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Multiplayer Game Development with Unreal Engine 5

By : Marco Secchi
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Multiplayer Game Development with Unreal Engine 5

By: Marco Secchi

Overview of this book

If you’re fascinated by the immersive gaming experiences that enable multiple users to engage in collaborative or competitive gameplay, this Unreal Engine 5 game development book is for you. In this book, you’ll learn the foundational principles behind multiplayer games. Starting with a sample project, you’ll learn how to set up a networked system and make it work. Once the prototype of the project is functional, you’ll start adding game logic, including obstacles and AI opponents, to heighten the challenges and engagement, offering a captivating experience for players. Next, you’ll learn how to debug and optimize the project, before finally deploying the game build and integrating it with cloud services such as the Epic Online Services system. By the end of this book, you’ll have the confidence to develop and manage multiplayer experiences using the Unreal Engine environment, taking your newfound programming skills in your upcoming projects.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1:Introducing Multiplayer Games
5
Part 2:Networking and Multiplayer Games in Unreal Engine
10
Part 3:Improving Your Game
15
Part 4:Deploying Your Game Online

Summary

In this chapter, you actively worked to improve the behavior of your enemy AIs within the level. The focus was on developing new features that make the gaming experience even more engaging and challenging for players. You actually improved the Lichlord’s minions’ sense of hearing to make them even more alert and perceptive when it comes to spotting those poor thieving heroes.

On the flip side, you also implemented a health system for the minions and added some pretty sharp (literally!) tools to the player’s arsenal that they can use to take down those nasty foes! Finally, you created some enemy variations to make the dungeon less boring and more engaging for the player.

As you can see from what you have built here, if you plan ahead, improving gameplay can be a walk in the park! By taking the time to carefully map out your strategies and implement the right features, you can make gameplay engaging and immersive for players while also achieving your...