Index

A

• .as files / Creating the main menu into UDK
• Access ObjectList action / Spawning enemies
• ActionScript class / Creating our HUD
• Actions object / Parts of a sequence object
• Actor Classes / Applying materials
• Actor Classes window / Spawning enemies, Creating/Spawning a single tower
• Actor Factory / Creating the main menu into UDK
• Actor Factory action / Spawning enemies
• Add Int action / Spawning enemies
• Adobe
  • URL / Obtaining Flash
• AI (Artificial Intelligence) / Enemies damaging the base
• Align to Stage option / Creating our main menu
• All Players option / Creating the main menu into UDK
• Attach to Event action / Creating/Spawning a single tower, Creating the main menu into UDK

B

• base
  • damaging, by enemies / Enemies damaging the base
• baseHealth variable / Enemies damaging the base

C

• Class variable / Creating our main menu
• Collision option / Spawning enemies
• Compare Int / Spawning enemies
• Compare Int condition / Enemies damaging the base
• Compare Objects action / Enemies damaging the base, Creating/Spawning a single tower
• Conditions object / Parts of a sequence object
• console command / Engage thrusters
• Console Command / Creating the main menu into UDK
• Console Command action / Parts of a sequence object, Creating the main menu into UDK
• Console Command event / Drawbacks of using Kismet
• Content Browser window / Creating/Spawning a single tower, Applying materials
• Create New Float Variable / Spawning enemies
• Create New Object Variable / Creating the main menu into UDK
• CSG Add button / Engaging thrusters

D

• Delay node / Spawning enemies
• Delay variable / Parts of a sequence object
• Destination connector / Spawning enemies
• Destroy action / Enemies damaging the base
• Destroyed event / Creating/Spawning a single tower
• Distance field / Creating our HUD
• Drag Grid Snap / Engaging thrusters
• Drop Shadow filter / Creating our HUD

E

• enemies
  • spawning / Spawning enemies
  • damaging, base / Enemies damaging the base
• environment
  • materials, applying / Applying materials
  • staircases, placing / Placing staircases
  • in-level boundaries, adding / Adding in-level boundaries
  • weapons, spawning / Spawning weapons
• Epic's UDN
  • URL / Before we begin
• Events object / Parts of a sequence object
• Export in frame 1 option / Creating our HUD

F

• .fla file / Creating the main menu into UDK
• Finished output / Spawning enemies
• First Person Shooter (FPS) / Drawbacks of using Kismet
• Flash
  • obtaining / Obtaining Flash
  • setting up / Setting up Flash
  • URL / Creating our main menu
• for loop / Spawning enemies
• FSCommand / Creating our main menu
• FSCommand event / Creating the main menu into UDK
• FSCommand property / Creating the main menu into UDK

G

• game
  • cooking / Cooking and packaging our game
  • packaging / Cooking and packaging our game
• gameButton / Creating our main menu
• Geometry mode
  • about / Engaging thrusters
• Geometry Mode button / Engaging thrusters
• Get Location and Rotation action / Creating/Spawning a single tower
• GFx SetVariable action / Creating the main menu into UDK
• GFx SetVariable event / Creating the main menu into UDK
• Glow filter / Creating our main menu
• Go to Builder Brush button / Engaging thrusters
• Grid snapping / Engaging thrusters

H

• Hidden option / Creating/Spawning a single tower
• HUD
  • creating / Creating our HUD
• hudInfoText / Creating our HUD
• hudLives / Creating our HUD

I

• Import button / Creating the main menu into UDK
• in-level boundaries
  • adding / Adding in-level boundaries
• information, classifying
  • Kismet primer / Kismet primer, Parts of a sequence object
  • Kismet, advantages / Benefits and drawbacks of using Kismet
  • Kismet, disadvantages / Drawbacks of using Kismet
• ini file / Cooking and packaging our game
• input / Parts of a sequence object
• Instigator action / Parts of a sequence object
• Instigator output / Enemies damaging the base
• Int action / Spawning enemies
• Int Counter / Spawning enemies

K

• Kismet
  • about / Defining Kismet
  • advantages / Benefits of using Kismet
  • disadvantages / Drawbacks of using Kismet
• Kismet primer
  • about / Kismet primer
  • sequence object, parts / Parts of a sequence object

L

• Level Loaded event / Spawning enemies, Creating the main menu into UDK
• lift off
  • preparing / Prepare for lift-off
• lives variable / Creating the main menu into UDK
• Log action / Enemies damaging the base
• Look At connector / Spawning enemies

M

• marquee selection
  • about / Engaging thrusters
• materials
  • applying / Applying materials
• Max Trigger Count property / Enemies damaging the base, Creating/Spawning a single tower
• menu
  • creating / Creating our main menu
  • creating, into UDK / Creating the main menu into UDK
• MovementSpeedModifier variable / Spawning enemies
• Move To Actor action / Spawning enemies
• Movie option / Creating the main menu into UDK
• Movie Player variable / Creating the main menu into UDK

N

• Named Variable / Creating the main menu into UDK
• Name field / Engage thrusters, Creating our main menu

O

• object
  • deleting / Engaging thrusters
• Object action / Creating/Spawning a single tower
• ObjectList object / Spawning enemies
• OK button / Creating our main menu
• Open GFx Movie action / Creating the main menu into UDK
• open levelname option / Creating the main menu into UDK
• Out output / Spawning enemies
• output / Parts of a sequence object
• Output Object connector / Spawning enemies
• Oval tool / Creating our main menu
• Over frame / Creating our main menu
• Override Default option / Cooking and packaging our game

P

• Package field / Engage thrusters
• Packages window / Applying materials
• PathNode / Spawning enemies
• Play Announcement action / Enemies damaging the base, Creating the main menu into UDK
• playButton / Creating our main menu
• playerCash variable / Creating the main menu into UDK
• Players Only option / Enemies damaging the base
• Player Spawned event / Enemies damaging the base
• Player variable / Enemies damaging the base, Creating the main menu into UDK
• playText / Creating our main menu
• prefabs
  • about / Multiple towers made easy – prefabs
• project
  • moving, to next level / Taking the project to the next level
• Projectile Class property / Creating/Spawning a single tower

R

• restore viewports button / Engaging thrusters

S

• .swf file / Creating the main menu into UDK
• Scaleform
  • installing, URL / Setting up Flash
• Scaleform file / Creating the main menu into UDK
• SCG (Switch Counter Groups) / Engage thrusters
• Selection tool / Creating our main menu
• sequence objects
  • Events object / Parts of a sequence object
  • Actions object / Parts of a sequence object
  • Variables object / Parts of a sequence object
  • Conditions object / Parts of a sequence object
• Set Object Variable action / Creating/Spawning a single tower
• Spawned connector / Spawning enemies
• Spawned output / Spawning enemies
• Spawned variable / Creating the main menu into UDK
• Spawn Projectile action / Creating/Spawning a single tower
• stair
  • placing / Placing staircases
  • creating / Placing staircases
• Start button / Cooking and packaging our game
• Style section / Creating our HUD
• Subtract Int action / Enemies damaging the base
• Subtract Int event / Creating the main menu into UDK

T

• Target variable / Creating the main menu into UDK
• TDGame / Creating the main menu into UDK
• Text tool / Creating our main menu, Creating our HUD
• thrusters
  • engaging / Engaging thrusters, Engage thrusters, Engage thrusters
• Toggle Hidden event / Creating/Spawning a single tower
• totalEnemies variable / Creating the main menu into UDK
• Touch event / Enemies damaging the base
• tower
  • creating / Creating/Spawning a single tower
  • spawning / Creating/Spawning a single tower
• TowerDefenseHUDmovie / Creating the main menu into UDK
• TowerDefensePKG package / Engage thrusters
• Trigger option / Creating/Spawning a single tower
• TriggerVolume_0 Touch event / Enemies damaging the base, Creating/Spawning a single tower
• Trigger_1 Used event / Creating/Spawning a single tower
• Turret Target variable / Creating/Spawning a single tower
• TurretTarget variable / Creating/Spawning a single tower

U

• UDK
  • URL / Before we begin
  • main menu, creating / Creating the main menu into UDK
• UDK.exe file / Cooking and packaging our game
• UDKEngine.ini file / Cooking and packaging our game
• Unreal Development Kit (UDK) / Applying materials
• UnrealFrontEnd.exe / Cooking and packaging our game
• UTPawn / Spawning enemies
• UTPickupFactory / Spawning weapons
• UT Sample Game option / Before we begin
• utweapon / Spawning weapons

V

• Variables object / Parts of a sequence object
• Var Name property / Spawning enemies, Enemies damaging the base
• View | Browser Windows | Content Browser / Applying materials
• Volumes option / Engaging thrusters

W

• waveNumber variable / Spawning enemies, Creating the main menu into UDK
• WeaponFactories / Spawning weapons
• weapons
  • spawning / Spawning weapons