AI includes many aspects of a game's NPC, as well as player behavior. The general topic of AI includes pathfinding and NPC behavior. Generally, we term the selection of what the NPC does for a period of time within the game as behavior.
AI in UE4 is well supported. A number of constructs exist to allow basic AI programming from within the editor, but we will be focusing on using C++ to program elements while touching on engine aspects when needed.
To make it easier to visualize our AI character and the interactions with the player, in this chapter, I will be using the C++ Third Person template:
While I would love to cover all aspects of working with AI in Unreal Engine 4, that could take a whole book of its own. If you are interested in exploring AI even more after reading this chapter, I suggest that you check out Unreal Engine 4 AI Programming Essentials,...
