Chapter 7. Finishing, Packaging, and Publishing the Game

In the last few chapters, we have been building a game bit by bit. We started by building the world using BSP brushes, adding lights and static meshes, creating materials, and applying them to the meshes. We then added the various classes and volumes that were required in order to develop the game and to enhance gameplay. After adding all of the actors, we went on to script our game using Blueprints, Level Blueprints, and Blueprint Classes. Finally, we made use of Matinee to create cut-scenes and animations.

We now have a functioning game. The next step is finalizing the game, packaging it into an .apk file, and publishing it to the Google Play Store.

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