Unreal Engine 5 C++: Advanced Action RPG
What you'll learn
- Powerful melee combo system with light and heavy attacks
- Make use of Gameplay Ability System to create engaging RPG combat experience
- Advanced enemy AI using custom BTTask, BTTDecorator, BTService
- Environment Query System for advanced AI behaviors
- Directional hit react and rolling
- Melee block and parry system
- Special weapon abilities and rage ability with cost and cooldown
- Robust UI notify system
- Survival combat game mode that spawns enemies in waves
- Main menu, pause menu, winning/losing screen plus a loading screen
- Performant target lock system
- Different types of enemy with melee and long-ranged abilities
- Custom C++ ability task/latent action for combat
- Best practices for using asynchronous and synchronous loading in BP and C++
- Data-oriented combat stats design
- Industry-standard code practices with easily extendable code structure
Requirements
- Some basic C++ experience with Unreal is required
Description
Welcome to "Unreal Engine 5 C++: Advanced Action RPG"! The most comprehensive RPG course you'll ever find online. In this course, we'll employ industry-standard coding practices and data-oriented design to create AAA RPG combat experiences.
You'll learn how to use Gameplay Ability System to create a complex RPG combat experience and implement exciting features like a combo system with light and heavy attacks, directional rolling, hit reactions, blocking, parrying, target locking, special abilities with cooldowns, AI avoidance, advanced enemy AI with strafing and projectile attacks, an epic boss fight, and much more.
In the first section, we’ll set up our hero character for the gameplay ability system and proceed with input binding using native gameplay tags and data assets. Once our character can navigate the level, we’ll combine GAS with linked animation layers to create a melee combo system featuring light and heavy attacks. With these elements in place, we’ll introduce enemy characters, adding attributes, combat feedback, character death, and a robust UI notification system. You’ll also learn to use asynchronous loading for startup data and create a custom function library for handling damage.
Next, we’ll implement AI avoidance and strafing using a blend of Blueprint and C++ behavior tree nodes to craft advanced AI behaviors. We’ll incorporate the crowd following component for detour crowd avoidance and explore behavior tree node types and the environment query system to determine strafing locations.
With our enemies capable of dealing damage, we’ll refine our hero’s combat abilities by adding directional rolling, directional hit reactions, blocking, parrying, and target locking. You’ll learn to use motion warping for dynamic rolling distances and handle most of the heavy lifting in C++ for the target lock ability.
Following this, we’ll introduce a ranged enemy that shoots projectiles and retreats when approached. We’ll then add a boss character complete with a boss bar, powerful melee attacks, and the ability to summon other enemies. Once our combat system is fully functional, we’ll develop a survival game mode with enemy waves. We’ll create multiple widgets, including a win screen, lose screen, pause menu, and main menu. Finally, we’ll port everything to a real map for epic battles against our enemies.
This comprehensive RPG course is unmatched online. With detailed code changes provided in each lecture and a step-by-step approach, there’s no better time to create your dream RPG project. What are you waiting for? Join the course and start your RPG adventure today!
Who this course is for:
- Learners who want to build an action RPG project
- Learners who want to level up their C++ skills
- Learners who want to write clean, professional and extendable code
Instructor
When I started my career as a technical artist, I was driven by a deep desire to make a significant difference in the work I was doing. Specifically, I wanted to help my co-workers enhance their work efficiency and productivity within the Unreal engine. Leveraging my prior experience as a teacher, I discovered my knack for simplifying intricate concepts and explaining them in a way that was accessible to anyone willing to learn.
As my aspirations evolved and I contemplated becoming an online instructor, those around me frequently asked, "What kind of instructor do you envision yourself becoming?"
In my view, I firmly believe that no subject is too daunting when you have a knowledgeable instructor who can guide you through each and every step. By employing a clear, step-by-step approach, anyone can acquire mastery in their desired area, including Unreal.
That is precisely the kind of instructor I aspire to be—an instructor who empowers learners by providing comprehensive guidance and enabling them to confidently navigate their Unreal journey.