Category: C++

Adding Stat Traces (Stat Commands) in Unreal Engine

The only sane way to optimize your game is by having good profiling metrics. Unreal Engine comes packed with several good profiling tools and “stat commands” is one such feature. It allows us to measure...

Creating a RAGE Potion with Gameplay Ability System

Let’s create a power boosting potion using UE4’s Gameplay Ability System in the Action RPG Sample that ships with Unreal Engine 4.20+! This tutorial builds on the C++ Action RPG Tutorial Project, in this video...

Unreal Gameplay Framework Guide for C++

The Gameplay Framework of Unreal Engine provides a powerful set of classes to build your game. Your game can be a shooter, farm simulator, a deep RPG, it doesn’t matter, the framework is very flexible...

Healthbars and Nameplate Widgets with UMG

Today I’d like to quickly show how you can add UI for things like health bars, nameplates, interaction prompts and more in Unreal Engine. It’s quite simple to do, and I hear a lot of...

Simple C++ FPS Template for Unreal Engine

As I have been preparing some Unreal Engine C++ tutorials, I wanted to use the Built-in C++ FPS Template that ships with the engine as a base project and found it has VR and Touch-input...

UE4 UFUNCTION Keywords Explained

In this post I will be covering the common keywords used with the UFUNCTION macro in Unreal Engine 4. Each of the keywords covered include a practical code sample and a look at how it compiles...

Custom SoundNode for Multiplayer (Local & Third-person)

Ever since the first public release of Unreal Engine 4 I’ve been using a neat little custom SoundNode that makes life easier for audio designers when dealing with mono/stereo sound playback in (networked) games. The...

Using C++ Timers in Unreal Engine

Timers are incredibly helpful for gameplay programming in Unreal Engine. However, the syntax can be a little tricky if you’re unfamiliar with C++. This blog post will cover all the essential features and syntax for...

Basic Interaction System in C++

Introduction In this first part I will show you a C++ implementation of an usable actor that can be activated (open/close door or pickup object) and has hooks for start/end mouse-over (eg. for highlighting of the object)...

Tom Looman