Third person survival game (tutorial) series for Unreal Engine 4.
Consists of 6 sections, published every two weeks between March and June.
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Last updated for 4.10!
Includes two small mod examples including a Pink Rifle extension and Flashlight replacement mod. Check out the Modding Sample Project for guidelines & cooker profile setup
Example commandline arg to load the Mod gamemode with the built-in level "CoopLandscape" in a cooked game build: SurvivalGame.exe /Game/Maps/CoopLandscape_Map?game=/ExtendedRifleMod/SurvivalGameMode_PinkRifle.SurvivalGameMode_PinkRifle_C
There is currently no supporting UI to load up specific mod content, please note that the modding pipeline is a experimental and intended for early adopters only!
This section sets up the third person character movement with animation, object interaction, simple hunger system, all with networking support.
Adds weapon support for the character, a flashlight, UT-style inventory with on-character visual representation of the carried items and deals with damage, death and respawns for players.
Introduces AI "Zombie" enemy to our game using PawnSensing and Behavior Tree.
Introduces a gameloop with enemies, items, scoring and a time of day.
Introduces the ability to carry around objects like barriers and discusses game networking.
The final section in the series focuses on bug fixing and a bit of polish to the existing features. This section is compatible with the 4.8 release.