# Ongoing C++ Gameplay Example Series: Making a Survival Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Tags:** unreal-engine\ **Created:** [March 20, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878 "2015-03-20T15:38:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Druha](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Druha](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Druha)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/124 "2015-06-03T11:26:06Z")
> [@Kafu;303808](#): > > Could you elaborate the difference between the declaration [FONT=Courier New]UFUNCTION(Reliable, NetMulticast) and [FONT=Courier New]UFUNCTION(reliable, client)? NetMulticast function is called on every client that connected to server. Client function is called only on the single client, which is actual owner of the actor ---
**Author:** ![Kafumanto](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/kafumanto/32/1194651_2.png) [@Kafumanto](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Kafumanto)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/125 "2015-06-03T11:51:57Z")
> [@Druha;304016](#): > > NetMulticast function is called on every client that connected to server. > Client function is called only on the single client, which is actual owner of the actor Thanks, it makes sense! ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_0d08e9d6](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_0d08e9d6](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_0d08e9d6)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/126 "2015-06-11T00:03:41Z")
Hey I was wondering if the final version of this project will be using 4.8 ? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Looman](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/tom_looman/32/1215549_2.png) [@Tom\_Looman](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Tom_Looman)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/127 "2015-06-11T00:22:16Z")
> [@;308355](#): > > Hey I was wondering if the final version of this project will be using 4.8 ? Yes, I’ll be upgrading to 4.8 soon. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_0d08e9d6](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_0d08e9d6](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_0d08e9d6)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 2:23am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/128 "2015-06-11T02:23:29Z")
! Thank you for all your hard work ! It’s always a treat to check the github page to see whats new. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Looman](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/tom_looman/32/1215549_2.png) [@Tom\_Looman](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Tom_Looman)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/129 "2015-06-11T06:19:19Z")
Just submitted a bunch of bug fixes to the github source 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GiraffePencils](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@GiraffePencils](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/GiraffePencils)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/130 "2015-06-11T08:15:23Z")
This is a really great resource, so many practical examples of features in a simple and well documented setting. Thanks for this 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_2a9737f2](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_2a9737f2](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_2a9737f2)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/131 "2015-06-18T21:38:10Z")
Hi ! Thank you very much for sharing your job! Can you explain please, how you made the post process material work? I don’t seem to be able to do it ☹ I set the post process material, an instance that i associate with a post process volume (which is “unbound”) and… nothing. Under the code, anytime I focus on an usable element I call the method for the mesh to perform post process (and the execution reaches the line)… has anyone been able to do it as well? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Looman](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/tom_looman/32/1215549_2.png) [@Tom\_Looman](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Tom_Looman)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/132 "2015-06-19T14:41:34Z")
> [@eshel;314235](#): > > Hi ! Thank you very much for sharing your job! > > Can you explain please, how you made the post process material work? I don’t seem to be able to do it ☹ I set the post process material, an instance that i associate with a post process volume (which is “unbound”) and… nothing. Under the code, anytime I focus on an usable element I call the method for the mesh to perform post process (and the execution reaches the line)… has anyone been able to do it as well? > > Thank you! Do the meshes render into the custom depth buffer? Perhaps you can try reproducing the steps by creating a new level and doing the same thing (I don’t see any obvious step you missed in your description) and using the weapon pick blueprint. A tip for your project: drop a mesh into your level and check “Custom Depth” property on the staticmeshcomponent (and simulate/run the game) and see if the outline is drawn. If it’s not, the problem if with your post process setup, otherwise it’s with the item you’re trying to focus. - ---
**Author:** ![qdelpeche](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/qdelpeche/32/776509_2.png) [@qdelpeche](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/qdelpeche)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/133 "2015-06-21T06:51:00Z")
@: Quick question … not sure if I missed it … but goes. When you created your base project, did you use a blank C++ template or the pre-existing FPS or TPS templates? Basically I wanted to go through your code and add it step-by-step to a test project from scratch so I can get a more in-depth feel for UE4 C++. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Looman](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/tom_looman/32/1215549_2.png) [@Tom\_Looman](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Tom_Looman)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/134 "2015-06-21T12:50:18Z")
> [@qdelpeche;315582](#): > > @: Quick question … not sure if I missed it … but goes. > > When you created your base project, did you use a blank C++ template or the pre-existing FPS or TPS templates? > > Basically I wanted to go through your code and add it step-by-step to a test project from scratch so I can get a more in-depth feel for UE4 C++. Thanks. I used a blank C++ project to get started. Good luck! One tip I might be able to give you is to use the branches on GitHub, so you can see a growth of code instead of getting it all in your face at once. Just depends on how you like to work I suppose 🙂 - (eg. [https://github.com//EpicSurvivalGameSeries/tree/Section-1](https://github.com//EpicSurvivalGameSeries/tree/Section-1)) ---
**Author:** ![qdelpeche](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/qdelpeche/32/776509_2.png) [@qdelpeche](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/qdelpeche)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/135 "2015-06-22T04:13:54Z")
> [@;315696](#): > > I used a blank C++ project to get started. Good luck! > > One tip I might be able to give you is to use the branches on GitHub, so you can see a growth of code instead of getting it all in your face at once. Just depends on how you like to work I suppose 🙂 > > - > > (eg. [https://github.com//EpicSurvivalGameSeries/tree/Section-1](https://github.com//EpicSurvivalGameSeries/tree/Section-1)) Thanks … yeah basically I plan on starting a blank project then going through section one by reading your documentation and looking at the branch for section one. Once I am happy and comfortable I will then rinse and repeat with the other sections in sequence. I am going to do it this way to understand UE4 C++ more clearly and see how you put the entire solution together, this will allow me to change it to my needs at the end of all the sections as I will understand the code better. Thanks again for the tutorial … nice job. 8-} ---
**Author:** ![zeOrb](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@zeOrb](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/zeOrb)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/136 "2015-06-22T11:16:12Z")
> [@qdelpeche;316085](#): > > Thanks … yeah basically I plan on starting a blank project then going through section one by reading your documentation and looking at the branch for section one. Once I am happy and comfortable I will then rinse and repeat with the other sections in sequence. > > I am going to do it this way to understand UE4 C++ more clearly and see how you put the entire solution together, this will allow me to change it to my needs at the end of all the sections as I will understand the code better. > > Thanks again for the tutorial … nice job. 8-} How about little competition? 😛 I’m doing the same stuff to restore my c++ skills(I’ve forgotten almost everything during art and supergrid work D: ) and learn networking(Networking bugs are the most fun, can’t ignore that!) Something like “One multiplayer game a month” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Looman](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/tom_looman/32/1215549_2.png) [@Tom\_Looman](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Tom_Looman)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/137 "2015-06-24T03:45:56Z")
I just updated the player character in Section 6 with the new 4.8 character. You can find the latest source on Github: [https://github.com//EpicSurvivalGameSeries](https://github.com//EpicSurvivalGameSeries) (Section 6 forums: [Announcing Section 6 of Survival Game - Adding some polish - Announcements - Epic Developer Community Forums](https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?72313-Announcing-Section-6-of-Survival-Game-Adding-some-polish&p=317508#post317508) ) ![7b5c35ddbdba277819ae769d2c8ad1e986614d21.jpeg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/b/5/7b5c35ddbdba277819ae769d2c8ad1e986614d21.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![qdelpeche](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/qdelpeche/32/776509_2.png) [@qdelpeche](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/qdelpeche)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/138 "2015-06-24T03:56:37Z")
> [@zeOrb;316272](#): > > How about little competition? 😛 > > I’m doing the same stuff to restore my c++ skills(I’ve forgotten almost everything during art and supergrid work D: ) and learn networking(Networking bugs are the most fun, can’t ignore that!) > Something like “One multiplayer game a month” 😃 Ummm … errrr … you’ll kick my butt in this competition man. 8-} I guess we need to define what is considered a game … cos like I get carried away and try to make everything perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Looman](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/tom_looman/32/1215549_2.png) [@Tom\_Looman](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Tom_Looman)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/140 "2015-06-26T11:43:51Z")
**UPDATE: [Section 6 docs now available!](https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Survival_Sample_Game:_Section_6)** This section concludes the series, I hope you guys learned a lot of new concepts to use for your own games! ![5e68a218fd55d38aa1ae7815fd4d568cec3c1719.jpeg](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/images/transparent.png) ![4e15090d6f66e6ff0510bd95fed2b15b7537bb98.jpeg](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/images/transparent.png) ---
**Author:** ![GiraffePencils](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@GiraffePencils](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/GiraffePencils)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/141 "2015-06-26T12:57:43Z")
Thanks very much for this series I’m still stepping through to get a full understanding of it all (I was good at like section 4) It’s really helped me by creating a ‘jump off’ point for my own project which I was struggling to build a base for. ---
**Author:** ![TimeSpirits](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@TimeSpirits](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TimeSpirits)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/142 "2015-06-27T03:55:20Z")
stuff , really excited to dig into it. What is the licensing on the content btw? Can I use the meshes/mats/etc.? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Looman](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/tom_looman/32/1215549_2.png) [@Tom\_Looman](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Tom_Looman)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/143 "2015-06-27T07:39:10Z")
The licensing is the same as the other Epic Games sample content available. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Papa\_Beans](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Papa\_Beans](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Papa_Beans)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878/144 "2015-06-28T03:38:12Z")
Just wondering, do all of the resources provided work in 4.8? Or only the last tutorial is updated to 4.8. I know the hotfix just came out, but that shouldnt change much. [Previous page](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878.md?page=6) [Next page](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ongoing-c-gameplay-example-series-making-a-survival-game/24878.md?page=8)