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• Intermédiaire, intéressant, création d'un level complet avec greyboxing + creation d'assets dans Blender, Gameplay avec quelques blueprints

1. RAS
2. RAS
3. It's Time to Customize!
   Getting started making game assets
   Using the basic tools of polygon modeling
   How to use UV mapping and why it's important
   UV unwrapping our game asset
   Basic texturing techniques
4. Getting the Assets to the Level
   Exporting our object from Blender
   What is FBX?
   Importing our object into Unreal
   Setting up and using our new 3D asset
5. Taking This Level Up a Notch
   Planning a more complex level
   Whiteboxing a level for better asset creation
   Level design principles
   Advanced scripting techniques
   Win conditions
6. Monster Assets – The Level Totally Needs One of These
   Designing our asset – inspiration and concept art
   Advanced tools. Subdivide, Knife, Bridge Edge Loops, and more
   Subdivide tool
   Knife tool
   Bridge Edge Loops tool
   Triangulate modifier tool
   Using multiple shapes within Blender
7. Let's Dress to Impress!
   Unwrapping complex objects
   Marking seams
   Unwrap tool
   Stitch
   Average Island Scale
   Pack Islands
   Using Smart UV Project
   Custom Marking Seams
   Unwrapping Cubes
   Unwrapping Cylinders
   Using different maps to create a more realistic look
8. Lights, Camera, Animation!
   How does Blender handle animation?
   Rigging and using key frames
   Using Blender's suite of animation tools
9. Bang Bang – Let's Make It Explode
   Creating a class blueprint to tie it all together
   Using sound effects
   Using particle effects

• Débutant, intéressant, création d'un level complet avec greyboxing, propose des exercices

1. RAS
2. An Overview of the Level Design Process
   The Conceptual Design of Levels
   The Suggested Work Flow of Level Design
   The Process of Creating a Level in UE4
3. Blocking Your First Level
   Exploring the Modes Panel Focusing on BSPs
   Using BSPs to Build the Foundation
   Continuing to Block Out Your Level
   Play-Testing the Level
   Using Geometry Editing Mode
4. Finishing the Blocking of Your Level
   Extend the Blocking Done in the Previous Chapter
   Continuing to Block the Level
   Cleaning Up the Level
   Importing Assets into Unreal
   Creating Your First Blueprint
   Exploring the Swapping Process
   Creating Your Initial Materials
   Adding Your First Point Light
5. Exploring Blueprints
   Creating the Hallway Blueprints
   Adding Hallway Blueprints to the Level
   Using Layers to Group Objects
   Error Checking through Play-Testing
   Modifying Your Blueprints and Adding Door frames
   Correcting Collisions
6. Materials
   Textures versus Materials
   Material Types
   Input Types
   Adding Textures
   Modifying Channels
7. Lighting Concepts
   Common Lighting Techniques
   Lightmass Importance Volumes
   Reflection Nodes
   Togglable Lighting
8. Blueprint Animation
   Creating Automatic Doors
   Matinee
9. Populating Your Level
   Importing the Rest of Your Objects
   Creating Time-Based Materials
   Creating Layered Materials
   Adding Actors
   Adding Physics to an Actor
10. Particle Systems
    Overview of Cascade
    Emitters
    Curve Editor
11. Advanced Blueprint Techniques
    Using Blueprints to Create Custom Length Hallways
    Changing Colors during Runtime
    Interacting with Blueprints
12. Working with Landscapes
    Creating and Working with Landscapes
    Importing Landscapes
    Building a Landscape
    Painting on Landscapes
    Adding Water
    Adding Foliage

• création un FPS uniquement en blueprint, intéressant car il s'agit d'un prototype complet, avec une IA ennemie, des menus, un changement de niveau...

1. Object Interaction with Blueprints
   Creating a project and the first level
   Creating our first Blueprint
   Exploring the Event Graph panel
   Detecting a hit
   Swapping a material
   Improving the Blueprint
   Adding movement
   Changing actor mobility and collision
   Breaking down our goal
   Storing data with variables
   Readying direction for calculations
   Getting relative speed using delta time
   Translating the existing location
   Updating location
   Changing direction
   Testing moving targets
2. Enhancing Player Abilities
   Adding the running functionality by extending a Blueprint
   Breaking down the Blueprint character movement
   Customizing control inputs
   Adding a sprint ability
   Breaking down the Blueprint character movement
   Customizing control inputs
   Adding a sprint ability
   Animating a zoom view
   Using a timeline to smooth transitions
   Increasing the projectile's speed
   Using a timeline to smooth transitions
   Increasing the projectile's speed
   Adding sound and particle effects
   Giving our targets state with branches
   Triggering sound effects, explosions, and destruction
   Giving our targets state with branches
   Triggering sound effects, explosions, and destruction
3. Creating Screen UI Elements
   Creating simple UI meters with UMG
   Drawing shapes with widget Blueprints
   Customizing the meter's appearance
   Creating ammo and enemy counters
   Displaying the HUD
   Drawing shapes with widget Blueprints
   Customizing the meter's appearance
   Creating ammo and enemy counters
   Displaying the HUD
   Connecting UI values to player variables
   Creating bindings for health and stamina
   Making text bindings
   Creating bindings for health and stamina
   Making text bindings
   Tracking the ammo and eliminated targets
   Reducing the ammo counter
   Increasing the targets eliminated counter
   Reducing the ammo counter
   Increasing the targets eliminated counter
4. Creating Constraints and Gameplay Objectives
   Constraining player actions
   Draining stamina while sprinting
   Using looping timers to repeat actions
   Blocking actions with branches
   Regenerating stamina
   Preventing firing actions when out of ammo
   Draining stamina while sprinting
   Using looping timers to repeat actions
   Blocking actions with branches
   Regenerating stamina
   Preventing firing actions when out of ammo
   Creating collectable objects
   Setting up collection logic
   Setting up collection logic
   Setting a gameplay win condition
   Displaying a target goal in the HUD
   Creating a win menu screen
   Displaying the menu
   Triggering a win
   Displaying a target goal in the HUD
   Creating a win menu screen
   Displaying the menu
   Triggering a win
5. Making Moving Enemies with AI
   Setting up the enemy actor to navigate
   Importing from the marketplace
   Expanding the play area
   Making the level traversable with a NavMesh
   Setting the stage for intelligence with AI assets
   Importing from the marketplace
   Expanding the play area
   Making the level traversable with a NavMesh
   Setting the stage for intelligence with AI assets
   Creating navigation behavior
   Setting up patrol points
   Enabling communication between assets
   Teaching our AI to walk with the Behavior Tree
   Setting up patrol points
   Enabling communication between assets
   Teaching our AI to walk with the Behavior Tree
   Making the AI chase the player
   Giving the enemy sight with Pawn Sensing
   Adding conditions to the Behavior Tree
   Creating chasing behavior
   Giving the enemy sight with Pawn Sensing
   Adding conditions to the Behavior Tree
   Creating chasing behavior
6. Upgrading the AI Enemies
   Creating an enemy attack
   Making an attack task
   Updating the health meter
   Making an attack task
   Updating the health meter
   Making enemies hear and investigate sounds
   Adding hearing to the Behavior Tree
   Setting up the investigating tasks
   Interpreting and storing the noise event data
   Adding noise to the player's actions
   Adding hearing to the Behavior Tree
   Setting up the investigating tasks
   Interpreting and storing the noise event data
   Adding noise to the player's actions
   Making the enemies destructible
   Saving time by reusing existing Blueprint content
   Saving time by reusing existing Blueprint content
   Spawning more enemies during gameplay
   Choosing a spawn point where enemies will appear
   Managing spawn rates and limits with variables
   Spawning new enemies in the Level Blueprint
   Choosing a spawn point where enemies will appear
   Managing spawn rates and limits with variables
   Spawning new enemies in the Level Blueprint
   Creating enemy wandering behavior
   Identifying a wander point with a custom task
   Adding wandering to the Behavior Tree
   Identifying a wander point with a custom task
   Adding wandering to the Behavior Tree
7. Tracking Game States and Applying Finishing Touches
   Making danger real with player death
   Setting up a lose screen
   Creating round-based scaling with saved games
   Storing game information using a SaveGame object
   Storing and loading the saved data when starting the game
   Increasing the enemy target goal
   Create a transition screen to be shown between rounds
   Transitioning to a new round when the current round is won
   Storing game information using a SaveGame object
   Storing and loading the saved data when starting the game
   Increasing the enemy target goal
   Create a transition screen to be shown between rounds
   Transitioning to a new round when the current round is won
   Pausing the game and resetting the save file
   Creating a pause menu
   Resuming and resetting the save file
   Triggering the pause menu
   Creating a pause menu
   Resuming and resetting the save file
   Triggering the pause menu
8. Building and Publishing
   Optimizing your graphics settings
   Setting up our game to be played by others
   Packaging the game into a build
   Packaging the game into a build
   Steps for further learning
   Finish and share as many games as you can
   Stretch out of your comfort zone
   Resources for additional learning and support
   Finish and share as many games as you can
   Stretch out of your comfort zone

• WIP (projet EBO02_RPG), intéressant pour la mise en place d'un framework BASIQUE pour un RPG tour à tour

1. Getting Started with RPG Design in Unreal
   The design and concept phase
   Stats and progression
   Classes
   Special abilities
   RPG design overview
   Setting
   Exploration
   Dialogue
   Shopping
   Gold
   The pause screen
   Party members
   Equipment
   Classes
   Soldier
   Combat
   Combat stats
   Combat actions
   Attack
   Ability
   After combat/victory
   Loot
   Experience
   Experience and leveling
   Stat increases
   Learning abilities
   Game over
   Victory
   Choosing the right formula
2. Scripting and Data in Unreal
   Creating a new C++ class
   Blueprints
   Creating a new Blueprint
   Adding a Blueprint to the scene
   Blueprints for Actor classes
   Using Data Tables to import spreadsheet data
   The spreadsheet format
   A sample spreadsheet
   The Data Table struct
   Importing the spreadsheet
   Querying the spreadsheet
3. Exploration and Combat
   Creating the player pawn
   The interface
   The PlayerController
   The Pawn
   The GameMode class
   Adding the skinned mesh
   Creating a Camera Component
   Defining characters and enemies
   Classes
   Characters
   Enemies
   Party members
   The GameInstance class
   Turn-based combat
   Performing actions
   Making decisions
   Target selection
   Dealing damage
   Combat UI with UMG
   UI-driven decision making
   Creating the game over screen
4. Pause Menu Framework
   UMG pause screen initial setup
   UMG background color
   UMG text
   UMG buttons
   The UMG inventory submenu
   The UMG equipment submenu
   Key binding
   Button programming
5. Bridging Character Statistics
   Getting character data
   Getting player instances
   Displaying stats
6. NPCs and Dialog
   Creating the NPC Character Blueprint
   Interacting with the NPC
   Dialog box setup
   Creating an NPC welcome box
   Adding an NPC talk box
7. Gold, Items, and a Shop
   Setting and getting gold instances
   Item data
   The shop screen framework
   The item button framework
   Linking the item data
8. Inventory Population and Item Use
   Creating the FieldPlayer Booleans
   Determining whether the inventory screen is on or off
   Logical difference between the inventory and shop items
   Finishing the inventory screen
   Buying items
   Using items
9. Equipment
   The weapons Data Table
   Setting the weapon and equipment screen variables
   Creating the weapon button
   Revisiting the equipment screen
   Setting the equipment screen Text Blocks
   Correcting the character stats when equipping
10. Leveling, Abilities, and Saving Progress
    XP and leveling source code
    Data Table starting values
    Displaying levels and experience in the pause menu
    Applying the correct damage in combat
    Setting up the abilities array
    Abilities logic
    Saving and loading game progress
    Saving
    Loading

• Débutant, extrêmement complet, très intéressant, nombreux exemples en blueprints

1. Setting up Unreal Project Templates
2. Introduction to Level Design in Unreal Technology
3. Unreal Visual Scripting with Blueprints
4. Materials in Unreal Engine
   4.1 Introduction
   4.2 Anatomy of a Material
   4.2.1 Materials vs. Textures
   4.2.2 Texture Coordinates (UVs)
   4.3 Unreal Material Editor
   4.4 Physically Based Materials in Unreal Engine 4
   4.5 Anatomy of an Unreal Engine 4 Material
   4.6 Material Expressions in Unreal 4
   4.6.1 Parameter vs. Non-Parameter Expressions
   4.6.2 Commonly Used Material Expressions
5. Advanced Material Concepts in Unreal Engine
   5.1 Introduction
   5.2 More About Unreal Engine’s Shading Models
   5.2.1 Default Lit
   5.2.2 Unlit
   5.2.3 Subsurface
   5.2.4 Preintegrated Skin
   5.2.5 Clear Coat
   5.2.6 Subsurface Profile
   5.3 Material Blend Modes
   5.3.1 Opaque Blend Mode
   5.3.2 Masked Blend Mode
   5.3.3 Translucent Blend Mode
   5.3.4 Additive Blend Mode
   5.3.5 Modulate Blend Mode
   5.4 More Advanced Material Expressions
   5.4.1 Parameter Expressions
   5.4.2 Particle Expressions
   5.5 Blends
   5.6 Physically Based Materials in Unreal Engine 4
   5.7 Material Functions in Unreal Engine 4
   5.8 Material Attributes Expressions
   5.9 Layered Materials
   5.9.1 Material Layer Blend Types
   5.10 Material Instances and Dynamic Material Modifications
   5.11 Decals
   5.11.1 Decal Blend Mode
   5.12 Post-Process Materials
   5.13 Refraction and Reflection
6. Visual Effects and Cascade in Unreal Engine
7. Terrains and Landscapes in Unreal Engine
   7.1 Introduction to Landscapes
   7.3 Landscape Materials
   7.4 Editing Landscapes
   7.5 Landscape Splines
   7.6 Foliage and Foliage Editor
   7.7 Water in the Landscape
8. Advanced Blueprint Concepts
   8.1 Introduction
   8.2 Communication between Blueprints
   8.2.1 Direct Blueprint Communication
   8.2.2 Blueprint Casting
   8.2.3 Event Dispatchers
   8.2.4 Blueprint Interfaces
   8.3 Chapter Synopsis
   8.4 Creating The HUD
   8.5 Saving and Loading Game Data
9. A Top-Down Game with Blueprints
   9.1 Synopsis
   9.2 Setting up the Level
   9.3 Character, Controller and Game Mode Blueprints
   9.4 Character Movement and User Input
   9.5 Projectile Class Blueprint and Functionality
   9.5.1 Firing Mechanism
   9.5.2 Setting up Collisions
   9.6 Creating the Enemy Class and Implementing Damage
   9.6.1 Enemy Damage Implementation
   9.6.2 Implementing the Player Damage
   9.7 Implementing Game Over!!!
   9.8 AI and Enemy Spawning
   9.8.1 Spawning Enemies
   9.8.2 Setting up Enemy Artificial Intelligence
   9.9 Particle Systems and Visual Effects
   9.9.1 Destruction Visual Effects
   9.9.2 Hit Visual Effects

• Intermédiaire, intéressant, TODO++ car code en C++ pour un embryon de RPG

1. Coding with C++
2. Variables and Memory
3. If, Else, and Switch
4. Looping
5. Functions and Macros
6. Objects, Classes, and Inheritance
   struct objects
   Getters and setters
   Constructors and destructors
   Class inheritance
   Multiple inheritance
7. Dynamic Memory Allocation
   Dynamic memory allocation
   Regular arrays
   C++ style dynamic size arrays (new[] and delete[])
   Dynamic C-style arrays
8. Actors and Pawns
   Actors versus pawns
   Creating a world to put your actors in
   The UE4 editor
   Starting from scratch
   Adding light sources
   Collision volumes
   Adding collision detection for the objects editor
   Adding an actor to the scene
   Creating a player entity
   Inheriting from UE4 GameFramework classes
   Associating a model with the Avatar class
   Loading the mesh
   Creating a blueprint from our C++ class
   Writing C++ code that controls the game's character
   Making the player an instance of the Avatar class
   Setting up controller inputs
   Yaw and pitch
   Creating non-player character entities
   Displaying a quote from each NPC dialog box
   Displaying messages on the HUD
   Using TArray
   Triggering an event when it is near an NPC
   Make the NPC display something to the HUD when something is nearby
9. Templates and Commonly Used Containers
   Debugging the output in UE4
   UE4's TArray
   TSet
   TMap
   C++ STL versions of commonly used containers
10. Inventory System and Pickup Items
    Declaring the backpack
    Forward declaration
    Importing assets
    Attaching an action mapping to a key
    Base class PickupItem
    The root component
    Getting the avatar
    Getting the player controller
    Getting the HUD
    Drawing the player inventory
    Using HUD::DrawTexture()
    Detecting inventory item clicks
11. Monsters
    Landscape
    Sculpting the landscape
    Monsters
    Basic monster intelligence
    Moving the monster – steering behavior
    The discrete nature of monster motion
    Monster SightSphere
    Monster attacks on the player
    Melee attacks
    Defining a melee weapon
    Coding for a melee weapon in C++
    Downloading a sword
    Creating a blueprint for your melee weapon
    Sockets
    Creating a skeletal mesh socket in the monster's hand
    Attaching the sword to the model
    Code to equip the player with a sword
    Triggering the attack animation
    Blueprint basics
    Modifying the animation blueprint for Mixamo Adam
    Code to swing the sword
    Projectile or ranged attacks
    Bullet physics
    Adding bullets to the monster class
    Player knock back
12. Spell Book
    The particle systems
    Changing particle properties
    Settings for the blizzard spell
    Spell class actor
    Blueprinting our spells
    Picking up spells
    Creating blueprints for PickupItems that cast spells
    Attaching right mouse click to cast spell
    Writing the avatar's CastSpell function
    Instantiating the spell – GetWorld()->SpawnActor()
    if(spell)
    spell->SetCaster(this)
    Writing AMyHUD::MouseRightClicked()
    Activating right mouse button clicks
    Creating other spells
    The fire spell

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• Débutant, (projet EBO01_Joanna)

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• Débutant, bonne présentation

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• (projets EBO03_Doran & EBO03_Doran_ch9) - Débutant, très basique mais peut apporter quelques éléments intéressants pour des problématiques de gameplay (voir la table des matières), voir chap 6 - creating a day/night cycle et chap 9 C++

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• BOF, reprend 3 livres existants: Learning Unreal Engine Game Development, Unreal Engine Game Development Cookbook, Learning Unreal Engine Android Game Development