One Year of Game Development with Unreal Engine: My Journey

[@JensDev]

Wishlist my co-op horror game Buried Horrors: store.steampowered.com/app/3185820/Buried_Horrors/

[@zillaquazar]

Just think of every abandoned project as a learned experience

[@Firestormanimations]

All mine are just a stick

[@zillaquazar]

@@Firestormanimations everyone loves a good stick

[@vishavjitbuttar1366]

yes, the several random blank projects were all "learning experiences" 😂😅

[@potatolord9715]

Take a page from dwarf fortress, losing is fun

[@Jizvic]

maybe experience, but a waste of time. game development is so demanding that you don't have time to waste. Live is too short! 🤣

[@snailone6358]

Wow this video really hit home. I started to feel guilty about having so many unfinished projects in my unreal library, but I guess I’m not the only one :) You made great progress!

[@neenah74]

This genuinely inspires me to start using unreal engine 5 to make some really cool shit

[@tomjerry1698]

I am also a game developer and have studied for over a year. You did a great job, keep working hard.

[@xXDuskStarSkyressXx]

I’ve been getting ready to make a game and this video was very motivational! Spent 9 years developing all the concepts and now it’s time to build. Looks like dreams can come true!

[@SUDAGANGTV]

I've learned that 90% of game development is problem solving. So if you're good at or can learn to solve issues quickly then you're already ahead of the curve!

[@airpeek4507]

keep making the vids,love your progress brother! merry christmas and happy new year

[@JensDev]

Thanks a lot, merry christmas and happy new year too you too!

[@twisterdark3270]

Keep up the good work king! your uploads really motivates me even more to work on my games.. tysm!

[@JensDev]

Thanks a lot, glad to know they're motivating you! Good luck with the games!

[@twisterdark3270]

@@JensDev Thanks! i will be looking forward for more videos from you to keep motivating me as well :))

[@Skeffles]

Fantastic to hear about your projects!

[@rueriazel]

I like how tou express every single of ur experiences realistically including the ‘abandoned projects’ which is also part of the progress

[@glormond]

This is inspiring. I actually tried UE several times installing and uninstalling since 2018. But still couldn’t make a habit of it.

[@potatosspilled6621]

Your recreation of yourself looks great! It reminds me of those old SCP:Containment Breach d-class human models!

[@PersonianOld]

These types of videos give me motivation

[@philipjerzak5317]

Damn man you made a lot of progess in game dev. I remeber watching your first video!!! Time flies man

[@qwertyboard12345]

This is inspiring me to give this a try. I have this crazy horror game idea and I wanted to see if I could make it.

[@RigoUnreal]

awesome video man, love it.

[@iDecoA7X]

great job, Jens!!!

[@JB-iz8bi]

please continue the horror game! need something actually scary to play w friends!

[@John-rk2bl]

Boy did that pay off 😜

[@rexrip1080]

Stumbled onto your video whilst chilling from learning UE5 by watching tutorials about UE5 to relax XD Anyways, seems that our approaches to learning are totally different. That being said, I am a lvl/env artist so it totally makes sense. Cool video, looking forward to seeing what you come up with nest!

[@AvexFuddle]

I’ve never tried to make anything so it all looks great to me 😊

[@WunnSEN]

"Game artists need not be worried at least for a while" Here we are one year later and now we have programs that can AI Generate a 3D model based on AI Art! The progress is increasing Frighteningly fast!

[@Paradise385]

Really crazy ! Nice progress. I'm just struggling with Blender, never could create stuff like that 😂

[@AgateSpace2339]

as a fellow Jens this is very motivating

[@Eren_Yeager_is_the_GOAT]

i agree

[@ambrizje90]

Sweet video ❤

[@M4RK0_]

Amazing content!

[@phir9255]

I'm most impressed with the dance animations. Did you create them by manually keyframing rig positions?

[@EdVizenor]

Do you have a course you teach or one you recommend for beginners?

[@SethB-no9iz]

Dude your first game you made looked solid!! You should finish that one out 😁🤘

[@KordTaylor]

👏 Man. Sounds like you are a Ninja! Guess you were a pretty good coder before you jumped into Unreal, yes?

[@sairamyedida7081]

brothers , i want to get a job in good game dev company, and want to learn unreal engine. can anyone give me advice or an roadmap please

[@autismavenue9223]

bro kind of went backwards.

[@f41nT]

😂😂😂😂 The fish one must have been the first game

[@matthewkeating-od6rl]

Great vid

[@dehrk9024]

Just thinking about making another game myslef stresses me out cus i already know im not going to finish it

[@gaussiansplatsss]

is it okay or favorable to use a Mac running on M2 for basic game development in UE5?

[@whiteoscreen2383]

I'm starting to learn unreal engine 5 and i apply to some heavy course to improve my skills

[@PrimeEcto]

Man if you could let me know what KZbinrs you watched to learn Unreal Engine i would appreciate it. I've been watching tutorial after tutorial for a month and feel like i am not getting anywhere at all

[@Itsme-wt2gu]

At your new prototype do you explain how you uesed that quixel antique wood and stuff

[@martapfahl940]

Do I really need to learn Blender to Model all the things?

[@neenaw]

Damn you and I started our Unreal journey's around the same time! I'm quite jealous you've made quite a few things, and I haven't uploaded in almost a year 😅 We should be friends. JABOIII

[@JensDev]

Are you working on something you haven't posted? In any case I'd love to see it 😄 I could use some more friends, don't actually know any other devs haha

[@SmallFishDev]

0:55 My mango is to blow up.

[@damselinteractive6960]

As an aspiring UE5 user, I have a legitimate question. Why do most of the games in this video look less than 1080p? And sometimes a little stuttery on the frame-rate? I'm not putting down your work at all, just genuinely curious why it doesn't look crystal clear like I expected from the engine.

[@kevinarrieta6697]

how do you create the maps?

[@kinglik-nicname5442]

Very good job 👍

[@sunbathingsquirel3339]

Can you provide links for the tutorials you watched, I’m trying to get familiar with unreal engine as well but I don’t know where to start

[@harithfox9915]

nice tutorials man, but i wonder, why do you create your own models instead of just downloading or purchasing them ? isn't it much faster and more practical ? i reckon everything is available, and lot of stuff are free.

[@JensDev]

Thanks! Well there are a few reasons, mainly that I enjoy making models and if I make them myself I can make exactly what I want/need. However, I'm not totally against using other models, depending on the project I might purchase other assets. As you said it is more practical, especially when time is limited!

[@deejons5760]

​@@JensDevYou didn't finish your game because of The a.i? Was it something very difficult to do? Is it harder than programming or learning data science for example?

[@Whisper_InThe_Rain]

38k views on this video.. your getting up there haha

[@JensDev]

I'm working on a game about cleaning now, wishlist it now! store.steampowered.com/app/2511160/Cleanup_Squad/

[@rockeyplayz8477]

How did you learn blueprint which tutorial you followed please tell sir I am a lost soul trying to find some actually good tutorial for blueprints

[@breakdancerQ]

@@rockeyplayz8477 Just do it

[@jeremyh9841]

Do u prefer Unreal over Unity ? Seems Unity is more lightweight and fits for indie games. I prefer the coding experience in C# too. In Unreal, blueprints seem weird and cant code inside ?

[@TAREEBITHETERRIBLE]

*Jens you so pixelated yo daddy SOLID SNAKE from **_METAL GEAR SOLID 1_*

[@emilfilipov169]

Did you do all the animating, rigging and so on in Unreal itself?

[@JensDev]

No, I do all of that in blender (or sometimes use mixamo). however, i sometimes adjust animations in unreal!

[@invadorop]

Pls reply Is blender better or Niagara for game fx

[@arasbuilds611]

Looking good. Can’t wait to see further improvements On the *newer horror game*. Im myself have been dealing with AI just inside of unity, and I can 100% relate to the frustrations. 😂

[@JensDev]

Yeah AI is a beast of its own! Will figure it out one day hehe!

[@hxrdwired]

Could you link any resources that helped you actually learn blueprints? I've been at it for 2 months and i don't feel i've made ANY progress, I'm very much more environment and mood.

[@offlinemoe]

What methods you use to make your games online ? please I really need to know that cuz I suck at it - _ -

[@ChristopherDiot]

On a plus ou moins déjà tous abandonnée des projets, ça peux venir du faite que quand la hype redescend et qu'on rencontre une difficulté, on cherche une alternative.

[@shiuandai0426]

i am too enjoying your vido so i subscript it lol

[@sparind6679]

I start to make film props films and hardest thing for me is water and landscape so help me. 😛

[@vidverbic]

i am about to start using unreal for the first time

[@ARTala88]

Hope you do something bigger and releasing it on Steam ✌️

[@ARTala88]

Thank you i saw that you had done it

[@ludika_creations]

I like spagetthi too 😂❤️

[@CLEEN50]

do you need to be familiar with coding in order to make your own game? Im very curious how these modders make all these game improvements in their spare time.

[@akshatmeghwal1963]

Why arwnt you uploading new videos😢

[@JensDev]

Very soon 😅

[@terribletheo8401]

Approximately how many hours did you work on UE that year?

[@JensDev]

I am not sure, but I spent an average of maybe 1-3 hours a day I would guess. Some days 0 and others I could do 8h. Periodically I spent a lot of time editing videos instead

[@drake9763]

Bro made only up with Santa

[@repairtechnician4666]

You said unreal did not release your game. Why is that? Is thre any rule unreal decide to give permossoon at the end?

[@jamesalexander5559]

No you can export anything technically. Putting it on a storefront however is a whole separate issue. It sounds like he was getting a pretty nasty error when he was trying to export and he didn't find it worth the time to try and fix since the game was a hobby project for him.

[@prestontucker1687]

Should've called it Smashing Skulls

[@mtk115]

Can you list down the resources you used to learn UE5 please

[@JensDev]

Are you wondering for UE5 specifically or just unreal engine in general? For unreal I use a lot of different resources but I would say Ryan Laley has a lot of great tutorials in regards to unreal. A lot of it is for UE4 but works just as well for UE5. Good luck!

[@mtk115]

@@JensDev UE in general, thank you for the the recommendation I’ll make sure to check out Ryan Laley.

[@JacobWestberg-cn4hb]

Did you make the assets for the horror game?

[@JensDev]

I made the assets for the PSX style game, the other more realistic come mainly from megascans library!

[@vidverbic]

i also wanted to make a game in unreal engine

[@sweetcorn1936]

😂 good video entertaining

[@shakaama]

you're kinda hilarious.

[@lvckccvucycyc5388]

MAKE MORE VIDEOS!!

[@smukspand8676]

Is your games public, and if so, could you send me the link/game to me? greetings from denmark.

[@arasbuilds611]

The games that he has released. And which is possible to play, are linked under their specific games vidfeos. 😁

[@JensDev]

You can find what I’ve posted in the itch link in the description. But yeah, I’ve had problems with exporting the games many times so most of them arent actually posted, because Ive prioritized getting videos out 😅

[@InDeathOnlyNothing]

Where's the " Santa's Journey Home " game? I bet you could have made 200,000 dollars from that if it was on Steam

[@gaming4K]

Well at least you made something. I just got back to the game i started 1.5 year ago that i lost from a windows reinstall. I started all over again and it sucks trying to create something big when you only made 1 single shitty game where the enemies chase you but not even scary. 😂 Oh yeah that was made for a one week to make a game competition but i lost the project so i can't improve on it even if i wanted. Idk maybe there is a way to turn a game back into a project. 😂

[@peacefusion]

You should just do small map projects instead of going for a full game.

[@khurramsa5133]

Abandoned projects is becoming a curse of our life

[@GBM0311]

lmaooo at game devs not needing to be worries for a while. the absoluted breakneck pace ai has developed over the last year and the way its only accelerating, game devs are low hanging fruit for AI. its a good day to be a dev savy with AI right now tho. definitely dont want to be a dev at a AAA studio tho

[@akshat_senpai]

How Much Money You Make 😁😁😁

[@InDeathOnlyNothing]

You probably should sue Unreal for being Gate Keepers and not allowing you to make any money from your creations.

[@canalpan9]

bro you are so funny

[@Eren_Yeager_is_the_GOAT]

i'm sorry but there's not enough place in this world for 2 gamedevs named jens

[@5SecondsOfFrames]

if u need a 3d artist let me know

[@masterkingk]

I need you to help me make a game! LOL the game is going to be a small open world game in a small town in the USA. the first phase of the game is going to be all melee PVP brawl ! like have you ever played the game The Warriors made by Rockstar that's the type of fighting I want the game to be like. We LOL have to nail down the fighting the mechanics just like the game The Warriors. We LOL will start off with hockey sticks, baseball bats, and small knives, trash cans. After we LOL get all that finished and nail down we will start on the second phase which we LOL would start to add guns and demonic creatures to the neighborhood. I want the characters size and shapes of the game to feel and look just like the game The Warriors but updated to a modern neighborhood in the United States. We Can do this! LOL

[@EddyTheLion]

Not 4 beginners

[@thatcoolnameDedoko]

Hahahhaha funny

[@gunjaghosh1742]

Q

[@youtubeuser8657]

-1st

[@sabaudzilauri7307]

number 0

[@oriondonish6907]

You sayin you made only up that didnt sparked??? Shit is crazyyyyy