Unreal Engine 5: (Easy!) Mini-Map
Learn how to import and create assets, edit Widget Blueprints, and display a Mini-Map in Unreal Engine. Customize your Mini-Map for any project type and level, adding icons for treasures, NPCs, and more. Perfect for those with minimal Unreal Engine experience.
What you’ll learn
- How to import and create assets in Unreal
- How to create / edit Widget Blueprints in Unreal
- How to create / display a Mini-Map in Unreal
- How to display icons within a Mini-Map
In this game development course, you’ll learn how to create and add a simple mini-map to your Unreal Engine projects!
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
Mini-Map will work for any project type (1st person, 3rd person, Top-Down, Driving, etc.)
Mini-Map will work in any level type….including “Open World” type levels utilizing Unreal Engine’s Landscapes.
Through concepts learned in this class, you can add icons for all kinds things that you’d like to appear in your Mini-Map! Things like:
Treasures
Interactable items
Points of interest
NPCs
Mini-Map can be customized in terms of size, camera “zoom” level, where it appears on your HUD, etc.
TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:
Creating a project
Importing Texture assets in Unreal
Creating Unreal assets (Render Target, Material, Widget Blueprints)
How to add and setup a Scene Capture 2D actor within a level
How to attach a Scene Captured 2D actor to your playable character
How to create and make a Mini-Map appear during a game
How to create player and enemy icons
How to make player and enemy icons appear in your Mini-Map
With the knowledge gained in these video lessons, you will have the necessary skills to create and customize your OWN Mini-Map for your OWN gaming projects!
Please do not hesitate to share your creations with me! I love to show off student projects in promotional emails.
Who this course is for:
- Those with minimal Unreal Engine experience looking for a quick, easy approach to adding a mini-map into their projects.
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