Preface

Unreal Engine's Blueprint visual scripting system enables designers to script their games as well as programmers to create base elements that can be extended by designers. With this book, you'll explore all the features of the Blueprint Editor, along with expert tips, shortcuts, and best practices.

The book guides you through using variables, macros, and functions, and helps you learn about object-oriented programming (OOP). You'll discover the Gameplay Framework and advance to learning how Blueprint Communication allows one Blueprint to access information from another Blueprint. Later chapters will focus on building a fully functional game step by step. You'll start with a basic first-person shooter (FPS) template, and each chapter ...

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