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I created a 2D template for Unreal Engine 5 and decided to make it open source and free for everybody!
Please share the template and fork it to make your own versions of it.
#indiedev
#gamedev
#unrealengine
#ue5
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What Unreal is lacking in terms of Documentation, it more than makes up for with amazing Sample Projects.
You can easily access these from the 'Samples' tab and I especially recommend the one called 'Content Examples'!
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The Unity install fee makes my life a lot easier.
Before when somebody asked me if they should use Unity or Unreal it would turn into a 1 hour lecture ending with "So you see, it really depends on the case".
Now I just have to show this picture.
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This might surprise you, but 3 big Nintendo IPs have made use of Unreal Engine 4 on the Switch in recent years.
Unreal only being used for gritty photorealistic shooters is still strong in many peoples minds, however this is far from the truth nowadays.
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If you ever wanted to learn how to make 2D games in Unreal Engine 5 but didn't know how to start, I got the perfect thing for you.
I created a full series that goes over all the fundamentals you need to know
#indiedev
#gamedev
#ue5
#unrealengine
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The person who is modding these amazing shaders into MVCI also has a free and open source fighting game framework out for Unreal Engine 5!
now that the general shader idea is there, i've been working on making it pop a bit more
here there's contrasting highlights on the brighter tones compared to the shadow tones
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We finally have an official page on Blueprints vs C++!
I wish we had this many years ago, since not having an official source of truth lead to so many wrong theories and false information spreading around.
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Did you know that the Paper 2D map in the Content Samples uses sprites from Jazz Jackrabbit?
This is a platformer game developed and published by Epic Games all the way back in 1994!
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When making a 2D Game in Unreal instead of awkwardly moving around in 3D space you can set the editor to the 'RIGHT' view :D
This makes it a lot more natural to work with your level
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Yes, this is Unreal Engine 5
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Pretty blown away by how streamlined retargeting has become in UE 5.4 even when not using one of the supported skeletons.
Only took 5 minutes to set this up.
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With the depth of field set up and masking out foreground objects implemented this is starting to come together :)
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I got the packaged game size with Unreal Engine 5.3 from 321 MB down to 152 MB with a blank or minimal 2d project!
This is a video guide going over the complete process:
Please share to spread the word!
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Setting the FOV on your camera to something low between 30 ~ 60 and having a very long target arm length on your spring arm will create this nice miniature look :)
After adding Depth of Field it will look even better.
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Just a little Sneak Peek at the second chapter of my upcoming
#Unreal2D
Course!
Currently prototyping it and breaking down the steps, but you can probably make some guesses to what direction it'll go!
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I created a document with all Unreal Engine 2D Games, and there are a lot more than you might think!
Help me spread the word and clear up the misconception that you can't make 2D Games with Unreal!
#indiedev
#gamedev
#unreal2D
#unrealengine
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Depth of Field is not only useful for cinematics, but can also be used for great effect during gameplay.
I finally got around to exploring how to set it up with Unreal Engine 5 in depth and made a tutorial about it.
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I got the packaged game size with Unreal Engine 5.3 from 321 MB down to 152 MB with a blank or minimal 2d project.
-> 88.3 MB zipped.
Full Write up of how to do it:
I spent almost a whole week on this and believe this is close to the limit.
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Looking into how to reduce build sizes in Unreal Engine 5 now and already found an easy way to reduce the file size.
Simply disabling the OpenImageDenoise Plugin already saves you about 50MB!
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With UE 5.4 we got a setting for opaque materials called 'Has Pixel Animation'.
Activating this should allow us to use Temporal Super Resolution (TSR) as our anti aliasing method for 2D/3D Hybrids without getting issues with ghosting!
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Adding 2D Glow to your Sprites in Unreal Engine 5 can easily be achieved through emissive maps and can vastly improve the look of your games!
Here's a full tutorial I made:
#indiedev
#gamedev
#Unreal2D
#UnrealEngine5
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Done prototyping the second chapter of my upcoming
#Unreal2D
Course 🥳
This will teach how to handle top down animations with 8 directions, Sword and Bow combat, Health and Invincibility handling, Spawning Waves and much more
Environment art is still a paid placeholder
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I'm now done prototyping the long awaited Parallax 2D Tutorial for
#Unreal2D
Still have a lot left to do, but it'll be one of the next videos releasing!
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We'll see about that!
Twitter has updated their algorithm to allow users to see more posts from smaller accounts
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Which one do you prefer?
Left: No Edge Lighting
Right: Edge Lighting through Normal Map
#indiedev
#gamedev
#Unreal2D
#UnrealEngine5
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This is a 2D Unreal Engine 5 game running at 220 FPS on my laptop, made with Blueprints only!
(Actually 300 FPS when I'm not recording)
You CAN make 2D games with Unreal and optimize them without too much effort.
#indiedev
#gamedev
#Unreal2D
#UnrealEngine
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Currently working on the video about reducing Package size for Unreal Engine Games
Thought I'd share this graphic since it gives a quick overview of all the methods you can use to reduce package size without going too far
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The long awaited Parallax 2D Scrolling tutorial for Unreal Engine 5 is now finally out!
Learn how to implement infinite scrolling using materials and offsetting the UVs.
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When it comes to Depth of Field the 3 settings with the most impact are:
- Aperture (F-Stop)
- Sensor Width
- Focal Distance
There are some other values to tweak things a bit though and a full tutorial is in the works!
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Beginner game devs often struggle with the intricacies of melee combat.
Even for a simple Top Down game like this you'll have to handle invincibility, knockback and make things feel good with a little bit of hitstop and sprite flashing.
Excited to teach this soon.
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I always had a hard time setting up Depth of Field to make the foreground elements blurry without affecting the character too much, but looks like I finally found a good value!
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This man is single handedly revolutionizing the Beat Em Up Genre.
I never thought Beat em ups can look and feel good with 3D models, but after playing around with his early demo a while back I became a believer.
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Started prototyping the Parallax 2D Tutorial and I just thought this WIP step looked very interesting 😆
Instead of using 2 sprites, sliding them along and teleporting, moving the layers can simply be achieved by changing the UVs of the material.
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It's rare that I get to praise Unreal Engine's documentation, but when it comes to Depth of Field they really outdid themselves!
A lot of easy to understand graphics and even interactive examples through sliders!
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@OutoftheboxP
Whenever I feel bad about a hacky solution in my code I just remember how World of Warcraft used to spawn and kills invisible rabbits to solve most problems xD
This gives off a similar vibe.
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You can set up multiple emissive maps with Paper 2D sprites to be able to control the color and emissiveness of different parts separately!
#Unreal2D
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Over the last couple of months there have been a couple of new developments when it comes to 2D Games with Unreal Engine
Full video highlighting the most important things!
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I'm really happy to see that many people are enjoying my second Unreal 2D course on Udemy.
It just got the 'Highest Rated' tag.
Thank you so much for all the support :D
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Yes, your eyes aren't deceiving you!
This is a 2D game being made with UNREAL ENGINE 5!
#Unreal2D
#indiedev
#gamedev
#UnrealEngine
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Another great recent addition to PaperZD is the ability to activate Niagara Particle effects from a Notify!
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I just released full course on how to create a 2D Action Platformer similar to Mega Man in Unreal Engine 5!
To celebrate the launch, it's currently available at a discount:
#Unreal2D
#gamedev
#unrealengine
#indiedev
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Took quite a while to get this right and write down all of the steps, but dialogue boxes are now positioned correctly no matter how long or short the text is!
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In Unreal Engine you can easily set up a custom Snap Value.
This is especially great if you do anything grid based!
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Another cool 2D/3D Hybrid Unreal Engine Project :)
Love the monochrome look and bouncy animations.
Having the overhead UI positioned in the game world and affected by shadows is also really cool :)
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Bone Based 2D directly inside of Unreal Engine without a need for outside software!
Currently busy working on other videos and courses... but making a tutorial about this is now very high on my TODO list.
Thank you so much for making this!
Release a simple "Free"
#UE5
plugin allowing to convert a PaperSprite to SkeletalMesh :)
#UnrealEngine
#UnrealEngine5
#gamedev
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Importing and using a custom font in Unreal Engine literally takes seconds
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I just released my 12 hour course on making 2D games with Unreal Engine 🎉
This is by far the most comprehensive course you'll ever find on Paper 2D and PaperZD🏃♂️
#indiedev
#gamedev
#unrealengine5
#ue5
🧵👇
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The last new PaperZD feature I want to highlight is the ability to 'Select Animation by Enum'.
If you have a sprite that needs to easily switch between multiple states, like maybe the equipped weapon, this will greatly increase your workflow.
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Version Control for games is extremely important, but it's really hard to get right.
Recently I found out about diversion, which is perfect for binary data and makes the entire process super easy.
They sponsored this tutorial!
Full video:
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The notes for my upcoming course are so massive they kept crashing chrome and the Notion app... had to now split the pages per chapter😅
Prototyping✅
Writing out all steps✅
Finalizing Art Assets⌛
Recording⌛
Editing⌛
Done with the hardest parts!
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Still an ongoing process, but so far I got the Package size with UE 5.3 from 321MB to 173MB in a blank project.
-> 113 MB when zipped
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One of our community members made a Commodore 64 style Beat Em Up in Unreal Engine 5 😳
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Unreal Engine knocks it out of the park again with the new Sample Project.
Dissecting these samples really is one of the best ways to improve your Unreal skills!
Remember we promised you a game animation sample at GDC 2024? It’s here!
Get up and running with Motion Matching in this project that includes hundreds of free AAA-quality animations 🏃♂️
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I started making games 6 years ago and it was honestly the best decision of my life!
It took a while to get here, but now I get to do something I love every day while having a lot of autonomy😃
Full video:
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Huge thanks to
@DanielDiggle
for making his absolutely amazing Sunny Side World pack available for free and also allowing redistribution for tutorials :D
Check it out
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Even though I've been doing this for such a long time now, simply seeing a 2D sprite in a 3D world with proper shadow and lighting still gives me so much joy.
Also, how have I been sleeping on this amazing asset pack by
@ansimuz
this long
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Working with 2D maps in UE5 is so much easier if you go from perspective mode to 'RIGHT' mode in your editor viewport.
#Unreal2D
#UnrealEngine
#indiedev
#gamedev
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It's been way too long since I last got to work on my HD-2D Beat 'em up...
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Twilight Monk is a 2D Metroidvania that switched from Game Maker to Unreal Engine during development!
Much faster iteration times, better tools for level creation and blueprint visual scripting were mentioned as their main reasons
Game engines are much more than their graphics!
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I am currently practicing an art style similar to Octopath Traveler using Street Fighter character designs before working on original characters for the Top Down course😄
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Day 1 #アンリアルクエスト
３０分しかなかったのでプレイヤーキャラクターのインポートと攻撃のアニメーションまで実装出来た
Only had 30 minutes, so imported the character and set up the attack animation using PaperZDs new montage override
#ue4
#unrealEngine
#indiedev
#gamedev
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Finally had some time to get back into working on my little beat 'em up!
#Indiedev
#gamedev
#unrealengine
#ue5
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I wanna share a few tips and tricks I learned when it comes to making 2D Side Scrolling Characters in Unreal Engine 5.
Full video:
#indiedev
#gamedev
#UnrealEngine5
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HeavyBullets has been a huge supporter of the Unreal 2D community through his PaperZD plugin.
And I would also love to see some more official support for Paper 2D directly by Epic
@UnrealEngine
This would make it a lot easier to onboard and keep 2D Developers
Lately been receiving a lot of possitive feedback on ZD as there seem to be a big influx of users working on 2D games and also using
@CobraCodeDev
amazing tutorials.
Might be time to step our game with 2D tools
@UnrealEngine
@TimSweeneyEpic
. In the meantime i'll keep doing things
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Without this awesome plugin I would have probably stopped covering 2D Game development in Unreal.
If you've been using it, please write a review to let Epic Games know how much we care about 2D in Unreal!
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I finally added the first proper enemy to my Beat 'Em Up and also made a devlog about it!
#gamedev
#indiedev
#unrealengine
#ue5
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I just realized that the Unity-Chan license allows usage with other engines such as Unreal Engine and even redistribution!
Might be interesting :D
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So I just realized that the Godot Engine can be downloaded from the Epic Games Store... this is wild!
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I've been doing a lot of reading recently to become more well rounded as a Game Developer.
Found some great books about Pixel Art, AI Behavior, Game Design and next up is 3D Rendering.
Would Game Dev Book recommendations be an interesting topic for a video?
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This game is made with Blueprints ONLY and using Paper 2D btw :D
Shows how versatile Unreal Engine is and how it empowers creators!
Bready to explore a world full of wonder and meet new friends? Then check out our Paper Mario inspired game! OUT NOW!! 💖🍞
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ansimuz has been putting out amazing free and paid assets for many years.
Really happy to see he's preparing to release his 2D stuff for Unreal :D
Unreal Explosions! In the process of uploading my explosions assets to the Unreal Marketplace.
#pixelart
#16bit
#gameassets
#gamedev
#unreal
#unrealengine
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Amazing looking
#Unreal2D
RPG.
Can't believe I haven't found this sooner :)
After 1 month and nearly 200h spent in Unreal Engine, I was able to recreate Crysta and learn a lot on the way.
Next big challenge will be setting up combat, because I have to rework some sprites to work in 3D space.
#Terranigma
#天地創造
#UnrealEngine
#HD2D
#gamedev
#MagicaVoxel
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The first chapter of my upcoming
#Unreal2D
course will teach how to handle 4-directional top down movement and animations from scratch.
It'll also have an interact system and proper layer ordering!
Environment Art is still just a placeholder I threw together in 5 minutes
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Thanks for all the feedback on my last post!
A lot of you thought the edge lighting was too intense, so I added a parameter to easily adjust the flatness of the normal map.
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There are many more 2D and 2D/3D hybrid games being made with Unreal Engine than you might think.
I searched far and wide to find all
#Unreal2D
Games and information about how they were developed!
Full video:
#gamedev
#indiedev
#madewithunreal
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My friend has been making a HeartsLike in Unreal Engine 5 for the last 2 years :)
how it started vs how it's going
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Really enjoying all of the stuff that MortMort is doing in Unreal Engine and this time it's
#Unreal2D
Since I've been learning Pixel Art over the last year, I'm actually watching a lot of his old Pixel Art tutorials recently😃
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PaperZD recently added support for Directionality in the Sequencer.
This means for top down games you'll just have to add an override node in your anim blueprint and then make sure to update whatever value is setting your directionality, in my case the actor rotation.
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Done finalizing the tile set and objects for the first chapter of the course!
Onto the next one...
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I guess this is what a Musou mode with a lot of enemies would end up looking 😅
#indiedev
#gamedev
#unrealengine
#ue5
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Almost done with the second course!
Finished recording and editing the main chapters.
Just have to make a couple of intro videos now and the curriculum overview.
Will probably be out by Christmas!
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When making 2D games with Unreal Engine there are a lot of settings you need to be aware of.
Here I break down the most important ones:
#gamedev
#indiedev
#unrealEngine
#ue5
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I've been looking into Normal Maps and Edge Lighting on Sprites in Unreal Engine again to fix the issue I was having with the backside.
Seems like I managed to fix it!
🧵(1/3)
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During travel is the only time where I can make substantial progress with Pixel Art and I feel like I'm finally getting the hang of things!
Becoming able to make my own sprites will influence the things I can teach in Unreal Engine
Also started an art account:
@PixelPythonArt
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@saehtweets
I thought it was overkill until I actually gave it a try.
Yeah of course you'll have a bigger file size and less FPS than unity, but the benefits might be worth it.
My tests:
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I spent quite a while looking into PIXEL PERFECT 2D with Unreal Engine and am happy to share the result of my research.
Full video:
#Unreal2D
#GameDev
#IndieDev
#UnrealEngine
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PaperZD has become free a couple of months ago and can greatly increase the workflow when making 2D games in Unreal Engine 5.
Finally got around making a tutorial about it.
Full video:
#gamdev
#indiedev
#unrealengine
#ue5
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