🎮 Prop Hunt Multiplayer Game (Unreal Engine 5)

A fully functional multiplayer Prop Hunt game built using Unreal Engine 5 Blueprints, featuring real-time gameplay, prop transformation, shooting mechanics, session system, and UI.

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🌟 Overview

This project is a hide-and-seek multiplayer game where:

• 🪑 Props (Hiders) disguise themselves as objects in the environment
• 🔫 Hunters (Seekers) must find and eliminate them
• ⏱️ The game runs on a timed round system
• 🌐 Supports multiplayer sessions (create, find, join)

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🎥 Gameplay Features

🧍 Player Roles

• Prop Player

  • Can transform into environmental objects
  • Limited number of prop changes
  • Can taunt enemies

• Hunter Player

  • Uses weapon to detect and eliminate props
  • Shooting system with line tracing

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⚙️ Core Systems Implemented

🔁 Multiplayer System

• Session creation & discovery
• Join via server list or IP
• Replicated gameplay logic
• Server-authoritative actions

Example: Prop switching is executed via server RPC

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🔫 Shooting System

• Automatic fire using timers
• Line trace-based hit detection
• Camera-based aiming
• Server-side validation

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🪑 Prop Transformation System

• Change into different meshes dynamically
• Controlled via input action (IA_ChangeProp)
• Server-controlled to maintain sync

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🧠 Game Mode Logic

• Tracks:

  • Players
  • Hunters / Props
  • Alive prop count

• Determines win conditions

Example: Game end logic updates Prop Won? state

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🎮 Input System (Enhanced Input)

• Uses Unreal's Enhanced Input System
• Mapping context added at runtime

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🖥️ UI System

🧩 Main HUD

• Health bar
• Timer
• Crosshair
• Role display (Prop / Hunter)

HUD updates dynamically based on role

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📋 Multiplayer Menu

• Create Session
• Find Sessions
• Join via IP
• Server list display (scrollable)

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⚙️ Settings Menu

• Graphics settings (quality, shadows, anti-aliasing, etc.)
• Player name input
• Map selection
• Hunter count selection

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🧱 Project Structure

/Core
 ├── Blueprints
 │   ├── BP_propChar
 │   ├── BP_ThirdPersonCharacter
 │   ├── BP_ThirdPersonPlayerController
 │   ├── GM_ProphuntGameMode
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 ├── Widgets
 │   ├── UW_MainHUD
 │   ├── WBP_Menu
 │   ├── WBP_MainMenu

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🧩 Key Blueprint Systems

📌 BP_propChar

• Handles:
  • Prop switching
  • Damage logic
  • Rotation lock
  • Taunt system

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📌 GameMode (GM_ProphuntGameMode)

• Match start/end logic
• Player tracking
• Win condition evaluation

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📌 Player Controller

• UI initialization
• Input mapping setup
• Game state handling

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🚀 How to Run

1. Open project in Unreal Engine 5
2. Set default map
3. Play in:
   • Standalone (single player testing)
   • Listen Server + Clients (multiplayer testing)

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🌐 Multiplayer Setup

• Create session from menu
• Other players:
  • Find sessions
  • Or join using IP

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🛠️ Technologies Used

• Unreal Engine 5
• Blueprint Visual Scripting
• Enhanced Input System
• Multiplayer Replication (RPC, Server/Client)

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⚠️ Known Issues

• Some RPC events may require replication fixes
• Optimization needed for high-frequency server calls
• UI polish improvements pending

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📸 Screenshots

🎮 Gameplay Blueprint

• Complex event graph handling prop logic & damage

🧠 Game Mode Logic

• Handles full match lifecycle

🖥️ UI System

• Custom main HUD and multiplayer menu

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💡 Future Improvements

• Voice chat integration
• Better matchmaking system
• Animation improvements
• Anti-cheat validation for client input

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🙌 Author

@sheeshh

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⭐ If you like this project

Give it a star ⭐ on GitHub!

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📜 License

This project is for educational and portfolio use.