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Unreal Engine 5 Game Development with C++ Scripting

By : ZHENYU GEORGE LI
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Unreal Engine 5 Game Development with C++ Scripting

By: ZHENYU GEORGE LI

Overview of this book

Unreal Engine is one of the most popular and accessible game engines in the industry, creating multiple job opportunities. Owing to C++ scripting's high performance, advanced algorithms, and engineering maintenance, it has become the industry standard for developing commercial games. However, C++ scripting can be overwhelming for anyone without a programming background. Unreal Engine 5 Game Development with C++ Scripting will help you master C++ and get a head start on your game development journey. You’ll start by creating an Unreal Engine C++ project from the shooter template and then move on to building the C++ project and the C++ code inside the Visual Studio editor. You’ll be introduced to the fundamental C++ syntax and essential object-oriented programming concepts. For a holistic understanding of game development, you’ll also uncover various aspects of the game, including character creation, player input and character control, gameplay, collision detection, UI, networking, and packaging a completed multiplayer game. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to create professional, high-quality games using Unreal Engine 5 with C++, and will have built a solid foundation for more advanced C++ programming and game development technologies.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Part 1 – Getting Started with Unreal C++ Scripting
6
Part 2 – C++ Scripting for Unreal Engine
12
Part 3: Making a Complete Multiplayer Game

Technical requirements

As a reader of this book, you will be expected to have common computer operational skills. You should also have basic knowledge of and experience with the UE5 editor, as well as some Blueprint scripting skills.

To follow this chapter, you should have installed Epic Games Hub and the 5.03 or later version of the engine editor on your computer. If you haven’t done so, please go to the official Epic website (https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US) to register an account and download the Epic Games Launcher.

The minimum required development environment is as follows:

  • Operating system: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel 7th generation or equivalent
  • Memory: 16 GB of RAM
  • GPU: GTX 1080 (or AMD equivalent)
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 25 GB of available space
  • Additional notes: 8 GB of VRAM recommended

The official system requirements can be found here: https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.0/en-US/hardware-and-software-specifications-for-unreal-engine/. To save game editing time in the UE5 editor, it is recommended to use a computer with an i9 (or an AMD equivalent) CPU, 64 GB of RAM, and a GeForce RTX 3060 video card.