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Hi, I'm SylarAtomic
I build games in Unreal Engine and write down everything I learn on the way — the tips, the tricks and the mistakes worth avoiding.
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Game Development Learning Resources
Curated game dev learning resources for the whole pipeline: Unreal Engine 5 courses and tutorials, Blender modelling and rigging, Substance Painter and C++.
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Getting Started With Unreal Engine 5
New to Unreal Engine 5? Why I'd start with Blueprints before C++, examples of games shipped with Blueprints only, and the courses I recommend to get going.
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Unreal Engine 5 Notes: C++, Stat Commands and Shortcuts
My running Unreal Engine 5 notes: forward declaring, casting, UCLASS and UPROPERTY macros, spawning actors, delegates, stat commands and editor shortcuts.
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Coding Principles to Write Better Code
The coding standards and best practices I follow for cleaner, more readable code: naming, indentation, commenting and error handling, even on solo projects.
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A Better Way of Stretching Meshes in Unreal Engine
How I stretched pillar meshes to different heights in Unreal Engine without distorting them, using a 9-slice approach that keeps the aspect ratio intact.
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About Me: My Journey Back Into Game Development
A little about me: how I moved from professional software development back into game development in 2022, and why I chose Unreal Engine 5.
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