Unreal Engine 5 C++ Multiplayer Shooter

Create a fast-paced, competitive multiplayer shooter in Unreal Engine 5 using C++!

Created by: Stephen Ulibarri
Engineer, Programmer, Game Developer, Author

What Will I Learn?

• Connecting players across the internet with matchmaking sessions
• Creating a plugin to convert any Unreal Engine project to multiplayer
• Program multiplayer matchmaking in Unreal Engine
• Learn replication techniques for fast-paced, competitive shooter games
• Optimize network code by minimizing bandwidth and maximizing performance
• Lag compensation techniques for multiplayer including client-side prediction and server-side rewind
• Multiple weapons including pistols, SMGs, assault rifles, shotguns, sniper rifles, rocket launcher, grenade launchers, and throwing grenades
• Pickups including shields, health, speed buffs, jump buffs, and ammo pickups
• Crouching, aiming, jumping, strafing, reloading, and throwing, all in multiplayer
• Working HUD with health and shield bars, ammo count, score and defeats, and game timers
• Custom game modes, custom match states, and use of the core classes used in multiplayer
• Learn how the Game Mode, Game State, Player State, Player Controller, Pawn, Character, and Actor classes work in multiplayer
• Create your own subsystem to manage online sessions
• Learn about the Unreal Engine Online Subsystem and use it to program multiplayer games using any online service such as Steam
• Display announcements including: Who eliminated who, who won the game, winning teams, countdown timers
• Custom Match States: Fly around in the warmup stage, display winners in the cooldown stage

Requirements

• C++ basic knowledge (variables, functions, pointers, classes)
• At least some experience in Unreal Engine - creation of components, functions, and Blueprints (take one of my other courses!)

Target audience

• Those who wish to make multiplayer games
• Those who wish to convert their existing projects to multiplayer
• Those who want to make a competitive multiplayer game
• Those who wish to learn about multiplayer gameplay programming
• Those who wish to learn about optimization of multiplayer games
• Those who wish to learn about lag compensation techniques used by AAA shooter games
• Those who wish to learn Unreal Engine's multiplayer code base so they can make any multiplayer game they want