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Basics of Coding with Unreal Engine 4 [Video]

By : Dr. Alireza Tavakkoli
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Basics of Coding with Unreal Engine 4 [Video]

By: Dr. Alireza Tavakkoli

Overview of this book

<p>In this title, you will learn basic Unreal Engine 4 C++ programming. You will be exposed to the architecture of Unreal Engine 4 classes, memory management, and basic coding utilizing the C++ programming language.</p> <p>UE4 is among the most comprehensive and advanced game engines on the market. Along with the C++ programming language, this title will enable you to implement efficient games with unparalleled performance.</p> <p>This title is structured to introduce UE4, to program simple actor functionalities within UE 4 utilizing the C++ programming language, and to expose you to how UE4 deals with memory management.</p> <h1>Style and Approach</h1> <p>The course takes a hands-on approach in teaching game programming with C++ in UE4. Therefore, the main structure of the course is tutorial-based. Learners will code simple games while following the tutorials and learn the ins and outs of the Unreal Engine 4’s basic toolsets.</p>
Table of Contents (3 chapters)
Chapter 2
Classes in Unreal Engine 4
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Section 4
Implementing Actor Functionality
Learn to add functionality to custom actors and classes in Unreal Engine 4. - Make a magic pill class and a pill spawner class - Make the pill spawner find a random location within its bounding box - Establish items to spawn in the pill spawner class