Begginer Question - Blueprints and C++

[anonymous_user_5ea0eafa1 (anonymous_user_5ea0eafa)]

Hello.

I am a beginner learning in the UE and, after making some tutorials and reading, to do my test project i’m in doubt about the creation of a C++ project or BP from the start.

I have done basic designs of test and now i want to start a real project with my concept.

My concern is if in the future i find something i need to adjust in the engine’s source code the path chosen at the beginning can make it more difficult or laborious.

Any advice on that ? Or this doesn’t matter anyway ?

Thank you.

[Creelin]

It really doesn’t matter unless you’re talking about editing the actual source code of the engine (For example wanting to swap physics engines or something).

If the latter is true - you should compile from the source code and derive from there.

[Juice-Tin]

Make a C++ project, then you can still use blueprints and use C++ too if you want, they both are available in a c++ project.

If you make a Blueprint project, then the C++ is hidden and you can only make blueprints, so it will be annoying if you want to try c++ after.

[akiro64]

@Juice-Tin;429983

Make a C++ project, then you can still use blueprints and use C++ too if you want, they both are available in a c++ project.

If you make a Blueprint project, then the C++ is hidden and you can only make blueprints, so it will be annoying if you want to try c++ after.

Another thing you can try doing is making a Blueprint project and then adding a Blueprint Function Library, which is a collection of functions you can make in C++ to be called in Blueprints. I’m doing things this way because I’m not quite ready to leave the comfort zone of Blueprints yet, but I want to experiment with C++ coding in UE4. Between these two methods, there’s a nice amount of flexibility to do things the way that you want.