Unreal Engine: Character Skill System
What you'll learn
- How to download, install, and setup a project in the Unreal Engine
- How to use the Side Scroller Project Template in the Unreal Engine to create a "Metroidvania" style game!
- How to implement a Paragon Character (from Unreal Engine's stock of FREE assets) as a Playable Character
- How to add acquirable Movement, White Magic, and Black Magic Skills to a Player Character
- How to add Health and Mana Systems to a project
- How to create supporting HUD and Interactive Menus using Unreal Engine's Widget Blueprints
- How to Script Interactive Gameplay elements utilizing Unreal Engine's Blueprint Scripting tools
- How to hook up Player Character Animations
Requirements
- SUGGESTED: Basic computer knowledge
- SUGGESTED: Basic understanding of / knowledge of Unreal Engine (can do as a beginner but having experience helps)!)
- SUGGESTED: Desktop PC with Windows 7 (or later) 64-bit - OR - a Mac with Mac OS X 10.9.2 or later
- SUGGESTED: 8 GB RAM
- SUGGESTED: Quad-core Intel or AMD processor
- SUGGESTED: DirectX 11 compatible video card
- SUGGESTED: Unreal Engine version 4.21 or later
Description
In this game design course, I'll be guiding you step-by-step through the construction of a custom made CHARACTER SKILL SYSTEM using the Unreal Engine: THE premier free to download gaming engine! (AND the SAME engine used to build "Fortnite.")
This course contains 149 fun-to-follow video lessons! Topics covered include:
How to create a 3D Sidescroller Project using the Unreal Engine
How to add (free!) asset packs from the Marketplace (Countess from the game "Paragon" by Epic Games)
How to import outside art and audio assets into Unreal
How to create interactive and animated Menus and HUD utilizing Widget Blueprints
How to create interactive objects using Blueprint Scripting (NO CODING KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED!)
How to master basic concepts when Blueprint Scripting such as:
Creating Variables of various types
Creation Functions
Utilizing Events, Flow Control, and Timeline Nodes
Organizing and arranging Blueprints and Scripts
How to create 6 different Player Skills using Blueprint Scripting:
Double Jump
Back Dash
Fireball (direct attack)
Electro Shock (AOE attack)
Lens of Truth (reveals secret passageways and platforms)
Transform into Mist (allows you to pass through gates)
How to make offensive skills (like "Fireball") damage an enemy
How to retarget Skeletal Meshes and Animations
How to create and edit an Animation State Machine
And more!
With the knowledge gained in these video lessons, you'll be armed with the necessary skills to start building your OWN character skill system (WITHOUT any programming knowledge needed)!
Who this course is for:
- Students interested in learning how to use the Unreal Engine to create games
- Students looking to expand their knowledge of Blueprint Scripting, Widget Blueprints, and Animation Hook-Ups in Unreal Engine 4
- Students who want to learn how to add a skill / ability / magic system to their game
- Students interested in the "Metroidvania" genre
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Instructor
- 4.7 Instructor Rating
- 5,575 Reviews
- 34,329 Students
- 9 Courses
Greg Wondra is an Unreal Authorized Instructor and 12 year video game design veteran. He's worked for companies such as 2K Sports, KingsIsle Entertainment, and Nickelodeon. Working credits include:
- Wizard 101 (PC)
- Lost Planet 3 (360, PS3, PC)
- MonkeyQuest (PC)
- Sports Champions (PS3)
- Major League Baseball 2K5, 2K6, 2K7, 2K8 (various consoles)
- SpongeBob Moves In (Mobile)
- Grub Guardian (Mobile)
Working in the gaming industry has been a lifetime dream filled with rare opportunities. He's had the good fortune to have directed LeBron James and Derek Jeter in motion capture sessions in his gaming career. Additionally, Greg led the design of "Sports Champions"...the first game ever released for the PS Move hardware.
"Mr. Wondra" has worked as the Video Game Design instructor at the Regional Occupational Center in Bakersfield, CA where he teaches a full year course on game design using the Unreal Engine.