Getting Started With The Command Line (Unix/MacOS/Windows)
Getting started with the command line, but don't know where to start? Here I cover the basic use to get you going!
Read MoreMaterial Optimization in UE4 / UE5
Learn to use tools inside of Unreal Engine 4/5 to optimize the materials and particle effects inside your game.
Read MoreHow to Convert a Blueprint into C++
Learn the rough process I use and some tips/tricks to moving your Blueprints over to C++ in UE4/5
Read MoreCreating Ambient Birds in Unreal with Niagara and Vertex Animations Continued (Advanced)
The massively anticipated revisit to the birds in Niagara. This time, I take more care to explain the whole process, as well as provide the means of creating some basic movement, as well as an animation handler to handle all of the animation states our bird will get into.
Read MoreMips in Unreal Engine 4 (UE4)/UE5 - Create Custom Texture Groups
Learn about mip levels in UE4, using Texture Groups, creating your own, settings mip levels, and forcing an object to load at it’s highest mip levels.
Read MoreBlueprint Optimization In Unreal (UE4/UE5)
This post talks about how to analyze and optimize your blueprints in UE4!
Read MorePublishing your UEFN project to Fortnite - Releasing Our First Fortnite UEFN Island
Kelly and I just released our first Fortnite UEFN creative map. Here I cover how we went through the publishing process, what we learned, and some helpful tips and resources to make your publishing process go over smoothly!
Read MoreBest Vegetarian/Vegan Spicy Chili
My chili recipe that I love so dearly. I make this all the time and it makes many portions, and tastes amazing!
Read MoreGetting Started with Verse in UEFN (Unreal Engine Fortnite) (Creator 2.0)
Looking to start creating games in Fortnite Creative 2.0 or UEFN (Unreal Engine Fortnite)? This will walk through UEFN, the Verse Scripting language!
Read MoreCulling in UE4/UE5 (Precomputed Visibility Volumes, and Cull Distance Volumes)
This post covers the culling methods in Unreal that you would use in your game! View Frustum, Distance, Precomputed, and Dynamic Occlusion Queries are covered along with any associated volumes.
Read MoreBlueprint Function Libraries in Unreal Engine (UE4/UE5)
Learn the basics of creating Blueprint Function Libraries in Blueprints as well as in cpp (c++).
Read MoreStatic Classes within Unity Game Engine
Learn how to make and use static classes in Unity Game Engine.
Read MoreRecapping 2022 - Accomplishments and Goals
Recapping 2022 and looking forward to 2023!
Read MoreCollider Overlaps in UE4 cpp (C++)
Here we cover the basic steps and common pitfalls when setting up box triggers in c++.
Read MorePlayer Footstep Sounds in Unreal Engine UE4
Learn how to create and play multi-surface player footstep sounds from animation data. Inside of UE4 (Unreal engine 4).
Read MoreUE4 Memory Optimization Profiling and Techniques
Learn some tips and tricks to utilize the tools that Unreal provides you to take better advantage of your RAM usage on multiple platforms. Find bloated assets and then minimize their effect!
Read MoreLODs in Unreal Engine (Level of Detail) (UE4)
Unreal has great native LOD tools to automatically generate LODs for Static Meshes and Skeletal Meshes. There are also great tools for Particle Systems. Niagara Systems also can use scalability settings to fit different platforms. Here I cover the basics of all of these different LOD systems.
Read MoreLogging In UE4 CPP (C++)
Learn how to make log categories, log to screen and output console in UE4 cpp (c++).
Read MoreHow to Create Unity Libraries For Use Across Your Projects
I often repeat code, and when I create packages, I make multiple versions, and struggle copying over what I need and keeping the files up-to-date. Luckily, this can be achieved by having a single version of your modular code that lives on github, whenever you want to update the package, you can make changes, push them up to git, and all your projects will get the new updates. No more copying your files and code snippets from file to file! This is super useful to me as I often work on 4 or 5 projects at a time.
Read MoreTools I Use On My PC for Game Development
In Game Development, there are tons of tools at your disposal. It's hard to know what's good. Here I go through the tools and engines that I use in my day-to-day work!
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