Overview Of Engine

• https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Programming/Introduction/index.html
• GDC Europe 2014: Unreal Engine 4 for Programmers - Lessons Learned & Things to Come:

Deep Dive Technical Course

• http://nikoladimitroff.github.io/Game-Engine-Architecture
• https://www.blaenkdenum.com/notes/unreal-engine
• https://jip.dev/notes/unreal-engine/
• https://github.com/jbtronics/UE4-Cheatsheet

Modules

Types:

• Developer: Used by Editor & Programs, but not games
• Editor: Used by UnrealEditor Only
• Runtime: Used by Editor, Games, & Programs
• ThirdParty: External third party libs/code
• Plugins: Extensions for Editor and/or Games. Should not have dependencies on other plugins
• Programs: Standalone apps & tools

Important Modules:

• Core: fundamental types & functions
• CoreUObject: Implements Uobject reflection system
• Engine: Game & engine framework classes
• OnlineSubsystem: Online & social networking features
• Slate: Widget library & high level UI functionality

Modules for Advanced Functionality:

• DesktopPlatform: Modules for OS function calls (e.g. filesystem, etc)
• DetailCustomization: Editor Detail panel customizations
• Launch: Main loop classes & functions
• Messaging: Message passing subsystem
• Sockets: Network socket implementation
• Settings: Editor & Project settings API
• SlateCore: Low level UI functionality
• TargetPlatform: Platform abstraction layer
• UMG: WYSIWYG UI system (Unreal Motion Graphics)
• UnrealEd: Unreal Editor main frame & features
• Analytics: Analytics functionality
• AssetRegistry: Asset database functionality for UnrealEd
• JsonUtilities & XmlParser: Parsing json/xml files

Rendering

• How Unreal Renders A Frame: https://interplayoflight.wordpress.com/2017/10/25/how-unreal-renders-a-frame
• UE4 Rendering Overview: https://medium.com/@lordned/unreal-engine-4-rendering-overview-part-1-c47f2da65346
• http://gregory-igehy.hatenadiary.com/entry/2018/02/24/023251
• http://gregory-igehy.hatenadiary.com/entry/2017/12/28/002645

Python

Fast ramp up to UE4Python

These documents are great starting points which are located in the UE4 Python Repo

• README.MD
• UOBJECT_API.md
• SnippetsForStaticAndSkeletalMeshes.md
• Examples\*.md

How to find stuff

• Look at the *Snippets.py files
• Use Find all in BuildAutomation vscode project
• Use Visual assist symbol search "py_ ..."

Useful Python Starting Points

• https://www.toptal.com/python/top-10-mistakes-that-python-programmers-make
• http://book.pythontips.com/en/latest/index.html
• http://ozkatz.github.io/improving-your-python-productivity.html
• https://treyhunner.com/2019/05/python-builtins-worth-learning

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Last update: 2023-03-05
Created: 2019-04-24