Unreal Engine 4 Game Development Quick Start Guide

Unreal Engine is a popular game engine for developers to build high-end 2D and 3D games.This book is a practical guide, starting off by quickly introducing you to the Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) ecosystem. You will learn how to create Blueprints and C++ code to define your game's functionality. You will be familiarized with the core systems of UE4 such as UMG, Animation Blueprints, and Behavior Trees. You will also learn how to use replication to create multiplayer games. By the end of this book,

这是一本专为游戏开发者设计的指南，旨在帮助开发者快速上手Unreal Engine 4，并掌握其核心功能。书中详细讲解了下载和安装Unreal Engine，使用Project Templates节省开发时间，探索编辑器布局等关键内容点，帮助开发者快速掌握Unreal Engine 4的基本操作。 书中首先介绍了Unreal编辑器界面，包括Content Browser，Level Editor，Viewport，Details，World Outliner，Toolbar，Modes，Console，Stats，Output Log等，并详细解释了每个面板的功能和操作方式。接着，书中深入讲解了界面功能理解，查看项目完整文件夹视图，快速了解模板提供的重要资产位置等关键内容点，帮助开发者更好地理解和使用Unreal Engine 4。 书中还详细介绍了使用UMG创建HUDs和菜单，常用的Widgets，Animation Blueprints系统介绍等关键内容点，帮助开发者掌握Unreal Engine 4的UI设计，动画设计等高级功能。此外，书中还讲解了多人游戏的设计和思考过程，复