Unreal Engine Blue Print 1 - Introduction to Blueprints

The Blueprint Visual Scripting system in Unreal Engine is a complete gameplay scripting system based on the concept of using a node-based interface to create gameplay elements from within Unreal Editor. As with many common scripting languages, it is used to define object-oriented (OO) classes or objects in the engine. As you use UE4, you'll often find that objects defined using Blueprint are colloquially referred to as just "Blueprints."


Introduction to Blueprints -
Learn about Level Blueprints, the Level Blueprint Editor, Blueprint Classes, the Event Graph, the Event BeginPlay node, Event Tick node, Delay node, Function Nodes, input pins, execution pins, Quit Game function, Quit Preference variable, and how to compile a Blueprint.

Variables -
Learn about variables, and how to create and edit them using the My Blueprint tab. Learn what data types are and about different data types.

Arrays -
Learn about arrays, indices, the ForEachLoop node, the Loop Body pin, Array Element pin, Completed pin, Print String node, Add node, Insert node, Set Array Element node, Size to Fit pin, Clear node, Remove Index node, Remove Item node, Get node, Contains Item node, Find Item node, and Length node.

Functions -
Learn what function are and how to create them. Learn about the Return node and Append node. Learn about different properties of functions in the Unreal Engine. Learn the difference between public vs private functions. Learn the difference between pure vs impure functions.