Blueprint Quest, Edition 1

Try World 1 free in your browser first: https://thelearningquests.itch.io/blueprint-quest-sample

New to Unreal, or you've poked at Blueprint and got lost? This takes you from your first project to packaging a tiny game, one node at a time.

What's inside

• 51 quests across 8 worlds, each with step-by-step instructions, a clear "done when" check, and tips for when you get stuck
• A boss project at the end of every world that uses everything you just learned (8 in total)
• XP, levels, badges and streaks, plus target dates for every quest based on the pace you pick
• Comes with a Blueprint sandbox: wire up nodes and press Play to see what happens
• Walkthroughs you can collapse once you don't need the hand-holding

The worlds

• W1 Editor Basics: Make a project, Fly the viewport, Move, rotate, scale, Your first Blueprint, Say hello. Boss: Spinning Pickup.
• W2 Variables & Logic: Meet the variable types, Instance Editable, Make a decision, Loops and arrays, Enums and Switch, Flow control, Construction Script. Boss: Mood Lamp.
• W3 Events & Input: Overlap events, Enhanced Input, Custom Events, Timers, Timelines, Physics and hit events. Boss: Trapdoor.
• W4 Functions & Tidy Graphs: Functions, Functions vs macros vs events, Pure functions, Comments and reroutes, Local variables. Boss: Refactor Day.
• W5 Blueprint Communication: Direct references, Casting, Blueprint Interfaces, Event Dispatchers, Get Player Character. Boss: Key & Lock.
• W6 UI with UMG: First widget, Health bar, Update on change, Buttons and menus, Damage. Boss: Health HUD.
• W7 Gameplay Systems: Spawn actors, Line traces, Structs and Data Tables, Save and load, Play a sound. Boss: Collect-a-thon.
• W8 AI & Your First Game: Navigation mesh, Move an AI, Behavior Tree basics, Debug like a pro, Package a build. Boss: Your First Tiny Game.

What you need

Unreal Engine 5 (free from Epic) and a computer that can run it. No coding experience needed.

How it works

It's one HTML file. Double-click it and it opens in your browser. No account, no install, no subscription, and it works offline. Progress saves in your browser, and a save code in Settings lets you back it up or move it to another computer.

The blueprint sandbox is a simplified example for trying ideas. The actual quests happen in Unreal Engine.