Unreal Engine 4.x Scripting with C++ Cookbook: Develop quality game components and solve scripting problems with the power of C++ and UE4 , Second Edition

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Build captivating multiplayer games using Unreal Engine and C++

Incorporate existing C++ libraries into your game to add extra functionality such as hardware integration

Practical solutions for memory management, error handling, inputs, and collision for your game codebase

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Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) is a popular and award-winning game engine that powers some of the most popular games. A truly powerful tool for game development, there has never been a better time to use it for both commercial and independent projects. With more than 100 recipes, this book shows how to unleash the power of C++ while developing games with Unreal Engine. This book takes you on a journey to jumpstart your C++ and UE4 development skills. You will start off by setting up UE4 for C++ development and learn how to work with Visual Studio, a popular code editor. You will learn how to create C++ classes and structs the Unreal way. This will be followed by exploring memory management, smart pointers, and debugging your code. You will then learn how to make your own Actors and Components through code and how to handle input and collision events. You will also get exposure to many elements of game development including creating user interfaces, artificial intelligence, and writing code with networked play in mind. You will also learn how to add on to the Unreal Editor itself. With a range of task-oriented recipes, this book provides actionable information about writing code for games with UE4 using C++. By the end of the book, you will be empowered to become a top-notch developer with UE4 using C++ as your scripting language!

What you will learn

Create C++ classes and structs that integrate well with UE4 and the Blueprints editor

Discover how to work with various APIs that Unreal Engine already contains

Utilize advanced concepts such as events, delegates, and interfaces in your UE4 projects

Build user interfaces using Canvas and UMG through C++

Extend the Unreal Editor by creating custom windows and editors

Implement AI tasks and services using C++, Blackboard, and Behavior Trees

Write C++ code with networking in mind and replicate properties and functions

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Smij Aug 07, 2022

This is a good UE4 reference book for beginners who want to use C++ with UE.I was pleasantly surprised to find it has some recipes for Gameplay Abilities. Nothing in-depth, but a good introduction. There is a missing recipe that is mentioned on page 527 in the "There's more..." section. The recipe "GameplayTags API - attaching GameplayTags to an actor" does not exist in my book. I have the second edition.Also I have not owned my paperback copy for very long (around a couple of months), and binding is already giving out. Whole chunks of pages have come loose from the book.The book is huge (686 pages) and covers many topics, but it cannot cover all topics. Perception AI is not in the book, for example.I find myself opening it often and using it as a reference. If you are a beginner in Unreal Engine, and are wanting to use C++, then this book is a good reference for your library.

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Amazon Customer Jan 21, 2022

I normally don't review amazon books, but I'm making an exception for this one. John P Doran has become by far my favourite resource for looking up code examples on features that need to be developed in my game. I was a bit put off by this book initially based off the reviews it got, but I assure you the information he talks about in this book are as relevant today as they were 3 years ago. there are some functions he uses that are deprecated. but if you search the function name it will be easy to find updated function call. The way the authors structure the book is they first give you the source code then explain each function call and why it's being used in this way. Most of the time I have to read the unreal engine source code to get the features I need implemented in C++ and I promise you this book is an excellent complement to that way of learning/working. From experience a lot of ue4 books who don't want to get tangled in advance ue4 features will choose to exclude the topic all together. That is not the case with this book. I have been searching for weeks on a code resource to understand slate programming " Styling, associated delegates, loading custom assets" and this was the only book that actually put in a good amount of effort explaining those topics. this book will give you a proper direction of what part of the UE4 source code actually matter to you and how the source code can be used to create your custom features.

cookie Feb 12, 2021

This book is more like a Unreal unofficial textbook identifying the definition of the key words which were not properly or never explained in Unreal official documentation. For instance, bcanevertick ='true'. The author describes as a actor tick boolean which is triggers the function in every frame from the constructor actor. This is something which unreal never explains in unreal documentation. This is meant for a quick reference for the immediate looking for quick answer for the logic behind all those key words. My only complaint is the AI chapter is basically pure Blueprint rather than C++. Which of course the book title kinda of misleading.

Kindle Customer Jan 25, 2021

Best book for starting with Unreal cpp programming! you need to have basic knowledge about c++ for this book.

descartes May 02, 2020

I originally didn’t like this book because it is Visual Studio centric and I do game development on a Mac. But there is now a Visual Studio 2019 that runs on a Mac, and you may be able to get it (the professional version) for free based on the size of your group. This book can help you become productive as a C++ Unreal Engine developer fairly quickly. If you develop unreal engine games on a Mac, you’ll need Xcode and probably Visual Studio. The main issue is that the unreal game engine is frequently updated, which causes book examples and tutorials to rapidly go out of date, with

Unreal Engine 4.x Scripting with C++ Cookbook: Develop quality game components and solve scripting problems with the power of C++ and UE4 , Second Edition

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