Scripting a 1st Person Assault Course in Unreal Engine
Throughout these lessons, viewers will learn how to use Blueprint to script some of the core tenants of a first or third person shooter. Software required: Unreal Engine 4.7.2.
What you'll learn
Throughout these lessons viewers will learn how to use Blueprint to script some of the core tenants of a first or third-person shooter. We'll use line traces to simulate a high-velocity weapon, and we'll create ammo and other pickups along with objects that respond when shot, and finally scripting a secret passage. Software required: Unreal Engine 4.7.2.
Table of contents
- Viewing the Game Level 8m
- Modifying the Hud Blueprint 10m
- Scripting Weapon Fire 10m
- Adding a Particle Effect to Weapon Hits 8m
- Scripting the Use of Ammunition 9m
- Creating the Player Blueprint Interface 9m
- Creating a Blueprint and Adding Components 6m
- Scripting Interaction with the Player 11m
- Creating Gamemode and Shootable Blueprint Interfaces 11m
- Creating the Shooting Range Targets 7m
- Scripting the Shooting Range Targets 10m
- Creating a Procedurally-driven Animation 10m
- Creating the Time Powerup and Scripting It to Spin 6m
- Scripting the Time Powerup's Reaction to Being Shot 10m
- Scripting Gameplay in the Gamemode 10m
- Creating a Simple User Interface in Unreal Motion Graphics 9m
- Creating Data Bindings 10m
- Completing the Game UI 9m
- Creating a Blueprint from a Static Mesh 8m
- Using an Event Dispatcher to Handle Game Over 7m
- Scripting the End Game Button 11m
- Scripting a Gameoverhandler Custom Event 8m
- Adding InputActions to Our Character Blueprint 11m
- Creating the End of Level UI Widget Blueprint 9m
- Completing the End of Level UI Widget Blueprint 9m
- Scripting the Data Bindings 6m
- Scripting When the End of Level UI Displays on Screen 8m
- Creating a Secret Door Blueprint 7m
- Scripting the Secret Door Blueprint 8m
- Completing the Scripting for the Secret Door Blueprint 10m
- Testing the Game 7m
About the author
Jonathan Daley is an indie game developer with a passion for game design, programming, and storytelling in games. He is the CEO, Lead Designer, and Lead Programmer of Nacelle Games, LLC, an independent game studio who is 'Making The Games We Want To Play'. Jonathan has two college degrees: a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from UNC Charlotte, and an Associates in Applied Sciences in Simulation and Game Development from Central Piedmont Community College. He has created over a dozen games,... more