This project started as a blank C++project so the first thing I implemented was a character, adding the camera and hand and gun model. I went back later to add an audio component for the gun and trigger the sound when shot, this required learning how to implement it using C++ apposed to Blueprints.

As I was only having the one type of target in my game, I started with a C++ class where I added a static mesh component. From there, I created a blueprint class inheriting from my target class. In the blueprint class I added two colliders and implemented their On Component Hit events adding a different score to the game mode blueprint depending on which was hit and destroy the projectile that hit it.

Finally, I created another two blueprint classes inheriting from the target blueprint class to add movement so I could have stationary targets and targets that move from side to side and some that move forward and backwards.

I created the HUD using blueprint widgets one for each section of the game’s HUD and then one for the game HUD which included the other widget blueprints.