Hi,
We wish to make a small 2D game with Unreal Engine 5.
Problem is that there is no 2D sample project when creating a project in UE5 ?
(I think UE4 did have a sample 2D project)
How can we setup a new UE5 project in 2D mode?
Let us know, thanks!
BetaMax Hero
Hey @BetaMaxHero! UE5 does still retain Paper2D (the system implemented for working with sprites in UE4). You can check and see if it’s enabled in your project already in under Edit>Plugins.
That said, it doesn’t look like the template project showing it off has been translated over to UE5, so you may have to launch a blank project or one of the other templates initially.
The documentation should assist you in getting started: Paper 2D in Unreal Engine | Unreal Engine 5.0 Documentation
If you have any questions about it, don’t hesitate to ask us on the forums!
Hi,
Thanks for the info.
When we create a new blank project in UE5, it is in 3D.
Do we need to do something to set it in 2D for Paper 2D to work properly?
BetaMax Hero
Nope! Once you enable the Paper2D plugin and restart the project, you’ll be good to go. If you want more of a hands on into to Paper2D, since most of the official side tutorials are from UE4 they all reference the templates that are in fact currently missing, but still contain excellent information. Getting Started with Your Paper 2D Project | Course
That said, Paper2D just makes it easier to work with sprites, so at the end of the day you’ll be using native UE logic, so nothing will be a problem just working with the plugin without the preset.
