[VIDEO] (NEW UPDATE #2!) RTS (Real-Time Strategy) Example using Blueprints only.

Development Programming & Scripting Blueprint
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For the last couple of days i was trying to build a basic RTS game using only Blueprints and so far the result seems good (i think) although lot more work needs to be .

Features:

  • Camera movement with panning and zooming
  • Building structures that can spawn units
  • Player can select newly created units and control them

New Features in update #2:

  • Multiple units (civilian and fighter)
  • Muliple buildings that can spawn each unit
  • Building construction now takes 12 seconds to complete.
  • Updated characters (From Epic’s Strategy Game Example)
  • Various sounds (From Epic’s Strategy Game Example)

EDIT 2: Uploaded new video.
EDIT: Special Thanks to ** Venkov** and ****, i have received a License for Coherent-UI. New update on HUD will be available.

Update #2:
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Old Videos:
First Video

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nice begin. HUD ins’t hard, for me was a little confusing on begin but after that all go fine.

And that type of game need too much work on HUD

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very nice:), are you going to have a shroud that disappears as you move to new areas?

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Wow! looking promising! Can’t wait to see where this goes. Good job!

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wow really awesome Ryan Jon!

Quite the testimony of what can be with Blueprints, and fast too!

:slight_smile:

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Sweet! Plan on making any tutorials for some of the cool stuff ya managed to do there? Hope So!

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How do you do the wireframe thing?

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[=knack;60306]
nice begin. HUD ins’t hard, for me was a little confusing on begin but after that all go fine.

And that type of game need too much work on HUD
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Hi knack…Creating canvas HUD for this type can be a very time consuming task. Even back in UDK, I personally never liked Canvas to use with HUD so thats why i always stick with Scaleform.

[=;60313]
very nice:), are you going to have a shroud that disappears as you move to new areas?
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Hi …Pardon me, but i dont understand what you mean.

[=;60457]
Wow! looking promising! Can’t wait to see where this goes. Good job!
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Thanks a lot . :slight_smile:

[=;60516]
wow really awesome Ryan Jon!

Quite the testimony of what can be with Blueprints, and fast too!

:slight_smile:

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Great to hear from you ! Blueprint is indeed very powerful. But i have to say…HUD is still a huge problem for me. I see Coherent-UI as an alternative to Scaleform (maybe even better than that).

[=Mixitman;60549]
Sweet! Plan on making any tutorials for some of the cool stuff ya managed to do there? Hope So!
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Hi Mixitman…I plan to release this whole project to the public. Need to figure out a couple other things and clean it up a bit. I dont have any sounds though. :frowning:

[=;60610]
How do you do the wireframe thing?
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Hi …Thats not wireframe. Its a translucent (unlit) material with white color connected to Emissive and 0.3 opacity. :slight_smile:

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aha, don’t known that, very much compare the other methods? i do my HUD in canvas… anyway its better that than get stuck waiting.

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[=ryanjon2040;60705]
Hi …Pardon me, but i dont understand what you mean.
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I mean the black stuff that covers the map/level and disappears as you move around, I cant remember the proper name but its called shroud in command and conquer

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I believe is referring to the “Fog of War” that you usually see in RTS.

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sure, and that i think a HUD think no?

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This looks great. Any update on this project? I’d love to see how you are accomplishing the circles under selected units effect.

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[=;60735]
I mean the black stuff that covers the map/level and disappears as you move around, I cant remember the proper name but its called shroud in command and conquer
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Ahh yes…Its the Fog Of War. I do have plans for it. Must figure out a proper way.

[=JimmothySanchez;65461]
This looks great. Any update on this project? I’d love to see how you are accomplishing the circles under selected units effect.
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A new update on HUD will be available soon. I have received license for Coherent-UI and that is what am going to use. Right now there is some limitation in Coherent-UI and Blueprint but they will improve it in next version. I want this RTS Example to be purely Blueprints only. I dont want to include any C++ codes in this project. :slight_smile:

The circle under selected unit is a decal (Although the circle surrounding the building is a sphere with DepthAlpha material). I have a Decal component in my character class and upon mouse click (in controller class) i cast the Hit Actor to My Character. If it is valid then toggle the visibility of Decal. :slight_smile:

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In the future, it would be possible to post pictures or a video tutorial, you created the blueprint?
I thought all the amazing effects and interactions, enjoyed, and would like to know a little, as they were made.

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[=Weskey;69063]
In the future, it would be possible to post pictures or a video tutorial, you created the blueprint?
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Of-course i will. Am making this for the community and to show how powerful Blueprints are. Once i got everything working i will release this as a template. But by the time i release it you will probably need Coherent-UI too since i’ll be using that for the HUD.

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Do you need the licence to get it to work, or is it just necessary for a release ?

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[=Dakkafex;75391]
Do you need the licence to get it to work, or is it just necessary for a release ?
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Yeah…you’ll need atleast the trial version of Coherent-UI for this to work. I’ll have to talk with Coherent-UI developers when this is ready to release.

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Looks very nice!
Could you tell how did you do object selection (i mean house-clicking) and movement by click?
I`m extremely new to UE4, but such projects inspires = )

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Hey ,

I’m happy to see this coming along so well, I can’t wait to see more of what you come up with in the future! Are you planning on implementing various unit types?