[request] full fps tutorial

[riowahab]

Hello there, I'm newbie in UDK scripting.

I tried to search for the FPS tutorial on the UDK. There is no full tutorial on the first person game (for example The Ball). Everything is about third person, for example, Dungeon Defense or Whizzle.

There are 3 things that I want to know:

1. Simple walking (not just fly-through).
2. Walking with the sound of the footsteps.
3. UI scene before the game start.

That's all that I want to know. Hopefully some of the Admin or Member can help me solving this problem. Thank you.

[Khaos Keith]

well i would assume you dont see many tutorials on a first person shooter game because..... the engine starts off in FPS mode by default? haha. I'm confused on what you are looking for help on. Other then the UI menu at the beginning of the game, but there are tutorials on that.

(and i like how you said there were "4" things you wanted to know, but only listed 3. it sure kept me on my toes haha.)

[riowahab]

well i would assume you dont see many tutorials on a first person shooter game because..... the engine starts off in FPS mode by default? haha. I'm confused on what you are looking for help on. Other then the UI menu at the beginning of the game, but there are tutorials on that.

I know the default of the Engine is FPS. But the tutorial like

http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=716237
or
http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=717260

just end with the fly-through not simple walking.

I know it is very easy to make simple walking with modification of the UTGame. But in the end after you compile, you still have the UI Scene and sound from UT Game.

What I want to know is how to make my own FPS game. Thank you.

(and i like how you said there were "4" things you wanted to know, but only listed 3. it sure kept me on my toes haha.)

Sorry for the wrong typing, in here is 7.34AM and I have not sleep since yesterday.

[Blade[UG]]

The same way you make all the other games, except you don't really need to write any code to get the camera where you want it.

Make your own UIScenes, make your own Entry map that starts them, and you're good to go.

[riowahab]

The same way you make all the other games, except you don't really need to write any code to get the camera where you want it.

Make your own UIScenes, make your own Entry map that starts them, and you're good to go.

what you you mean?
I can get rid of the gun and health bar, but if I compile there is a UI scene from Unreal Tournament. I do not want that.

That is why I want to know how to make FPS from the beginning,

1. Simple walking (not just fly-through).
2. Walking with the sound of the footsteps.

[Khaos Keith]

oh you are talking about coding an entire FPS from scratch and not using UDKs setup? why do that if the setup is right there for you and all you have to do is make some modifications? seems like that would be a way quicker way to go about it. but ya if you want that kinda help, check out the programming section. cause thats gonna be a lot of code you will need to write from scratch. good luck

And you are able to turn off the UI and even the gun and stuff if you want, so when you play the game that stuff doesn't show up.

[Blade[UG]]

If you don't want to extend from the UT stuff, then you'll need to code your own footsteps.

You're going to have to learn the code, if you want to change it. Or you'll have to learn TO code, if you want to start from scratch.

Here's how I'd make a FPS:

Make a UIScene called MyMainMenu that has a push button labelled "Start Game" that loads MyMap1.
Make a MyEntryMap that has a kismet function that loads MyMainMenu.
Make a new gametype, extending GameInfo, or it's equivalent in the UDKGame folder if there is one (I haven't even looked at the new UDKGame folder), that sets a custom HUD and all the other variables in the GameInfo to custom values.
Set the DefaultGame in the INI files to my custom game type.

Start coding the stuff I want.

But, in reality, since the UT demo is already a fully functional FPS, I'd just start with it, instead, and learn it's code.

[riowahab]

oh you are talking about coding an entire FPS from scratch and not using UDKs setup? why do that if the setup is right there for you and all you have to do is make some modifications?

ya, because if you just modify the UDK, you will still have all the UI after you compile it.

seems like that would be a way quicker way to go about it. but ya if you want that kinda help, check out the programming section. cause thats gonna be a lot of code you will need to write from scratch. good luck

nope, I did not find it. That is why I'm writing new thread here, and hopefully someone can help.

[riowahab]

If you don't want to extend from the UT stuff, then you'll need to code your own footsteps.

You're going to have to learn the code, if you want to change it. Or you'll have to learn TO code, if you want to start from scratch.

Here's how I'd make a FPS:

Make a UIScene called MyMainMenu that has a push button labelled "Start Game" that loads MyMap1.
Make a MyEntryMap that has a kismet function that loads MyMainMenu.
Make a new gametype, extending GameInfo, or it's equivalent in the UDKGame folder if there is one (I haven't even looked at the new UDKGame folder), that sets a custom HUD and all the other variables in the GameInfo to custom values.
Set the DefaultGame in the INI files to my custom game type.

Start coding the stuff I want.

But, in reality, since the UT demo is already a fully functional FPS, I'd just start with it, instead, and learn it's code.

I did not understand this one.
I tried to learn the script using the UT demo. But I could not understand it. I do not know what is the script for walking only.

Because I'm a designer not a programmer. Hopefully some programmer that know how to do it will help me about this simple walking with a footsteps sound

[Contagion]

Hey riowahab,

walking is already coded into the engine which should make things very easy to modify. The groundspeed of the pawn is what sets the speed the player walks at. Because Unreal Tournament is a fast paced game they have the ground speed set at some extremely fast amount. If you create your own pawn class and extend from Pawn or GamePawn go down into the defaultproperties and set the Groundspeed to a lower number. For instance I find about 200 seems like a walking pace. Now say you want to make him run by pressing a button. In this case you create a playerinput and inside of playercontroller you set the groundspeed to a faster amount while a button is being pressed. Don't get too overwhelmed because honestly it is a lot easier than people realize. I suggest checking out my channel for tutorials that are offered.

http://www.youtube.com/ContagionTutorials

As for sound I am at work so I cannot give a clear description but you will need a sound of someone walking. It is always a good idea if you have a quick step sound to find a second or even third step sound so that they change off and it sounds more real. Adding sound to walking is really not all that difficult. If you look at UTPawn you should see examples there.

Finally a main menu like you mentioned involves UIScene. This honestly will be a little more advanced then what you are currently dealing with. I would suggest learning some of the easier things first than worry about the main menu. To bypass the main menu just create a exe that links to your mod. That is shown in the basic game setup with one of my tutorials at my Youtube Channel.

Hope this helps

[riowahab]

is there anyone that would help to give a full tutorial?

[Makaze]

If you create your own pawn class and extend from Pawn or GamePawn go down into the defaultproperties and set the Groundspeed to a lower number. For instance I find about 200 seems like a walking pace. Now say you want to make him run by pressing a button. In this case you create a playerinput and inside of playercontroller you set the groundspeed to a faster amount while a button is being pressed.

Though you'll notice that Groundspeed is never actually checked anywhere to limit Pawn Velocity, it just happens magically. The whole Pawn Accleration -> Velocity functionality and the limit Groundspeed puts on it is hidden away somewhere in native code.

[Makaze]

is there anyone that would help to give a full tutorial?

No not very likely since it wouldn't do much good. You'd just then need a full tutorial for whatever the next feature you want to implement is.

Basically a simple way to do this (not necessarily the best) -
Add a (or an array of several) walking SoundCue and a walking AudioComponent to your Pawn
Add the sounds to your package
Setup the corresponding defaultproperties
Add a call in the playerwalking state ProcessMove in your PlayerController to call a footstep function
In that function if already playing the footstep sound (check the IsPlaying property on the AudioComponent), do nothing, else play a random footstep sound

If that's all too complicated then you need to look through some simple tutorials and learn unrealscript and how the UDK works. There are lots of free tutorials on YouTube and around the forums that can help you understand the basics which will in turn allow you to do things that are complicated or not explicitly covered in tutorials.

[sueds]

I thinking of doing one but tutorial take time valuable one take more time. An fps tutorial isn't that easy you better off working on unity there is a lot of tutorials.

Most of people will prefer spend time on their game rather than doing a tutorial for others.

[Blade[UG]]

I thinking of doing one but tutorial take time valuable one take more time. An fps tutorial isn't that easy you better off working on unity there is a lot of tutorials.

Most of people will prefer spend time on their game rather than doing a tutorial for others.

It starts out AS a FPS. You don't need to DO anything to make it a FPS..