Understanding the Basics

Foundational concepts and skills that are essential for any audience to use Unreal for any purpose.

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This section covers the fundamentals of Unreal Engine and its tools, including the Unreal Editor interface, the various building blocks of the engine, and other important aspects you should know as you begin your journey with Unreal Engine.

To learn more about the functionality on this website, see the Unreal Engine Documentation Handbook.

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Get Started with UE4

Introductory information for developers starting out creating games with Unreal Engine.

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Installing Unreal Engine

Steps for installing Unreal Engine

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Find Help and Answers

Where to find in-editor help and tutorials or external help and answers to your Unreal Engine 4 questions.

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Unreal Engine 4 For Unity Developers

Translate your Unity knowledge into UE4 so you can get up to speed quickly.

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Unreal Engine 4 Terminology

Covers the most commonly used terms when working with Unreal Engine.

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Working with Unreal Projects and Templates

Overview of projects in Unreal Engine and instructions for working with them.

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Unreal Editor Interface

A breakdown of the Unreal Editor user interface, along with key principles on how the editor works.

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Tools and Editors

An overview of the different types of Editors contained within Unreal Engine 4.

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Content Browser

Tool that allows for managing package files as well as organizing, creating, and performing useful operations on assets.

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Assets and Packages

Overview of the asset and package system used in Unreal Engine 4.

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Actors and Geometry

A definition of Actors and how they are used in level design, including placement and manipulation techniques.

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Components

A compendium of the different types of Components designed to be used as sub-objects within an Actor.

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Levels

Levels contain other Actors and provide the environment for your game's players.

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Playing and Simulating

Playtesting and Simulating your game with the Play and Simulate options.

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Source Control

This document overviews the Source Control features.

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Directory Structure

Overview of the directories that make up the engine and game projects.

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Distributions

Data types that provide flexibility by allowing for constant values, random values within a range, values interpolated along a curve, and values driven by parameters.

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Glossary

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Unreal Engine Documentation Handbook

Tips and tricks on how to use the Unreal Engine documentation website.

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