It includes content such as models and materials.

Starter Content: This is a collection of assets that you can use for free in your projects.

It is a good idea to leave these checked. The default selections are Starter Content, Templates and Feature Packs and Engine Source. For example, since I wrote the first draft of this tutorial, the version has already updated to 4.14.3! As long as you have at least version 4.14, you should be set for this tutorial. Note: Epic Games is constantly updating Unreal Engine, so your engine version may be slightly different than this. The launcher will take you to a screen where you can select which components to install. Once signed in, this window will appear:Īt the top-left corner, click Install Engine. The following window will appear:Įnter the email and password you used to download the launcher and click Sign In. Once you have downloaded and installed the launcher, open it. After you have created an account, download the launcher for your operating system.

You will need to create an account before you can download the launcher. Head over to the Unreal Engine website and click the Get Unreal button at the top-right corner. Unreal Engine 4 uses the Epic Games Launcher for installation.

Part 1: Getting Started (you are here!).

Note: This tutorial is part of a 10-part tutorial series on Unreal Engine:

Get unreal engine 4