Exploring Lyra for Game Development in Unreal Engine 5.2

What you’ll learn
Learn Modern Game Development techniques in Unreal Engine 5.2 using the Free Sample Game Lyra as a Framework from the Epic Marketplace.
Understand and Learn Gameplay Ability Framework in Lyra with the Shooter game and Start creating new Character Skills like Archer and Melee
Using the Modular Game Programming and Game Feature Plugins to Develop, Maintain and Extend the Games
Learn to use Reusable techniques from Lyra and Free Marketplace assets to considerably speed up the development time
Learn to create Visually Stunning Virtual worlds using Unreal Engine 5.2 using Procedural techniques.

Requirements
Basic Knowledge in Unreal Engine and Blueprints
Unreal Engine 5.2 and Visual Studio 2022 or above pre installed
Good Gaming PC capable of running Unreal Engine 5.2. Please check the Minimum PC Specifications for Unreal Engine
Readiness to explore further, do Hands-on and Research on the topic

Description
In this Course, you will learn Modern Game Development approaches using Unreal Engine 5.2 and Lyra Sample Project as a Gameplay Ability System Framework. Only Free assets from the Marketplace will be used throughout this course. Any reference to the Paid assets are just for reference and a better suggestion and completely optional.This course will be “To the Point” and no time will be wasted. We will be exploring the different features in Lyra and How we can use them in modern game development projects. In this course, we will cover the development of a Combat game using the reusable features in Lyra.  We will start with the understanding of the Lyra Framework features and the concepts of Gameplay Ability System. Then gradually start making modifications and add more features to build our own unique games. We will be using the Market place Characters and Metahumans in this course.We will do some customization to the Lyra gameplay with  changes to the Blueprint and C++. We will also create a photo realistic open world Jungle environment using Procedural tools. We will then extend the Lyra Features and add Archer and Melee Abilities. We will then deep dive into the implementation of some of the Lyra Components and explore the blueprints.We will start the course very light with Basic concepts of Lyra and slowly start using the Lyra features to develop the game. Modular game development approach is followed. The course is targeted for Beginner to Intermediate level Unreal Engine game developers. We wont cover the Unreal Engine concepts from the scratch, but focus more towards using Lyra in Unreal Engine.By the end of this course , you will get a good understanding of using the Lyra Framework in Unreal Engine 5.2.This course will be a good foundation to develop your own virtual worlds for the metaverse and get ready for the Next generation game development.This Course will continue to grow with a lot more features added on a regular basis. You will get lifetime course updates for free.You can Join our Discord Channel for any queries about the Course and for the Support.

Who this course is for
Beginner Unreal Engine Developers who wants a Quickstart in Lyra and Unreal Engine 5.2
Beginner to Intermediate level Unreal Engine Game developers who wants to get exposure to the Modern modular Gameplay approaches and looking for some insights into the Gameplay Ability System.
Anyone who is interested in Game Development and beginning their journey with Unreal Engine, who is looking for directions about the future of Game Development
Environment Artists who wants to test and demonstrate their Environment with quick gameplay actions
Students interested in Metaverse projects to build virtual worlds and gameplay actions