UnrealScript Game Programming Cookbook -- Table of Contents -- UnrealScript Game Programming Cookbook -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Development Environments -- Introduction -- Integrated development environments -- Using UnCodeX -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- There's more... -- Dungeon Defenders to save the day -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Unreal Script IDE -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- There's more… -- nFringe -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Unreal X-Editor -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- There's more... -- See also -- Editing runtime values with Remote Control -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- 2. Archetypes and Prefabs -- Introduction -- Prefabs -- Constructing a leaking pipe prefab -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding particles to our prefab -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding audio effects to our prefab -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Creating a PointLight archetype -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Multiple deviations of an actor or object is necessary -- Altering objects within the editor -- Reduction of compile-time and load-time overhead -- See also -- Creating a subarchetype from an archetype -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 3. Scripting a Camera System -- Introduction.

Understanding the camera -- The PlayerController class -- Configuring the engine and editor for a custom camera -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Writing the TutorialCamera class -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Camera properties and archetypes -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating a first person camera -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating a third person camera -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating a side-scrolling camera -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Creating a top-down camera -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 4. Crafting Pickups -- Introduction -- Understanding AI -- Pickups -- Creating our first pickup -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating a base for our pickup to spawn from -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Animating our pickup -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Altering what our pickup does -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Allowing vehicles to use a pickup -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 5. AI and Navigation -- Introduction -- WayPoints -- Benefits of WayPoints -- NavMeshes -- Benefits of NavMeshes -- Improved representation of the environment -- No more raycasts -- Laying PathNodes on a map -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Laying NavMeshes on a map -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Adding a scout to create NavMesh properties -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Adding an AI pawn via Kismet -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Allowing a pawn to wander randomly around a map -- Getting ready.

How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Making a pawn patrol PathNodes on a map -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Making a pawn randomly patrol PathNodes on a map -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Allowing a pawn to randomly patrol a map with NavMeshes -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Making a pawn follow us around the map with NavMeshes -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- 6. Weapons -- Introduction -- Creating a gun that fires homing missiles -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating a gun that heals pawns -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating a weapon that can damage over time -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding a flashlight to a weapon -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating an explosive barrel -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating a landmine -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 7. HUD -- Introduction -- Displaying a bar for the player's health -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Drawing text for a player's health -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Displaying a bar for the player's ammo -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Drawing text for the player's ammo -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Drawing the player's name on screen -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating a crosshair -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 8. Miscellaneous Recipes -- Introduction -- Creating an army of companions -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works...

Having enemies flash quickly as their health decreases -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating a crosshair that uses our weapon's trace -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Changing the crosshair color when aiming at a pawn -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Drawing a debug screen -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Drawing a bounding box around pawns -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- How it works... -- Index.