Preface

Considering the craze for playing games across the globe, have you ever wondered to create a game that will wow the players? Unreal Engine technology powers hundreds of games, and thousands of individuals have built careers and companies around skills developed using this engine. Unreal Engine provides very polished game development tools and capabilities that allow vast amounts of customization for almost any game that you can dream of.The Game Development using Unreal Engine course gives you an insight on the rich functionalities to create 2D and 3D games across multiple platforms.

What this learning path covers

Module 1, Learning Unreal Engine Game Development, explains how to create your first room using the Box Brush, add materials to texture the walls/floor, and learn how to place static objects to enhance the look of the room. It covers the structure of a simple object type, and describes how objects in Unreal interact with one another. This module shows you how to add the final touches to your level using terrain manipulation and cinematics.

Module 2, Unreal Engine Game Development Cookbook, acquaints you with the UE4 Interface, starts you off with learning Unreal Engine 4's interface and explores the most commonly used aspects in development. It teaches readers about how to work with terrain, add trees and rocks, build rivers, and stream multiple levels in the game at once. This module introduces different types of lights in Unreal Engine 4 and on learning how to make them mobile like a flashlight the player can carry. It also explains how to create dynamic lighting with a day/night cycle.

Module 3, Learning Unreal Engine Android Game Development, deals with BSP Brushes, teaches you how to block out the level using them, how to create materials in the material editor and the content browser, and how to use lights in UE4.It looks at the various types of classes offered in the Modes panel which includes Basic Classes, Visual Classes, and Volumes, and how to implement them into our game. This module also gives us an insight into the Matinee to create cut scenes and other animations essential for the game.

What you need for this learning path

You will need to create a free account with Epic Games to start using Unreal Engine 4.

For developing projects with Unreal Engine 4, it is recommended that your computer has the following specs:

ff Desktop PC or Mac

ff Windows 7 64-bit or Mac OS X 10.9.2 or later

ff Quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or faster

ff NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD series card or higher

ff 8 GB RAM

UE4 will run on desktops and laptops below these recommendations, but performance may be limited. While most of the recipes can be completed on a Mac or Windows, the writer has created them using a Windows machine.

You will require:

Unreal Engine 4

The Android Development Kit

The main aim for the third module is to use as few software as possible, so that you can only focus on the Engine, and do not have to first download dozens of other software and programs to get ready.

Who this learning path is for

If you have a fancy for computer games and hanker after developing them with Unreal Engine or wish to level up with Android and iOS game development, then this course is ideal for you. Prior understanding of c++ is recommended.

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