Unreal Engine 4 Game Development Quick Start Guide

Learn how to use Unreal Engine 4 by building 3D and multiplayer games using Blueprints

Key Features
Learn the fundamentals of Unreal Engine such as project templates, Blueprints, and C++Use replication to create multiplayer gamesBuild dynamic game elements using Animation Blueprints and behaviour trees
Book Description
Unreal Engine is a popular game engine used by developers for building high-end 2D and 3D games. This book is a practical guide designed to help you get started with Unreal Engine 4 and confidently develop interactive games.
You’ll begin with a quick introduction to the Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) ecosystem. Next, you’ll learn how to create Blueprints and C++ code to define your game's functionality. As you progress, you’ll cover the core systems of UE4 such as Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG), Animation Blueprints, and behaviour trees to further build on your game development knowledge. The concluding chapters will then help you learn how to use replication to create multiplayer games.
By the end of this book, you will be well-versed with UE4 and have developed the skills you need to use the framework for developing and deploying robust and intuitive games.
What you will learn
Learn how to use project templates for your gamesCreate custom Blueprints and C++ classes and extend from Epic s base classesUse Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG) to create menus and Heads-up Displays (HUDs) for your gameDevelop more dynamic characters using Animation BlueprintsUnderstand how to create complex AI with behavior treesOptimize, test, and deploy a UE4 project
Who this book is for
You will find this book useful if you already have some game development experience or are a Unity user who wants to get started with UE4. Knowledge of basic object-oriented programming topics such as variables, functions, and classes is assumed.