UE 4: Guide for beginners to start a new deal

by Alex R. Jewelry

Unreal Engine is a group of game improvement tools is able to create 2- and 3 dimensional and Triple-A console games. The most popular unreal games are Kingdom Hearts III, Tekken 7, and Survival Evolved. Appling Blueprints, a client may develop a full version of a game without putting a code. It is also easy to run a prototype with such a simple interface.

This guide is based on assisting beginners to begin with a new practice. The main points of the guide are

Installation of generator
Including the assets
Making data

Installation and New deal

UE 4 has the EG Launcher for setting up. The client should visit the UE website and push the button Get Unreal. The creation of an account, downloading the launcher and the input of email and password are 3 key things to do first. Then the choice of components needed is required, such as default features, and platforms.

After clicking on the launching the beginner should put the button New Project. The Blueprint tab and the choice of templates are the following stages of the creation. The additional options to select include Goal hardware, Graphics goal and Starter material. It is important to note that the name of the project doesn’t impact on the title of UE game. The navigation of the interface contains the set of 5 panels:

Material Browser
Instrument Bar
Details
Modes
Viewport

Importing Assets

The next step is to download the project model. There are 2 items: Model.fbx and ModelTexture.jpg

Unreal applies only files the client imports before. It is necessary to find Material (Content Browser) and do a click Import. After the opening of both files simultaneously. If the client applies personal material, the option Import materials should be not pointed. To save the import of the files it is required to push the button file / save all. To add a mode, it is obligatory to left-click and drag the model in the material browser into a Viewport. While left-clicking is performed, the objects may be shifted, circled, and adjusted.

Making data

The material defines what way the surface looks: the main color, metallic and not-metallic, and roughness. To make data, the designer should find Content Browser and click Add New and Material. Then data Material must be added and material editor should be opened. Data consists of nodes. A special type of nodes Result determines how the material finally looks.

There are 3 basic steps of Unreal Engine 4 in order to create a new project and experience its features.