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Why My Video Screen Was Black in Unreal Engine
Importing the TV Mesh - Downloaded a TV mesh from Fab and imported it into Unreal Engine. - Placed the mesh in the level and inspected its material slots to id...
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Material vs Material Instance: My Beginner Realization
Material Instances Finally Made Sense in Unreal Engine I thought material instances were just duplicates. Then I tried changing values without recompiling anyth...
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Why My First Animation Blueprint Didn’t Work in Unreal Engine
I imported everything correctly… but nothing moved. The character just stood there. That’s when Animation Blueprints started making sense. On Day 16 of my game‑...
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Turning Neovim into a UE5 IDE: File Watching & Architecture Shifts (Weekly Update 2026-01-09)
Polishing the SQLite Migration Brief work on cleaning up the SQLite migration process. UNX: Ditching the Cache for a Pure File Tree The Change Moved away from...
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Learning the Foliage Tool in Unreal Engine (Day 13)
Day 13 – Foliage Tool Overview I thought adding trees and grass would be easy, but my first attempt left the slopes empty. This entry documents what I discover...
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Learning Landscape Heightmaps and Sculpting Tools in Unreal Engine (Day 12)
Overview This post is part of my daily learning journey in game development. On Day 12 I explored landscape heightmaps and the sculpting tools in Unreal Engine...
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Understanding Starter Content and Selection Mode in Unreal Engine (Day 10)
Starter Content When creating a new Unreal Engine project, there is an option to include Starter Content. It adds basic materials, meshes, and props that let y...
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🎮 Learning Game Development – Day 9
Debugging Blueprints & Using Print String 🧪 What I Tried / Learned Today - Learned the importance of debugging Blueprints. - After inconsistent door behavior...
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Game Engines Explained Like You’re Choosing a Pokémon
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🎮 Learning Game Development – Day 4
My First Day Using Unreal Engine This post is part of my daily learning journey in game design and development. I’m sharing what I learn each day — the basics,...
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UnrealDev.nvim Update: Switching to SQLite for Blazing Fast Performance
Just in time for the end of the year, I've released a major update for UnrealDev.nvim! Previously, UnrealDev.nvim and its core, UEP.nvim used JSON files to cach...
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Level Up Your Code: Why Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) is the Backbone of Game Dev
Introduction If you’ve ever looked under the hood of a modern game engine like Unreal C++ or Unity C, you’ll find one common denominator: Object‑Oriented Progr...