Master Destruction In Unreal Engine 5: Basics To Advanced

Unreal Engine's Chaos Destruction system — fracture meshes, simulate explosions, optimize large-scale destruction scenes

What you'll learn

Fracture static meshes and control destruction using Chaos tools.

Set up damage thresholds and levels for realistic mesh breakage.

Simulate explosions with FS_Master, transient, and anchor fields.

Create Niagara VFX for fire, smoke, and dust in destruction scenes.

Build a fully destructible building from scratch in Unreal Engine.

Add FPS mechanics with rifle and grenade damage to environments.

Create destructible walls, glass, and city props with blueprints.

Optimize performance for large-scale destruction and explosions.

Requirements

A computer capable of running Unreal Engine 5 smoothly (Windows or macOS).

A GPU that supports real-time physics simulation and Niagara VFX.

Description

Are you ready to master the power of destruction in Unreal Engine 5? Whether you're a beginner or an experienced Unreal user, this course will guide you through the complete Chaos Destruction system — from foundational concepts to advanced destruction techniques — using real-world, hands-on projects.What You’ll Learn:- Foundations of Chaos DestructionLearn to fracture static meshes using Chaos Fracture tools.Set up Damage Thresholds and Damage Levels for realistic destruction.Use FS_Master Field Actors to simulate explosions and force impact.Understand and apply Transient Fields and Anchor Fields for controlled destruction.Disable or sleep actors intelligently for performance optimization.Create an immersive Niagara explosion VFX — including fire, smoke, and dust.Apply all learnings in practical, real-time examples.- Full Destructible Building & FPS IntegrationBuild a fully destructible structure with multiple materials and physics layers.Set up a First Person Shooter system with a rifle and grenade mechanics.Understand the differences between Static Mesh, Skeletal Mesh, and Geometry Collections.Create modular Destructible Blueprints for walls, glass, and other props.Implement realistic destructible glass with fracturing, transparency, and particle debris.Add destructible props to urban environments: street lights, benches, windows, and more.Explore explosion chain reactions across structures and props.Most importantly, optimize performance while destroying large-scale environments like multi-story buildings and city blocks.By the end of this course, you'll not only understand how to fracture and destroy assets in Unreal Engine 5 — you'll also be able to control the visual and performance aspects of those effects, making your game or cinematic both beautiful and efficient.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Unreal Engine Basics

Lecture 2 Section Overview

Lecture 3 Installing Unreal Engine

Lecture 4 User Interface

Lecture 5 Navigation

Lecture 6 Viewport Settings

Lecture 7 Creating and Transforming Objects

Lecture 8 Post Process Volume

Lecture 9 Materials

Lecture 10 Lights

Section 3: Destruction Basics

Lecture 11 Fracture

Lecture 12 Damage Levels

Lecture 13 Explosions - Master Field

Lecture 14 Anchor Fields

Lecture 15 Anchor Fields - Example

Lecture 16 Sleep - Disable Actor

Lecture 17 Fire - Smoke Effects

Section 4: Destructible Building

Lecture 18 Importing Tools

Lecture 19 Setup First Person Shooter

Lecture 20 Static Meshes and Geometry Collections

Lecture 21 Destructible Building Blueprint

Unreal Engine users who want to implement dynamic destruction in their games or cinematics.,Game developers interested in FPS mechanics with environmental damage.,Artists and level designers looking to add destructible environments to their projects.,Indie developers and students working on real-time VFX and interactive scenes.