Converting the Third Person template into a side-scroller
Back in Unreal Engine 4, the engine came with a Side-Scroller template that could be used as the base template for the SuperSideScroller project; however, in UE5, no such template exists. As a result, we will be using the Third Person template project provided by UE5 and updating some parameters to make it look and feel like a side-scroller game.
Let’s begin by creating our project.
Exercise 10.01 – Creating the side-scroller project and using the Character Movement component
In this exercise, you will be setting up UE5 with the Third Person template. This exercise will help you get started with our game.
Follow these steps to complete the exercise:
- First, open the Epic Games Launcher, navigate to the Unreal Engine tab at the bottom of the options on the left-hand side, and select the Library option at the top.
- Next, you will be prompted with a window asking you to either open an existing...
