Unreal Engine 5 - Chaos Destruction Complete Course!

Learn UE5 Chaos Destruction: Fracturing, Clusters, Fields, Niagara VFX & FPS Shooter Mechanics for Dynamic Gameplay

What you'll learn

How to Install UE5, Download Marketplace Assets, and Navigate the Engine.

Learn the UE5 Fundamentals, Navigation, essential tools, and set up your first project.

Learn how the Chaos Destruction system works and how to use Geometry Collections.

Explore all Fracture mode tools and different Fracture types.

Learn how to use Chaos Utilities and Selection tools.

Create an FPS shooter using the Chaos System.

Connect and integrate Niagara VFX with the Chaos System.

Understand and apply Chaos Fields in your projects.

Requirements

A basic understanding of UE5 is helpful but not required.

Recommended: Desktop PC with Windows 10 (or later) 64-bit or a Mac with Mac OS X 10.9.2 or later

Recommended: 8GB RAM

Recommended: Quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or faster

Recommended: DirectX 11 or 12 compatible video card

Unreal Engine 5 can run on desktops and laptops with lower specifications, but this may impact performance.

Description

Learn how to use and control the Chaos Destruction System in Unreal Engine 5! This course provides a full breakdown of all Fracture Mode tools and settings, along with a detailed explanation of Chaos Fields and their advanced functions. You'll also discover how to integrate Niagara VFX with Chaos to create dynamic destruction effects. Additionally, we’ll customize the FPS Template, adding Chaos-based destruction to gameplay for a more immersive experience.The main goal of this course is to teach you how to control Chaos Destruction and successfully optimize it in UE5. Every tool and feature is demonstrated through real-time examples, ensuring you gain practical skills to apply in your own projects.Here's what makes this course stand out:Always Updated - Regularly refreshed to include the latest UE5 updates, so you’re always learning with the most current tools and techniques.Beginner Friendly Structure - Start with no prior knowledge. Each lesson builds on the last, ensuring you gain confidence with every step.Thorough Fundamentals - Gain a solid understanding of Unreal Engine 5’s core features, fully preparing you for more advanced topics.Niagara VFX from Scratch - Learn to create stunning visual effects from the ground up and seamlessly integrate them with Chaos Destruction.3D Meshes with Chaos & Modeling Tools - Use the Chaos system to generate and refine 3D meshes, then modify and prepare them for destruction using Unreal Engine’s built in modeling tools.FPS Gameplay Integration - Modify the FPS Template to add Chaos-based destruction, custom weapons, and interactive elements.Real-Time Examples - Every tool and feature is explained with hands-on demonstrations, making it easy to apply what you learn.Performance Optimization - Learn how to balance high quality destruction with smooth performance, ensuring your projects run efficiently.Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, this course gives you everything you need to master Chaos Destruction and bring your projects to life!During the course, you will create your own customized Chaos Destruction systems, which you can use in both games and cinematics. You'll learn how to tailor destruction effects to fit your projects, giving you full control over how objects break, react, and interact within Unreal Engine 5.I've had the pleasure of creating and leading projects for many companies, including brands like EA, Plarium, Konami, and Square Enix. The extensive experience I've gained, I aim to pass on to aspiring artists in my courses, who find themselves in the same place where I once started my journey.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: The Basics

Lecture 2 Install Unreal Engine 5

Lecture 3 UE5 navigation, hotkeys and fundamentals

Lecture 4 Download FAB assets

Section 3: Chaos Destruction System

Lecture 5 Organize your workspace

Lecture 6 Geometry Collection

Lecture 7 Uniform Fracture

Lecture 8 Instructor support

Lecture 9 Selection & Edit tools

Lecture 10 Fracture types

Lecture 11 Cluster Fracture

Lecture 12 Embedded objects

Lecture 13 Chaos Utilities

Section 4: FPS Template

Lecture 14 Create GC using Megascans

Lecture 15 Anchor Fields & Bomb Field

Lecture 16 Weapon Blueprint

Lecture 17 Weapon VFX & SFX

Lecture 18 Projectile Blueprint

Lecture 19 Polishing phase

Section 5: Chaos & Sequencer

Lecture 20 Bomb Field advanced settings

Lecture 21 Sequencer

Section 6: Niagara VFX & Chaos Destruction

Lecture 22 Prepare workspace

Lecture 23 Niagara Particle System

Lecture 24 Chaos Destruction Data

Lecture 25 Smoke / Dust VFX

Lecture 26 Debris VFX

Section 7: Chaos Destruction Fields

Lecture 27 Anchor Fields

Lecture 28 Sleep / Disable / Kill bodies

Lecture 29 Chaos Master Field

Lecture 30 Bonus Lecture

For game developers, vfx artists, virtual production artists, cinematic artists, environment artists, video editors and animators.