Unreal Engine 5 Beginner’s Course

On August 22, 2021

Release date:2021, June 8

Author:Titanforged Entertainment

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Make your own game-ready level with one of the most up-to-date level design courses on Udemy: Unreal Engine 5 Beginner’s Course.

In this tutorial series, we will focus on how to make your own game-ready level from scratch using Unreal Engine 5 Early Access.

Master The Basics.

Within the first few sections, you will learn how to install Unreal Engine 5 and set up your first Blueprint project. Through easy-to-understand tools and interfaces, you will be comfortable navigating Unreal Engine in no time.

Quixel Megascans

As Quixel Megascans are the foundation of this course, you will learn how to import and prepare high-resolution Megascans assets to elevate the photorealistic experience of your level.

In-depth Level Design

You will then go hands-on with complete level design covering how to

Place and transform different world geometries
Create and apply textures, layers, and materials
Add details, effects, and lighting

Game-Ready Environment

But it is not enough for your level to look good, but it also has to perform. You will learn how to use different game optimization tools to optimize your level to game-ready performance.

With the Unreal Engine 5 audio system, you will be able to compose sound cues to add to the overall feel of your scene making your level showcase ready!

You made it!

Upon completion of this course, you will have a better understanding of level design workflow and also have the skills necessary to translate your own ideas for different game environments.

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01 Introduction
001 Introduction
002 Community Discord Server
003 Downloading Unreal Engine 5
004 Creating the Project

02 Unreal Engine Overview
001 The Toolbar
002 The Details Panel
003 The World Outliner
004 The Content Browser
005 Viewport & Navigation

03 Initial Project Setup
001 Creating a New Level
002 Post Process Volume
003 Camera Exposure

04 Quixel Megascans
001 Introduction to Quixel Megascans
002 Quixel Bridge Overview
003 Finding Our Assets
004 Quality vs. Performance
005 Importing Assets

05 Materials & Textures
001 What is a Texture_
002 Texture Properties
003 What is a Material_
004 The Material Graph
005 Material Instances
006 Adjusting the Texture Compression

06 Level Design
001 Placing the Ground Mesh
002 Creating a Blend Material
003 Blend Material Properties
004 Mesh Painting Tool
005 Adjusting the Ground Tiling
006 Adjusting the Ground Textures
007 Painting the Ground
008 Adding Rocks
009 Adding Puddles
010 Adding Branches
011 Adding Twigs
012 Adding Cacti
013 Adding Grass
014 Adding Props
015 Applying Decals
016 Creating a Landscape
017 Sculpting the Landscape
018 Adding Assets to Landscape
019 Finalizing the Environment