Constructing the UI

So, how does this work?

Well, it is very simple. In order to add content, you have to pick what you want from the Palette panel, and drag it, and then you can:

  • Drop the item within the canvas
  • Drop the item within Hierarchy

The last step is to adjust the size, name, or scale of each item you have placed.

Whether you're working in a team, or even alone, you should have a UI design mockup before you start putting things together within Unreal. For Bellz, in order to always include the player in the gameplay, I came up with this simple and standard game UI design.

Constructing the UI

Simply, the player will be seeing all the gameplay UI in the upper-right ...

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