Unreal Engine 5 - Minimap and Map (Tutorial!)

Description :

Learn how to install and customize the Minimap System plugin in Unreal Engine 5. The tutorial shows how to create a minimap using a camera actor, crop the image, adjust parameters, and add waypoints and markers. It demonstrates the system in both first‑person and third‑person characters, explains how to set parameters via Blueprint functions, add points of interest, and refresh the minimap. Timestamps: 0:00 Creating a map with a camera actor in your current level; 1:37 Cropping your image (using Photoshop in this example); 3:39 Exploring various Minimap System parameters; 6:34 First‑person character demonstration; 7:16 Third‑person character demonstration; 8:20 Setting Minimap parameters with Blueprint functions in the level blueprint; 11:36 Adding points of interest and distance components to actors; 14:53 Refreshing the minimap and map.