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Blueprints Visual Scripting for Unreal Engine

You're reading from   Blueprints Visual Scripting for Unreal Engine The faster way to build games using UE4 Blueprints

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789347067
Length 380 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Marcos Romero Marcos Romero
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Brenden Sewell Brenden Sewell
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Blueprint Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER
2. Exploring the Blueprint Editor 3. Programming with Blueprints 4. Actors and the Gameplay Framework 5. Understanding Blueprint Communication 6. Section 2: Developing a Game
7. Object Interaction with Blueprints 8. Enhancing Player Abilities 9. Creating Screen UI Elements 10. Creating Constraints and Gameplay Objectives 11. Section 3: Enhancing the Game
12. Building Smart Enemies with Artificial Intelligence 13. Upgrading the AI Enemies 14. Game States and Applying the Finishing Touches 15. Building and Publishing 16. Section 4: Advanced Blueprints
17. Data Structures and Flow Control 18. Math and Trace Nodes 19. Blueprints Tips 20. Introduction to VR Development 21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Game States and Applying the Finishing Touches

In this chapter, we will take the final steps to evolve our game into a complete and fun experience that challenges the player. First, we will introduce player death, which is activated when the player's health is fully drained. Then, we will introduce a round system that will elevate the challenge for the player by requiring increasingly numerous enemies to be defeated as they progress through the rounds. Finally, we will introduce a saving and loading system so that the player can leave the game and later return to the round that they were last playing. With these things accomplished, we will have an arcade-style first-person shooter that a player can continually return to for an increasingly difficult challenge. In the process, we will cover the following topics:

  • Branching menus based on player conditions
  • Creating scaling...
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