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Learning C++ by creating games with UE4

You're reading from   Learning C++ by creating games with UE4 Learn C++ programming with a fun, real-world application that allows you to create your own games!

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2015
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ISBN-13 9781784396572
Length 342 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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William Sherif William Sherif
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Coding with C++ FREE CHAPTER 2. Variables and Memory 3. If, Else, and Switch 4. Looping 5. Functions and Macros 6. Objects, Classes, and Inheritance 7. Dynamic Memory Allocation 8. Actors and Pawns 9. Templates and Commonly Used Containers 10. Inventory System and Pickup Items 11. Monsters 12. Spell Book Index

The UE4 editor


We will explore the UE4 editor here. We'll start with the controls since it is important to know how to navigate in Unreal.

Editor controls

If you've never used a 3D editor before, the controls can be quite hard to learn. These are the basic navigation controls while in edit mode:

  • Use the arrow keys to move around in the scene

  • Press Page Up or Page Down to go up and down vertically

  • Left mouse click + drag it left or right to change the direction you are facing

  • Left mouse click + drag it up or down to dolly (move the camera forward and backward, same as pressing up/down arrow keys)

  • Right mouse click + drag to change the direction you are facing

  • Middle mouse click + drag to pan the view

  • Right mouse click and the W, A, S, and D keys to move around the scene

Play mode controls

Click on the Play button in the bar at the top, as shown in the following screenshot. This will launch the play mode.

Once you click on the Play button, the controls change. In play mode, the controls are as follows...

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