Day 1 of delving into Unreal Engine by Unreal Engine dad

Community Community & Industry Discussion
1

Hi Guys!

I’m a total noob at this but my son is studying Gaming Animation at university and as a casual gamer myself, Witcher 3 being my all-time favourite game, I decided to start exploring Unreal Engine 5 myself.

I have no idea what direction I wish to pursue as of yet but this is it, Day 1 and I’m about to study Unreal Sensei’s Beginner Tutorial.

My X account is the same username, unrealenginedad should anyone wish to follow my progress or give me some tips.

Thanks in advance for any tips!

UA Dad

2 Likes
2

So, day 1 didn’t go quite as well as expected. I did however manage to download UE 5.1.1 and get an hour into the tutorial by Unreal Sensei.

He did state that C++ isn’t required because Bluerpints can handle most of the work. Is this the case?

Currently downloading Electric Dreams ENV and although beautiful, I’m not sure my 3 years old gaming laptop can handle it.

And on we go!

3

yes. once you get good enough with bps, is a good idea to start dabbling a bit on cpp.

good luck!

4

Unreal is huge, so having a clear game dev GOAL now is good (often even essential). So try to pick a specific game idea or genre now if possible and stick with it. Otherwise you may find yourself getting pulled in a 1000 different directions, with 100’s of unfinished game projects that go nowhere. As a former C++ dev, don’t recommend learning game dev C++ (unless the goal is to become an engine programmer). BTW: Recommend Epic-funded ‘Godot’, as its a much simpler much more stable starting point. Here’s why :wink: Good luck!