Packt Publishing – Basics of Coding with Unreal Engine 4

• Installing UE 4
• Programming simple logging functionality in UE 4 with C++
• Working with classes and actors in UE4
• Implementing actor functionalities in UE4
• Spawning and de-spawning actors in UE4
• Making actors editable in UE4
• Learning memory management in UE4

UE4 is among the most comprehensive and advanced game engines on the market. Along with the C++ programming language, this title will enable you to implement efficient games with unparalleled performance.

This title is structured to introduce UE4, to program simple actor functionalities within UE 4 utilizing the C++ programming language, and to expose you to how UE4 deals with memory management.

Style and Approach

The course takes a hands-on approach in teaching game programming with C++ in UE4. Therefore, the main structure of the course is tutorial-based. Learners will code simple games while following the tutorials and learn the ins and outs of the Unreal Engine 4’s basic toolsets.

Features

• Carefully organized instructions to help you solve problems efficiently
• Clear explanations of what you did
• Solutions that can be applied to real-world problems