Installing and preparing the software

Before you continue reading, let's install the software we need. In particular, we will need Unreal Engine and Visual Studio.

Unreal Engine

Let's talk about Unreal Engine. After all, this is a book about how to develop game AI within this wonderful game engine.

Unreal Engine is a game engine that was developed by Epic Games. It was first released in 1998, and nowadays it is one of the most used (open) game engines (alongside Unity) due to its powerful features. The following screenshot shows the main interface of Unreal Engine:

Screenshot of the main interface of Unreal Engine

We need to have the latest version of Unreal Engine installed. You can find it by visiting https:/...