Technical requirements
As a reader of this book, you will be expected to have common computer operational skills. You should also have basic knowledge of and experience with the UE5 editor, as well as some Blueprint scripting skills.
To follow this chapter, you should have installed Epic Games Hub and the 5.03 or later version of the engine editor on your computer. If you haven’t done so, please go to the official Epic website (https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US) to register an account and download the Epic Games Launcher.
The minimum required development environment is as follows:
- Operating system: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel 7th generation or equivalent
- Memory: 16 GB of RAM
- GPU: GTX 1080 (or AMD equivalent)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 25 GB of available space
- Additional notes: 8 GB of VRAM recommended
The official system requirements can be found here: https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.0/en-US/hardware-and-software-specifications-for-unreal-engine/. To save game editing time in the UE5 editor, it is recommended to use a computer with an i9 (or an AMD equivalent) CPU, 64 GB of RAM, and a GeForce RTX 3060 video card.
