Learn how to create UI menu systems for games like Fortnite, Horizon Forbidden West, Final Fantasy, and Call of Duty!
What you'll learn
What are Widgets and why are they important?
How to create, display, and remove a widget from the viewport
How to create, customize, and utilize the most frequently used UI elements
How to add events and program your widgets using the Graph Editor
Tips & Tricks for using Unreal Widgets
How to create a simple Survival Game with pickups and damage
How to make a Game Instance to transfer variables between levels
How to create a Save Game to save and load your settings
Requirements
Recommended: Basic computer knowledge
Recommended: An understanding of basic navigation for the Unreal Engine
Recommended: Unreal Engine 5.1 or higher installed
Recommended: Desktop PC with Windows 7 (or later) 64-bit - OR - a Mac with Mac OS X 10.9.2 or later
Recommended: DirectX 11 compatible video card
Recommended: Quad-core Intel or AMD processor
Recommended: 8 GB RAM
NO programming experience needed!
Description
In this course, you will learn how to use the Unreal Widget Blueprint system to create UI (User Interface) for your games and applications. These are the same user interfaces that you see in popular games such as Fortnite, Madden NFL, Grand Theft Auto, and Final Fantasy! These menus also mimic the menus that I use to create visualization applications at a Fortune 500 company, and are proven techniques! It is vitally important for any Unreal developer to understand the concepts of widget blueprints. By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge and expertise to be able to create menus, on screen HUD's, and many other kinds of menus that you can use in your own games and applications! You will also have developed a fully functional Survival Game!This course is a great starting point for users who are unfamiliar with the Unreal Widget Blueprint system. It is targeted at Unreal Engine users who have a basic understanding of Unreal 5. We will not be going over how to download and install the Engine or general navigation of the Editor. However, you will master how to design, program and debug widgets within the Widget Blueprint Editor! NO PROGRAMMING KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED!
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Project Primer
Lecture 2 Making The Most Out Of This Course
Section 2: Creating Widgets
Lecture 3 What is a Widget?
Lecture 4 Creating Widgets
Section 3: Widget Designer Mode
Lecture 5 Widget Designer Mode: Designer Mode Window
Lecture 6 Widget Designer Mode: Widget Types - Common
Lecture 7 Widget Designer Mode: Widget Types - Input
Lecture 8 Widget Designer Mode: Widget Types - Misc
Lecture 9 Widget Designer Mode: Widget Types - Primitive
Lecture 10 Widget Designer Mode: Widget Types - Special Effects
Lecture 11 Widget Designer Mode: Widget Types - Panel
Lecture 12 Widget Designer Mode: Widget Types - Additional Functionality
Lecture 13 Widget Designer Mode: Widget Types - User Created
Lecture 14 Widget Designer Mode: Animations
Lecture 15 Widget Designer Mode: Conclusion
Section 4: Widget Graph Editor Mode
Lecture 16 Widget Graph Editor Mode: Graph Editor Window
Lecture 17 Widget Graph Editor Mode: Blueprint Panel
Lecture 18 Widget Graph Editor Mode: Debugging
Section 5: Tips & Tricks
Lecture 19 Tips & Tricks
Section 6: Creating A Survival Game
Lecture 20 Creating A Survival Game: Introduction and Set Up
Lecture 21 Creating A Survival Game: Setting Up The Pawn
Lecture 22 Creating A Survival Game: Setting Up The Start Level
Lecture 23 Creating A Survival Game: Start Level Menu
Lecture 24 Creating A Survival Game: Settings Menu Part I
Lecture 25 Creating A Survival Game: Save Game and Game Instance
Lecture 26 Creating A Survival Game: Settings Menu Part II
Lecture 27 Creating A Survival Game: Setting Up the HUD
Lecture 28 Creating A Survival Game: Animating the Menus
Lecture 29 Creating A Survival Game: Creating the Score HUD
Lecture 30 Creating A Survival Game: Setting Up the End Game Widget
Lecture 31 Creating A Survival Game: Applying Settings to the Main Level
Lecture 32 Creating A Survival Game: Setting Up the Pick Ups
Lecture 33 Creating A Survival Game: Creating Electricity
Lecture 34 Creating A Survival Game: Unreal 5 Streaming Issue
Lecture 35 Creating A Survival Game: One More Thing...
Section 7: Conclusion
Lecture 36 Conclusion
Students who want to learn how to create UI for games and applications,Students interested in learning how the various widgets work in Unreal Engine,Students interested in creating a simple Survival Game
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