How to put Your Metahuman into UE 5.2 and Make it a Character Player
In this video I show you how to use your Metahuman in UE 5.2 as a player character. If you are looking for the quick animation fix, look down in the chapters. I have it labeled as “The Fix”. Also, because I am a high school teacher, I talk a little slower and I get a little more into the details and try to explain why. If you don’t have a lot of time to listen, try playing the video at 1.5x to 2x speeds. I also leave in any errors, issues, or mistakes I make so you can see what they look like in case you experience them so you can fix them. I cannot tell you how frustrating perfect solution tutorials are to me. As a student, you will run into problems and want to know what needs to be fixed. Hopefully my examples and problems will help you.
I do not mention it in the video, but in the UE Marketplace, there is a Metahuman plugin. Get it and install it to the Engine. This will save you some time and the popups in the video I demonstrate should not happen.
Website for Metahumans: https://metahuman.unrealengine.com/
00:00:00 - 00:01:39 Introduction
00:01:40 – 00:03:48 Metahuman Website discussion
00:03:49 – 00:05:01 Starting Project in UE 5.2
00:05:02 – 00:06:05 Opening Bridge and downloading your Metahuman
00:06:06 – 00:08:45 Opening our Metahuman Blueprint and adding the plugin
00:08:46 – 00:15:06 Moving our Metahuman mesh to the donor Quinn Character Blueprint
00:15:07 – 00:19:55 Adding in the skeletal meshes and the initial animation
00:19:56 – 00:21:23 Making our Metahuman the player character and demoing the problem
00:21:24 – 00:25:18 The Fix – correcting the Animation Blueprint to make the character run.
25:19 – 00:26:01 Outro
