Index

A

• AddOnScreenDebugMessage function
  • reference / How to do it…
• Anchor Medallion / How to do it…

B

• Blueprint Editor / How to do it…
• Blueprints
  • about / Introduction
  • Level Blueprint / Introduction
  • Class Blueprints / Introduction
  • using / When to use C++/Blueprints
• brushes
  • converting, to static meshes/volumes / Converting brushes to static meshes or volumes, Getting ready, How to do it…

C

• C++
  • using / When to use C++/Blueprints
• casting
  • about / How to do it…
• Class Blueprints
  • about / Introduction
  • Level Blueprint, converting to / How to do it…
• client-server model
  • reference / Creating a main menu
• collectables
  • collecting with networking / Networking 101 – creating collectables with networking, Getting ready, How to do it…
• comments / How to do it…
• compiler / How to do it…
• config files
  • reference / How to do it…
• constructor / How to do it…
• content
  • importing / Importing your own content, Getting ready, How to do it…
• Content Browser
  • about / The Content Browser overview, How to do it…
• Content Browser UI
  • reference / How to do it…
• custom blueprint nodes
  • creating / Creating custom blueprint nodes, How to do it…
  • reference / How to do it…
• custom material
  • creating / Creating a custom material, Getting ready, How to do it…

D

• 3ds Max / Introduction
• day night cycle
  • creating / Creating a Day/Night cycle, How to do it…, See also
• Debug Game Editor mode / How to do it…
• Delta Seconds / How to do it…
• Directional Lights
  • about / How to do it…
  • reference / How to do it…
• director group / How to do it…
• dynamic enemy healthbars
  • implementing / Dynamic enemy healthbars, How to do it…

E

• Emissive property
  • reference / How to do it…
• environment artist
  • about / Introduction
• Event
  • playing, via Blueprints / How to do it…
• example map
  • meshing / Meshing an example map, How to do it…
• exterior level
  • building, Sculpt mode used / Building an exterior level using the Sculpt mode, How to do it…

F

• field of view (FOV) / How to do it…
• fill light / How to do it…
• First-Person Shooter (FPS) game / How to do it…
• flashlight
  • creating / Getting ready, How to do it…
  • adding, to existing Blueprint / Adding to an existing Blueprint – flashlight, part 2, Getting ready, How to do it…
• Flatten tool
  • about / Creating rivers with the Flatten tool
  • for creating rivers / Getting ready, How to do it…
• flickering light
  • building, Level Blueprint used / Building a flickering light, How to do it…
• float / How to do it…
• Folder Hierarchy
  • about / How to do it…
• Foliage tool
  • for placing trees and rocks / Placing trees and rocks using the Foliage tool, How to do it…

G

• gameplay
  • development environment, setting up / Setting up your development environment, How to do it…
  • text, displaying during runtime / Displaying text during runtime, How to do it…
• games
  • saving, with C++ / Saving or loading games and keyboard input with C++, How to do it…
  • loading, with C++ / Saving or loading games and keyboard input with C++, How to do it…
• geometry brushes
  • materials, applying / Getting ready, How to do it…
• Geometry Brushes (BSP) / Getting ready
• Gimp / Introduction
• grid snapping / How to do it…
• Grouping
  • reference / How to do it…
• Groups
  • about / Using Groups
  • using / Getting ready, How to do it…

H

• Health/Damage system
  • creating / Creating a Health/Damage system, part 1 – taking damage, How to do it…

I

• installer, for Windows
  • creating / Creating an installer for Windows, How to do it…
• Integrated Developers Environment (IDE) / Setting up your development environment
• items
  • seeing, through walls / Seeing through walls, Getting ready, How to do it…

K

• keyboard input
  • using / How to do it…
• keyboard tips, for building level / Some keyboard tips

L

• landscape
  • creating / Creating a landscape, How to do it…
• Landscape Splines tool
  • reference / How to do it…
• level
  • building / Building out a level, Getting ready, How to do it…
  • elements, duplicating / Seeing double – duplicating elements
• Level Blueprint
  • about / Introduction
  • for building flickering light / Building a flickering light, How to do it…
  • converting, to Class Blueprints / How to do it…
• level designer
  • about / Introduction
• levels
  • streaming / Streaming levels, How to do it…
• lighting
  • reference / How to do it…
  • about / Introduction
  • overview / Lighting overview – learning the types of lights
  • types of lights / Lighting overview – learning the types of lights, Getting ready
• Lightmass Importance Volume / How to do it…
• linker / How to do it…
• Lit mode / How to do it…

M

• main menu
  • about / Creating a main menu
  • creating / How to do it…
• marquee selection / Some keyboard tips
• materials
  • applying, to geometry brushes / Applying materials to geometry brushes, How to do it…
  • about / Creating a custom material
• Matinee
  • creating / An introduction to Matinee , Getting ready, How to do it…
  • playing, via Blueprints / Playing a Matinee via Blueprints, How to do it…
• Matinee Editor window
  • about / How to do it…
  • toolbar / How to do it…
  • Curve Editor / How to do it…
  • Details tab / How to do it…
  • tracks / How to do it…
• Matinee tool
  • about / An introduction to Matinee
• Maya / Introduction
• menu
  • animating / Animating a menu , How to do it…
• mesher / Introduction
• mirror material
  • creating / Creating a mirror material, How to do it…
• moveable lights
  • adding / Adding moveable lights – flashlight, part 1
  • reference / How to do it…

N

• networking
  • about / Networking 101 – creating collectables with networking
  • collectables, collecting with / Networking 101 – creating collectables with networking, Getting ready, How to do it…
• New Landscape properties
  • reference / How to do it…
• normal maps
  • using, with materials / Using Textures and normal maps with Materials, How to do it…
  • reference / How to do it…

O

• OnComponentBeginOverlap function
  • reference / How to do it…
• opening cutscene
  • creating / Creating an opening cutscene, How to do it…

P

• particle system
  • placing / Placing a particle system, How to do it…
• Photoshop / Introduction
• player
  • preventing, from moving via cinematic mode / Preventing a player from moving via cinematic mode, How to do it…, See also
• Point Lights
  • about / How to do it…
  • reference / How to do it…
• project
  • packaging / Packaging your project, How to do it…

R

• replication
  • reference / How to do it…
• rivers
  • creating, with Flatten tool / Creating rivers with the Flatten tool, How to do it…
• room
  • building / Building a room, How to do it…

S

• Sculpt mode
  • for building exterior level / Building an exterior level using the Sculpt mode, How to do it…
• Sculpt mode tools
  • reference / How to do it…
• Shading Models
  • reference / How to do it…
• simple healthbar
  • creating / Creating a Health/Damage system, part 2 – creating a healthbar, Getting ready, How to do it…
• Sky Light
  • about / How to do it…
  • reference / How to do it…
• Slate
  • reference / Introduction
• SpeedTree
  • reference / How to do it…
• Spot Lights
  • reference / How to do it…
  • about / How to do it…
• static emissive lighting (glow)
  • creating / Creating glowing materials with static emissive lighting, How to do it…
• Static Mesh Editor
  • about / How to do it…
  • reference / How to do it…
• static meshes
  • placing / Placing static meshes, Getting ready, How to do it…
  • life, adding to / Adding life to static meshes, How to do it…
• subtractive brush / How to do it…

T

• text
  • displaying, during runtime / Displaying text during runtime, How to do it…
• textures
  • using, with materials / Using Textures and normal maps with Materials, How to do it…
• Transparency
  • reference / How to do it…
• trees and rocks
  • placing, with Foliage tool / Getting ready, How to do it…
• trigger / How to do it…
• Trigger Volumes
  • for animating door / Using Trigger Volumes – opening a door using Matinee, How to do it…
• tween / How to do it…
• types of lights
  • Point Lights / How to do it…
  • Spot Lights / How to do it…
  • Directional Lights / How to do it…
  • Sky Light / How to do it…

U

• UE4
  • about / Introduction
  • installing / Installing UE4 and folder structure, How to do it…
  • folder structure / Installing UE4 and folder structure
• UI overview / UI overview, How to do it…
• Unlit mode / How to do it…
• Unreal Engine 4
  • about / Introduction
• Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG) UI Designer / Introduction
• user interface (UI) / Introduction

V

• vector / How to do it…
• viewport
  • navigating / Navigating the viewport, How to do it…

W

• Widget Blueprint
  • about / How to do it…
  • reference / How to do it…