Introduction to Substrate - Episode 1 @BenCloward

Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Today, we start a new series of videos on using Unreal Engine's Substrate material system. In the videos that follow, we'll go in depth and cover the full material system - but today we just cover the basics.

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Theme Music
Peace in the Circuitry - Glitch Hop
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Background Music
Speo - The Little Things
youtube.com/watch?v=aoc9v_TRBqc

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