Unreal engine game development blueprints : discover all the secrets of Unreal Engine and create seven fully functional games with the help of step-by-step instructions /: discover all the secrets of Unreal Engine and create seven fully functional games with the help of step-by-step instructions. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nicola Valcasara.
• Authors: Valcasara, Nicola
• Contents: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewer; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with Unreal Blueprints; What is Blueprint?; Types of Blueprints; Level Blueprints; Blueprint class; Data-Only Blueprint; Blueprint Interface; Blueprint Macro Library; Knowing the environment; Creating a project; Creating your first Blueprint class; Menu bar; Toolbar; Viewport; Component panel; Detail panel; My Blueprint panel; Graph editor; Types of variables and data; Nodes; Pins; Blueprint debugging; Blueprint debugger tab; Compiler result; Visual Studio Creating the project solutionAdd a new class from the editor; Summary; Chapter 2: Tic-Tac-Toe; What do we need?; Preparing the game; Clean the unnecessary items and scripts; The symbols -- create the O and the X; Creating a new material for the symbols; Writing our Blueprints; Turn-based mechanics; Set Static Mesh via Blueprint; Working with arrays; Creating a macro; UI using text render; Custom events; Format text; Score; Game flow; Summary; Chapter 3: C++ Code -- PAC-MAN; Preparing the game; Creating the project; Transparent materials; The maze; Designing the maze Applying a material to multiple surfacesThe code; Class Wizard; Collectable; Player character; Movements; Collisions; Winning or losing the game; Dead; C++ class to Blueprint class; Enemies; Enemy Pawn; Enemy AI; Navigation mesh; Game mode; User Interface; Collisions -- custom presets and types; Summary; Chapter 4: UFO Run -- Play with the Environment Effects; Particle system; Cascade; Modules; Emitters; Level of detail; The Cascade interface; UMG; Widget Blueprint; HUD class; The game; Blocking volumes; The menu camera; Wizard Blueprint; Import a custom font; Buttons; Click events Set the default cameraHUD class; Player controller class; Start button; In-game screen; Property binding; Switch user interface; Collectables; Materials; Particle system; Required; Spawn; LifeTime; Initial size; Initial velocity; Color Over Life; Size over life; Cylinder; Acceleration; Blueprint script; Spawn volume; Components; Random point function; Actor reference; Gameplay; Prepare the needed references; The player controller class; StartGame; The useFuel event; Spawn Collectable function; Update; Collect Item; The gameOver event; Summary; Chapter 5: Top-Down Shooter; Animations; Skeleton PersonaAnimation Sequence; Additive animations; Blending animation; Animation poses; Animation Blueprints; The game; Cleaning the unnecessary files; Adjust the imported files; Skeletal Mesh retarget; Animations; Aim Offset; Blend Space; Animation Blueprint -- AnimGraph; Animation Notifies; Inputs; Player movements; Aim logic; Rotate To Aim; Set Aim angle; Gate; Start and stop shooting events; Flip the player; Weapon; Socket; Weapon Blueprint class; Animation reloading; Bullet; Player character weapon slots; Weapon collectables; Mono-use weapon; Spawner; Custom component Animation Blueprint -- EventGraph
• Publisher Details: Birmingham : Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 794.81526; COMPUTERS -- Programming Languages -- C; Computer games -- Programming; UnrealScript (Computer program language); Computer games -- Design; COMPUTERS / Programming / Games; Computer games -- Design; Computer games -- Programming; UnrealScript (Computer program language); COMPUTERS -- Programming -- Open Source; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781784391782; 1784391786; 1784397776; 9781784397777
• Related ISBNs: 9781784397777
• Notes: Note: Description based on online resource; title from cover page (Safari, viewed January 19, 2016).
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