Understanding the Basics

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

Steps for installing Unreal Engine.

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

Several short How To guides provide step-by-step instructions to working with Unreal Engine 4.

Minimum and recommended hardware specifications and necessary software for developing with Unreal Engine.

Starter Materials, particles, and Static Meshes provided to jumpstart your project.

Running the engine as a game or editor, including how to launch a specific map and useful in-game commands.

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

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

Covers the most commonly used terms when working with Unreal Engine 4.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Explanations of the various coordinate spaces used in Unreal Engine.

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

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.