Tanks vs Zombies using Paper2D and GameplayAbilites

Video showing some features in action: https://youtu.be/65oHJNchafo

Based on the TanksVsZombies stream by Epic Games

This project sample is made for single player and might not implement the best practices but it contains:

• Different types of projectile abilities that use GameplayEvents to detect Hits:

  • Normal projectile that damages one enemy
  • AoE projectiles that damage more than one enemy on hit or on explode
  • A fire projectile that does fire damage over time
  • An ice projectile that slows target hit

• Different types of abilities called from diffrent places in the code using different cooldowns

  • An abiltiy on the tank that kills zombies on overlap
  • The zombies basic attack abiltiy

• An example of damage modification:

  • Using defense power to reduce damage taken
  • Targets taking extra damage from FireDamage type

• GameplayCues that shows the effects of abilities

  • Targets on fire are tainted red
  • Frozen targets are tainted blue
  • All effects and cues would work on both tanks and zombies so it's possible to make AI tanks or make zombies use fire and ice abilities/ projectiles

• Using DataTables and CurveTables for Data Driven gameplay

  • Curve table to init the stats of diffrent types of pawns
  • Data tables to manages Gameplay Tags and Cue Tags

• An example of using different types of AttributeSets in the same class

• An example of making a custom TargetActor to get the target data wanted for your ability

• An example of using Paprer2D with C++

• Possible additions to this project that you can work on by adding extra abilties and effects:

  • A heal or regen ability/effect
  • Any passive effect that presists through the game
  • Making different types of zombies that can shoot projectiles just by changing the ZombieAttack abiltiy
  • Can also have different types of Tanks and Zombies by playing with the StartingStats Curve table ex: zombies with a lot of health that walks slowly

Known bugs: sometimes the projectile explodes prematurely

Special thanks to Wopping from the Unreal Slackers discord channel for his constant help