Unreal Engine C++ Developer: Learn C++ and Make Video Games

Online Self-Paced

Created in collaboration with Epic Games. Learn C++ from basics while making your first 4 video games in Unreal

Course Description

This “critically-acclaimed” and “insanely successful” Unreal Engine course was created in collaboration with Epic Games.

The course has been fully updated and remastered to Unreal Engine 4.22+. Existing students get all the new material for free.

Get plugged into our communities of amazing developers on Facebook (nearly 20k), in our own TA-curated Community (17k views/day), and our student chat group (10k live at any one time).

The course now has high-quality handwritten subtitles throughout, available as closed captions so you can turn them on or off at your convenience. This is one of the best Unreal Engine tutorials on the web.

This course started as a runaway success on Kickstarter. Get involved now, and get access to all future content as it’s added. The final course will be over 50 hours of content and 300+ lectures.

Learn how to create and mod video games using Unreal Engine 4, even if you’re a complete beginner. Unreal is a free-to-use game development engine used by AAA studios and indie developers worldwide. It can be a complex beast to get into, but we break it down step-by-step

Already know Unreal and want to learn VR or Multiplayer? Check out our other Unreal courses, just look for the green leaf for our other world-class Unreal courses.

We start super simple so you need no prior experience of Unreal or coding! With our online tutorials, you’ll be amazed at what you can achieve. We believe project-based learning is the best way to learn Unreal Engine.

Benefit from our world-class support from both other students, and the instructors who are on the forums regularly. Go on to build several games including a tank game, and a First Person Shooter.

You will have access to a course forum where you can discuss topics on a course-wide basis, or down to the individual video. Our thriving discussion forum will help you learn and share ideas with other students.

You will learn C++, the powerful industry-standard language from scratch. By the end of the course, you’ll be very confident in the basics of coding and game development, and hungry to learn more.

“Any serious game programmer needs to know C++”Jason Gregory, Lead Programmer at Naughty Dog (creators of Uncharted & The Last of Us)

Anyone who wants to learn to create games: Unreal Engine is a fantastic platform which enables you to make AAA-quality games. Furthermore, these games can be created for Windows, consoles, macOS, iOS, Android and Web from a single source!

If you’re a complete beginner, we’ll teach you all the coding and game design principles you’ll need. If you’re an artist, we’ll teach you to bring your assets to life. If you’re a coder, we’ll teach you game design principles.

What this course DOESN'T cover

Whereas this course is already huge, we can’t possibly cover everything in that time. Here are some things we will not be covering…

Team collaboration topics.
Editor plugins or modifications.
Physics engine modification.
Multiplayer features.

Start to learn Unreal C++ now, you won’t be disappointed!

Requirements

64-bit PC capable of running Unreal 4 (recommended).
Or a Mac running MacOS 10.14 Mojave or higher
About 15GB of free disc space.

This course includes:

* More than 7hr of learning time required

Course content

Introduction and Setup

Where To Find Lecture Resources
Meet The GameDev.tv Community
Compilers & VS Community
Install Prerequisites On MacOS
Build Unreal From Source (Linux)
Antivirus Warnings
Install Unreal Engine 4.22
Also Install Visual Studio Code
Want to Focus on Blueprint?
Section Wrap-up

Triple X - Write Pure C++

Introducing Triple X & Gavin
Triple X Game Design Doc
The Structure Of C++ By Example
Your First Program
Saving Files
A note about red underlines
Hello, World!
Variables
const & Assigning Values
Statements & Comments
Triple X Mid-section Quiz
MSVC Compilation Warnings [Windows Only]
Naming & Self Documenting Code
Getting User Input
Using if and else in C++
Functions
Returning Data From Functions
Triple X Mid-section Quiz
Function Parameters
Comparing Values
Generating Random Number Ranges
Triple X End Of Section Quiz

Bulls & Cows

Hi I'm Mike
Introduction To Bull Cow Game
Non-English characters
Importing Bull Cow Game
Terminal Actor: Non-English Characters Unsupported
The Game Module X Could Not Be Loaded
Helping Us Help You
A Look Around Unreal
Controlling The Viewport
Editing Actors In Our Level
Adding Actors To The Level
Editing the Landscape
Mid-section Quiz
Setting Up VS Code In Unreal
4.25 VSCode Intellisense Bug
Actors And Components
Using The In Game Terminal
Unreal's Types - FString
The TEXT Macro
Mid-section Quiz
Bull Cow Basic Game Loop
Accessing Player Input
Coding The Basic Game Loop
Member Variables
Solving Slow Compile Times
The Full Game Loop
Pseudo Code
Mid-section Quiz
Creating Our First Function
Finding And Replacing In VS Code
The C++ Dot Operator
Formatting FStrings
Booleans
Pre vs Post Increment / Decrement
Parameters And Arguments
Early Returns
Mid-section Quiz
Structure Of An FString
Const Member Functions
Looping In C++
Checking Characters Part 1
Checking Characters Part 2
TArray Of Hidden Words
Loading Words At Runtime
Advanced Cursor Usage In VSCode
TArray Functions .Num()
Logical Operators
TArray Functions Adding And Removing
Range-Based For Loop
Mid-section Quiz
A Quick Look At Memory
Introduction To References
Random And The UE4 Docs
Out Of The Frying Pan
Loading Words With A Predicate
Out Parameters
Break Out Of A Loop
Structs
Bull Cow Extra Credit
Bull Cow Wrap Up

Building Escape

Welcome To Building Escape
Building Escape End Goal
Setting Up The Building Escape Project
Pointer Primer
Unreal’s Classes and Components
Deleting A Class
Mid-section Quiz
Logging To The Output Log
Project Settings: Default Startup Level
Accessing An Object’s Name
Getting An Actor’s Transform
Mid-section Quiz
Importing Custom Meshes
Using BSP For Basic Building Blocks
BSP Challenge
Basic Lighting
Mid-section Quiz
Transforming Material Textures
Rotating An Actor With Code
Object Collision
Using Linear Interpolation
Mid-section Quiz
Relative Vs Absolute
Indentation
Exposing Parameters To The Editor
Assets Naming Conventions
Framerate Independent Using DeltaTime
Trigger Volumes
Using Collision Volumes
Mid-section Quiz
Protecting From A Null Pointer
Getting The Player To Open The Door
Getting The Door To Close
Using GetTimeSeconds()
Designer Friendly Components
Grabbing System Overview
Modifying The Default Pawn Actor
Inherit Game Mode Blueprint
Getting Player Viewpoint
Using DrawDebugLine
Line Tracing AKA Ray-Casting
Mid-section Quiz
LineTraceSingleByObjectType()
Using FindComponentByClass()
Introducing Input Binding
Accessors & Memory Layout
Reducing Code in “Hot Loops”
Using Physics Handles
Refactoring Rules
Iteration Through Valid Actors
Pointer Protection Process?
SFX & Audio Clips
Building Escape Final Challenge
Building Escape Wrap Up

Toon Tanks

Prepare For Faster Content
Section Intro - Toon Tanks
Project Intro
Pawn Class Creation
Creating Components
Deriving Blueprint Classes
Access Modifiers
Creating Child C++ Classes
Pawn Movement Input
Exposing Variables
Pawn Turret
Find Distance Between
Virtual Functions
Calling Override Functions
Creating Actor Classes
Spawning Actors
Using Dynamic Delegates
Creating GameMode classes
Creating a Health Component
Adding Health Functionality
GameMode - ActorDied
Creating Widget Blueprints
End Game Widget
GameMode Blueprint
Debugging our Health Component
Player Controllers
PawnTank Destruction
Spawning Particles
Particle Components
Playing Sound Effects
Creating Camera Shake
Implementing Camera Shake
Wrap-up And Challenges

Simple Shooter

Section Intro: Simple Shooter
Project Setup
Pawns vs Characters in C++
Character Movement Functions
Controller Aiming
Third Person Camera Spring Arm
Skeletal Animations 101
Editing Collision Meshes
Animation Blueprints 101
2D Blend Spaces
Connecting Animation To Gameplay
Inverse Transforming Vectors
Calculating Animation Speeds
Gun Actors
Spawning Actors At Runtime
Attaching To Meshes Via Sockets
Shooting Architecture
Spawning Particle Effects
Player View Point
Line Tracing By Channel
Impact Effects
Dealing Damage To Actors
Virtual Methods In C++
Overriding TakeDamage
Blending Animations By Booleans
Blueprint Pure Nodes
Create and Setup an AI controller
AI Aiming
Nav Mesh And AI Movement
Checking AI Line Of Sight
BehaviorTrees And Blackboards
Setting Blackboard Keys In C++
Behavior Tree Tasks And Sequences
BT Decorators And Selectors
Custom BTTasks In C++
Executing BTTasks
BTTasks That Use The Pawn
BTServices In C++
Ignoring Actors In Line Traces
Ending The Game
Setting Timers In C++
Displaying A Lose Screen
Iterating Over Actors
Calculating The Win Condition
Refactoring PullTrigger
Weapon Sound Effects
Randomized Sound Cues
Sound Spatialization
Crosshairs and HUDs
Health Bars
AimOffsets
Animation State Machines
Complex State Machines
Wrap-up And Challenges

Continuing Your GameDev Journey

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What you'll learn

C++, the games industry standard language.
Git as a version control and backup system.
Sound effects and audio to add depth to your games.
Programming patterns and best practices.
Artificial Intelligence behaviour programming for enemies.
Modern game development technologies and techniques.
Write code that is clean and to understand.
Advanced vehicle physics.
Animation Blueprint for custom character animation.
Vector maths for game play and physics calculations.

How to use the Unreal Engine 4 Editor.
Object Oriented Programming and how to put it into practice.
Game design principles.
Unreal's Terrain Editor to create epic landscapes.
Strong and transferable problem solving skills.
A fundamental understanding of computers.
Unreal Gameplay Framework to make games easily.
Blackboard and Behaviour Tree for customizable AI.
C++ template programming to reduce repetition.

Student feedback

Ettore Di Boscio

I needed some information to understand how to start with Unreal Engine and this course was very useful for this.

Peter Smith

Great course, having originally purchased this just shy of two years ago, it's been updated since then with many improvements and better explanations being provided.

Jason Ong

Excellent tutorial for most parts except for "ToonTank" tutorial, going too fast and explanations are unclear. Other parts are well-paced and well-explained.

Susanna Nevalainen

Overall, a good introduction to UE and C++ with up to date instructions and examples. Would be nice if you could add an example for pickups (health etc) and multiple levels.

Ben Lowther

Really thorough and enjoyable course, packed with a variety of information and content! I learned a lot and found the tutors engaging and knowledgeable. Thanks!

Who this course is for:

Competent and confident with using a computer.
Artists who want to bring their assets alive in a game engine.
Developers who want to re-skill across to coding.
Complete beginners who are willing to work hard.
Existing programmers who want to re-skill to game development.

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