Unreal Engine 5 RTS Game

Overview

This project is a Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game developed using Unreal Engine 5. It uniquely blends the power of C++ with the flexibility of Blueprints, ensuring robust and extendable gameplay mechanics. My approach involves building a strong C++ foundation, with every Blueprint deriving from a C++ base.

Key Features

• C++ and Blueprint Integration: Leveraging the strengths of both C++ for performance-critical tasks and Blueprints for rapid prototyping and iteration.
• RTS Gameplay Mechanics: Implementing core RTS features like unit control, resource management, and AI opponents.
• Iterative Design: Focusing on achieving a full gameplay loop before commencing the art pass, ensuring a solid gameplay foundation.

Current Progress

• Camera movement
• User interface to spawm and place buildings
• Builders that will move to placed buildings and construct them
• Resource farmers that will increment a resource count on the HUD
• Enemies that will move to a goal over a set of randomised points
• Towers and Units that will target and shoot at nearby enemies
• Click and Drag unit selection
• Sending a group of selected units to a location
• Play around with niagra
• Full gameplay loop
• More sophisticated AI for enemies
• Buildings cost resources
• Different types of units
• More towers
• Art Pass (models/FX)
• Ability to load and start a game from a menu

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Unreal Engine 5.3.2
• Visual Studio 2022 or Rider

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ErrolMc/UnrealRTS.git

2. Right click on TowerDefense.uproject and select "Regerate visual studio project files"
3. Open TowerDefense.sln in Visual Studio 2022/Rider and build the solution
4. Open TowerDefense.uproject in Unreal Engine 5.3.2