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Action RPG Game

A sample game that shows how to use the Ability System plugin.

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This document refers to a sample game project called Action RPG . You can find this project by doing the following:

  1. Click the Learn tab in the Epic Launcher and scroll down to the Games section.

  2. Click the image for Action RPG to see a description of the project. Click the yellow button named Free .

  3. After a short time loading, the button will change to Create Project . Click this button and the launcher will prompt you to choose a project name and location.

  4. Click Create and the project will download to your designated folder.

Designed as a resource for developers, Action RPG is a third-person hack-and-slash game built from the ground up to help you learn more about how to use UE4 to develop high-end mobile games for Android and iOS.

Setup

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Building Gameplay in C++ for Action RPG

A guide to describe how the gameplay systems in Action RPG were built.

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Balancing Blueprint and C++

Describe how to make a combination Blueprint/C++ game, and decisions you might make along the way.

Ability System Breakdown

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Gameplay Abilities in Action RPG

Going over how gameplay abilities are using in ARPG.

Guides

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Adding a Random Amount of Souls Per Kill

Going over how to award the player a random amount of souls for each vanquished enemy.

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Adding A Pick Up

Taking a look at creating an item that can be placed in the world as a player pickup.

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Migrating Content

Showing how to migrate content from any UE4 project into Action RPG.

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Adding a New Weapon

Going over how to add a new weapon to ARPG.

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Adding a New Potion

Going over how to add a new potion type to Action RPG.

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