Unreal Engine 5

To understand Lyra, you also need an understanding of these UE5 plugins:

Important Plugins related to Lyra

• Common UI + CommonGame
• Enhanced Input Subsystem
• Gameplay Ability System
  • Gameplay Attributes and Gameplay Effects (Epic Documentation)
• GameFeature Plugins
• ModularGameplay Plugin
• UI Extension Plugin

Mass Entity and related plugins

• Mass Entity Overview

Using Unreal Engine

• UE5 Engine Overview (How to build and use a Custom Engine)
  • Core Redirects: How to Redirect Blueprints to new/refactored C++
• Development in UE5
• Re-save Project Assets when you Update the Engine

Windows Tips

Windows Registry Keys:

• Custom Engine Alias: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Epic Games\Unreal Engine\Builds
• Windows File Associations for .uproject Files: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unreal.ProjectFile

Source Control

• Git Overview
  • Procedure: Merge Epic Source into Git
• Perforce Overview
  • Procedure: Merge Epic Source into Perforce

Epic Developer Discussions

• Common UI Annotations
• LyraStarterGame Annotations
• Other Unreal Engine Annotations