Final project for the Game Development specialization of Open Education in Computer Science from Open Source Society University.

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Topics Covered

• Character Creation and Movement

• Input for PC and Console Controllers

• Extensive Use of Animation Blueprints

  • Anim Instances and their C++ parents
  • 1D and 2D Blendspaces
  • Strafing, Turn-in-Place, Aim Offsets
  • Inverse Kinematics and Animation Curves
  • Character lean while running
  • Crouching (with dynamic capsule resizing)
  • Turn hips while running

• Weapon Handling and Animations

  • Weapon fire with recoil animations
  • Reloading
  • Weapon blast and impact particles
  • Weapon beam particles (smoke trails)
  • Bullet shell eject particles
  • Sound effects
  • Blending animations per bone, by bool, and by enum
  • Attach and equip different weapons (pistols, SMGs, assault rifles)
  • Automatic and semi-automatic gunfire
  • Move gun parts (clip/magazine, pistol slide) during animations
  • Camera zoom while aiming

• Dynamic Crosshairs

  • Spread in reaction to:
    • Character speed
    • Weapon fire
    • Aiming
    • Jumping
  • Different crosshairs per weapon

• HUD and Widgets

  • Widget components showing:
    • Item names, types, ammo counts, rarity
    • HUD animations
  • Full item inventory system

• Data Management

  • Data tables in Blueprints and C++
  • Curves to control:
    • Item movement during pickup
    • Color and brightness pulse for material effects
  • Numerous gameplay algorithms
  • Data structures including: structs, enums, arrays, maps, and more

• Material and Visual Effects

  • Material creation:
    • Post-process materials
    • Dynamic material instances
    • Setting material properties from C++
    • Driving material properties with curves
    • Material functions
    • Blending materials together
  • Outline effects, Glow/Pulse effects

• Animations and Retargeting

  • Retargeting animations and whole Animation Blueprints
  • Animation Montages
  • Anim Notifies for sounds, weapon trails, and custom events
  • Sync markers for footsteps and sync groups

• Assets Provided in the Course

  • Sounds, textures, particle effects, meshes
  • Delegates, interfaces
  • Dynamic footsteps depending on surface type
  • Physical materials and surface types
  • Niagara particle systems
  • Line traces

• Enemy AI

  • Behavior Trees and Blackboard Components
  • Multiple enemy types with varying health, damage, size, and speed
  • Headshot damage with:
    • Higher damage for headshots
    • Animated number widgets for bullet hits
    • Different colored numbers for headshots
  • Character and enemy health bars
  • Enemy patrol, agro, chase, and attack player
  • Death mechanics and stun mechanics
  • Melee attacks with weapon trails
  • Explosives causing damage and death

• Level Prototyping and Development

  • Creating full levels from prototypes using professional assets
  • Light baking
  • Post-process effects

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Log

(See /log)

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