Editor

• Shortcut https://gamemakers.jp/article/2024_03_19_63713/ (Japanese)

General Programming

• Game design pattern And Clean Code

  1. Youtube Channel: InfallibleCode https://www.youtube.com/@InfallibleCode
  2. https://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/
  3. https://refactoring.guru/
  4. https://youtu.be/ZzwWWut_ibU
  5. https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Code-Handbook-Software-Craftsmanship/dp/0132350882
  6. https://gist.github.com/wojteklu/73c6914cc446146b8b533c0988cf8d29
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7X9gdUmhMY
  8. https://youtu.be/QDldZWvNK_E
  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-RCfmQqLA0
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBTtsVWcieE

• Blueprints vs. C++: How They Fit Together and Why You Should Use Both https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMZftEVDuCE&t=3s

• Balancing Blueprint and C++ https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.26/en-US/Resources/SampleGames/ARPG/BalancingBlueprintAndCPP/

Asset Naming Convention

• Recommended Asset Naming Conventions https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/recommended-asset-naming-conventions-in-unreal-engine-projects/

• Unreal Engine Asset Naming Conventions https://www.unrealdirective.com/resource/asset-naming-conventions

• UE5 Style Guide https://github.com/Allar/ue5-style-guide

C++

• C++ Folder Structure https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine/tree/ue5-main/Samples/Games/Lyra/Source/LyraGame

• Naming Convention

  1. refer Lyra https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine/tree/ue5-main/Samples/Games/Lyra/Source
  2. Coding Standard https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/epic-cplusplus-coding-standard-for-unreal-engine/

• UProperties https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/unreal-engine-uproperties/

• UFunctions https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/ufunctions-in-unreal-engine/

• Unreal Smart Pointer Library (TSharedPtr, TSharedRef, TWeakPtr, TUniquePtr) https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/smart-pointers-in-unreal-engine/

• Delegates https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/delegates-and-lamba-functions-in-unreal-engine/

• Containers in Unreal Engine (TArray, TMap, TSet) https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/containers-in-unreal-engine/

• UInterface https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/interfaces-in-unreal-engine/

• Unreal Engine Modules https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/unreal-engine-modules/

• UStructs https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.0/en-US/structs-in-unreal-engine/

• TSubclassOf https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/typed-object-pointer-properties-in-unreal-engine/

• UEnum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjqvVFcpHQY

• Gameplay Ability System https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/gameplay-ability-system-for-unreal-engine/

• C++ Features

  1. Pointers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/cpp/pointers-cpp?view=msvc-170

  2. References https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/cpp/references-cpp?view=msvc-170

  3. Templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/cpp/templates-cpp?view=msvc-170

  4. Operator overloading https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/cpp/operator-overloading?view=msvc-170

  5. Inline https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/cpp/cpp/inline-functions-cpp?view=msvc-170#when-to-use-inline-functions

Blueprints

• Blueprints Visual Scripting https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/blueprints-visual-scripting-in-unreal-engine/

• Blueprint Editor Cheat Sheet https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/blueprint-editor-cheat-sheet-in-unreal-engine/

• Blueprint Best Practices https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/blueprint-best-practices-in-unreal-engine/

• Blueprint Macro Library https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/ProgrammingAndScripting/Blueprints/UserGuide/Types/MacroLibrary/

• Timeline https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.26/en-US/ProgrammingAndScripting/Blueprints/UserGuide/Timelines/

• Functions https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/functions-in-unreal-engine/

• Events https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/events-in-unreal-engine/

• Enum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nLqEW6YXPY

• Blueprint Interface https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/blueprint-interface-in-unreal-engine/

• Level Blueprints https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/level-blueprint-in-unreal-engine/

• Game Mode

Gameplay Framework

• https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/gameplay-framework-in-unreal-engine/

Environment Design

• Building Virtual Worlds https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/building-virtual-worlds-in-unreal-engine/

• Cube Grid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GyDjoyBQ3o&t=533s

• Megascan https://quixel.com/bridge

• World Partition (Open World) https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.0/en-US/world-partition-in-unreal-engine/

• ArtStation https://www.artstation.com/?sort_by=community&dimension=all

Lighting

• https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/lighting-the-environment-in-unreal-engine/

Asset Management

https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/asset-management-in-unreal-engine/

Material

essential-unreal-engine-material-concepts

Enemy AI

• Artificial Intelligence https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/artificial-intelligence-in-unreal-engine/

• Behavior Trees https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/behavior-trees-in-unreal-engine/

• Navigation System https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/navigation-system-in-unreal-engine/

Sequencer (Cut Scene)

https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.26/en-US/AnimatingObjects/Sequencer/Overview/

UI

• Widget Blueprints https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/widget-blueprints-in-umg-for-unreal-engine/

• Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG) Best Practices https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/umg-best-practices-in-unreal-engine/

• Slate UI Framework https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/slate-user-interface-programming-framework-for-unreal-engine/

• Best Practices for Creating and Managing Widgets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b7a20j0azc

Animation

• Animating Characters and Objects https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/animating-characters-and-objects-in-unreal-engine/

• Animation Montage https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/AnimatingObjects/SkeletalMeshAnimation/AnimMontage/

• Blend Spaces https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/AnimatingObjects/SkeletalMeshAnimation/Blendspaces/

• Locomotion https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/locomotion-in-unreal-engine/

• Animation Blueprints (State Machine) https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/animation-blueprints-in-unreal-engine/

• Animation Notifications [Notifies] https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/AnimatingObjects/SkeletalMeshAnimation/Sequences/Notifies/

• Animation Retargeting

  1. https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/animation-retargeting-in-unreal-engine/
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTnSMAbu5cI

• Animation Offset

• Thread Safe Animation Blueprint

Data Assets

• Data Assets https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/data-assets-in-unreal-engine/

Audio

• https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/working-with-audio-in-unreal-engine/

Visual Effect

• Niagara https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/creating-visual-effects-in-niagara-for-unreal-engine/

Online Subsystem (Multiplayer)

https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/online-subsystem-in-unreal-engine/

Save Game

https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/saving-and-loading-your-game-in-unreal-engine/

Localization

• Localization https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.26/en-US/ProductionPipelines/Localization/

• Japanese Font in UE https://mklearning.blogspot.com/2014/06/unreal-engine-4.html

Optimization

• Testing and Optimizing Your Content https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/testing-and-optimizing-your-content/

• Maximizing Your Game's Performance in Unreal Engine | Unreal Fest 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuIav71867E

• Optimization For Beginners In Unreal Engine 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipn0sDcdc_4

• Unreal Engine Performance Optimization Tips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8NnLnBQFIg

Unreal Engine Tips

• 50 Unreal Engine 5 Tips that you might not know of! (Beginner friendly) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iayPiX8tBmQ

• 20 Unreal Engine Tips You NEED to know | UE5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EapJzAfNw50&t=2s

• 25 Tips and Tricks you (probably) don't know about Unreal Engine 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocKFXjut6ls&t=1s

• 5 Tricks you (probably) don't know about Unreal Engine 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF7Vwc8L1ok

• UE Tips & Best Practices https://flassari.notion.site/UE-Tips-Best-Practices-3ff4c3297b414a66886c969ff741c5ba

Source Control

• Collaboration and Version Control in Unreal Engine https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.0/en-US/collaboration-and-version-control-in-unreal-engine/

• Source Control & Remote Team Collaboration | Unreal Fest 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKMDdtX-8gM&t=782s

Nice Plugins

• Data Validation https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.26/en-US/ProgrammingAndScripting/ProgrammingWithCPP/Assets/DataValidation/

• StructUtils Plugin

  1. FInstancedStruct を使ってみる (Japanese) https://historia.co.jp/archives/38415/

  2. Instanced Property (Blueprint Editor Extension) (Japanese) https://www.docswell.com/s/leon-gameworks/ZQ8WQJ-UEMConnect_002#p6

• Physical Layout Tool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCeooZVBTdA

Nice Tools to use

• IDE

  1. Rider (Personal Recommend) https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/
  2. Visual Studio

• Version Control System

  1. Github
  2. Github Fork GUI
  3. Perforce

• Project Management

  1. Trello
  2. Notion
  3. Jira

• Prototype Tool

  1. Obsidian
  2. Notability or Goodnotes (iPad)

• Audios

  1. AI Music Generator: Suno https://www.suno.ai/
  2. Audacity (Audio Editor) https://www.audacityteam.org/

• 3D Modeling & Animation

  1. Blender https://www.blender.org/

  2. AI Animation Tool: Cascadeur https://cascadeur.com/

  3. Easy AI Motion Capture Animation & Lipsync https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BabkaTF-kw0

  4. Text To 3D Character Animation With AI • MOOTION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIWwiiiYi6s&t=633s

  5. Create Stunning 3D Models & Textures With AI - Full AI Animation Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK_MQlwEis

• Image & Textures

  1. Adobe Photoshop
  2. Online Photoshop Photopea: https://www.photopea.com/
  3. Adobe Substance 3D Painter (Material)

Nice UE Courses

• Unreal Engine Blueprint Game Developer Online Course https://www.gamedev.tv/p/unreal-blueprint/?coupon_code=THAWOUT

• Unreal Engine 5 Blueprints: First Person Shooter (FPS) https://www.gamedev.tv/p/unreal-engine-5-blueprints/?coupon_code=THAWOUT

• Unreal 5.0 C++ Developer: Learn C++ and Make Video Games https://www.gamedev.tv/p/unreal-5-0-c-developer-learn-c-and-make-video-games/?coupon_code=THAWOUT

• Unreal Engine 5 C++ Multiplayer: Make Your Own Co-Op Game https://www.gamedev.tv/p/unreal-engine-c-multiplayer/?coupon_code=THAWOUT

• Unreal Engine Community Learning https://dev.epicgames.com/community/unreal-engine/learning

Nice Blog

https://historia.co.jp/category/ue5/ (Japanese)

Unreal Community Wiki

https://unrealcommunity.wiki/

Nice Official Sample Game Project

• Lyra (FPS, GameplayAbilitySystem, Online Multiplayer, Crossplay, Niagara FX, etc.)

• Valley of the Ancient Sample (Nanite, Lumen, Megascans, etc.)

• Cropout (RTS) https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.3/en-US/sample-game-projects-for-unreal-engine/

• Action RPG Game (UE4.26) https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/Resources/SampleGames/ARPG/

UE Community

• Unreal Engine Forum https://forums.unrealengine.com/

• Discord

  1. Unreal Engine https://discord.com/invite/unreal-engine-978033435895562280
  2. Unreal Source https://discord.com/invite/unrealsource

• Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/unrealengine/

Nice UE Youtube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@UnrealEngine

https://www.youtube.com/@UnrealUniversity

https://www.youtube.com/@AlexForsythe

https://www.youtube.com/@MathewWadsteinTutorials

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC36uolRnnwoMMH27vzecLBg

https://www.youtube.com/@UnrealSensei

https://www.youtube.com/@WilliamFaucher

https://www.youtube.com/@PrismaticaDev/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@GorkaGames/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@UnrealEngineJP (Japanese)

https://www.youtube.com/@NuMakesGames/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@mouleeee