Good place to learn C++ and Unreal Engine 4?

[Destrukti0n]

Hello!

 

So I would like to begin to make games in Unreal Engine 4. I already know that Unreal Engine 4 only supports C++ as it's scripting language, so I would like to know if there is anywhere where I can get tutorials for using Unreal Engine 4, and also scripting in C++.

 

Thanks!

[martward]

I'd recommend learning c++ separately (from a book and Google) before you try advanced stuff. I'm not too good at c++, but it's more difficult than most other languages so your basis must be pretty good if you want to do advanced stuff. Just buy a second hand book from eBay and start with that. Maybe Lynda.com?

[Casperian]

I'd recommend learning c++ separately (from a book and Google) before you try advanced stuff. I'm not too good at c++, but it's more difficult than most other languages so your basis must be pretty good if you want to do advanced stuff. Just buy a second hand book from eBay and start with that. Maybe Lynda.com?

Solid advice, especially considering C++ is no scripting language and the whole engine is written in it.

C++ in Unreal isn't too bad as most of the objects you will ever need are made for you and I'd almost suggest jumping into it with content examples. There are also a ton of macros in UE4 so learning all of those is time consuming.

 

Blueprints are a solid place to begin but run at least 10x slower than C++ so definitely not an endgame solution.

[Arcana96]

As boring as it sounds the above two are absolutely right. I've been learning software engineering off of people who know what they're talking about for a year now and was messing about with it before I started my formal education on the field. I've grasped all the basic fundamentals of C# and Java but I couldn't concretely make a game yet. Making a game is a highly advanced thing. I mean I can mess about with the XNA game library and make a simple game but nothing complex. Learn the basic fundamentals of languages first before you even want to try making a game. You'll just get frustrated and annoyed. However, saying that one of the best ways of learning a programming language is by doing but start with smaller stuff first.

[ved]

codecademy.com and lynda.com work for me