Browse Library
Sign In Start Free Trial
Close icon Search icon
Account
Browse Library Sign In Start Free Trial

Add to playlist

Create a Playlist

Modal Close icon
You need to login to use this feature.
  • Book Overview & Buying Learning C++ by creating games with UE4
  • Table Of Contents Toc
Learning C++ by creating games with UE4

Learning C++ by creating games with UE4

By : William Sherif
3.2 (39)
Buy this Book
close
close
Learning C++ by creating games with UE4

Learning C++ by creating games with UE4

3.2 (39)
By: William Sherif
Buy this Book

Overview of this book

If you are really passionate about games and have always wanted to write your own, this book is perfect for you. It will help you get started with programming in C++ and explore the immense functionalities of UE4.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
close
close
close
Preface
Icon
Preface
Icon
What is a game engine anyway?
Icon
What will using UE4 cost me?
Icon
Why don't I just program my own engine and save the 5 percent?
Icon
A game's overview – the Play-Reward-Growth loop
Icon
What this book covers
Icon
What you need for this book
Icon
Who this book is for
Icon
Conventions
Icon
Reader feedback
Icon
Customer support
Lock Free Chapter
1
1. Coding with C++
Icon
1. Coding with C++
Icon
Setting up our project
Icon
Creating your first C++ program
Icon
What is building and compiling?
Icon
Summary
2
2. Variables and Memory
Icon
2. Variables and Memory
Icon
Variables
Icon
Summary
3
3. If, Else, and Switch
chevron up
Icon
3. If, Else, and Switch
Icon
Branching
Icon
Controlling the flow of your program
Icon
Using logical operators
Icon
Our first example with Unreal Engine
Icon
Summary
4
4. Looping
Icon
4. Looping
Icon
The while loop
Icon
The do/while loop
Icon
The for loop
Icon
Looping with Unreal Engine
Icon
Summary
5
5. Functions and Macros
Icon
Functions
Icon
An example of a library function – sqrt()
Icon
Writing our own functions
Icon
Functions with arguments
Icon
Functions that return values
Icon
Variables, revisited
Icon
Macros
Icon
Macros with arguments
Icon
Summary
6
6. Objects, Classes, and Inheritance
Icon
6. Objects, Classes, and Inheritance
Icon
struct objects
Icon
class versus struct
Icon
Getters and setters
Icon
Constructors and destructors
Icon
Class inheritance
Icon
Multiple inheritance
Icon
Putting your classes into headers
Icon
Summary
7
7. Dynamic Memory Allocation
Icon
7. Dynamic Memory Allocation
Icon
Dynamic memory allocation
Icon
Regular arrays
Icon
C++ style dynamic size arrays (new[] and delete[])
Icon
Dynamic C-style arrays
Icon
Summary
8
8. Actors and Pawns
Icon
8. Actors and Pawns
Icon
Actors versus pawns
Icon
Creating a world to put your actors in
Icon
The UE4 editor
Icon
Starting from scratch
Icon
Adding an actor to the scene
Icon
Creating a player entity
Icon
Writing C++ code that controls the game's character
Icon
Creating non-player character entities
Icon
Displaying a quote from each NPC dialog box
Icon
Summary
9
9. Templates and Commonly Used Containers
Icon
9. Templates and Commonly Used Containers
Icon
Debugging the output in UE4
Icon
UE4's TArray
Icon
TSet
Icon
TMap
Icon
C++ STL versions of commonly used containers
Icon
Summary
10
10. Inventory System and Pickup Items
Icon
10. Inventory System and Pickup Items
Icon
Declaring the backpack
Icon
Base class PickupItem
Icon
Drawing the player inventory
Icon
Summary
11
11. Monsters
Icon
11. Monsters
Icon
Landscape
Icon
Monsters
Icon
Monster attacks on the player
Icon
Summary
12
12. Spell Book
Icon
12. Spell Book
Icon
The particle systems
Icon
Spell class actor
Icon
Attaching right mouse click to cast spell
Icon
Creating other spells
Icon
Summary
13
Index
Icon
Index

Our first example with Unreal Engine

We need to get started with Unreal Engine.

Tip

A word of warning: when you open your first Unreal project, you will find that the code looks very complicated. Don't get discouraged. Simply focus on the highlighted parts. Throughout your career as a programmer, you will often have to deal with very large code bases containing sections that you do not understand. However, focusing on the parts that you do understand will make this section productive.

Open the Unreal Engine Launcher app (which has the blue-colored UE4 icon Our first example with Unreal Engine). Select Launch Unreal Engine 4.4.3, as shown in the following screenshot:

Our first example with Unreal Engine

Tip

If the Launch button is grayed out, you need to go to the Library tab and download an engine (~3 GB).

Once the engine is launched (which might take a few seconds), you will be in the Unreal Project Browser screen (black-colored UE4 icon Our first example with Unreal Engine), as shown in the following screenshot.

Now, select the New Project tab in the UE4 project browser. Scroll down until you...

CONTINUE READING
83
Tech Concepts
36
Programming languages
73
Tech Tools
Icon Unlimited access to the largest independent learning library in tech of over 8,000 expert-authored tech books and videos.
Icon Innovative learning tools, including AI book assistants, code context explainers, and text-to-speech.
Icon 50+ new titles added per month and exclusive early access to books as they are being written.
Learning C++ by creating games with UE4
End of Section 3
Next Section
notes
bookmark Notes and Bookmarks search Search in title playlist Add to playlist font-size Font size

Change the font size

margin-width Margin width

Change margin width

day-mode Day/Sepia/Night Modes

Change background colour

Close icon Search
Country selected
Close icon Your notes and bookmarks

Confirmation

Modal Close icon
claim successful
Order Page Read Now

Buy this book with your credits?

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to buy this book with one of your credits?
Close
YES, BUY

Submit Your Feedback

Modal Close icon
Modal Close icon
Modal Close icon