Companion Repo Setup (UE C++ Project)

This page outlines how to initialize the separate game repository that implements the platformer described here.

Repo

• Create a new GitHub repository (e.g., ue-platformer-game).
• Clone locally and open in VS Code.

UE Project

• In Unreal Engine 5.6+, create a new C++ project (Third Person or Blank) named Platformer.
• Ensure plugins: Enhanced Input, AIModule/BehaviorTree, NavigationSystem, UMG (GameplayTags optional).

Git LFS

• Install Git LFS and track large assets:

  • *.uasset, *.umap, *.wav, *.ogg, *.png, *.tga (add more as needed)

• Add a .gitattributes like:

  *.uasset filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
  *.umap   filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
  *.wav    filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
  *.ogg    filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
  *.png    filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
  *.tga    filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text

Git ignore

• Add .gitignore entries for derived/build artifacts:

  Binaries/
  DerivedDataCache/
  Intermediate/
  Saved/Logs/
  *.sln
  .vs/

Structure (proposed)

• Source/Platformer/ (C++ module)
• Config/
• Content/ (placeholders/mocks are OK)
• Tests/ (optional automation specs)

Next

• Follow this site’s Milestones and Reference sections to implement systems incrementally.