Learning Unreal Engine in One Month to make a Game!

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  • Unreal Engine is an incredibly powerful game engine that I have wanted to learn for a while now, so I dedicated the month of January to learn Unreal Engine 5 and then make a game with it.
    GameDev.tv course: www.gamedev.tv/p/unreal-5-0-c...
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    Learning to make video games with Unreal Engine 5 was tricky at first. Watching Unreal Engine beginners guides on youtube wasn't working out too well for me. Compared to Unity and Godot, UE5 has a lot more things to learn and the amount and quality of the learning resources are much worse in my opinion. What really helped me learn Unreal Engine 5 was a gamedev.tv course on learning unreal with C++. C plus plus is a programing language that Unreal Engine uses. Unreal also has a visual programming language called blueprints.
    After making 5 beginner projects with the course from game dev tv, I spent the rest of the month creating my own video game in unreal engine. The game I was going to make is a puzzle horror game where there are spooky statues that only move when they are in the dark and freeze when they are in light. The player has to solve puzzles trying to escape a room while avoiding the statues.
    Due to some issues at the end I couldn't quite export the game, but I still had a lot of fun learning unreal engine in a month and would recommend that you learn UE as well if you like game dev.
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  • @k3y.mp4
    @k3y.mp4 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    as someone who has been trying to learn ue5 for a few months, your progress is amazing, keep going!
    edit: for anyone looking for good learning resources, the official unreal docs are actually amazing

  • @bh8763
    @bh8763 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Def should come back to this in the future. Such good potential

  • @OrangeAceGaming
    @OrangeAceGaming หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    We desperately need our own version of Brackeys for Unreal

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      He came back and is now team godot. Who knows he might do some unreal too

    • @ryanjdevlin87
      @ryanjdevlin87 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      If u need some channel recommendations I can give u dozens of good ones ... couple good ones, ryan layley, leaf branch games and ask a dev ... all amazing channels that don't just teach unreal they teach unreal with best practices in mind

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@ryanjdevlin87 thanks! I appreciate the recommendations!

    • @MrGoatsy
      @MrGoatsy 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      There used to be people who made good tutorial videos, but they got a grant and disappeared, or they just stopped making videos.
      Its a shame.

    • @ryanjdevlin87
      @ryanjdevlin87 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@MrGoatsy There are many great channels still posting tutorials if you need some recommendations let me know. Also Look up the ones I mentioned above.

  • @mio-vi2rg
    @mio-vi2rg 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    You know I'm not sure if I'm more impressed by how quickly you picked up UE or your commentary skills haha

  • @Qwiggalo
    @Qwiggalo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The first thing you should do when starting a project is build it, then do daily builds. It's WAY easier to figure out what's wrong before making weeks of progress.

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s actually really smart lol. Thanks for sharing! You probably just saved me massive amounts of future headaches!

  • @QuarzleTheMinecrafter
    @QuarzleTheMinecrafter 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I love this channel.
    The production quality is what you would expect from million subscriber channels.

  • @DavidSchiess
    @DavidSchiess 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    such a cool idea to have fixed poses for the enemies instead of animations!

    • @billyboy1er
      @billyboy1er 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm pretty sure he got the inspiration for that game from the Doctor Who angel statues, one of the creepiest and scariest episodes!

    • @DavidSchiess
      @DavidSchiess 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yes - what I meant is that he chose poses in the first place instead of freezing the animations. In hindsight probably the best and most simple solution, but I wouldn't even have thought of that. Even though it's obvious that they won't ever be seen moving@@billyboy1er

  • @Lucas-fl6py
    @Lucas-fl6py 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    great video! really engaging and interesting even though I don't do game development at all. also this is a really cool concept for a game I hope you end up going back to it

  • @SudKalwale
    @SudKalwale 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    you deserve more love from youtube.. Sharing, wish you the best

  • @Instigatorrust
    @Instigatorrust 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Man, watching this I'm super glad that I stuck with blueprints instead of going on the mission of learning C++. I know C++ gives you way more value for your effort if you're good at it but for beginners blueprints are so good. I mean, heck, you can make almost any type of game by using BP's only. For an example, that situation where your character kept spinning on the ground when dead would be solved with a Ragdoll BP in a death function. But hey, nice video! :D

  • @tm001
    @tm001 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That's one spooky game you really nailed the horror aspect with that statue and how it moves... I'm legit getting goose-bump

  • @Arg478
    @Arg478 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I can't believe I immediately noticed the Subnautica music playing in the background around 3:20.

  • @dailymeme4you
    @dailymeme4you 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    great video , thanks for watching

  • @YnkuDevOnline
    @YnkuDevOnline 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    11:22 Also they give out 5 assets every month in the marketplace! It’s really nice for someone who doesn’t have the time or money to make assets or whatever they give out during the month.

  • @damonmlinaric9254
    @damonmlinaric9254 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Well done.Say for me I'm learning c and I'm a few weeks into my cs50 course do you think learning this soon while I study is a good idea or should I wait a bit till I have learned more about programming?

  • @Drew-Chase
    @Drew-Chase 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Most games can be developed without delving into C++. Blueprints offer extensive capabilities, performing tasks nearly as efficiently as C++. C++ becomes essential primarily for tackling advanced or lower-level concepts.

    • @MagmaProductionsYT
      @MagmaProductionsYT 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      THIS! I've been using Unreal Engine for almost 5 years now, and I have never ONCE touched C++. Blueprints are truly magical!

  • @NicoparaDEV
    @NicoparaDEV 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You could use unrealCLR or angel script although you would then get cut out of cutting edge tech like Mass entity

  • @LostSapling
    @LostSapling 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice Video!

  • @Nunokoiso22
    @Nunokoiso22 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dude! Orange box moves!
    That's insane, I spent 3 hours and I'm not even close.
    The basic actor is a lousy cylinder

  • @user-mt4ni9py7j
    @user-mt4ni9py7j 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    how did you make statue move when not illuminated by a flashlight?
    Do you have any references?

  • @SamuTheFrog
    @SamuTheFrog 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My experience learning UE was much different. I found documentation & tutorials to be a dime a dozen on just about any topic I needed to know.
    Godot and Unity both I feel like I had to dig through a sea of irrelevant information that really tilted my motivation.

  • @LaserGadgets
    @LaserGadgets 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So if you know Unity, did you make a 3D game in unity too? If now, you should, entertaining and helpful indeed! And very motivating! Good job, really.

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have made a 3d puzzle game with unity. The playlist is on the channel!

    • @LaserGadgets
      @LaserGadgets 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WillHessGameDevCool, thanks. Will check that out for sure.

  • @kempachikaotic
    @kempachikaotic วันที่ผ่านมา

    Serious question, how does the "code in inclusive laguage" Fit here?

  • @oyentemaniatico
    @oyentemaniatico 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    course is $234 now 😱

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It will go back down… eventually…

  • @nyukiland
    @nyukiland 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The problem with the move function is that, you have a really limited control.
    So i you want your character to move in a certain way it can make it a lot harder

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Agreed, that’s definitely a big trade off. It is really easy to make a character move in a normal human way, but I would have no clue how to go about making a mechanic like horizontal wall running. I remember when I started with unity I wanted to mess around in 3D by making a titanfall portal hybrid and remember making the horizontal wall running pretty easily, but in unreal it seems like a nightmare lol!

  • @SpiritEconomy786
    @SpiritEconomy786 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi I would like a video on interactive games, I like the idea of “heavy rain” I want to build something small and similar

  • @mwtds7257
    @mwtds7257 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You really should check out Stay Close, it has pretty much the same mechanics!

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thanks for letting me know!

  • @amirarshiamirzaei710
    @amirarshiamirzaei710 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    grats for commitment and hard working learning all that just for half and making a real game from other half

  • @sebay4654
    @sebay4654 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Currently what im Good at is Narrative, what im Bad at is 3d modelling and anything Art Related, and what im Relatively capable of is Basic Programming (things like Puzzle Logic and interaction Flags ECT but anything to do with Character Movement,Physics and similar topics Are an absolute headache

  • @sebipopa6964
    @sebipopa6964 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    can you make a more detailed tutorial on how to do this?

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Maybe in the future when I get better at unreal but this was more of a little documentation of the path I took to learn the engine

  • @moosenasturtium9583
    @moosenasturtium9583 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    In future videos, could you avoid having flashing lights like the opening of this video?

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah sorry if that bothered you. I’ll keep that in mind going forward

  • @finesseandstyle
    @finesseandstyle 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Haha, you're not alone in the Unreal failing to export the game. I've had to troubleshoot that 2 seperate times for an entire day and it still wouldn't launch the game.

  • @travis2222
    @travis2222 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Epic charges 5% if you make over one million and they charge a license to people using UE for non game dev uses

  • @user-go7em8wm8l
    @user-go7em8wm8l 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can i make +100 levels in a game without any subscription in unreal

  • @sangheilizealot5787
    @sangheilizealot5787 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow i am learning since half a year and feel like i cant do anything im mostly going from tutorial to tutorial t.t

  • @Dicerox1
    @Dicerox1 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Not sure what this kid is on about, the amount of content, decent and above on unreal engine on youtube (PARTICULARLY C++ holds a higher standard) is very high. But as with most things, take it with a grain of salt and think for yourself if what you're watching really is the best way. And make sure to find the best channels.

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      If you have any good TH-camrs for c++ please share them! I genuinely couldn’t find anything that didn’t already require you to already know c++ unreal code

    • @Dicerox1
      @Dicerox1 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@WillHessGameDev i'll drop some here later today :) But are are right in that there is a lot to understand about structure of ue. It's so important. But when you do get it you'll quite quickly be able to use both bp and c++ interchangably and smoothly! Best of luck!

  • @MrSkeleton14
    @MrSkeleton14 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:37 me when i see anything other than python, gml, or javascript:

  • @sukunasiddhu
    @sukunasiddhu หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey guy, your suggestion made me think more clear, but a darker thing came in my mind, Can I request something? It may be possible that you won't make a video on my single comment but it also may be possible you will make because you are a pro and experienced guy, so request is can you make a true review on Unreal Engine 5 official docs, will it be best platform to learn UE5? Because soon I gonna choose that but before doing that I prefered to take your advice, please help your little brother 🥺

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for the suggestion but I think there are a lot of ue5 reviews already out there and I don’t have as much experience with it to be able to make a valuable review in the first place.

    • @sukunasiddhu
      @sukunasiddhu หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@WillHessGameDev Thanks for your reply, I were waiting for, also I will look to another for this, I'm very glad you accepted your level of learning in ue5 and didn't lied, thanks a lot from heart ❤️🤩☺️

  • @Tehral
    @Tehral 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Why c++ and not blueprints?

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      C++ can be used outside unreal and seemed to me like the more sensible choice in the long run for building skills as a programmer/ game dev. I see it the same with gd script and godot. You can learn gd script which only works with godot or you can learn c# which is a coding language that is used outside godot as well.

  • @Sworn973
    @Sworn973 หลายเดือนก่อน

    lol, who else went over the course thinking it would still be 14?

  • @middleagedshred
    @middleagedshred 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    strange..your link to the course said over 200 dollars but if you click courses link then find the course in the list its 20 dollars..)

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Interesting… I’ll mention something like that in the description

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for letting me know

  • @Brasztub
    @Brasztub 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hi bro i think u have good skills in creating games , i want to make a team with people that have skills in game design ,advertising , and some other valuable skills , i have a vison of making a game based on some right factors that will serve a purpose as i have social median background i understood something something cool about people and online products i wish u i wish i could put that in use , so both us and consumers we can enjoy the process together , as am working i could spend some money on that would be fun to learn some stuff and become friends let me know thx (:

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the offer but I want to focus more on learning to be self sufficient in game dev rather than working for someone. Besides there are a lot more qualified people than me that you can hire.

    • @Brasztub
      @Brasztub 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      well don't u think in order to build your own empire would be better to work with people ? also i will not hire we will work together as friends marketing a project , i would just spend some money on that i could learn some stuff and help out @@WillHessGameDev

  • @feanixfukari
    @feanixfukari 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Have you heard of Doctor Who's Weeping Angels?

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have not. Is it a similar concept?

    • @feanixfukari
      @feanixfukari 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WillHessGameDev Yeah they are statue angels that only move when you aren't looking. I have a gut feeling you'll enjoy the related episodes. Their design is super creepy and the episodes feel like a short horror feature.

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for letting me know!

    • @middleagedshred
      @middleagedshred 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha..yea i was gonna comment this reminded me of an episode of doctor who

  • @KillerDudeT19
    @KillerDudeT19 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When I learned UE I used blueprints. Mage stuff soooo much easier

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Some stuff I found only to work in blueprints, like the new enhanced input system but for everything else I just felt c++ was a less clunky way to implement it. I get lost very easily when looking at massive blueprints but to be fair it’s just because I’m not used to it. Literally the same argument can be made in favor of blueprints. That’s the beauty of it, no matter if you like blueprints or c++ you can still get by pretty well.

    • @KillerDudeT19
      @KillerDudeT19 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WillHessGameDev that is true. That's why I love UE

  • @victoryhero6895
    @victoryhero6895 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hello, any new developers looking to help me with a project? I am using unreal engine and need somebody a little more skilled than I am: at blueprints, scenes, effects, character importing, and pretty much frameworks. I have some basic concepts but the things that I envision for the game just won't translate to my coding and unreal engine skills, probably will be free-to-play

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      This probably isn’t what you want to hear, and I imagine I’m not the first to tell you, but try to make something you can reasonably do yourself. If you’re new to unreal learn this stuff and get good at it. Make something. Anything. It doesn’t matter what because it will help you get better. Try to not make it too ambitious but even failing at a big ambitious project will be a great learning experience (I struggle a lot with that part myself). It’s better to just fail alone than rope someone else in and be forced to pay them for a project that didn’t meet your expectations, and yeah you are going to need to pay people regardless. People don’t just do that stuff for free. Good luck with your game dev endeavors!

    • @victoryhero6895
      @victoryhero6895 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah I think it is all how much time people are looking to spend on things they already know, if its worth my money I will learn more. don't improve without knowing more about how professionals have done it, that is the basic framework haha@@WillHessGameDev

  • @oglothenerd
    @oglothenerd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Did you make sure your C++ code had no memory leaks?

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m still trying to figure out how pointers and references work lol. I would not be surprised if it did!

    • @oglothenerd
      @oglothenerd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@WillHessGameDev Malloc and free babyyyyyyy!

    • @user-ze8pl8to2b
      @user-ze8pl8to2b 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@oglothenerd RAII is the true path to enlightenment

    • @oglothenerd
      @oglothenerd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@user-ze8pl8to2b I really don't understand why. I have a hard time understanding what exactly it is, but from what I have gathered, it is an error prone way to managing memory. I personally love what languages like Rust are doing, where it is a memory safe compiled language, without anything extra like a garbage collector.

  • @marcapouli7805
    @marcapouli7805 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have more than 40 K hours on UE and still can't make a game. I doubt 1 month is enough.

  • @RamazanKhakimzhan
    @RamazanKhakimzhan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man how old are you interesiting to know is it to old start game dev at 20 yers old?

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      20 is definitely not to old. I’m 18 and even though I’m new to unreal I’ve been doing game dev stuff for a while now. If you have prior experience coding then it will be super easy if not then don’t worry coding isn’t too bad. Good luck!

  • @SamuTheFrog
    @SamuTheFrog 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As an avid UE5 user, I can say its much easier to do 3d in it than Godot, BUT, ULTIMATELY Godot is as good as the dev is. Js.

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Very true

    • @SamuTheFrog
      @SamuTheFrog 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WillHessGameDev I follow the philosophy that you should use the tool that best benefits you & stays out of the way of your workflow the most.
      If you ask me, that is Unreal in a nutshell. It does most of it for you allowing your creative side to really flourish.

  • @ctndev
    @ctndev 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Welcome the bare witness about Dunning Kruger effect. Well done gentlemen, you learnt Unreal in 1 month.

    • @lloydbonds9268
      @lloydbonds9268 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      everyone starts somewhere

    • @ctndev
      @ctndev 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      title needs to cover intention. How come?

    • @lloydbonds9268
      @lloydbonds9268 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@ctndev he did learn unreal to make a game. the intention was to learn unreal such that he can make a game. problem?

    • @ctndev
      @ctndev 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      problem itself that you think that he learnt and made game in 1 month, even the video poster. Well done to you as well :)

    • @lloydbonds9268
      @lloydbonds9268 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@ctndev english clearly isn’t your first language. the source of your confusion lies here. I can learn guitar to play a song, but not be an expert in guitar, or compete with people who have been playing their entire lives.

  • @user-qf7zz9yk5m
    @user-qf7zz9yk5m 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    unity is best

  • @axzul777
    @axzul777 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Try first gd engine

  • @User-cn2qj
    @User-cn2qj 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You payed 14$ dollars for the course? Haha, i payed 9.99$ for the course 😎

  • @oglothenerd
    @oglothenerd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Godot 3D is actually quite capable.

    • @WillHessGameDev
      @WillHessGameDev  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I know but UE 5 has got some hard core 3D features that I didn’t mention like lumen and nanite.

  • @2dbaddiepostedonmybed
    @2dbaddiepostedonmybed 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    lol you sound like you 15

  • @squarerootof2
    @squarerootof2 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    One whole month to learn Unreal Engine? Bro, you are really slow!

  • @deviiancee765
    @deviiancee765 หลายเดือนก่อน

    YuHuhurr luh twizzy (did you hear that the creator of choochoo Charles only used visual code?)