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Published in Sep 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803239866

Length 760 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Unreal

Concepts

Game Design

Authors (4):

Gonçalo Marques

Devin Sherry

David Pereira

Hammad Fozi

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Introduction to Unreal Engine

2. Chapter 2: Working with Unreal Engine FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Character Class Components and Blueprint Setup

4. Chapter 4: Getting Started with Player Input

5. Chapter 5: Query with Line Traces

6. Chapter 6: Setting Up Collision Objects

7. Chapter 7: Working with UE5 Utilities

8. Chapter 8: Creating User Interfaces with UMG

9. Chapter 9: Adding Audio-Visual Elements

10. Chapter 10: Creating the SuperSideScroller Game

11. Chapter 11: Working with Blend Space 1D, Key Bindings, and State Machines

12. Chapter 12: Animation Blending and Montages

13. Chapter 13: Creating and Adding the Enemy Artificial Intelligence

14. Chapter 14: Spawning the Player Projectile

15. Chapter 15: Exploring Collectibles, Power-Ups, and Pickups

16. Chapter 16: Getting Started with Multiplayer Basics

17. Chapter 17: Using Remote Procedure Calls

18. Chapter 18: Using Gameplay Framework Classes in Multiplayer

19. Index

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One of the most crucial aspects of any AI in video games is the ability to navigate the environment in a sophisticated manner. In UE5, there is a way for the engine to tell the AI which parts of an environment are navigable and which parts are not. This is done through a Navigation Mesh, or Nav Mesh for short.

The term mesh is misleading here because it’s implemented through a volume in the editor. We will need a Nav Mesh in our level so that our AI can effectively navigate the playable bounds of the game world. We’ll add one together in the following exercise.

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