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Since the 2D Side Scroller Template has been removed with Unreal Engine 5, it has become a lot harder to get started making 2D games in Unreal Engine. In this beginner tutorial I will show you how you can create a simple 2D platformer from scratch which you can then use as a template to create all sorts of 2D or sprite based games.
Sunny Land Asset pack by Ansimuz.
File structure on itch.io changed, so I repacked them and am providing them on GDrive now:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YFvWsiDKBotM7sMRIEvBJmszVkTc90zK/view?usp=sharing
Other Videos:
2D Sprites in 3D World with Unreal Engine [HD-2D]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xLl1PLPGS0
Overcoming 2D Sprite Limitations in Unreal Engine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ievsoIfpj0k
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Set up the 2D Project and Map
1:30 Import Sprites
2:15 Create the background
2:45 Make a tile set and tile map
4:28 Create a 2D Paper Character
7:37 Auto Exposure and Anti Aliasing
8:24 Add a 2D Follow Camera
9:01 Set up the game mode and default pawn
10:37 Adjust max brightness
10:54 Set up Input Events
11:50 Enable Character Movement
12:30 Enable the run animation
14:20 Turn character with movement direction
15:40 Adjust camera rotation and collision
16:28 Make the character jump
17:26 Adjust Character Movement Component values
18:10 Camera Lag and Motion Blur
18:54 Making 2D/3D Hybrid games with this template
19:18 Lighting Adjustments
19:50 Constraint Character to Plane
20:23 Orthographic vs. Perspective Camera
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