Ep1 - Setting Up Your Unreal Project - Learn with Us: First Playable Grenade Explosion | BFX-U
An introduction to the first BFX-U | Learn with Us course.
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It’s finally here, the first installment into the inaugural BFX-U course. The series
BFX-U | Learn With Us: First Playable Grenade Explosion is designed to provide complete beginners with a structured pathway to learn their way around Unreal Engine and create their first in game, playable effect and will take you through the process of creating an explosion effect in Unreal Engine. General Manager and Founder Keith Guerrette and Director of Marketing & Content Julian Bahmani are on hand to provide their insights, as they guide you through this detailed tutorial.
Episode 1 is available right now, alongside the rest of the series. You can access all of our lessons here on the Beyond-FX blog or via the Beyond-FX YouTube channel. But, what can you expect from this opening episode?
Episode 1 - The Introduction
This first episode is all about introductions and building towards making valuable connections. The team will talk you through how to open up Unreal Engine and will lay the groundwork to later interact with Niagara, Blueprints, the Material Editor, and EmberGen, and connect them all so that you can create your effect and see them play out in a game.
The episode launches with an insight into how to engage with a basic template in Unreal Engine and will arm you with the need-to-know facts about utilizing the most important aspects of the program. From how to navigate through the space, to using the content browser, these are necessary skills that will be vital as the course progresses.
This episode also provides an overview of actors, meshes, skeletal meshes, textures, and materials, ensuring that you are comfortable with these industry terms and what they really mean. At each stage, Keith Guerrette fields questions from Julian Bahmani and offers up multiple solutions, allowing you to approach each problem in a way that feels logical to you.
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Your First Steps
We know that it may be daunting to approach a project like this, and you might have questions along the way. While we do our best to anticipate some of the issues you might face during your hands-on experience, there’s always more to learn.
So the best thing you can do when finding some of these challenges is reach out and ask us about them. We’re on hand to provide support. Any questions you ask may just help out others who are embarking on this journey alongside you. If you have any questions and if you try our course and want to show us your progress, tag us on Twitter @Beyond_FX.
Enjoy the first episode of BFX-U | Learn With Us: First Playable Grenade Explosion and tune in for more from Beyond-FX, including our Level-Up series for more experienced artists.
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