LogInGame Developer and Unreal Engine 5 Creator Gorka Games has released a series of YouTube tutorials covering the making of boss fights, from Behavior Trees AI to Niagara's VFX.
If you've always wanted to learn to make boss fights with Unreal Engine, grab the Ancient Golem 3D model from April's selection of free Unreal Engine Marketplace content and dive into these completely free, narrated step-by-step tutorials made by Gorka Games.
The main tutorial essentially covers the creation of Unreal Engine AI with Behavior Trees, but if you're a complete beginner, the developer recommends checking out his simple introduction to Behavior Trees:
There's more. Gorka Games has released a second part, turning this into a series, now focusing on polishing the fight with the Niagara VFX system and MetaSounds in a very easy-to-follow and well-explained way. The dust, the sounds of damage, and even blood splashes, you'll learn it all:
While the video series is available on YouTube and there are no paid assets used, you can get the project files on Gorka Games' Patreon. If you're interested in the third chapter of this Unreal Engine tutorial covering the environment and fine-tuning the boss fight, let the author know in the comments below.
In the meantime, check out some other useful Gorka Games' Unreal Engine 5 tutorials on various topics, from animation basics to a whole series of game genres and specific mechanics explained:
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