Epic Games released the free Unreal Match 3 today on the Google Play Store. The match three game utilizes the full power of Unreal Engine 4. Okay, it actually just shows off how versatile the engine is.
Unreal Match 3 showcases the versatility and flexibility of Unreal Engine 4 (UE4). Unreal Match 3 maps out how to create mobile games that are targeted towards mid to lower-end smartphones, as well as how to implement social and monetization features like achievements and in-app purchases into UE4 projects.
The Unreal Match 3 project utilizes many different tools within the UE4 toolset, and major topics it covers includes:
· Platform services
· Gameplay
· User interface
· 2D features
· Performance and optimization
The Unreal Match 3 project utilizes many different tools within the UE4 toolset, and major topics it covers includes:
· Platform services
o Using in-game advertisements for monetization
o Using in-app purchases to offer additional paid content in-game
o Using leaderboards in-game
o Using mobile achievements to increase player engagement
o Using analytics, e.g., Flurry is just one of many UE4-compatible packages that is fully supported and implemented in Unreal Match 3
o Using in-app purchases to offer additional paid content in-game
o Using leaderboards in-game
o Using mobile achievements to increase player engagement
o Using analytics, e.g., Flurry is just one of many UE4-compatible packages that is fully supported and implemented in Unreal Match 3
· Gameplay
o Force feedback
§ Using the vibration functionality of mobile devices and controllers to convey a force occurring in the game to the player
· User interface
o Creating the UI for Unreal Match 3
§ Using the process taken to construct game UI
o UMG best practices§ Working with Unreal Motion Graphics, UE4’s UI editor
o Driving UI updates with events§ Optimizing UI elements by driving updates through the use of events
o Scaling UI for different devices§ Setting up UI to scale automatically using the DPI Scale Rule for different devices
· 2D features
o Paper 2D best practices
§ Working in Paper 2D, UE4’s 2D editing toolset
· Performance and optimization
o Mobile performance tips and tricks
§ Using optimizations and techniques to ensure optimal performance on supported mobile devices
o Reducing packaged game size