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Unreal Engine 4.X By Example

Unreal Engine 4.X By Example

By : Carnall
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Unreal Engine 4.X By Example

Unreal Engine 4.X By Example

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By: Carnall
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Overview of this book

With Unreal Engine 4 being made free to use, for any keen game developer it is quickly becoming the most popular game engine in today’s development industry. The engine offers a rich feature set that can be customized and built upon through the use of C++. This book will cover how to work with Unreal Engine’s tool set all the way from the basics of the editor and the visual scripting system blueprint to the in-depth low-level creation of content using C++. This book will provide you with the skills you need to create feature-rich, captivating, and refined game titles with Unreal Engine 4. This book will take you through the creation of four unique game projects, designed so that you will be ready to apply the engine’s rich development capabilities. You will learn not only to take advantage of the visual tools of the engine, but also the vast and powerful programming feature set of Unreal Engine 4.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
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Preface
Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Free Chapter
1
1. Introduction to Unreal Engine 4
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1. Introduction to Unreal Engine 4
Navigating this book
Installing Unreal Engine 4
Creating your first project!
Navigating the Unreal Engine UI
Creating a basic actor
Pre-Built projects as a learning resource
Summary
2
2. Blueprints and Barrels – Your First Game
2. Blueprints and Barrels – Your First Game
Creating your first Blueprint
Modifying the Hello Sphere Blueprint
Creating the Barrel Hopper project!
Creating our Character
Game modes and how to make them
Creating and receiving input events
Building the level!
Getting our barrels rolling
Debugging our Blueprints
Masking our destruction with particles
Respawning the player
Summary
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3. Advanced Blueprint, Animation, and Sound
3. Advanced Blueprint, Animation, and Sound
Cleaning up shop
Animation with UE4
Creating your first sound scape
Adding the finishing touches to Barrel Hopper
Summary
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4. Unreal Engine, C++, and You
4. Unreal Engine, C++, and You
UE and C++
Hello World for C++
Extending C++ into Blueprint
Blueprint native events and you!
Summary
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5. Upgrade Activated – Making Bounty Dash with C++
5. Upgrade Activated – Making Bounty Dash with C++
Creating a C++ character
Creating the Character
Creating the C++ world objects
Creating the interactions between the world objects
Summary
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6. Power Ups for Your Character, Power Ups for the User
6. Power Ups for Your Character, Power Ups for the User
Cleaning up shop and object hierarchies
Creating a Plug-in with C++
Working with our first plugin module
Incorporating power-ups into Bounty Dash
Creating HUDs using C++
Completing the Bounty Dash game loop!
Finishing the wall of death and polishing the project
Summary
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7. Boss Mode Activated – Unreal Robots
7. Boss Mode Activated – Unreal Robots
Setting up the project
The first-person character
Adding a custom HUD and drawing a cross hair
Creating the projectile
Unreal Robots
Creating a basic behavior tree and black-board!
Creating a custom task via blueprint
Creating a custom decorator using blueprint
Creating a custom service using C++
Advanced collision in UE4
Integrating the AI Character
Creating a custom object collision channel
Modifying the level to support AI
Placing the AI in the level and testing
Summary
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8. Advanced AI and Unreal Rendering
8. Advanced AI and Unreal Rendering
Expanded AI and tracking projectiles
Tracking projectiles and you
Expanded AI
Rendering in UE4
UE4 Materials
Summary
9
9. Creating a Networked Shooter
9. Creating a Networked Shooter
Creating the project
Network multiplayer theory
UE4 Networking
Starting the networked First Person Shooter
Preparing the ANSCharacter blueprint
Spawn points and spawning the players
Game modes and servers
Preparing our game map
Drawing the HUD and preparing the lobby
Testing our Game
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10. Goodbyes and Thank yous
10. Goodbyes and Thank yous
Packaging a project
Testing the NS package
Console commands
What we have learned so far
Summary
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Index
Index

Navigating this book

First off, it should be stated that the use of C++ features heavily in the later stages of this book. It is strongly advised that you already have some experience with writing in C++ or a similar low-level language before embarking on this journey.

This is a By Example book, meaning that you will be taught how to use UE4 via the breakdown and explanation of previously created UE4 game projects. These projects have been created specifically for this book with your education in mind! Each project will be taught over two chapters, the first will include the core concepts and features needed to implement the title. The second will delve into the advanced or more complicated components of each project. By the end of each project you will have learnt core UE4 functionality plus some very interesting polish techniques.

By the end of this book you should find yourself well on your way to becoming a skilled Unreal Engine developer capable of using C++ and the provided Blueprint system to utilize Unreal Engine's rich feature set to create polished game titles.

Game Projects you say?

Yes, game projects! By the end of this book you will have created four unique game projects that will all include their own polish features. These projects culminate with the creation of your very own multiplayer first-person shooter!

During the course of this book you will create the following game projects:

  • Barrel Hopper: A homage to the original Donkey Kong, this project will be created entirely using Blueprint and will introduce you to the high-level systems used when creating games with UE4.
  • Bounty Dash: Our take on an endless runner, this project will be your first look into C++ with UE4. We will be expanding on some of our content created for Barrel Hopper and really start to unlock the potential of UE4.
  • Boss Mode: For this project we will be expanding on your C++ technical skill set by creating an engagement with a game boss controlled by Artificial Intelligence (AI), which will be visually detailed by taking advantage of UE4's in-depth rendering and shading functionality.
  • Network Shooter: This will be the culmination of your journey with this book and your UE4 education. You will be creating a networked first-person shooter that lets you create a game you can play with your friends through a Local Area Network.
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