You're reading from Unreal Engine 5 Game Development with C++ Scripting Become a professional game developer and create fully functional, high-quality games

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781804613931

Length 384 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Unreal

Concepts

Game Scripting

Author (1):

ZHENYU GEORGE LI

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1 – Getting Started with Unreal C++ Scripting

2. Chapter 1: Creating Your First Unreal C++ Game FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Editing C++ Code in Visual Studio

4. Chapter 3: Learning C++ and Object-Oriented Programming

5. Chapter 4: Investigating the Shooter Game’s Generated Project and C++ Code

6. Part 2 – C++ Scripting for Unreal Engine

7. Chapter 5: Learning How to Use UE Gameplay Framework Base Classes

8. Chapter 6: Creating Game Actors

9. Chapter 7: Controlling Characters

10. Chapter 8: Handling Collisions

11. Chapter 9: Improving C++ Code Quality

12. Part 3: Making a Complete Multiplayer Game

13. Chapter 10: Making Pangaea a Network Multiplayer Game

14. Chapter 11: Controlling the Game Flow

15. Chapter 12: Polishing and Packaging the Game

16. Index

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Improving C++ Code Quality

Congratulations, you have completed eight chapters and have made the game playable! But do you notice something in the C++ code you wrote that makes you feel uncomfortable – for example, the duplicated variables and functions in the APlayerAvatar and AEnemy classes? This chapter will introduce two approaches (code refactoring and code refinement) that developers regularly use to improve their code quality.

Additionally, you will also learn how to output debug messages in Unreal and two ways (by calling the Cast and IsA functions) to find out an actor’s class type.

By the end of this chapter, you will have a valuable awareness of the importance of maintaining code quality in programming, as well as knowledge regarding code refactoring, code refining, as well as the iterative process. This understanding will empower you to write high-quality and professional code.

Topics covered in this chapter include the following: