01. Tutorial ‐ Getting Started

Chunreal Step-by-Step Tutorial

Welcome to Chunreal wiki. In this step-by-step tutorial, we will demonstrate how to set up the Chunreal plugin in your Unreal Engine project, and navigate through the provided template project.

Setting up Unreal Engine 5.3

If this is your first time using Unreal Engine, install the Epic Games Launcher and create an account. Install Unreal Engine 5.3 or above from the Epic Games Launcher.

Setting up Visual Studio / XCode

Set up your IDE for compiling UE projects by following these tutorials:

https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.2/en-US/setting-up-visual-studio-development-environment-for-cplusplus-projects-in-unreal-engine/

https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.2/en-US/how-to-generate-unreal-engine-project-files-for-your-ide/

Installation

This git repository hosts a template Unreal Engine 5.3 project that includes example scenes, Blueprints, MetaSound sources, and materials. Clone, fork, or download the repository.

Compilation

Windows: Locate Chunreal_Project.uproject in the repository. Right click on it and select Generate Visual Studio Project Files. Open the generated Visual Studio 2022 solution and select Build.

MacOS: Compiling the template project from XCode may not be required.