In this tutorial I would like to polish how I’m showing enemies HP.
- Update HP bar above enemies,
- Add UMG widget which will show target enemy HP and his name,
Again, easy stuff. Continue reading
Old Tutorial
Old tutorial which isn’t supported in current UE4 version but might be useful.
How to implement score and combo system
In this tutorial I will implement score system which:
- Should be intuitive for player,
- Will reward players with good accuracy,
- Will reward players who play fast,
It won’t be so hard so let’s go! Continue reading
Ninja enemy
In this tutorial I will be doing Sci-Fi ninja enemy which will:
- Run fast to player,
- Jump and make attack with katana,
- Do slomo effect not affecting player,
I’m missing fast enemy which is dealing melee damage.
Player damage indicators and dying effect
In this tutorial I will focus on effects when player is taking damage. This will cover:
- PostProcess material for blood effect,
- Driving variables to Material,
- Distortion,
- Dying camera effect,
- Camera shakes,
I have searched whole internet for player damage effects using post process materials but haven’t find anything. Hope it will be helpful!
Enemy: Flying Drone
I still need to implement couple of enemies before starting to create gameplay demo. This time I will focus on flying drone which will:
- Avoid other enemies or obstacles,
- Make his way to player,
- Use Flying character movement,
- Explode on colliding with player,
Enemy boss robot
In this tutorial I will create first boss enemy. Which:
- Can do melee damage to other enemies,
- Do melee damage to player,
- Fire projectile to player direction,
- Will only react on plasma weapons and only in one weak spot,
Everything will be done using just blueprints. I would like to show you how to create AI without using Behavior Trees.
Enemy: Wall walking spider
My stationary shooter needs to have enemy that is able to walk on walls. Thanks to that player will be forced to aim on walls / ceilings. Enemy specs:
- Low health, will explode and do damage to others,
- Possibility to move on walls / ceilings,
- Do damage over time,
- As always – done in blueprints without C++ code,
Let’s go!
Creating first environment – basics
When working on a 3d game by yourself you need to have knowledge about preparing scenes. In this post I will give you some tips about:
- Static and dynamic lighting your levels,
- Using Unreal Engine 4 tools to prepare scene,
Basically lighting and preparing scenes is big piece of cake of game development and there are separate positions for people doing this. Graphics Level Designers, Lighters, Meshers – it depends on company, but mostly they have graphics knowledge.
UMG: Change weapon panel
This will be more advanced post but you will learn a lot about UMG->Blueprint communication. Here are my goals:
- Draw all slot weapons informations,
- Change weapons from UMG panel,
- Will work on PC and Touch,
- Player shouldn’t be able to choose weapon which don’t have ammo,
- Player should see which weapon is currently equipped,
- When choosing weapons do slomo and DOF effect,
Lot’s of great stuff do to! Continue reading
UMG: Adding materials
This will be quick and easy tutorial but I need to be sure you guys know that you can add materials to your UMG widgets.
Just one simple goal:
- Make health and armor bar more attractive,