Programming

Unreal C++ Code Academy

Master programming by coding a game with C++. Learn the language Unreal was built with.

6 chapters · 40 lessons Advanced
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What you will learn

  • Set up Visual Studio and create C++ classes for Unreal
  • Understand Blueprints vs C++ and when to use each
  • Use pointers, delegates, components, and interfaces correctly
  • Debug C++ gameplay code and read compiler output
  • Work with arrays and loops to finish a complete game
  • Learn the keywords and shortcuts that speed up daily work

About this course

Learn C++ the Unreal way: classes, features, pointers, delegates, components, interfaces, debugging, and arrays, all while building a turret defense game. Understanding this layer is what lets you review and correct AI-generated code with confidence.

Syllabus

6 chapters, 40 lessons. Click any lesson to open its public preview.

01Introduction to C++3 lessons
01Introduction2:1002When to Use C++3:4803What we will create3:54
02C++ Classes7 lessons
04Setting Up Visual Studio5:1905First C++ Class13:1306Hello World Log10:5107Variables11:5108Functions and Header11:5209Class Inheritance15:1210Components and Child Blueprints19:01
03C++ Features6 lessons
11Event Tick and Delta Time19:1912Booleans and If Statements13:1713Function Binding6:2614Casting7:1715Destroy Logic11:5016UProperty8:57
04Turret Logic11 lessons
17Pointers13:2418Forward Declaration & TObjectPtr9:1819Overlap Events8:3620Look At Player11:0721Interp To7:2222Timer7:1623Spawn Actor10:5424Niagara Particles5:3225C++ References11:0026Line Trace14:2327Return and Finishing Touches12:05
05Debugging, Components and Interfaces7 lessons
28Debugging7:5229Collison Channels9:3030Components18:3331Delegates17:3732Interfaces15:2233Implement Interface in C++11:5134Grenade Turret17:43
06Arrays and Finished Game6 lessons
35For Loops and Arrays8:1636For Each Loops12:4037Overlap Actors Functions12:5138Grenade Damage12:2339Game Mode Setup14:3040Final Game16:23
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