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Learning Unreal Engine iOS Game Development

By : Muhammad A.Moniem
Book Image

Learning Unreal Engine iOS Game Development

By: Muhammad A.Moniem

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Learning Unreal Engine iOS Game Development
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgements
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Nodes Database
Index

Blueprints – tips and tricks


The blueprints editor, like any other editor in the world, has its own hidden tricks that can be useful. This doesn't mean that you wouldn't be productive without it, but these tips and tricks make your life easier and help you progress faster. Since the engine was released, I started to sail in the blueprint editor world to figure out how I can make the best use of it. I found this:

  • The thing that most of the users don't know is that the blueprint editor is not limited to using the mouse keys to navigate, manipulate, and connect nodes. There are many hot keys that can help you attain faster work flow. For a full list of the hot keys, you can refer to the documentation at https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Engine/Blueprints/UserGuide/CheatSheet/index.html.

  • Inserting nodes using right-click in the editor can be tricky. Right-clicking in an empty area will show you the nodes menu named All Actions for this Blueprint with all of the available nodes in the Unreal...