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Unreal Engine 4.X By Example

You're reading from Unreal Engine 4.X By Example An example-based practical guide to get you up and running with Unreal Engine 4.X

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2016

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781785885532

Length 506 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Unreal

Concepts

3D Game Development

Author (1):

Benjamin Carnall

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Table of Contents (12) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction to Unreal Engine 4 FREE CHAPTER

2. Blueprints and Barrels – Your First Game

3. Advanced Blueprint, Animation, and Sound

4. Unreal Engine, C++, and You

5. Upgrade Activated – Making Bounty Dash with C++

6. Power Ups for Your Character, Power Ups for the User

7. Boss Mode Activated – Unreal Robots

8. Advanced AI and Unreal Rendering

9. Creating a Networked Shooter

10. Goodbyes and Thank yous

Index

Chapter 5. Upgrade Activated – Making Bounty Dash with C++

Welcome to Chapter 5! Well done on working through the introduction to C++ chapter! We are now going to utilize and build on those skills to produce your first C++ based Unreal Engine title, Bounty Dash! During this chapter, you will leverage your own technical knowledge and that of this book to create a 3D endless runner! This chapter has been designed so that we utilize as much C++ as possible, to create this project so that we may maximize your C++ learning. Once you have completed this chapter and the following, you will be well on your way to becoming a capable Unreal Engine 4 C++ programmer!

During this chapter, you are going to learn some core techniques that will provide you with the knowledge to write effective and efficient gameplay code. You will learn how to create a game character utilizing C++ and to access in level objects from C++. You will learn how to get components and metadata from objects using...

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Authors (1)

Carnall

Carnall

Benjamin Carnall is an enthusiastic and dedicated programmer whose love for problem solving led him to the world of game development. He relishes opportunities to learn new and interesting ways to create gameplay experiences for others. Ben began his journey with Game Development in 2012, after he graduated from Media Design School with a diploma in interactive gaming. He then went on to graduate from the same university with a bachelors of software engineering in 2014. Since then, Ben has immersed himself in the Game Development community of New Zealandstarting out as a programming contractor and working on various titles around Auckland. He then began to work as a lecturer at Media Design School and taught Graphics programming for games, Physics programming for games, and Sony PlayStation development at the bachelors level. Most recently, Ben has been working as a programmer for the studio Aroura44, developing a title called Ashen.

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