Unreal Engine Blueprints Optimization

Name: Unreal Engine Blueprints Optimization
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Create and package games with Optimized Blueprints and techniques that are not shown on Youtube!

Created byVlatko Chankulovski

Last updated 6/2026

English

What you'll learn

Step By Step videos for Beginners and Advanced Students.
Why you should NEVER use: Cast To, Event Tick, Bind, Delay, Get All Actors of Class.
Advanced Heal/Damage System, Scoring System, Player Interaction and more.
Learn Blueprint Interface, Timers, Custom Events, Functions, and Macros in detail.
Advanced and exciting Gameplay Actions, Player Abilities, Spells, Cooldown System and more.
How to properly Package your Game (.exe) using Project Launcher and reduce file size.
After completing this course you will replace 90% of your Blueprints !

Course content

6 sections • 43 lectures • 8h 3m total length

Course Preview and Welcome2:49
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/C2mFAcWHwm
Welcome everyone !
- For this course I am going to use Unreal Engine 5.0.3 version, because by using this version of Unreal, you can easily come back to UE4 if you want, or you can easily adapt this knowledge to the newer and latest engine version.
Creating a New Project0:49
In this Course we are going to use the Third Person Template, but everything you are going to learn can be applied to other game templates like First Person Shooter, Top Down etc.
You can follow this Course using any Game Template, so choose any template you like.
Download Free Assets1:03
Downloading Free Assets from Marketplace:
Download free assets for commercial use
Why this Course is special ?1:32

Avoid using "Cast To" node!16:20
In this lesson we will learn:
Why "Casting" node is bad for performance
How Casting is increasing the size of your Project
Use Collision/Trigger Boxes properly
Which Blueprint should we use instead
Avoid using "Event Tick" node!6:23
In this lesson we will learn:
Why "Event Tick" is bad
Which Blueprint should we use instead
Why "Delay" node is bad?2:41
In this lesson we will learn:
Why "Delay" node is bad
Never use "Delay" node - Use Timers Instead12:06
In this lesson we will learn:
Why "Delay" node is bad for performance
How to use Custom Event + Timers instead
Avoid using "Get All Actors of Class" node!2:27
In this lesson we will learn:
Why "Get All Actors of Class" node is bad
Which Blueprint should we use instead
Avoid using "Bind Event" in Widgets!6:11
In this lesson we will learn:
Avoid using "Bind Event" for Progress Bars !
Why "Bind" event is bad
Which method we should use instead

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ0:30
Player HUD3:14
In this lesson we will learn:
Widget Blueprints to display stats on screen
Create Progress Bar for Player Health
Player Input4:57
In this lesson we will learn:
Create quick and simple Player Input
Press Button to perform action
Easily customizable
Player Health ( Custom Events )16:22
In this lesson we will learn:
Create and use / reuse Custom Events
Create Player Health using Custom Events
Heal or Damage Player using Custom Events
Player Health ( Functions )11:19
In this lesson we will learn:
Object Oriented Programming ( OOP )
Collapse nodes to Functions
Create Player Health using Functions
Damage or Heal Player using Functions
Player Health ( Blueprint Interface )12:08
In this lesson we will learn:
How to create and implement Blueprint Interface
Damage or Heal Player using Blueprint Interface
Heal Damage Player using one Blueprint6:23
In this lesson we will learn:
Exposing Variables for further customization
Damage or Heal Player with only ONE Blueprint
Creating new Actor categories
Damage/Heal Player Overtime ( Timers )24:48
In this lesson we will learn:
Heal/Damage Player overtime using Timers
Tips and Tricks how to use Timers more Advanced
Adding Fire VFX and Healing VFX
Blueprints Cleanup6:25
In this lesson we will learn:
Collapsing more nodes into Functions
Deleting unnecessary Blueprints
Commenting Blueprints
Walk/Sprint ( Macros )13:25
In this lesson we will learn:
Create Blueprint Macros
Walk/Sprint while holding LSHIFT
Use/Reuse Blueprint Macros
Player Dead18:08
In this lesson we will learn:
Player dead when Health is zero
Game Over HUD
Play Again/Quit Game buttons
Show/Hide mouse cursor ( advanced )
Dash + Cooldown HUD29:28
In this lesson we will learn:
Create Advanced Dash Ability
Show Dash Cooldown Time on screen
Fixing common bugs
Using more Functions and Macros
Dash Bug Fix (Traveling Far if Dashing While Jumping)0:12
Fixing the bug for the Character Dashing in air.
Adding Arrow Component ( Blink Location )0:05
In this lesson we will learn:
How to add the Arrow Component for the next lesson: "Blink Ability".
Blink Ability15:15
In this lesson we will learn:
Create Advanced Blink Ability
Blink Ability with Cooldown
Use this Ability to teleport through walls
Checking Assets File Size4:53
In this lesson we will learn:
ALWAYS be aware of Assets File Size
How to check size of the Assets
Carefully choose Assets with smaller size
Choosing large Assets file can slow your game
Time Slow/Stop + Cooldown12:39
In this lesson we will learn:
Create Time Slow/Stop ability with Cooldown
Add VFX when Ability is used
Player Projectile18:01
In this lesson we will learn:
Create Player Projectile
Spawn Projectiles from Player's location
Destroy Projectile upon impact
Common mistakes with Collisions
Detecting bugs with Print Strings
Destroy Objects With Projectile16:02
In this lesson we will learn:
Destroy any object with the Projectile
Adding Fire VFX to the Projectile
Spawn Super Fast Projectiles
Having too messy nodes? WATCH THIS LESSON
Projectile Additional Optimization0:53
In this lesson we will learn:
How to additionally Optimize the Projectile

Game Timer17:15
In this lesson we will learn:
Game Timer using Custom Events (no Event Tick!)
Create Game Timer with Minutes and Seconds
Game Over when time is up
Super easy to change Minutes/Seconds
Pickup Items ( Key )22:56
In this lesson we will learn:
Creating a Key
Different ways of Key Pickup
"Press E" to pickup item
Pickup items on overlap
Store the Key into Player's Inventory
Creating Sliding Doors20:05
In this lesson we will learn:
Create a Sliding Door
Open/Close Door when near
Open/Close Sliding door in any direction
Easily change Opening/Closing direction
Conditional Door ( Key Needed )8:53
In this lesson we will learn:
Door will open only if you have the key
If you don't have the Key , "Key needed" message will popup
How to prevent your game from crashing ( fixing bugs )
Moving Platforms11:37
In this lesson we will learn:
Create Moving Platforms
Moving Platforms in any directions
Easy customize speed and directions
Portals ( Teleport Player )13:43
In this lesson we will learn:
How to create cool Sci Fi Portals
Teleport from one place to another
Use exciting Visual Effects
Easy change the Teleport location
Enemy Projectile + AOE Damage10:00
In this lesson we will learn:
Create Enemy Projectile
Explosion deals Radius Damage ( Area Of Effect )
Enemy Tower21:13
In this lesson we will learn:
Create Enemy Tower
Use the Enemy Projectile to damage the Player
Enemy Tower detect and shoot towards the Player
Scoring System ( Pickups )23:59
In this lesson we will learn:
How to create a pickup Score
Display Score on screen
Easily change Plus or Minus Score
Show YOU WIN message on screen
Jump / Launch Pads18:33
In this lesson we will learn:
Create Jump / Launch Pads
Launch the Player in the Air
Or Launch the Player on the Ground
Create separate Categories for Air/Ground Launch
Easily modify Launch Speed / Launch Height
Treasure Chest + Items Drop31:55
In this lesson we will learn:
Create a Treasure Box
Show "Press E" to open
Open the Treasure when press "E"
Spawn an Item when Treasure is opened
Spawned Item jumps out from the Treasure
Choose whether to spawn Item or not

Requirements

You must have installed Unreal Engine 4 or 5 (we will start programming immediately).
You should know how to move around in the Viewport.
You can use Unreal Engine 4 or 5 for this Course.
No prior programming knowledge is required, but it can be beneficial.

Description

In this course you will learn how to make games using Unreal Engine 4/5 without writing any lines of code.

You will learn how to use the powerful Visual Scripting Language: Blueprints.

This course is created for Beginners and Advanced Students.

The goal for this course is to ensure that you will understand how each and every Blueprint works, so I am explaining every lesson in great detail with a lot of repetition.

The techniques you are going to learn in this course will help you build your own unique gameplay actions and player abilities for any type of game such as Third Person Shooter, First Person Shooter, TopDown, SideScroller, RPG or any other type.

After completing this course you will be able to:

Understand how Blueprints work
Create an exciting and cool Gameplay Actions
Create unique Player Abilities with a Cooldown system
Create a game with powerful and optimized Blueprints
Detect, reproduce and FIX common errors during programming

In this course I will explain why some of the commonly used Blueprints can be bad for your game, such as:

Casting ( e.g. "Cast To Third Person Character" )
Event Tick
Event Bindings ( in Widget Blueprints )
Delay
Get All Actors of Class

You are not going to just follow the videos and copy what I'm doing, but you will actually understand how everything works, so after finishing this Course you will be able to program with Blueprints on your own, with a very little to no help from other Tutorials.

Who this course is for:

Beginners who want to learn how to create games the proper way, using optimized Blueprints.
Students who want to improve their Blueprints to a higher level.
Students who wants to create any size of games, big or small.
Intermediate or Expert Students will benefit from this course.
Students who want to learn how to make games, but don't know or don't want to write lines of code.

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Project Intro and Setup4 lectures • 6min

NEVER use these Blueprints6 lectures • 46min

Player Abilities20 lectures • 3hr 35min

Gameplay Actions11 lectures • 3hr 20min

Game Packaging and Shipping (.exe)1 lecture • 16min

Continue your Gamedev Journey1 lecture • 1min

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