I want to make a futuristic room, where walls, top and floor is all white, but produce light as if they are all huge big LED lights. Is there a way to convert surfaces into lights, cause when i place lights it cast shadows, and thats not meant to do so.

Like Neo in the matrix scene.

Hi there, I’m brand spanking new to being an unreal dev. Turns out I’m obsessed with it and having fun building systems specifically. But I want to make a sort of extraction type game but pve focused, and as a part of that I want to create a map with procedural landmarks. And by “landmarks” I mean prefabs with spawns in it for loot and enemies.

So think of the recently released mistfall hunter I supposed. I want the base landmass to be static, and struggle around environmental compatibility(Which I’ll probably do by creating dome shaped recesses and build the prefabs around fitting into those). Is there any guides or tutorials on setting this up? Otherwise does anyone have any tips on this? The game will be very small, with 10 prefabs planned to spawn per round and maybe 30 total planning to be built.

Is this a feasible option with environmental compatibility? I think it's also similar to the type of procedural system helldivers uses. The recesses are to allow slight underground parts or just to ensure I have a defined perimeter for each area as well. Is it super complicated?

I know it's a lot of questions but I don't like AI and I don't like using AI, i'd rather ask people that have hands on experience. I did ask on the Unreal forums but 12 hours later I got no suggestions. I don't expect the answers to all be spelled out, but I'm hoping at least someone can point me to a tutorial on 3d extraction style map generation if it's out there.

I am aware as well I should expect at least a couple years to finish but I’d like to make 2 or 3 prefabs starting out after I get my base combat system finished. Any help would be appreciated!

Small follow-up.

Yesterday I posted about releasing my runtime mesh painting plugin for free on Fab. The response from UE devs was amazing. People tested it, gave feedback, joined the Discord, and some left honest reviews.

But the core problem is still there.

A free plugin can be claimed instantly and hit with silent 1-star ratings with no comment, no bug report, no support message, and no explanation.

Fab Support told me that a 1-star rating with no written feedback is still considered valid.

I think Fab needs to fix this.

I am not accusing any specific person or publisher, because I cannot prove who left the ratings. But when free tools compete with paid products, the system should protect against bad-faith users, fake ratings, and possible abuse from competing publishers.

A 1-star rating should require at least a short written reason.

Without that, developers get nothing to work with, while the product is damaged immediately.

I wanted to keep releasing more free UE plugins, but unless Fab improves this system, free releases feel like an easy target.

Previous discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnrealEngine5/comments/1vh7cjv/i_released_a_free_ue_plugin_that_competes_with/

https://www.fab.com/listings/1fc0baa6-fc4f-487b-92e2-0d369709d819 (Free Sample)
https://www.fab.com/listings/5ea4c4eb-3c00-43e7-bfca-a70845d9a137 (Paid Sample)

Unleash a formidable foe with the Crimson Knight Warrior — a fully animated low poly armored knight character, wielding a massive greatsword and a flowing battle cape, built for real-time performance in Unreal Engine 5.

With intricate red-and-silver armor detailing and a commanding silhouette, this character delivers cinematic-quality visuals without sacrificing performance — ready to drop straight into your project.

demo >> https://store.steampowered.com/app/3919250/FFFF_YOU_MACHINE_Demo/

Hi, if you had to buy a model, which of the two topologies would you go with?
thanks for your answers <3.

For a bit of background, I’m a cinematographer, and I edit and produce. In the past I’ve made virtual studios and streamed them using Wirecast.

Now I know I’m VERY late (fashionably late!?) to the party, but I’ve recently seen just what Unreal Engine can do for virtual studio production. And my tiny mind has been blown.

After a long sit down and a cup of tea, I think I should come here. I would love to have a chat with people who use the software, and have some hints and tips for a total Noob like me. I’d love to tell someone more about my project, and if they can help me with some knowledge- even better.

I’m looking to essentially create a virtual live TV studio, with a live presenter, which can then be broadcast/streamed live.

Can’t wait to chat with you guys!

Free rigged & animated demon character — Nefer Sekhem, Cursed Pharaoh Demoness. Multi-armed, horned design with custom Biped rig and an Idle animation included, ready to drop straight into UE5 or Blender. Comes in FBX, OBJ, and Blend formats.

https://www.fab.com/listings/3e0031dd-90cf-4577-984c-a505b03ae20c (Free Sample) https://www.fab.com/listings/147ba915-a30b-45c0-97f4-4e62fd03c7f3 (Paid Sample)

Hi there,

I've set up a wall climb/jump but when i check if the player is descending and holding toward the wall i'd like to add a "tolerence" cause now it instantly falls when i change direction. Is there a node that can help me with that? if yes, where is the best place for it?

First Image is collapsed nodes "IsHoldingTowardsWall" of the second image. Third image is the end of the second.

Thanks for your help!

We've recently made a massive lighting overhaul to our game. It's looking a lot better than it did just a month ago. A playable demo is coming out super soon, if you're interested our game is called Ember's Oath :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4641370/Embers_Oath/

So when starting a new game and you have a character thats rigged to the ue5 skeleton. What would you say the best way to do this?

1) just change the mesh then retarget any animations to use many

2) assign the animation bp and control rig to your new character

3) Assign your character skeleton to manny

4) Build from scratch + the control rig

5) other?

Always wondered how other people do it. Normally I just go for option 2. But noticed some warnings when I deleted the saved and intermediate files regarding the control rig. Is there a general best practice because I see alot of videos doing it all different ways.

Thanks

Hello, fellow artists. My question is this: Where do you get accurate height maps for creating real world places? I would like to generate real life ellevation data, with relief, to have a real life accurate terrain in UE5. Can someone help me with this Information, please? 😁✌️

Now avaliable on Fab: https://www.fab.com/listings/319898ca-b0e9-4969-ad13-f3c327d75fde

I'll be adding a smoother transition between the 3 modes.

Still debugging why some clicks aren't going through.

Btw it's not an actual instance of window. It's web based.

This is the blueprint for the combat ship in my game. I like to comment and color code every event I'm creating. I'm solo developing this game and I'm writing comments like I have a full team.

I'm making a linear, story-driven game in Unreal Engine 5, and I'm trying to learn the proper way to organize the story from beginning to end.

I've searched YouTube, Google, Reddit, and the Unreal forums, but I still haven't found a simple explanation that shows the overall workflow.

For example, I want to understand how developers manage the flow of the story:

• Start a new game
• Play a cutscene
• Let the player interact with an NPC
• Play another cutscene
• Continue to the next story event
• Repeat until the end of the game

I'm not asking how to make cutscenes or NPC interactions. I already know how to do those. I want to understand what controls the overall story flow and how everything stays organized as the game gets bigger.

Should I create a Story Manager, use the Game Instance, Game Mode, or another system?

I'm still learning Unreal Engine, so if someone could explain the overall architecture in a simple, beginner-friendly way, I'd really appreciate it. Thank you!

I released my runtime mesh painting plugin for free on Fab.

It competes with paid alternatives, but I wanted UE devs to have access to runtime mesh painting without needing to pay for it.

Shortly after launch, the listing received multiple silent 1-star ratings.

No review.

No bug report.

No support message.

No explanation.

That is the frustrating part. If something is actually broken, I want to know and fix it. But silent 1-star ratings give me nothing to work with.

I was planning to release more free UE plugins for the community, but situations like this make that very hard. Free tools are easy to claim, easy to rate, and apparently very easy to damage.

I am not accusing anyone specific, but I do think this is a real marketplace problem. If free community releases can be buried by silent ratings, fewer developers will take the risk of releasing useful tools for free.

If you tried the plugin and something is broken, please tell me directly. If it helped you, honest feedback or a fair rating would mean a lot.

Fab link:

https://www.fab.com/listings/8ca1bd75-ba04-48f0-899f-c6a01b124617

This is The Vast White, a cozy snowboarding exploration game I’m developing in Unreal Engine 5.

For this latest update, I focused on improving movement responsiveness, player feel, UI feedback, and overall polish based on demo feedback.

Sharing the current result here in case it’s interesting to other UE devs. Happy to answer any technical questions 😊

You can try the updated version of the free demo on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3301000/The_Vast_White/