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Welcome back to the Unreal Engine 5 Tutorial Series for Beginners (Part 53)! In today’s lesson, we’re leveling up our environmental storytelling by creating a cinematic destruction event. We are going to build a functional Ship Explosion Blueprint that triggers exactly when the player reaches a specific point in the level. You’ll learn how to seamlessly swap a "clean" static mesh for a "damaged" one, activate particle systems for fire and smoke, and tie it all together using a Box Trigger and Custom Events. What You’ll Learn in This Video: - Asset Prep: Importing and modifying materials to create a "burnt-out" look. - Blueprint Logic: Managing multiple static meshes and particle components within a single Actor. - Visibility Toggling: How to use the "Set Visibility" node to swap meshes instantly. - Custom Events: Creating an "Explode" event to keep your code clean and organized. - Trigger Boxes: Using the Level Blueprint to detect the player and fire off our explosion logic. Navigation: ⬅️ PREVIOUS LESSON (#52): https://youtu.be/0CsJXWjosx0 ➡️ NEXT LESSON (#54): https://youtu.be/HcGuq8M2qzE UNREAL ENGINE 5 TUTORIAL FOR BEGINNERS PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsPHRLf6UN4kFesvCarnbyXLtVpjh5Ek- COURSE RESOURCE PACK You can download the resource pack including all of the models, textures, characters, animations and sound effects here: https://gamedevacademy.gumroad.com/l/UE5coursefiles PATREON Want to support my work and become a Game Dev Academy governor? Then check out the Patreon page & come and join us! ►► https://www.patreon.com/shanewhittington MORE TUTORIALS FROM ME https://youtu.be/ATfzfvtvfIo QUICK TRICK to Realistically BLEND ASSETS with LANDSCAPE https://youtu.be/VKCi_EDcjLM Amazing PHOTOREALISTIC Landscape Blend Material in Unreal Engine 5.1 https://youtu.be/XbgvO83CwAI Making Unreal Engine 5.1 PHOTOREALISTIC in 10 mins DISCORD ♥ Join the Game Dev Academy Discord & get sorted into your Game Dev Academy house! - http://bit.ly/GDAdiscord ♥ MY PC SPECS (Affiliate links) CPU: https://amzn.to/30PEy7E GPU: https://amzn.to/2PPbnve Motherboard: https://amzn.to/30RfX21 RAM: https://amzn.to/3fPxLz7 PSU: https://amzn.to/2PN6bYL Case: https://amzn.to/3fSh0TT Keyboard: https://amzn.to/30PLfGM Monitor: https://amzn.to/2PQyl4S