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Unreal Engine 5 Survival Framework – Multiplayer Game Dev

Name: Unreal Engine 5 Survival Framework – Multiplayer Game Dev
Rating: 4.6 (250 reviews)

Build a multiplayer survival framework using Blueprints, networking, and modular design in Unreal Engine 5.

Created byEric Ruts

Last updated 6/2026

English

What you'll learn

Game Architecture & Setup – Learn how to properly structure a multiplayer survival game, from initial project setup to core gameplay mechanics.
Blueprint Visual Scripting – Master Unreal Engine’s powerful visual scripting system, including functions, macros, interfaces, and variables.
Multiplayer & Networking – Implement multiplayer features using Unreal Engine’s networking system, ensuring seamless online gameplay.
Game Optimization & Performance – Improve game efficiency by optimizing Blueprints, assets, and networking components.
Quizzes – Test your knowledge with engaging quizzes.
Comprehensive Gameplay Systems – Implement crucial features like:
Locomotion & Movement – Smooth player movement and navigation.
Footstep System – Dynamic sound effects based on terrain.
Menu & UI – Create intuitive interfaces for seamless user experience.
Interaction System – Implement mechanics for object interaction.
Replication Subsystem – Ensure smooth multiplayer synchronization.
Survival Mechanics & Progression – Develop essential survival game features:
Attribute Manager – Manage player stats like health, stamina, and hunger.
Respawn System – Handle player deaths and respawning mechanics.
Inventory System – Implement an organized inventory for item management.
Crafting & Equipment – Build crafting mechanics and equipable gear.
Building System – Allow players to construct structures in the world.
Combat & AI – Enhance your survival game with:
Combat Framework – Develop engaging combat mechanics.
Ragdoll System – Add realistic physics-based character reactions.
Basic AI – Create intelligent NPC behaviors for immersive gameplay.
Environmental Interaction & Gameplay Depth – Add engaging world interactions:
Choppable Trees – Implement resource gathering through environmental destruction.

Course content

20 sections • 199 lectures • 32h 20m total length

Introduction - Scope3:43
Introduction - Course Outline8:45
Introduction - Example Project5:42
Explore the basics of a multiplayer survival framework in Unreal Engine 5, from a functional main menu and inventory system to crafting, building, combat, and respawn mechanics.
Introduction - Who am I2:43
Meet Eric, creator of games for hyper assets for Unreal Engine, who presents the survival framework for multiplayer games and shares his teaching and industry experience.
Quiz - Getting Started - Survival Course Framework

Intro4:07
Explore a component-based architecture in Unreal Engine, using abstract components and dynamic dispatching, plus a data-table driven structure-level approach to scalable item definitions across characters, animals, and chests.
Systems8:35
Data flow19:39
Abstract Classes and Dynamic Dispatching - Intro1:47
Abstract Classes and Dynamic Dispatching - Generic Explanation17:07
Abstract Classes and Dynamic Dispatching - Use of Macros to access Abstract Comp4:57
Access abstract components across actors, components, and controllers using blueprint macro libraries for the attribute manager; this performant approach replaces heavy interfaces and supports single-begin-play lookups.
Quiz - Abstract Classes and Dynamic Dispatching

Intro2:07
Intro - Result of this chapter0:54
Discover the end result of this chapter: a heightmap landscape environment and an auto landscape material, with tweakable variables to auto generate this world, plus rocks, a sphere, and water.
Landscape - Add Landscape1:20
Landscape - Heightmap Generators1:35
Landscape - Importing Heightmap2:58
Landscape - Centering the map3:27
Auto Landscape Material - Intro4:11
Auto Landscape Material - Folders3:38
Auto Landscape Material - Slope Mask12:27
Auto Landscape Material - BlendOnHeight12:03
Auto Landscape Material - Macro Variation5:42
Auto Landscape Material - Material Master17:18
Auto Landscape Material - Getting Meshes and Materials5:31
Auto Landscape Material - Finalizing Landscape Master Material18:45
Finalize the auto landscape material by blending grass, rock, beach, and dirt with height and slope masks, and apply macro variation for a layered, scalable result.
Auto Landscape Material - Adding Grass Foliage7:14
Auto Landscape Material - Outro1:16
Ambiance - Post process Lightning Fog Clouds Skylight8:49
Water - Adding Water Volume6:10
Example Assets - Sources2:12
Enhance the map with rocks, cliffs, and trees, adjust lighting, shadows, water, and post-processing for color, and import assets from Quixel Bridge, Poly Haven, and marketplace to enrich the scene.
Example Assets - Placing Assets13:37
Example Assets - Background Sound1:18
Quiz - Map

Intro2:15
Explore using a third-person template or custom characters, with an input component for scalable cross-character control, and extend movement and animation systems with montages for building and tree cutting actions.
Intro - Result of this chapter0:40
Character - Importing Custom Character5:30
Character - Drive Animation of Default UE Character14:20
Extended Movement Component - Intro2:38
Explore the extended movement component and the enhanced input system in Unreal Engine 5, using input actions and input mappings to manage movement, building, and other actions.
Extended Movement Component - Creating Input Mappings and Input Actions6:09
Extended Movement Component - Creating the InputMapping function and Actor Compo39:40
Build an extended movement component for Unreal Engine 5 Survival Framework, starting with an abstract locomotion class, a blueprint function library to link input mappings, and a concrete movement implementation.
Extended Movement Component - Adding Disable Movement Boolean6:18
Extended Movement Component - Montages and Animation Sequences9:55
Sources - Mixamo Lyra and More3:33
Quiz - Locomotion

Intro3:06
Intro - Result of this chapter1:03
Preparations - Physical Surfaces5:47
Preparations - Sounds7:57
Gather footstep sounds from marketplace or freesound.org, filter for Creative Commons zero, organize into grass and rock folders, and implement pitch modulation with default cue and logarithmic ten meter attenuation.
Animation Notify12:28
Footstep Component - Preparing Footstep Component9:54
Footstep Component - Trace function11:57
Footstep Component - Spawn Sound8:13
Landscape Physical Material Output7:24

Intro10:23
Intro - Result of this chapter1:37
Preparations - Plugin and UI Files3:50
Preparations - Button and Text Styles15:45
Preparations - Menu Map and adding UI13:06
Preparations - Open In-Game Menu24:18
Reuseable Widgets - Buttons37:58
Create reusable widgets by building a common button base, a UI button master, that can switch between text and icon, configure style and size, and expose events for multiple buttons.
Reuseable Widgets - Confirm Dialogue16:12
Main Menu - Setting Widget38:59
Main Menu - Options10:51
Main Menu - Main Menu Widget18:26
Main Menu - In-Game Menu Widget12:41

Intro6:15
Intro - Result of this chapter0:49
Preparations - Creating the Components2:51
Preparations - Custom Collision Channel2:52
Preparations - Interact Interface8:11
Preparations - Example Interaction Objects6:28
Implement an interaction master blueprint with can interact and interact interfaces, using a custom collision square that blocks line trace and toggles a light on or off via server replication.
Preparation - Interaction Input Mapping6:59
Interaction Component - Interaction Trace16:53
Implement a camera-based interaction trace in Unreal Engine 5 by building a blueprint function library that line-traces from the active camera and returns hit actor, hit component, and location.
Interaction Component - Interaction Trace Function31:18
Interaction Component - Turning on Off Lights8:04
Interaction Component - Try Interact Function and finishing up19:43
Implement a scalable Unreal Engine 5 interaction system by mapping the E key to interact, validating targets, and triggering server-authoritative interactions that toggle lights, show text, and spawn effects.

Intro4:34
Design an attribute manager for a survival game, tracking nonpersistent attributes like health, hunger, and hydration that decrease over time, trigger damage at zero, and display progress bars.
Intro - Result of this chapter1:21
Preparations - Creating Attribute Components and set Variables9:06
Preparations - Component Macro12:33
UI - Progressbar23:40
Create a reusable progress bar user interface to display health, hunger, thirst, and hydration for Unreal Engine 5 survival framework multiplayer game dev, with gradient fills and dynamic text.
UI - Progressbars in HUD8:59
UI - Bind Values from component to UI8:47
Update Non Persistent Attributes - Change by Amount23:32
Update Non Persistent Attributes - On Change Health Hydration and Food6:42
Update Non Persistent Attributes - On Damage13:43
Update Non Persistent Attributes - Update on Timer9:12

Requirements

Able to listen and read in English
A PC that can run UE5
It is assumed that you have a basic understanding of Unreal Engine 5 and programming experience. If not, please check out the UE5 Basics Course.

Description

Master Multiplayer Survival Game Development in Unreal Engine 5

Do you want to create your own multiplayer survival game? This course will guide you through every step of the process, from designing the game structure to implementing complex mechanics using Unreal Engine 5’s Blueprint system. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer looking to enhance your skills, this course will provide you with the knowledge and tools to build a fully functional multiplayer survival game.

What You’ll Learn

Game Architecture & Setup – Learn how to properly structure a multiplayer survival game, from initial project setup to core gameplay mechanics.
Blueprint Visual Scripting – Master Unreal Engine’s powerful visual scripting system, including functions, macros, interfaces, and variables.
Multiplayer & Networking – Implement multiplayer features using Unreal Engine’s networking system, ensuring seamless online gameplay.
Game Optimization & Performance – Improve game efficiency by optimizing Blueprints, assets, and networking components.
Quizzes – Test your knowledge with engaging quizzes.

Comprehensive Gameplay Systems – Implement crucial features like:

Locomotion & Movement – Smooth player movement and navigation.
Footstep System – Dynamic sound effects based on terrain.
Menu & UI – Create intuitive interfaces for seamless user experience.
Interaction System – Implement mechanics for object interaction.
Replication Subsystem – Ensure smooth multiplayer synchronization.

Survival Mechanics & Progression – Develop essential survival game features:

Attribute Manager – Manage player stats like health, stamina, and hunger.
Respawn System – Handle player deaths and respawning mechanics.
Inventory System – Implement an organized inventory for item management.
Crafting & Equipment – Build crafting mechanics and equipable gear.
Building System – Allow players to construct structures in the world.

Combat & AI – Enhance your survival game with:

Combat Framework – Develop engaging combat mechanics.
Ragdoll System – Add realistic physics-based character reactions.
Basic AI – Create intelligent NPC behaviors for immersive gameplay.

Environmental Interaction & Gameplay Depth – Add engaging world interactions:

Choppable Trees – Implement resource gathering through environmental destruction.

By covering all these essential survival game elements, you'll gain the skills to create a fully functional multiplayer survival experience in Unreal Engine 5.

Why Take This Course?

Best Modular Approach – Learn how to develop a structured, modular survival game that allows for easy expansion and flexibility. Build only the components you need for an efficient development process.
High-Quality, Organized Code – Avoid spaghetti code. This course emphasizes well-structured, clear Blueprints and a segmented approach to game development, making it easy to manage and scale.
Proven Track Record – Built upon industry best practices, the techniques taught in this course reflect a reliable and adaptable development approach used by professionals.
Robust & Reliable Systems – Gain insights into designing game mechanics with flexibility, maintainability, scalability, compatibility, usability, and performance in mind.
Hands-On Learning with Real-World Applications – Apply everything you learn directly to a real multiplayer survival game project.

This course is designed to be accessible yet in-depth, making it ideal for both newcomers and those looking to refine their Unreal Engine skills. By the end of this course, you will have a strong, modular, and scalable foundation for your multiplayer survival game, ready to expand and refine.

Join now and start building your own multiplayer survival game today!

Greetings,
Eric Ruts
Company Lead of Games by Hyper

Who this course is for:

Intermediates which would like to get a refresher and learn tips and tricks which they probably did not know off.
Aspiring Game Developers
Game developers whom want to understand the core principles of building a survival game framework.

Unreal Engine 5 Survival Framework – Multiplayer Game Dev

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Course content

Getting Started4 lectures • 21min

Architecture6 lectures • 56min

Project Setup7 lectures • 17min

Map21 lectures • 2hr 13min

Locomotion10 lectures • 1hr 31min

Dynamic Footstep System9 lectures • 1hr 8min

Menu12 lectures • 3hr 24min

Replication Subsystem4 lectures • 56min

Interaction System11 lectures • 1hr 50min

Attribute Manager11 lectures • 2hr 2min

Requirements

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