Unreal Engine: Game Development from A to Z

Building a flickering light

For our first Blueprint, let's make use of the Level Blueprint system to create a simple action of a flickering light. Often a staple of horror games, lights that flicker can cause fear in players of not being able to see certain things for a random period of time.

Getting ready

Before we start working within the Unreal Editor, we will need to have a project to work with:

1. Open up the Unreal Editor by clicking on the Launch button from the Unreal Engine Launcher.
2. Start a new project from the Project Browser tab by selecting the New Project tab. Select First person and make sure that With Starter Content is selected and give the project a Name (Cookbook_Chapter8). Once you are finished, click on Create Project.
3. After the project ...