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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

Creating a Pangaea top-down game project

We believe that actually using what you have just learned to develop a real game is a very effective way for learners to quickly master new knowledge and skills.

Starting from this chapter, while still learning new C++ scripting skills, you will be working on a top-down game called Pangaea. The gameplay will involve controlling the main character running around the game map, killing enemies, and destroying enemy towers.

So, to get started, launch the UE5 editor from Epic Games Launcher:

Figure 5.1 – Steps to create the Pangaea project

Figure 5.1 – Steps to create the Pangaea project

Then perform the following steps to create the game project (see Figure 5.1):

  1. Select GAMES.
  2. Select Top Down.
  3. Choose C++.
  4. Choose the target directory (C:\UEProjects, for example).
  5. Input the project name, which is Pangaea.
  6. Then, click the Create button.

We have now created the game project. Let’s have an overall view of the most...