introducing the core building blocks of the working components of the engine from Game Modes, Materials and Particle Systems. From the beginning the instructor moves at a brisk pace, but in some areas some of the subjects went through too quickly that blinking at the wrong moment had me miss some crucial changes in the lecture which caused some backtracking.
William
December 11, 2022
Of all the other paid tutorials I have done this one is finally professional, well-groomed and clearly designed to teach best practices not just cheap bad practice satisfaction. To be honest I have already done a few paid tutorials covering these very same subjects. But I wanted to take the time to learn them again in a proper way so my foundations are much more solid. Thank you. Make more, please!
Youssef
November 2, 2022
An excellent introduction to UE4, with most of it still relevant for UE5. If you're already experienced with the Unreal Editor, then this course is going to be too simple for you.
Sindhu
October 30, 2022
before each module, it would be considerate if the instructor mentions what is the objective of that module. and the instructor speaks too fast to understand
Oswald
July 29, 2022
I am an experienced software engineer in IT & game development and I just needed someone to explain to me how the Unreal Engine works. This course did just that. I also appreciated how it explained basic programming without being patronizing to beginners, but also not too dragged out for experienced people like me. The creator also has a serious talent for narration in this format, as his tone and pace are very consistent. As he notes at the beginning of the course, you're meant to set the play speed at a pace that works well for your learning abilities and that worked really well for this course. If I have to give some criticism, the creator could have used 'collapse to function' a lot more. A lot of example code is copied, which might be easy to understand for beginners, but, in my opinion, it is vital that beginners learn to simplify code with extra functions as soon as possible. This course also works with Unreal Engine 5. I followed along with UE5 and while some UI options are in a different spot, finding them was not too difficult. Also, although UE5 dropped the Cascade effects functions for Niagara, this course handled both, so not only did it teach me enough about the UE5 effects, it also taught me what legacy to expect when working with others. All in all, it's a great course. I highly recommend it!
George
May 13, 2022
Older version of Unreal now, though it was only noticeable in the coverage of the particle effects. Some lessons were in lower resolution, making them hard to read. Lots of good fundamentals though, making it a good start to learning UE.
Robert
December 8, 2021
It easy to follow. Explains everything well in a clear and none confusing way. Skiping no steps, and really show us how he does things. not just "So let's import al of this and sort them in the right folders" *Then fast forward until he is done. Really good so far.
Mohi
September 22, 2021
Great course so far! everything is clearly explained and the best practices used in the course is something not easily found in other courses! Highly recommend this course.
Søren
June 24, 2021
It's a good all-around course. It will tell you alot of "good to know" stuff and what to look out for. There is also some challenge along the way, which i think is a good thing for the students in the course.
Siegr
June 18, 2021
This is THE starter course for beginners. Rob won't just do things step by step with little to no explanation, quite the contrary! He takes the time to explain how things work in Unreal and in programming in general. Besides that, it's a slow paced course where he let the problems show up/happen and only then provides the steps to implement what is intended. Now, sum this with small challenges that you WILL be up to the task, because Rob prepared you before hand...the result is you getting more and more engaged and, thus, actually learning instead of repeating. It really helps you cement what does what and how your actions impact what is going on on the screen. TL;DR: If you want real classes and a teacher that takes the time to explain stuff, go for it! If you want a quick "how to" that only shows what buttons to press - this is the complete opposite!
Jamie
May 25, 2021
I love how this course relates the explanations to the context of how you would potentially set up a game from scratch. many courses only teach you the relevant theory to create the type of game they are making whereas you get much more of a general grounding that helps you to understand how and where things should be used.
Christian
April 5, 2021
This is a great kick start to learn the core basic of Unreal Engine. The examples are easy to follow and very well explain with a lot of good information event if the concepts are deep stuff. I love it !
Val
April 1, 2021
The instructor explains everything clearly and does not rush in to anything that might potentially scare off begginers (like me!) wanting to learn Unreal and Blueprints. Really great introductory course that is both challenging and rewarding in a way that isn't overwhelming or seems impossible to complete.
Krillinator
February 27, 2021
What a journey it's been. The course is constantly being updated and talked about in both Discord and Udemy. The feedback has been tremendous and the community: helpful! Things started clicking by the end of each section and i would suggest writing notes for yourself on what you thought was difficult, to improve your knowledge. Also google terminologies you do not understand, and you're pretty much good to go. 5/5 - satisfied Thanks!
Ahmed
February 5, 2021
Instructor teaches you how to think like a game designer in addition to teaching the engine, very well designed course.

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