i am completely new to this. i don’t know how this works please help me out with some suggestions and tips
https://www.google.fr/search?q=UE4+beginning
Have a nice trip 
And you should read this too carefully : How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-eYJAUgSE-mqzKtit7m9g
This Youtube channel is a treasure trove of tutorials. There are others of course but i found Virtus’s videos seemed to leave me with a better understanding of what was really going on.
Blueprint/Visual scripting = total awesomeness if (like me) you don’t know how to code very well but do know how to design or want an easy to pick up and hard to master hobby.
Google searching the right questions will you get you the right answers though.
Welcome to Unreal Engine… try not to blow all your money on the marketplace once you have an idea what your doing 