This is the most comprehensive Unreal Engine tutorial series on the internet. You will create a shooter game complete with AAA quality gameplay mechanics. Learn the theory behind the gameplay mechanics of shooter games, then implement them in this beautiful game project. Topics covered are:

• Character creation and movement

• Input for PC and console controllers

• Extensive use of Animation Blueprints (and Anim Instances, their C++ parents)

• 1D and 2D Blendspaces

• Strafing

• Turn-in-place

• Aim Offsets

• Inverse Kinematics

• Animation Curves

• Character lean when running

• Crouching (with dynamic capsule resizing)

• Turn hips while running

• Weapon fire with recoil animations

• Reloading

• Weapon blast and impact particles

• Weapon beam particles (smoke trails)

• Bullet shell eject particles

• Sound effects

• Blending animations per bone, by bool, and by enum - play one animation with one part of the body (running or crouching) while simultaneously playing another animation with another part of the body (reload, aim, or weapon fire)

• Attach and equip different weapons (pistols, submachine guns, assault rifles)

• Automatic and semi-automatic gunfire

• Move different gun parts (the clip/magazine, and pistol slide) during animations

• Camera zoom while aiming

• Dynamic crosshairs that spread in reaction to:

  • Character speed

  • Weapon fire

  • Aiming

  • Jumping

• Different crosshairs per weapon

• Widget components

• HUD animations

• Full item inventory system

• Data tables, in Blueprints and C++

• Curves to control

• Material creation

• Retargeting animations

• Retargeting whole Animation Blueprints

• Numerous gameplay algorithms

• Use of data structures

• Animation montages

• Anim Notifies for sounds, weapon trails, and custom notifies

• Sync markers for footsteps and sync groups

• The course comes with a huge amount of assets.

• Delegates

• Interfaces

• Dynamic footsteps that spawn different sounds and particle systems depending on the surface type

• Physical materials and surface types

• Niagra particle systems

• Line traces

• Enemy AI

• Behavior Trees and Blackboard Components

• Multiple enemy types with varying levels of Health, Damage, Size and Movement Speed

• Headshot damage

• Character and enemy health bars

• Enemy patrol, agro, chase and attack player

• Death mechanics

• Stun mechanics

• Melee attacks with melee weapon trails

• Explosives that cause damage and death

• Level prototyping

• Creating full levels based on our prototypes using professional assets

• Light baking

• Post-process effects