Description:

Project Features

• Third-person Action Character Movement
• Enhanced Input
• Action System (similar to Gameplay Ability System in design)
  • Dash Ability (Teleporting via projectile)
  • Blackhole Ability
  • Magic Projectile Attack
  • "Thorns" buff (reflecting damage)
  • Burning Damage-over-time effect
• AttributeComponent (Holding health etc.)
• SaveGame System for persisting progress of character and world state.
• Event-based logic to drive UI and gameplay reactions.
• Mix of C++ & Blueprint and how to combine them effectively.
• GameplayTags to mark-up Actors, Buffs, Actions.
• Multiplayer support for all features
• GameMode Logic
  • EQS for binding bot/powerup spawn locations.
  • Bot spawning system (bots cost points to spawn, gamemode gains points over time to spend)
  • DataTable holds bot information
  • DataAssets to hold enemy configurations
• Asset Manager: Async loading of data assets
• Async loading of UI icons
• AI
  • Minion AI with Behavior Trees (Roam, See, Chase, Attack, Flee/Heal)
  • C++ Custom Behavior Trees Nodes
  • EQS for attack/cover locations by AI
• Powerups
  • Powerup pickups to heal, gain credits/actions. -UMG
  • Main menu to host/join game
  • UI elements for player attributes and projected widgets for powerups and enemy health.
  • C++ Localized Text
• Experimental / WIP
  • Aggregate Ticking (Projectiles)
  • Actor Pooling (Projectiles)
• Async Line tracing Example
• PSO Precaching & Bundled PSOs Setup for Windows DX12