unreal-best-practices

What problem does it solve?

Provides a single, practical reference to avoid outdated or ad-hoc architectures in Unreal Engine 5.x projects by identifying the modern systems and workflows Epic expects teams to use. It helps teams choose the right UE subsystem (GAS, Enhanced Input, StateTree, Niagara, MetaSounds, PCG, World Partition, CommonUI, Game Feature Plugins) and avoid costly rework, performance pitfalls, and asset-management issues caused by legacy patterns.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Modern System Guidance: Compare legacy solutions to recommended UE5 systems and explain when to prefer Enhanced Input, GAS, StateTree, or other replacements.
• Migration Paths & Version Notes: Summarizes breaking changes and migration steps across UE versions (5.0 → 5.7) and highlights Lyra/Fortnite-derived patterns.
• Project Organization & Performance: Best practices for feature-based folder structures, naming conventions, tick optimization, pooling, soft references, and Unreal Insights profiling.
• Use Case: Ideal for architecture reviews, onboarding new engineers, planning a migration from legacy input/particles/UI to modern UE5 systems, and producing a prioritized roadmap for refactoring.

Quick Start

Audit my Unreal Engine 5.x project and produce a prioritized migration plan recommending which modern systems to adopt, concrete migration steps for legacy subsystems, and key performance and asset-management guardrails.