How To Create A Main Menu - Unreal Engine 5 Tutorial

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☝️ In this unreal engine 5 tutorial I will show you how to create a main menu. We will create a new level, set it up in the blueprint level editor, create the UI HUD blueprint widget, set up the interface and graph blueprints & set the right map to start the game with. This menu tutorial also works with both UE5 and UE4. Easy to follow along as a total beginner - Step by step.
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[@Daniel_Swonson_Montage]

JUST THANK YOU, " Set input Mode Only" i saw 6 tutorials and non of them show this node to get me control back

[@williampotts9850]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. Absolutely the best. Clear & concise directions and no mouse waving. Subscribed.

[@mrmalos4194]

i did a bit of testing and i think i figured out how to make a chapter menu now :D, your videos are great!

[@supremebeme]

Great tutorial thank you!

[@FinnB747]

very clear and worth my time

[@ekombat2149]

thx you this really help me making a menu main

[@ghostinhell666]

works perfect THANKS!

[@jacobmeszaros770]

Really helpful can I request how project files and worlds should be managed during this process such as a player lobby or a map selector and clean management of it for packaging

[@FPChris]

Very helpful. Thx.

[@ih4286]

I'm learning a lot from your videos, Thanks

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Thx :)

[@anatolio8689]

Thank you!

[@ReddusGuy]

Thank you very much!

[@krusherwork5374]

Thanks for this tutorial

[@marcusmorgan4839]

THANK YOU!

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

No problem ;)

[@foxyccc1316]

Thx really helped

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Awesome :)

[@teamgalxy7218]

I need help! So basically everything works but when I press play my game is playing but it’s still on the screen with my main menu and in the background it’s playing? Idk how to fix but if I switch it to map like the starter map it works but if I use mine it doesn’t

[@djsalis]

everything works like in the movie :)

[@crazyheart1840]

dale dale Camoon! we are learning together..

[@Lanzyg]

why does the mouse button disappear when im in the Menu and presses on the canvas/baground and Rightclick?

[@lory5246]

hi, cool video, but how can i make the menu appear first when the game starts?

[@maltar5210]

could you do one tutorial with settings button and add audio for main window and credits? Also I noticed is missing the button inside the game to go back to the menu when you are in game, that would be awesome, btw great tutorial

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Thx! Might be for a future video :)

[@simondelguste]

Hello ! Thank you for this great video, it's very clear ! Do you know how to add music to the main menu ?

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

There are different sound blieprints you can use. For example use sound 2d

[@edwardattuati6296]

hi! it's possible to have a tutorial for building system and a menu for it! in Unreal Engine 5

[@TerrarianShark]

5:16 I see you simply click on the credits text to open the credits widget however my unreal seems to refuse to switch from menu to credits and I can't really continue. quick edit: The Menu wiget works fine and I can move in in the Hierarchy panel, but It doesn't let me move the credits widget?

[@genshinonlyfans1907]

how to use two player controller and real controller in UI like for arcade 1v1 games

[@Badwolf2743]

Love your video, thanks for creating a video on this topic, I was wondering if u would be able to help me with this issue. Every time I click my start game button in the launched version of the game not the editor it doesn't switch levels even though I set it to. It works perfectly fine in the editor but for some reason in the launched version of the game it decides to not change levels, the background on my main menu is a blur background with opacity so I can see through it in my main menu level that my character is there falling, idk if that is linked to the issue somehow but it's a thing. Thank you.

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Unreal has brought out a new update for 'hot fix updates'. Maybe that will help if you rebuild your game after the update. Hope you get it fixed like that

[@Badwolf2743]

@@BuvesaGameDevelopment Alright, thanks for your help

[@montagne69420]

Nice

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Thx

[@christopherfarrell-artist3557]

This worked really well on my VRGallery so I know this tutorial is good! I am making a new project ( as a means to learn UE5 ) and I have a problem when clicking on 'PLAY', I can hear the project in the background, but the Menu Screen is still in the viewport. I will work it out, eventually, in the meantime any clues? I have followed the BP's perfectly. It looks like the BP_FirstPlayerCharacter is blocking something as the HUD is showing up over the Main Menu level. This project of mine is an accumulation of loads of tutorials so it is possible there are two ( or more ) conflicts or procedures that do not play nice together. EDIT! Ok, so in the Main Menu level I set the GameMode Override ( in World Settings tab ) from 'None' to 'GameMode' and it's all working now.

[@teamgalxy7218]

I have the same problem what’s the world settings tab?

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Great ;)

[@Toon444]

I have one problem. The menu level works, but It has some widgets loaded from my actual third person game level. These widgets get created on event begin play inside of my third person character blueprint... How do I prevent these widgets from loading in my menu level?

[@iamfolding]

Same here, still haven't found a fix yet

[@karthikeyatsvr3838]

I have implemented menu buttons using slate C++ code. Created animated UI using blueprints for colourful buttons. Now how do i link these Blueprint and C++ code here?

[@colepope9342]

when I try and hit start it says travel failure reason for failure invalid URL /game/starter content/maps/minimal_default shutting down pie

[@rowensnow3275]

Just wondering if you had a fix for if when you start the game, even if the default map is main menu, it just goes straight to the 3rd person map?

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

I put both map modes on the main menu level, which i create as a separate level

[@jubjab3073]

It doesnt let me put an image inbetween a widge switcher and the main canvas

[@oliverbrown9634]

The widgets don't close when I click play, I also can't move. Gone all through the tutorial checking I'd done everything and still doesn't work. Same when I click credits. I get the text and back option but the quit start and credit buttons stay there. Any fix?

[@AliBounds]

Have you gotten it fixed yet ?

[@oliverbrown9634]

@@AliBounds yea, deleted everything and redid it. I checked after my new code and saw no difference. Still no clue why it didn't work the first time

[@AliBounds]

@@oliverbrown9634 ok that’s great. Thanks for stopping by!

[@jerrysmith3822]

Once in my Game level is there a quit button to get back to the main menu? And also, I tried to follow your export tutorial, but I couldn’t figure out how to export my game and get it to start out at the main menu

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

In maps & modes you select both your menu level, should be starting from there

[@kennmacintosh2627]

At 11:10 when ur in "play mode" how do u exit out if there is no "exit/quit" button? Within the UE editor u can hit the ESC button on the keyboard, but when u package the project and play, ESC doesn't work.

[@PostalKnight]

Using very similar steps as in this main menu tut. You need to make a pause menu for your game. Using the same make widget option. You'll have it setup to display the widget when in game and you hit escape. Then add your button for quit, doing the same way he did in the video to make the quit button work.

[@wesss9353]

CreateWidget Called with a null code error? any fix?

[@boos8548]

Can you show how to chain AI like scorpions in mortal kombat

[@mrleonardgames1790]

I got a question when I make the widget blueprint but you got a plate the thing with tons of squares as background it's the place where you make the menu on it. yea whenever I make the widget blueprint i don't have that I just have everything else except the square background area so I cant make anything. do you know how to fix the problem

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

look for 'canvas panel' and drag it in ;)

[@mrleonardgames1790]

​@@BuvesaGameDevelopment it doesnt work the panel does not show i dont even have a window or something that lets me see the result idk were i kan send to you the img

[@babylomane6298]

Thanks so much but when I spawn in the game it wont let me move do you have a fix?

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

maybe you are still stuck into the 'input mode'. enable game when you start the game

[@babylomane6298]

@@BuvesaGameDevelopment thank you so much

[@oliverbrown9634]

@@BuvesaGameDevelopment still doesn't work

[@jacobhughes1314]

Question: what would your suggestion be if the Start button doesn't work, but the Quit button does?

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

The setup for the start button has nothing to do with the quit button so try again :)

[@murphy1934]

same

[@murphy1934]

@@BuvesaGameDevelopment the quit button works but when i press start im still on the menu

[@zenofar4761]

which is better unity or unreal BP? is there a big diffrence btw unity , and bp in performance?

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

I prefer Unreal BP, Unreal Engine is heavier on the pc but for games performance (if done the same) i haven't notice much difference

[@zenofar4761]

@@BuvesaGameDevelopment i like unreal too i will start platform games not something big. thanks alot

[@jixster1566]

How do you center the buttons, the anchors just dont seem to be working?

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

You can drag buttons in horizontal or vertical boxes. Also have them selected where you need them and then anchor them.

[@sitifathimahmuthmainnah1913]

when I press the play button in the project I created it goes to an empty level. how to change the empty level type with the default level ?

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Make sure you link to the correct level name. Might also want to see this tutorial to make it clear: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5uTZYR4es-WaZo&lc=UgygdwBM-tP3I1OOJ2d4AaABAg

[@sitifathimahmuthmainnah1913]

@@BuvesaGameDevelopment yes sure, thank you so much

[@lapoulemexicaine1148]

Hello I have a little problem, when I'm in the menu there is still my character UI (stamina,life...) and my character just fall in the void.

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

You can try to override your game mode for that main menu level. This way your pawn doesn't spawn in because you probably loaded that UI with that pawn :)

[@mistawicket]

How do I use a video instead of an image for the background @ 9:54?

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Will be a future video, the way i used to do it is bugged so have to find other mehod ;)

[@Muragon_]

i am so confused... how do i anchor things i follow the guide with no issues but every time they get to this part i stop. I dont see the anchor stuff that they see

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Have the item selected that you want to anchor and in the right panel, click the anchor location you desire

[@sitifathimahmuthmainnah1913]

is it possible to fill in the credits with a video instead of text? if possible how?

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

Yes, with Sequencer (tutorial is in the making of that one)

[@sitifathimahmuthmainnah1913]

@@BuvesaGameDevelopment are you making a tutorial for it?

[@15x0]

please help me when I open the game it doesn't work when clicking play

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

What error? Did you set up with the right maps & modes from the start?

[@MrSmoosh]

AAAGHH!! I love these tutorials, but for some reason the play button wont work?! Quit and credits work but not play :/

[@First-Drop-Studios]

I do not have a canvas panel. Why?

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

It was changed in the newer versions. You now have to first drag in the canvas panel and then you can follow with the rest of the tutorial ;)

[@jerrysmith3822]

I did everything, tried to press play button, then got the message travel button… everything else worked, what did I do wrong?

[@toupiogt]

me too i cant figure it out

[@BuvesaGameDevelopment]

When i had this in the past i did this: I deleted the Onclick event from the Graph, i created a new OnClick Event i connected the event with the rest of the blueprint (open level etc) -> Also check if everything is spelled correctly (uppercase matters)

[@jerrysmith3822]

@@BuvesaGameDevelopment thanks! Figured it out.