Game Development Patterns with Unreal Engine 5

Build maintainable and scalable systems with C++ and Blueprint

Enhance your Unreal Engine game development with a deep dive into design patterns. This book equips you with techniques to refine your C++ coding, translating Blueprints to C++ for efficient solutions. You'll explore how to write cleaner, more maintainable code by applying design patterns, from basic principles to advanced applications like Interface, Singleton, and Object Pooling for optimization. Ideal for beginner to intermediate developers, it's a comprehensive guide to mastering design patterns for scalable and maintainable game systems in Unreal Engine 5.

Format: Paperback
Length: 254 pages
Publication date: 05 January 2024
Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited

Elevate the quality of your game's coding by making it significantly more readable, reusable, modular, and efficiently optimized. This is achieved by adhering to various design patterns which will substantially enhance your proficiency in utilizing C++ within the Unreal Engine framework.

Key Features Include:

• Embark on an enlightening journey into the intriguing realm of design patterns and their practical applications within the context of Unreal Engine 5 game creation.
• Acquire the skill to adeptly translate code from Blueprint to C++ to foster the implementation of high-performance solutions in the domain of game development.
• Uncover the best practices for crafting pristine code and effectively applying these principles to projects involving Unreal Engine 5 and C++.
• Gain an added benefit with the purchase of the print or Kindle edition of the book, which comes with a complimentary PDF eBook.

Design patterns emerge as a comprehensive suite of strategies and practices that empower developers to produce code that is not only quicker but also easier to manage and scale.

Throughout the pages of this guide, you will venture through a spectrum of design patterns, gaining insights on how to adeptly apply them to your development projects using Unreal Engine 5. You'll commence by immersing yourself in the essential principles of coding, thereby establishing a robust understanding of the intricacies, challenges, and advantages associated with integrating patterns into your coding practices.

As you advance, you will pinpoint specific patterns that are intricately integrated into the essence of Unreal Engine 5, including but not limited to Double Buffer, Flyweight, and Spatial Partitioning. This exploration extends to examining existing toolsets that encapsulate patterns within their design and functionality, such as Component, Behavior Tree, and Update mechanisms. Subsequently, you will embark on developing a series of gameplay use cases in C++, applying a myriad of design patterns like Interface and Event-based Observers to establish a decoupled communication hierarchy. Moreover, your journey will guide you through working with Singleton, Command, and State patterns, along with Behavioral Patterns, Template, Subclass Sandbox, and Type Object.

The concluding segment of this book zeroes in on the application of design patterns for optimization purposes, encapsulating concepts like Dirty Flag, Data Locality, and Object Pooling. By the culmination of this book, you will have mastered the art of designing systems that seamlessly blend C++ with Blueprint to create maintainable and scalable systems.

What You Will Learn

• Capture the fundamental essence of design patterns and their indispensable utility within software development.
• Decode the intricate layers within Unreal Engine 5 and comprehend how they synergize.
• Establish a coherent relationship between C++ coding practices and Blueprint within the Unreal Engine 5 framework.
• Identify and recognize the design patterns embedded within the existing functions of Unreal Engine 5.
• Dive into the exploration of design patterns to grasp their objectives and practical applications within Unreal Engine 5.
• Ingeniously apply design patterns to revamp existing code, thereby surmounting common developmental challenges.

Intended Audience

This book is impeccably suited for beginner or intermediate game developers who are navigating the realms of Unreal Engine and are eager to refine their C++ coding techniques through the strategic application of design patterns.

Although this book encompasses introductory tasks to unveil the fundamentals of Unreal Engine 5, it is not primarily designed to serve as a comprehensive guide to learning Unreal Engine from the ground up. Having prior exposure to Unreal Engine will prove advantageous; however, the book is structured to introduce tools and features progressively as necessary.

Weight: 482g
Dimension: 190 x 236 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781803243252