# Resources | UE5 Course by Bad Decisions Studio

> Cinematics are 🔥 in Unreal Engine 5

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**Published on:** 2025-01-06
**Categories:** ue5, unrealengine, gameengine, gaming, tombraider, laracroft, gamedesign, gamedev
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Background StoryGaming has been a true passion of mine for many years. I keep telling the story of the first Tomb Raider game that came attached to the components of my brand-new Nvidia graphics card back in 1996. My dad and I had set out to build my next PC together from scratch as the former one sadly went up in flames (yeah, don't ask, I still don't know what I did to it, I swear). Either way, I instantly fell in love with the game's main character, Lara Croft. So much so that I started replaying the first Tomb Raider last year. I am still editing the other playthroughs, but you can watch the first four levels that hilariously are playing in Peru (insider info: I now live in Peru 😅) on my Odysee channel:Polymath Gaming | TombRaider I - Playthrough PERU LevelsWelcome to Polymath Gaming - your ultimate destination for deep-diving into the fascinating world of game design! As a passionate gamer and aspiring game designer, I usually explore the intricacies of...https://odysee.comYou can find a graphic below for those who don't know the game or its evolution. Note, I fell in love with the character when it still seemed like it was made from a paper-cut instruction printed on a cereal box:Source: https://www.thegamer.com/fighting-tomb-raider-designs-unseen-unreleased/Back to the main topic: gaming, and I have a long and complicated history, but a few years ago, I finally decided to learn how to make stuff for games, and I set out to learn Blender 3D. I thought game asset design would satisfy me, but of course, it didn't. So I dove into character design and finally, last year, took my first steps in Unreal Engine 5. Resource RecommendationAround the same time, I tested the waters with Unreal Engine 5 in general by building my own virtual space, and Bad Decisions Studio came out with their free course. A true masterpiece of a course containing nineteen episodes that get you from noob to pro in a matter of weeks (if you have nothing else on your hands, maybe even in days). Sadly, last year evolved for me with much more complexity than I could have anticipated in more than one way. I was elected Lead Steward for Unlock Protocol DAO and faced some personal challenges. So, time got scarce. This meant I only completed the course in the last days of 2024. Nonetheless, I believe the course is valuable and worth recommending. It teaches general handling of the game engine and specializes in how to handle cinematics. PS: It will be even more exciting if you are a Star Wars fan 😉. In addition to choosing a very popular theme for the course, Bad Decisions Studio also made fantastic choices in terms of course structure. It works very well as a point of reference if you need to look up something specific, like how to create a texture or add a sequencer to your project. Check out the complete course outline and linked videos below:▼Unfold the entire course outline here (hit the arrow) or start watching the tutorial playlist below!01 - Installation and Using Templates 02 - Navigating the Interface like a Pro03 - Modelling Tools Basics 04 - Modelling Tools Advanced05 - Lighting06 - Intro to Materials and Textures07 - Material & Texture Basics08 - Material & Texture Advanced 09 - Scene Decoration 10 - Post Process Volume 11 - HDRI 12 - Importing Assets 13 - Importing Character Animation 14 - Clone Characters 15 - Adding Details with Decals 16 - Cameras, Rig Rail, and Crane17 - Animation and Sequencer Basics18 - Animation and Sequencer Advanced19 - Render Setting & Console Commands My ResultCurious about my result? I had a really fun time following the course outline and learned a ton of valuable stuff. But most of all, I loved the Star Wars theme. Check my final video out here:Stella Achenbach🎨 Digital Creatorhttps://odysee.comSupport Me🩷If you enjoy my writing, please consider supporting me. There are several ways of doing so, and not all of them cost money:Subscribe to this blog. Thank you if you have already subscribed.Follow me on Farcaster, YouTube, and/or TikTok.Get my free or paid membership tier powered by Unlock Protocol (it will unlock parts of my WIP website).Leave a tip using the recently implemented system here on Paragraph by clicking the "Support" button at the top of the article and leaving a tip. Thank you if you have already done so.

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