Video Version Subject: HTHUD: Part 2 - Learning To Use Configuration Files Skill Level: Beginner Run-Time: 30 minutes Author: Michael Allar [https://allarsblog.com/] Notes: Creating variables in our HTHUD class that are assignable through our .ini configuration files so our end-users can tweak our game settings to their liking.

While I wait for tutorials to render to post on my site, this is what I do. Click here to watch me play. I don't know why you would be interested, but if you are, who am I to deprive you of such options in life. [https://allarsblog.

Extended Audio Version A .mp3 of me rambling about what I'm doing. [https://allarsblog.com/unreal/UDKIntroduction/UDKIntroduction.mp3] Brief Written Version I am Michael Allar, and I am Lead Programmer for The Hunt, a game being developed under a student group at The Art Institute of Orange

Video Version Subject: Migrating From February to March Skill Level: Beginner Run-Time: 30 Minutes Author: Michael Allar Notes: Migrating our code base from Feb. to March. Written Version Subject: Migrating From February to March Skill Level: Beginner Author: Michael Allar Notes: Migrating our code base from Feb. to March. See

I've just gotten back from the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco, and it was pretty amazing. I shall resume my tutorial series tomorrow (March 16th) so be welcome to post feedback and what I can do to make it better around here. I will post

Video Version Subject: HTHUD: Part 1 - Building The Base Class + Displaying Ammo Skill Level: Beginner Run-Time: 1 Hour and 30 Minutes Author: Michael Allar [https://allarsblog.com/] Notes: Creating a new HUD class and having it display our current weapons ammo. Video Update 3/25/2010 Run-Time: 2 Minutes

Video Version Subject: HTWeapon: Part 1 - Adding Ammo Skill Level: Beginner Run-Time: 30 minutes Author: Michael Allar Notes: How to implement a very basic ammo system in our custom weapon class, taking code from UTWeapon. Written Version Subject: HTWeapon: Part 1 - Adding Ammo Skill Level: Beginner Author: Michael

Video Version Subject: Beginning Your Game Part 4 Skill Level: Beginner Run-Time: 54 Minutes Author: Michael Allar [https://allarsblog.com/] Notes: Setting up HTInventoryManager, HTInventory, HTWeapon Written Version Subject: Beginning Your Game Part 4 Skill Level: Beginner Author: Michael Allar [http://allarsblog.com/] Notes: Setting up HTInventoryManager, HTInventory, HTWeapon See

IMPORTANT This tutorial was created with the March build of UDK, as opposed to the February build. This is a big -MY BAD- on my part. The rest of the tutorials flow nicely after this. I promise. Here is what you do: You download the March build. You install it.

Video Version Subject: Adding an M16: Part 2.5 – Dummy Rigging Skill Level: Beginner Run-Time: 10 minutes Author: Michael Allar Notes: Rigging a temporary M16 slug model to use for testing purposes using dummy objects. Click here to continue to Part 3:  Preparing Model For Implementaton

Important Note: During the video, I mention that all weapons point down the Y axis. I was basing this knowledge off of the Shock Rifle, which turns out is coded to be rotated to be facing down the X axis like the Rocket Launcher. Your model can face down any

Video Version Subject: Adding an M16: Part 1 - Modeling Skill Level: Beginner Run-Time: 21 minutes Author: Michael Allar Notes: A temporary M16 slug model to use for testing purposes. Click here to continue to Part 2: Rigging [http://allarsblog.com/2010/03/adding-an-m16-part-2-geometry-rigging/]

Video Version Subject: Beginning Your Game Parts 1 and 2 Skill Level: Beginner Run-Time: 1 Hour Author: Michael Allar [https://allarsblog.com/] Notes: This is really incredibly long but goes over how to create a blank slate for your game. Also goes somewhat in-depth on a line-by-line basis. Streaming: 720×

IMPORTANT: Use the March build of UDK These beginning 4 tutorials got screwed over in a Feb/March mixup. These first two used Feb while the rest of this entire site uses March. You will get a few warnings when following the first two parts, but there isn't

Yeah, I know, sorry, I had lots of things to do. The content train will be rolling soon.

A quick, very brief introduction to UnCodeX. Video Version Subject: Setting Up An UnCodeX Skill Level: Beginner Run-Time: 6Min Author: Credit to El Muerte for making UnCodeX Notes: Very brief intro to UnCodeX Video tutorial has gone randomly missing, will re-create and upload soon. ** **Written Version Theres not much of

This is a short write-up on how to get Notepad++ to work with your game, which basically only means setting up Unreal Script highlighting. Video Version Subject: Setting up a Notepad++ Environment Skill Level: Beginner Run-Time: 6Min Author: Michael Allar Notes: A video-guided process of RTFM for Notepad++ Written Version

This tutorial shows you how to set up Pixel Mine's nFringe plug-in for Visual Studio 2008 to work correctly with Epic's UDK. Video Version Subject: Setting Up An nFringe Environment for Epic's UDK Skill Level: Beginner Run-Time: 12Min Author: Michael Allar Notes: Goes through

First you need to set up your Unreal Script coding environment. There are many ways to do this and you may have your own preference as these environments are subject to the taste of the individual. I personally prefer using nFringe with Visual Studio 2008 to develop code, but lately

This is a small writeup to get one somewhat familiar with the directory layout of Epic's Unreal Development Kit. Video Version Subject: UDK Directory Layout Skill Level: Beginner Run-Time: 30Min Author: Michael Allar Notes: This is really incredibly long and goes into more detail than it should. Streaming:

So recently Epic released their Unreal Development Kit (UDK), which allows anyone to develop standalone games using Epic's Unreal Engine 3. (which is, dare I say, epic!) For a project I am working on, I needed to strip down the UDK to its bare minimum, removing all of

Recently on Steam, Killing Floor was updated with some new content along with allowing everyone to download and play free for the entire weekend (which is something that happens on Steam quite frequently with other games). Killing Floor is an UT2K4 mod made by Tripwire Interactive, creators of Source Mod

Tuesday 20th, the Orange County Chapter of IGDA had one of their first meetings in an attempt to bring independent game developers from around Orange County and even from Los Angeles together to meet and greet eachother while taking the first steps to becoming charted with IGDA. The meeting was

Its been roughly a month or so that I've quit AA3 because -everyone- thinks I'm hacking. For those of you who know me, you'll know that I am strongly against cheating in any way.. But for some reason I am still getting e-mails and

Luke's IKTree which has failed to do something I ask him. I need them verticies disconnected from eachother... GHOST_URL/unreal/failtree2.html