I created a 2D template for Unreal Engine 5 and decided to make it open source and free for everybody!
Please share the template and fork it to make your own versions of it.
#indiedev
#gamedev
#unrealengine
#ue5
Since there is no easy way of finding 2D and 2D/3D hybrid Unreal Engine projects I want to start the hashtag:
#Unreal2D
This will allow us to easier find and share each other's projects around and spread the word.
Let's do it! 🙌
#indiedev
#gamedev
The Unity install fee makes my life a lot easier.
Before when somebody asked me if they should use Unity or Unreal it would turn into a 1 hour lecture ending with "So you see, it really depends on the case".
Now I just have to show this picture.
If you ever wanted to learn how to make 2D games in Unreal Engine 5 but didn't know how to start, I got the perfect thing for you.
I created a full series that goes over all the fundamentals you need to know
#indiedev
#gamedev
#ue5
#unrealengine
now that the general shader idea is there, i've been working on making it pop a bit more
here there's contrasting highlights on the brighter tones compared to the shadow tones
When making a 2D Game in Unreal instead of awkwardly moving around in 3D space you can set the editor to the 'RIGHT' view :D
This makes it a lot more natural to work with your level
Most people think that Unreal Engine is not suited for 2D Games and performs badly.
In reality this is not the case and I was able to make UE 2D Games run at 300 FPS and higher on the steam deck.
Full breakdown:
#Unreal2D
#Indiedev
#Gamedev
I got the packaged game size with Unreal Engine 5.3 from 321 MB down to 152 MB with a blank or minimal 2d project!
This is a video guide going over the complete process:
Please share to spread the word!
I think I found the best way to do wall slides and wall jumps in Unreal Engine!
Most tutorials teach a method where you change the gravity modifier, however I found a more reliable way with less edge cases.
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#Unreal2D
#gamedev
#indiedev
I created a document with all Unreal Engine 2D Games, and there are a lot more than you might think!
Help me spread the word and clear up the misconception that you can't make 2D Games with Unreal!
#indiedev
#gamedev
#unreal2D
#unrealengine
I got the packaged game size with Unreal Engine 5.3 from 321 MB down to 152 MB with a blank or minimal 2d project.
-> 88.3 MB zipped.
Full Write up of how to do it:
I spent almost a whole week on this and believe this is close to the limit.
Looking into how to reduce build sizes in Unreal Engine 5 now and already found an easy way to reduce the file size.
Simply disabling the OpenImageDenoise Plugin already saves you about 50MB!
Adding 2D Glow to your Sprites in Unreal Engine 5 can easily be achieved through emissive maps and can vastly improve the look of your games!
Here's a full tutorial I made:
#indiedev
#gamedev
#Unreal2D
#UnrealEngine5
I'm now done prototyping the long awaited Parallax 2D Tutorial for
#Unreal2D
Still have a lot left to do, but it'll be one of the next videos releasing!
This is a 2D Unreal Engine 5 game running at 220 FPS on my laptop, made with Blueprints only!
(Actually 300 FPS when I'm not recording)
You CAN make 2D games with Unreal and optimize them without too much effort.
#indiedev
#gamedev
#Unreal2D
#UnrealEngine
Currently working on the video about reducing Package size for Unreal Engine Games
Thought I'd share this graphic since it gives a quick overview of all the methods you can use to reduce package size without going too far
Made a new Unreal Engine 2D Beginner Tutorial for 2024 with an improved workflow!
If you've been curious about trying 2D with Unreal Engine 5, this is the best place to start!
Watch the full 45 minute video here:
#gamedev
#indiedev
#Unreal2D
This man is single handedly revolutionizing the Beat Em Up Genre.
I never thought Beat em ups can look and feel good with 3D models, but after playing around with his early demo a while back I became a believer.
Started prototyping the Parallax 2D Tutorial and I just thought this WIP step looked very interesting 😆
Instead of using 2 sprites, sliding them along and teleporting, moving the layers can simply be achieved by changing the UVs of the material.
@OutoftheboxP
Whenever I feel bad about a hacky solution in my code I just remember how World of Warcraft used to spawn and kills invisible rabbits to solve most problems xD
This gives off a similar vibe.
It's rare that I get to praise Unreal Engine's documentation, but when it comes to Depth of Field they really outdid themselves!
A lot of easy to understand graphics and even interactive examples through sliders!
I just released full course on how to create a 2D Action Platformer similar to Mega Man in Unreal Engine 5!
To celebrate the launch, it's currently available at a discount:
#Unreal2D
#gamedev
#unrealengine
#indiedev
Currently working on a tutorial on how to use Emissive maps on Paper 2D Sprites!
This can be used for 2D only games, but works even better on 2D/3D Hybrids.
#Unreal2D
#indiedev
#gamedev
Did you know that Paper 2D Sprites in Unreal Engine can have collision, simulate physics and also have the physics constrained to a 2D Plane?
This is super easy to set up and you could do a lot of cool things with it :)
#Unreal2D
#gamedev
#indiedev
I just released my 12 hour course on making 2D games with Unreal Engine 🎉
This is by far the most comprehensive course you'll ever find on Paper 2D and PaperZD🏃♂️
#indiedev
#gamedev
#unrealengine5
#ue5
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Even though I've been doing this for such a long time now, simply seeing a 2D sprite in a 3D world with proper shadow and lighting still gives me so much joy.
Also, how have I been sleeping on this amazing asset pack by
@ansimuz
this long
Day 1 #アンリアルクエスト
30分しかなかったのでプレイヤーキャラクターのインポートと攻撃のアニメーションまで実装出来た
Only had 30 minutes, so imported the character and set up the attack animation using PaperZDs new montage override
#ue4
#unrealEngine
#indiedev
#gamedev
Using 'borrowed' sprites in the beginning really helped me figure out the base combat system of my Unreal Engine Beat 'em up
#indiedev
#gamedev
#Unreal2D
Just released a big update for my free and open source Unreal Engine 2D template!
It now uses the orthographic camera and has improved project and post processing settings to preserve the original sprite colors.
#Unreal2D
#gamedev
#indiedev
Without this awesome plugin I would have probably stopped covering 2D Game development in Unreal.
If you've been using it, please write a review to let Epic Games know how much we care about 2D in Unreal!
I wanna share a few tips and tricks I learned when it comes to making 2D Side Scrolling Characters in Unreal Engine 5.
Full video:
#indiedev
#gamedev
#UnrealEngine5
I've been doing a lot of reading recently to become more well rounded as a Game Developer.
Found some great books about Pixel Art, AI Behavior, Game Design and next up is 3D Rendering.
Would Game Dev Book recommendations be an interesting topic for a video?
After 1 month and nearly 200h spent in Unreal Engine, I was able to recreate Crysta and learn a lot on the way.
Next big challenge will be setting up combat, because I have to rework some sprites to work in 3D space.
#Terranigma
#天地創造
#UnrealEngine
#HD2D
#gamedev
#MagicaVoxel
Thanks for all the feedback on my last post!
A lot of you thought the edge lighting was too intense, so I added a parameter to easily adjust the flatness of the normal map.
There are many more 2D and 2D/3D hybrid games being made with Unreal Engine than you might think.
I searched far and wide to find all
#Unreal2D
Games and information about how they were developed!
Full video:
#gamedev
#indiedev
#madewithunreal
Really enjoying all of the stuff that MortMort is doing in Unreal Engine and this time it's
#Unreal2D
Since I've been learning Pixel Art over the last year, I'm actually watching a lot of his old Pixel Art tutorials recently😃
Almost done with the second course!
Finished recording and editing the main chapters.
Just have to make a couple of intro videos now and the curriculum overview.
Will probably be out by Christmas!
When making 2D games with Unreal Engine there are a lot of settings you need to be aware of.
Here I break down the most important ones:
#gamedev
#indiedev
#unrealEngine
#ue5
You can visualize the depth of field layers in the editor.
The dark area is in focus and not blurred.
The blue area is out of focus and the green area is slightly in focus.
This is great for HD-2D style games!
#indiedev
#gamedev
#Unreal2D
During travel is the only time where I can make substantial progress with Pixel Art and I feel like I'm finally getting the hang of things!
Becoming able to make my own sprites will influence the things I can teach in Unreal Engine
Also started an art account:
@PixelPythonArt
I've been looking into Normal Maps and Edge Lighting on Sprites in Unreal Engine again to fix the issue I was having with the backside.
Seems like I managed to fix it!
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My new course teaching you how to make a 2D Action Platformer in Unreal Engine 5 is out now!
We'll cover projectiles, wall jumps, slides, enemy AI, 2D Stages and much more!
You can get it at a launch discount with this link:
PaperZD has become free a couple of months ago and can greatly increase the workflow when making 2D games in Unreal Engine 5.
Finally got around making a tutorial about it.
Full video:
#gamdev
#indiedev
#unrealengine
#ue5
If you still haven't made the switch, I wanna remind you that the 2D community and toolset for Unreal Engine 5 have also grown a lot over the last couple of years.
Here's a playlist on how to get started with 2D in UE:
#アンリアルクエスト のテーマ回収方式作品です!
ボタン連打で走る。
敵を倒したらブーストをもらえるシンプルなゲームです。
My submission for Unreal Quest.
A simple game where you mash buttons to run faster and get a boost for defeating enemies
#indiedev
#gamedev
#unrealengine
#ue5
Edge Lighting can make Sprites look much more natural in a 3D Environment and can be achieved through Normal Maps.
Full Unreal Engine 5 Tutorial:
#indiedev
#gamedev
#ue5
#unrealengine
About a week ago I decided to remake 1-1 NES Mario (with extras) in Unreal Engine 5 for fun. It was a BLAST. More to add for sure, but I think it came out well!
I learned how to get started with 2D in Unreal watching videos from
@CobraCodeDev
. Check them out!
#Unreal2D
This guy made a cool and FREE hand drawn cobra robot asset that comes with a .paper2dsprites file that auto generates all flipbooks for you in Unreal Engine :D
There is a big misconception going around that you can't make 2D games with Unreal Engine and no released projects exist.
That's pretty far from the truth though, so I made this video to clear things up:
#indiedev
#gamedev
#unrealengine
#madewithunreal
Gravity Gun + Ragdoll = FUN 🥳
Making a gravity gun in Unreal actually wasn't as hard as I had imagined and this is still one of the most fun features of our first commercial game.
#indiedev
#gamedev
#madewithunreal
I couldn't find the time to play indie game beta builds at home, so I just tried to put
@DAGON03848170
's Spark Hunt on my steam deck and it already ran pretty smoothly!
This game is gonna be great.
To welcome all of you
#Unity
refugees my 12 hour long Unreal Engine 2D game development course is now on sale at the lowest price point for the next 5 days!
Sprite sockets can be quite useful when working with Paper 2D and I finally got around to making a tutorial about them!
#Unreal2D
#gamedev
#UnrealEngine
I made a video breaking down how to trigger events in Paper 2D.
This can be used for things such as footsteps, activating hitboxes on a certain frame and much more!
#Unreal2D
#gamedev
#UnrealEngine5
Happy New Year!
2023 was a wild and busy year for Cobra Code.
- 2 Unreal Engine 2D Courses
- 3 Unreal Engine 2D Templates
- 31 YouTube videos
... and much more
Thank you for all the support because this wouldn't be possible without it!
More great things to come in 2024!
This flying chaser AI is pretty ruthless and fun to play against!
Only took about 3 minutes to set up in Unreal Engine 5😉
No behavior trees needed!
🧵(1/4)
#Unreal2D
#Indiedev
#GameDev
#UnrealEngine
Tile Maps and Tile Sets in Unreal Engine are probably the weakest link of Paper 2D, however if you know how to work around a few issues, you can get pretty good results!
I made a full tutorial breaking down everything you need to know:
#Unreal2D
The Platformer project of my upcoming UE5 Course will teach how to set up simple enemy AI and one-way platforms among other things!
#indidev
#gamedev
#ue5
#unrealengine
A lot of people have been asking for a 2D Top Down tutorial for Unreal Engine 5 and I'm happy to announce that the video is finally finished!
You can check out the full tutorial here:
#indiedev
#gamedev
#ue5
#unrealengine
It's crazy to think that just this little test of messing around with Paper 2D a couple of years ago has lead to everything I'm doing now... so my advice is that if you're curious about something JUST GIVE IT A TRY
#indiedev
#gamedev
#ue5
#unrealengine
I finally found the perfect way of implementing dodging, sliding and many more movements in Unreal Engine!
Figuring this out took multiple weeks, but I'm super happy with the solution :D
Full tutorial:
#indiedev
#gamedev
#unrealengine
#ue5
Having your sprites flicker is a great way to convey when a character is invincible or about to despawn.
Full Unreal Engine 5 Tutorial:
#gamedev
#indiedev
#ue5
#unrealengine
I started a new tutorial series about making 2D Games with Unreal Engine 5 called Paper 2D Basics.
The first episode is now out on Youtube!
#UnrealEngine5
#GameDev
#IndieDev
#UE5
Started prototyping an HD-2D turn based combat system for the course.
Of course I'll still have to create my own sprites later on.
#indiedev
#gamedev
#ue5
#unrealengine