Create a Level
What is a Level?
When you play a game, all the objects that you see whether its weapons, cars or lights and anything that you can interact with are all being placed on what is called a Level.
In Unreal Engine 4 terms, a Level is made up of a collection of objects called actors.
Levels can differ in size:
- from a small scale where a player does not have to move much, think of Candy Crush
- to large scale levels like in open world games such as Grand Theft Auto.
Let's watch this video on levels
The video below will demonstrate to you how to create and save your level in Unreal Engine 4.
Create a level:
How?
To create a new level, follow the steps highlighted in the video:
- Go to File
- Select new level
- A pop up should appear – select default
- Go to file, select “Save Current”
- Name it by typing “My Level” in the text box that appears
- Click save
You will see your level called “My Level” saved in the Content Browser.
Levels are the basis of all games in Unreal. Next – let’s dive into the Viewport Panel.