Unreal Engine Physics Essentials

Gain practical knowledge of mathematical and physics concepts in order to design and develop an awesome game world using Unreal Engine 4

Key Features

Use the Physics Asset Tool within Unreal Engine 4 to develop game physics objects for your game world
Explore the Collision mechanics within Unreal Engine 4 to create advanced, real-world physics
A step-by-step guide to implementing the Physics concepts involved in Unreal Engine 4 to create a working Vehicle Blueprint

Book DescriptionThis book gives readers practical insight into the mathematical and physics principles necessary to properly implement physics within Unreal Engine 4. Discover how to manipulate physics within Unreal Engine 4 by learning basic real-world mathematical and physics concepts that assist in the implementation of physics-based objects in your game world. Then, you'll be introduced to PhAT (Physics Asset Tool) within Unreal Engine 4 to learn more about developing game physics objects for your game world. Next, dive into Unreal Engine 4's collision generation, physical materials, blueprints, constraints, and more to get hands-on experience with the tools provided by Epic to create real-world physics in Unreal Engine 4. Lastly, you will create a working Vehicle Blueprint that uses all the concepts covered in this book, as well as covering advanced physics-based topics.What you will learn

Get to know basic to intermediate topics in mathematics and physics
Create assets using the Physics Asset Tool (PhAT) in Unreal Engine 4
Develop Collision Hulls, which are necessary to take advantage of Unreal Engine 4's physics and collision events
Use constraints to create advanced physics-based assets for your game-world
Working knowledge of physics bodies, physics damping, and friction within Unreal Engine 4
Develop physical materials to recreate real-world friction for substances such as glass and ice
Create a working vehicle blueprint from scratch using assets provided by Unreal Engine 4
Implement multiple physical elements and materials to simulate complex behavior over the objects in game

Who this book is forThis book is intended for beginner to intermediate users of Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4 who want to learn more about how to implement physics within their game-world. No matter what your knowledge base of Unreal Engine 4 is, this book contains valuable information on blueprint scripting, collision generation, materials, and the Physical Asset Tool (PhAT) for all users to create better games.