Creating Your Own Lightsaber In Unreal Engine 5.4 For Star Wars Day: May The 4th Be With You!
Happy Star Wars Day 2024! Today we're going to jump into Unreal Engine 5.4 and learn how to create a Lightsaber with Blueprint. All my spent time working in Virtual Production on Star Wars IP for Disney+ and the one thing I never got to work with in Unreal was the lightsabers! So I figured I'd make one myself and turn it into a tutorial series for the holiday. This beginner friendly tutorial also comes with a free download so you can follow along using the same 3D model that I am in the video.
Download your free lightsaber asset to follow along with here: https://learndigitalalchemy.com/downl...
Yes, I know I released the video a day early, but that's because 5/4 falls on a Saturday this year so it's more like a Star Wars weekend! As such, tis video is just Part 1. Stay tuned for Part 2 where we'll change the color and type using enums.
Part 2: • Using Enums In Unreal Engine To Custo...
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00:00 Introduction
00:41 Importing the Free Download Assets
01:57 Creating the Materials
07:33 Creating the Blueprint
10:55 Creating Turn On/Off Functionality
14:55 Creating Materialize Effect on Saber Blade
21:08 Animating the Materialize in Blueprint
27:25 Add Ignition Sound Effect
28:27 Adding Animated Glow Effect to the Hilt
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