# Blueprints / custom nodes

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/blueprints-custom-nodes/316737>\
**Category:** Blueprint\
**Tags:** customization, unreal-engine, CPP, Blueprint, question\
**Created:** [April 28, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/blueprints-custom-nodes/316737 "2015-04-28T16:33:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_41548938](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_41548938](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_41548938)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/blueprints-custom-nodes/316737/1 "2015-04-28T16:33:31Z")

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Can i make any custom node if i know c++ well or there is limits to what node can i do  
And is blueprints limits the same as c++ ? Or it is just used in prototyping

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**Author:** ![Shadowriver](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Shadowriver](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Shadowriver)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/blueprints-custom-nodes/316737/2 "2015-04-28T18:42:44Z")

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Making function nodes is very easy, you just add BlueprintCallable and BlueprintPure specifiers UFUNCTION and also add Category=Something specifier and C++ function turn magically in to blueprint node, here you got tutorial:

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Note: you don’t need to use FriendlyName and CompactNodeTitle so obsessively as this tutorial use, UHT will pick name of function

The limits is what reflection system supports, most notably there only 2 integer types supported int32 and uint8

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_41548938](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_41548938](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_41548938)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/blueprints-custom-nodes/316737/3 "2015-04-28T18:53:48Z")

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Are blueprints used just for prototyping ?

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**Author:** ![mindfane](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/mindfane/32/710746_2.png) [@mindfane](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/mindfane)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/blueprints-custom-nodes/316737/4 "2015-04-29T03:01:58Z")

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No you can build a full game using Blueprints only. Blueprint is a complete scripting system for Unreal Engine 4.

But many developers use Blueprints for prototyping only and convert the BPs into C++ classes eventually. But that is needed only if you are concerned about performance or if BPs does not allow you to what you want.