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Unreal Engine 5 Real Time Strategy Game with C++ - Part 7 - Base Building Class
This is the 7th part of the tutorial series, where we are going to implement a Real Time Strategy game using Unreal Engine and C++. In this episode , we are going to implement a base building class. I am planning to use this class as the C++ parent of all the buildings we are going to implement in t...
Unreal Engine 5 Real Time Strategy Game with C++ - Part 6 - Selectable Interface
In this episode, we are going to create a C++ interface called SelectableInterface to handle selection of actors within the game. The reason to use an interface for this is, in the game there may be buildings, characters, vehicles and many more that is not derived from the same base class. Therefore...
Unreal Engine 5 Real Time Strategy Game with C++ - Part 5 - Select Characters
In this episode, we are going to work on how to select characters in the game by clicking on them. Here we will setup an input action for mouse clicks and detect the actor under the cursor and trigger select function on that.
Unreal Engine 5 Real Time Strategy Game with C++ - Part 3 - Zoom In/ Zoom Out Camera
This is the 3rd part of the tutorial series, where we are going to implement a Real Time Strategy game using Unreal Engine and C++. Here we will reference games like Age of Empires or Total was style games that has combat elements with large groups of units that composed of a large number of charact...
Unreal Multiplayer Strategy #27 - Coordinated Unit Movement
This is the 27th episode of the unreal engine multiplayer strategy game series we are working on. Here we are going to work on how to coordinate the movement of units that composed on multiple selected actors. With multiple actors selected, when issuing a move-to command, the unit will asses the des...
Unreal Engine 5 - Experience Points System Tutorial - Action RPG #158
This is the 158th episode of the new tutorial series on Action RPG game using Gameplay Ability System. Here we are going to work on a experience points system. First, we will add XP points as a new attribute to the base actor attributes set that we are using along with the gameplay ability system an...
Unreal Engine 5 - On Target Killed Notifier and Slowdown - Action RPG #157
This is the 157th episode of the new tutorial series on Action RPG game using Gameplay Ability System. Here we are going to work on a method to do a callback to the attacker when the hit target character is killed as a result of the attack within the gameplay ability system. This is important for mu...
Unreal Engine 5 Real Time Strategy Game with C++ - Part 2 - Controller Pawn Enhanced Input Binding
This is the 2nd part of the tutorial series, where we are going to implement a Real Time Strategy game using Unreal Engine and C++. Here we will reference games like Age of Empires or Total was style games that has combat elements with large groups of units that composed of a large number of charact...
Unreal Engine 5 Real Time Strategy Game with C++ - Part 1 - Controller Pawn
In this tutorial series, we are going to implement a Real Time Strategy game using Unreal Engine and C++. Here we will reference games like Age of Empires or Total was style games that has combat elements with large groups of units that composed of a large number of characters. We will be implementi...
Unreal Multiplayer Strategy #25 - Selected Characters Move Into Formation
This is the 25th episode of the unreal engine multiplayer strategy game series we are working on. Here we are going to implement a way to make selected actors move into a formation when they receive a command to move to a certain location. Depending on the number of characters selected, instead of t...
Unreal Engine Niagara Zombie Horde Simulation - Part 3 - Switch Animations Idle and Running
This is the 3rd part of the unreal engine Niagara zombie horde simulation. Here I am going to show you how to switch animations of the Niagara particle zombies. If the zombies are not moving, they will be in idle animation and when they start moving, they will switch to running animations. This woul...
Unreal Engine Niagara Zombie Horde Simulation - Part 2 - Chasing the Player
This is the 2nd part of the unreal engine Niagara zombie horde simulation. Here I am going to show you how to make zombies chase the player. Here we will use a line attraction force on the player's location to make zombies chase the player. And the special thing about this system is, we are usin...
Unreal Engine Niagara Zombie Horde Simulation - Part 1 - Marching Zombies
Today, I am going to make a zombie horde crowd simulation using Niagara particle system. Here we will be using an animated static mesh for zombie characters. I have used Anim to Texture plugin to convert skeletal animated zombies into animated static meshes and I have explained the process I have us...
Unreal Engine Animation To Texture Plugin - Static Mesh Animations with Materials
Today I am going to show you how to convert skeletal mesh bone animations to material based animated static meshes. The importance of this is, we can use a lot of animated character meshes with a low performance compared to using regular skeletal mesh animated characters. We can use these animated m...
Unreal Engine 5.5 - Action RPG Update - Action RPG #156
This is the 156th episode of the new tutorial series on Action RPG game using Gameplay Ability System. Here I have updated the project into unreal engine 5.5 version. So far we have worked on following features on the project - Sword and Shield Melee Combat - Great Sword Melee Combat - Blocking and ...
Unreal Engine 5 Design Viewer Tutorial - Part 4 - Detail Panels
In this episode of unreal architectural design viewer, I am going to implement a way to highlight parts/sections of the building or whatever the design you want to showcase using a simple outline post process effect. Here you will be able to have different colored outlines for different parts.
Unreal Engine Unlock Door System With Key Code Using Key Pad (ALS #217)
In this episode of my third person shooter series, I am going to create a door unlocking system by entering a key code. Here, we will create a UI widget for the keypad and when player goes to a locked door and press E, the Keypad UI will appear and player will be able to insert a key code. If the en...
Unreal Engine Read Intel Items System (ALS #216)
In this episode of my third person shooter series, I am going to add an intel system for the player to read intel items in game. This can be used as a system to give important gameplay information such as keycodes that player can use in game. When player go near an intel item, a notification will ap...
Unreal Engine Fall Damage (ALS #215)
In this episode of my third person shooter series, I am going to add fall damage into the character. So, I will implement a maximum threshold height where character can safely fall and land without taking any damage and above that height, character will take damage proportional to the fall height. T...
Unreal Engine 5 - Top Down Shooter #11 - Player Input Tips
In this episodes of the top down shooter series, I am going to implement a player tips system that hints the inputs player need to use in order to perform certain actions. Here we will dynamically pull the input key bound to the action and show that along with the tip. We initially implemented with ...
Unreal Engine 5 - Top Down Shooter #10 - Top Down Aiming Bug Fixes
In this episodes of the top down shooter series, I am going to address few issues with the top down aiming system. First issue is, when the player hover the cursor over the player character, character's aiming system starts glitching. And the next is, when player hover over a place where there i...
Unreal Engine PCG Tutorial #3 - How to Create a Custom Sphere Grid Node
This is the 3rd episode of unreal engine procedural content generation tutorial series I am doing. Here we are going to create a custom sphere grid node to spawn meshes in the PCG graph. By default we have a cubic shape grid and we will learn to make custom PCG nodes using blueprints in this episode...
Unreal Engine PCG Tutorial #1 - How To Generate a Lattice
Today I am going to start a tutorial series that focuses on PCG or procedural content generation framework. Here we will implement a procedural system to generate a 3D lattice structure. Here you will learn a few basic nodes of the PCG system to generate a point grid, how to transform them and spawn...
Unreal Engine 5.5 - Global Wind Controller
Here is a demonstration of Global Wind Controller updated to unreal engine 5.5. Using the wind controller, we will be able to change, - Direction of the wind - Power/Strength of the wind - Turbulence level. These settings will be applied globally. So, all the trees and grass blades will change their...
Unreal Engine 5 Design Viewer Tutorial - Part 3 - UI Elements
In this episode of unreal architectural design viewer, I am going to add a detail panel and UI navigation to jump between detail panels of different sections of the design.
Unreal Engine 5.5 - Animated Multi Colored Outlines
In this unreal engine 5 tutorial, I am going to show you how to add animated multicolored outlines to objects. We have already worked on an outline system which allow us to add outlines with many different colors using a prost process material and custom depth, custom depth stencil properties. Here ...
Unreal Engine 5.5 Multi Colored Outlines
In this unreal engine 5 tutorial, I am going to implement a way to add multicolored outlines to objects. Using this method you will be able to have outlines in many different colors. We will be using custom depth stencil value to define the outline color we need and use a color look up method inside...
Unreal Engine 5 Design Viewer System
In this tutorial series, I am going to implement an architectural design viewer system. Here we will implement a camera system and a UI which allows us to focus on different objects and orbit around them, zoom in/out. This system can be used to showcase any kind of a design, not just an architectura...
Unreal Engine 5 Compass Bar Tutorial #3 - Markers Customization and Additional Details
In this episode of the compass bar system, I am going to work on how to customize the compass bar marker icon images, their sizes and how to display additional details such as distance to the actor represented by the marker underneath the compass bar icon.
Unreal Engine 5 Compass Bar Tutorial - Part 1
Today I am going to start working on a compass bar system in unreal engine 5. A compass bar is what you see in games like assassins creed odyssey and origins on top of screen which shows points of interest and their direction relative to the player. In this tutorial we will figure out how to manipul...
