Getting Started with C++ in Unreal Engine
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Learn to make games in Unreal Engine 4 C++ in this step-by-step video!
In this getting started C++ tutorial I will quickly take you through the setup of Visual Studio and then dive straight into programming C++ with some practical gameplay examples!
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:48 Visual Studio Setup
1:45 Project Setup
2:44 C++ Quick Walkthrough
5:40 Scaling Cubes on Hit
9:50 Changing Color on Hit
12:35 Exploding Actor with Radial Effect
57:50 Outro & Udemy Promo
Download Links
Visual Studio Download: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/do...
Windows SDK v8.1 Download: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us...
Configure Visual Studio for UE4 Guide: https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-us/P...
(Optional) Visual Assist Plugin: https://www.wholetomato.com/downloads/
Project Template: https://github.com/tomlooman/SimpleFP... (Download this project!)
Some of the topics covered:
Setup Visual Studio and dependencies
Overlap queries for find nearby actors
Creating material instances to change material parameters
Spawning particle effects
Creating new C++ Actor class
Exposing variables to Blueprint using UPROPERTY
Spawning of Actors (And destroying)
Scaling Actors when hit by projectile
Binding user input to a function in C++