Unreal Engine: Character Skill System (Udemy.com)

Master the tools used to build "Fortnite" as we craft our very own character skill system using Unreal Engine 4!

Created by: Greg Wondra

Produced in 2021

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What you will learn

  • How to download, install, and setup a project in Unreal Engine 4
  • How to use the Side Scroller Project Template in Unreal Engine 4 to create a "Metroidvania" style game!
  • How to implement a Paragon Character (from Unreal Engine 4's stock of FREE assets) as a Playable Character
  • How to add acquirable Movement, White Magic, and Black Magic Skills to a Player Character
  • How to add Health and Mana Systems to a project
  • How to create supporting HUD and Interactive Menus using Unreal Engine 4's Widget Blueprints
  • How to Script Interactive Gameplay elements utilizing Unreal Engine 4's Blueprint Scripting tools
  • How to hook up Player Character Animations

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Overall Score : 94 / 100

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Course Description

In this game designcourse,I'll be guidingyou step-by-step through the construction of a custom made CHARACTERSKILLSYSTEM using Unreal Engine 4:
THEpremierfree to download gaming engine! (AND the SAME engine used to build "Fortnite.")Thiscourse contains over 145+fun to followvideo lessons. Topics covered include:
How to create a 3D Sidescroller Project in Unreal Engine 4How to create interactive and animated Menus and HUD utilizing Widget BlueprintsHow tocreate interactive objects using Blueprint Scripting (NOCODINGKNOWLEDGE REQUIRED!)How to create 6 different Player Skills using Blueprint Scripting:
Double JumpBack DashFireball (direct attack)Electro Shock (AOE attack)Lens of Truth (reveals secret passageways and platforms)Transform into Mist (allows you to pass through gates)How to retarget Skeletal Meshes and AnimationsHow to create and edit an Animation State MachineAnd more!
With the knowledge gained in these video lessons, you will be armed with the necessaryskills tostartbuilding your OWN character skill system (WITHOUT any programming knowledge needed)!
Who this course is for:
Students interested in learning how to use Unreal Engine 4 to create gamesStudents looking to expand their knowledge of Blueprint Scripting, Widget Blueprints, and Animation Hook-Ups in Unreal Engine 4Students who want to learn how to add a skill / ability / magic system to their gameStudents interested in the "Metroidvania" genre

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Instructor Details

Greg Wondra

Hey Guys!
My name is Greg Wondra,I am a 12 year video game design veteran and 3 year game design instructor. I have worked for companies such as 2K Sports, KingsIsle Entertainment, and Nickelodeon. I'm proud to have had the honor of working on the games listed below:
-Wizard 101(PC)
-Lost Planet 3(360, PS3, PC)
-MonkeyQuest(PC)
-Sports Champions(PS3)
-Major League Baseball 2K5, 2K6, 2K7, 2K8(various consoles)
-SpongeBob Moves In(Mobile)
-Grub Guardian(Mobile)
Working in the gaming industry has been a dream come true and has provided me with rare lifetime opportunities. Over the course of my career I've been fortunate enough to have directed the likes of LeBron James and Derek Jeter in motion capture sessions. Additionally, one of the projects I was involved with (Sports Champions) was selected to be the game bundled in with Sony's Playstation Move hardware when it was initially released.

Since 2016 I've worked as the Video Game Design instructor at the Regional Occupational Center in Bakersfield, CA where Iteach high school seniors a full year course on game design using Unreal Engine 4.

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By Kasper Larsson on 12/20/2020

I just get so enormously frustrated with classes like this one. It is hard not to seem like someone who is ungrateful here so I will try and defend my low grade with some text. :
If you do a class that is 20+ hours long you should as an instructor be aware that your students spend roughly 3-4 times the amount of that time following along and understanding, need I to say that my point is that instructors should aim to stay relevant if they intend to teach their students anything. I am 8 hours of lectures in and I'd say I spend maybe about twice that right now in personal hours - and I still have not come to a point that is even CLOSE to anything skill base related.
I am simply just too busy a person to let someone steal my time this way. If you call your course about skill base then let it be about that. 3 hours of lectures ago I was animating UI buttons and I am just thinking "Why man? Why?"
Keep the course relevant.
The extra frustrating problem becomes this. Why dont I just refund the money and stop complaining?
- By the time you are so far in, because like me you may stick in there thinking it will be worth it, but having learned nothing on the subject this class promise even 25% into the course you are no longer allowed to refund. Thats against UDEMY policy.
This is the first class I have written a proper negative review on. I am generally surprised I kept letting someone waste my time like this.
I am generally just super sad about this course because I can see it holds some valuable knowledge but the way it is being read from a book "Put in 0.15 in this color" for every single value repeated 6 times for each step, it feels like I am grinding level 1 boars to level up.
Anyways. I will give this yet another hour to see if there is actually some hidden treasure in here. I hope to give a better evaluation

By K Leiendecker on 11/21/2020

Great course. Really appreciated that each option selected or typed during the videos was announced to make it easy for those of with the video too small to see the text. Very easy to follow and really clearly explained. Would love to have a followup video added showing how to locally save the current skill choice settings.

By Guillaume TIZON on 11/20/2020

Impressive course ! I recommend it as well , the instructor is clear, go straight to the point and give comprehensive explanations during the course.
Good job !

By Phil Mcclean on 11/19/2020

Greg, thank you so much for putting this course together. Just finished it there and really enjoyed it. Had a few snags along the way but figured them out by troubleshooting myself and a couple of moments of banging my head off the wall with stupid mistakes. Hoping you go back and revisit but it's really put me in the right direction to use in my projects. Stay safe. Phil

By Todor Kolev on 10/21/2020

Really fun course, went in it unsure if it'll be able to keep my attention, but learned a lot and enjoyed creating all those skills/objects.

By Mario Fischer on 10/3/2020

Really good Work, Thanks for This one!

By Jim Fredrickson on 9/24/2020

Great course so far. Clear and concise. Loved learning how sub a character for the mannequin and learning a lot of
different aspects of the engine and content.

By Arash Amiri on 9/17/2020

Great course! A bit too much copy & pasting, maybe not the best practice but you will learn a lot.

By Ankit Rawat on 9/12/2020

I Will Recommend Everyone To get this course :) I've learned a lot of things. Thank you

By David Schmidt on 9/7/2020

Thank you, for the course. It's one of best.

By Steven Solis Solano on 9/5/2020

Es un excelente curso y recomiendo al instructor. Muy atento con las dudas y explica demasiado bien el tema. Me hubiese gustado que se extendiera ms a las habilidades de combate y crear un enemigo que no solo recibiera dao, sino que tambin atacara.

By Akarsh Lakshman on 9/5/2020

i am building a game using the character skills. this course has been very helpful.