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Blueprints Visual Scripting for Unreal Engine 5

You're reading from Blueprints Visual Scripting for Unreal Engine 5 Unleash the true power of Blueprints to create impressive games and applications in UE5

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801811583

Length 568 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Unreal

Concepts

Game Scripting

Authors (2):

Brenden Sewell

Marcos Romero

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Table of Contents (28) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Blueprint Fundamentals

2. Chapter 1: Exploring the Blueprint Editor FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Programming with Blueprints

4. Chapter 3: Object-Oriented Programming and the Gameplay Framework

5. Chapter 4: Understanding Blueprint Communication

6. Part 2: Developing a Game

7. Chapter 5: Object Interaction with Blueprints

8. Chapter 6: Enhancing Player Abilities

9. Chapter 7: Creating Screen UI Elements

10. Chapter 8: Creating Constraints and Gameplay Objectives

11. Part 3: Enhancing the Game

12. Chapter 9: Building Smart Enemies with Artificial Intelligence

13. Chapter 10: Upgrading the AI Enemies

14. Chapter 11: Game States and Applying the Finishing Touches

15. Chapter 12: Building and Publishing

16. Part 4: Advanced Blueprints

17. Chapter 13: Data Structures and Flow Control

18. Chapter 14: Math and Trace Nodes

19. Chapter 15: Blueprints Tips

20. Chapter 16: Introduction to VR Development

21. Part 5: Extra Tools

22. Chapter 17: Animation Blueprints

23. Chapter 18: Creating Blueprint Libraries and Components

24. Chapter 19: Procedural Generation

25. Chapter 20: Creating a Product Configurator Using the Variant Manager

26. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Appendix

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Chapter 15: Blueprints Tips

This chapter contains several tips on how to improve the quality of Blueprints. We will learn how to use various editor shortcuts that speed up our work. We will also learn about some Blueprint best practices that will help you to decide what type of implementation should be done and where. Finally, we'll learn about more useful miscellaneous Blueprint nodes.

These are the topics covered in this chapter:

Blueprint Editor shortcuts
Blueprint best practices
Using miscellaneous Blueprint nodes

By the end of the chapter, you will be familiar with shortcuts, best practices, and Blueprint nodes that will help you when developing more complex games.

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Authors (2)

Marcos Romero

Marcos Romero

Marcos Romero is the author of the Romero Blueprints blog, which is one of the main references on the internet to learn about Blueprints. Epic Games invited Marcos to the Unreal Engine 4 closed beta program to experiment and collaborate with the evolution of the tools. He was also one of the first recipients of Unreal Dev Grants for Education. Marcos is a well-known figure in the Unreal community and, for Epic Games, he wrote the official Blueprints Compendium and Blueprints Instructor's Guide.

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Brenden Sewell

Brenden Sewell

Brenden Sewell is a game designer and creative director with over a decade of experience leading teams in the development of compelling interactive experiences that entertain and inspire. Prior to joining Bossfight Entertainment to work on some upcoming secret projects, he explored the intersection of social impact and entertainment serving as the Creative Director for E-line Media. He has led developments from concept to live support on a variety of games ranging from a brain-training first-person shooter to a construction sandbox exploring the future of digital fabrication.

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