Game Dev Library

Find anything and everything about game development here, from how-to's for popular technologies like Unreal Engine 4 and Unity Engine, to tips and tricks from gaming insiders, to analysis of the latest developments in the gaming industry.

Game Development Attack Plan: L.E.R.P.

Break into the game development industry using the L.E.R.P. method, which asks you to Learn, Explore, Re(connect), and Prove.

Cursory: Scoped Cursors and the Cursor Stack

Using the Cursory plugin for Unreal Engine 4, you can add temporary hardware cursors for defined-scope events like hovering a monster or a widget.

Cursory: Conforming Player and Widget Cursors

With the Cursory plugin for Unreal Engine 4, you can ensure that both players and widgets use the same hardware cursor.

Cursory: Step-by-Step

A step-by-step guide for getting a custom hardware cursor to show up in the viewport with the Cursory plugin for Unreal Engine 4.

Cursory: Using Cursors at Runtime

With the Cursory plugin for Unreal Engine 4, you can switch between standard and custom cursors with just two Blueprint functions.

Cursory: Defining and Organizing Custom Cursors

The Cursory plugin for Unreal Engine 4 gives you the ability to manage and organize an infinite number of custom hardware cursors through Project Settings.

Cursory: Introduction

Cursory is a small plugin for Unreal Engine 4 that allows you to very easily manage custom hardware cursors while retaining access to standard platform cursors.

Remapt: Decks & Presets

By default, the Engine keeps only one set of input mappings. If a user changes a mapping (for example, by changing the Jump event from…

Remapt: Building an Interface

Technically, you don't need to provide any input remapping interface for your end users (players). You can define Presets for the various…

Remapt: Settings Files

There are many situations where even multiple Decks might not provide enough flexibility. For example, multiple people might be using the…

Prefixed: Modify Naming Rules

While the Unrealistic Style Guide will cover the naming of most standard Engine assets, it does not handle project- or plugin-specific…

Remapt: Getting Started

Remapt is a input remapping system that builds on top of the pre-existing input architecture of Unreal Engine 4. This walkthrough will help…

Prefixed: Getting Started

Prefixed is an asset naming enforcer that can be used to keep your projects neat and organized. To get started, follow these steps. Enable…

Rename Your Unreal Engine 4 Project (BP and C++)

Renaming a project seems like it should be a simple thing, but it's fraught with pitfalls. If you do it wrong, you can accidentally nuke…

Journey Into AI Perception

Unreal Engine 4 has always touted strong AI-reaction capabilities using Behavior Trees and Blackboards. But there was never an obvious…

Unrealistic Style Guide

A practical set of style conventions for assets, code, and other things in Unreal Engine 4.

Binding Input in C++

Player input is what separates video games from television - it allows the viewer to interact with their experience. In most games (though…