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

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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 FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Exploring the Blueprint Editor

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

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Flow control nodes

There are some nodes that control the flow of the execution of a Blueprint. These nodes determine the execution path based on conditions. We've already seen the Branch node, which is a commonly used flow control node. Let's learn about the other main types of flow control nodes.

Switch nodes

A switch node determines the flow of execution based on the value of an input variable. There are different types of switch nodes. The next screenshot shows an example of the Switch on Int node:

Figure 13.51 – An example of the Switch on Int node

The Selection input parameter receives an integer value that determines the output pin that will be executed. If the input value has no pin, then the Default pin will execute. You can change the start index in the Details panel of Switch on Int. The output pins are added by using the Add pin + option.

Another type of switch is the Switch on String node, which is shown in the following...

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