game-jam-chat

[rigid fog]

it doesn't matter

[oblique cairn]

perhaps not, but if they are asking for it to be done, I should do it (makes their organisation of results easier)

[rigid fog]

Victor told me when they DL it, they will know what team it is

[oblique cairn]

Also, I am planning on winning 😉 (though, by no means confident I will)

[stable kiln]

@rigid fog i can show u some screens of my setup if u interested in dismember

later

its done my way, no tutorials out there

[oblique cairn]

just tried out I am Boris, horrifying. and great.

[stable kiln]

tnx 😃

[minor hemlock]

gotta get over these post jam sleepies and get back to work 🤣

[oblique cairn]

was not sure where to go after climbing stairs and gaining "I am Boris" button though

[stable kiln]

did u make it to the loop?

u have to tell the geen guys about boris

yea my mission text was good until final chap got build in. now that particle distracts from the mission text

if u get the boris button and cinematic ends look around not at the char

those are supposed to be hidden but i thought fec it and submit

lol

the ending is good too tho

welll, i dunno its messed up

and unfinished and broken, but that makes it great

[oblique cairn]

I'll give it another look...

[stable kiln]

replay worthy 😄

u can E and F b4 the msg

when u jump on the platform

its an easter egg 😛

[oblique cairn]

My game also has an easter egg... the cheat hinted at before completing it is always active

[stable kiln]

but yea i noticed too, it was no problem B4 final chap got implemented but that corner distracts too much now

like the mission sign is huge

just out of screen

i should actually just fix a thing or 3 and put a gdrive link in my description

[oblique cairn]

hmm, may be partly user error - I did see that mission screen first time, but did not read it... tried again and didnt see it (but was running off to tell green meanies that I am Boris)

[stable kiln]

😛

ow when ur done with that go back up

thats the end

[oblique cairn]

yep, and have a weird looping semi-controllable cutscene boris-vomit faceoff

[stable kiln]

yeap 😛

was supposed to have more text but hey

by text i mean both saying I am boris 😛

[oblique cairn]

I need to get into some of this cutscene-type stuff, have some docs and tuts bookmarked for months now... but niagra first methinks 😄

Though, what did you use for the facial controls? inbuilt ue4 stuff? or something extra (like allrightrig?)

[stable kiln]

yea its cool

ehm no allright

its multiple setups

couldnt scrub trough morphs in seq so i did anim curves

and BP

[oblique cairn]

driving positions and morph targets with curves?

[stable kiln]

yea i make a timeline with multiple points that lasted about the same time as the audio

than make the timeline look like the spectral thing of the audio

that would drive it, did the same in BP

[oblique cairn]

makes sense

[stable kiln]

i let the seq trigger custom animation mode on the chars now i have full controll

[viral bobcat]

what wil happen if i will edit my game now

when is sumbited to jam

?

[oblique cairn]

@viral bobcat you can't upload a new file (locked), but can edit page

[viral bobcat]

okay

thx

[uneven grove]

That include updating it to have a trailer? First jam so I'm paranoid about breaking my entry by adding the trailer link. Lol

[stable kiln]

i think remove submission button is gone, u can still delete ur zipfile tho

[maiden loom]

you can change the description as much as you like past the deadline

[oblique cairn]

anyone planning on doing a stream of all the games this time? @rigid fog @gaunt copper ?

[minor hemlock]

@simple portal will be streaming a select few I think

they watched a lot of the submission gameplay videos last night

[rigid fog]

SR said he'll do it. More than one person doing a full run isn't necessary

I'm also terribly busy and tried as hell

[minor hemlock]

on the other side of the coin, I welcome all playtesting possible 😛

[glass fossil]

"Jishin Construction Inc." jam entry post mortem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQzufdB5wtk

[rigid fog]

@glass fossil jeez 55 mins lol

You should make a cut

[unique glen]

okay

i have a question

for the under 100mb challenge, does that include the Engine files?

i just realized the 'extras' which just has the install for Redist and stuff like OpenVR and Oculus stuff puts my project over 100mb

or are those files actually required to make the game run?

[odd moth]

my guess would be if the zip is 100 MB or less then it would qualify but who knows

since they didn't specify in the rules, that is the most lenient

[unique glen]

they sort of specified it on the stream, victor i think it was said 'unzipped'

[uneven grove]

Yeah unzipped

[unique glen]

but i don't know if that includes, or what these engine files even are

[uneven grove]

The pre reqs?

[unique glen]

yea

[uneven grove]

Yeah they're installer files for people with fresh installs of ue4 type games. Most these days especially those running the engine will have them installed but no guarantees. So you can drop the size by removing them but risk having a game some people can't play.

[simple portal]

I am uploading the video to youtube now

I was super tired but we made a watch along for the videos

today is the play along

[unique glen]

gotcha, alright then.

[uneven grove]

I had an issue with my packaged game having a missing material. Repackaged several times before acknowledging the tick box for "full rebuild" which says it's recommended anyway

[simple portal]

do you have it set to package everything?

[uneven grove]

Yeah nothing was set to ignore was just a random thing happening but the full rebuild packaging sorted it

[simple portal]

if you have a lots of assets in your game you might want to make an "asset level" and then put all the assets in that levl, then package that level + your normal levels and it will include any assets that might not be included in your world

ah

gotcha

[stable kiln]

gunna make some food and play some of these

[simple portal]

I have to split for a bit, the video is still processing but when it is done it will be on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5R1tP_ScmE

or watch the highlight on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/422096641

again remember just spent 5 days essentially solo jamming, so i am extremely tired ha

[stable kiln]

@simple portal glad u like my i am boris 30sec vid 😛

hahahaha

[simple portal]

are you the one i want to meet?

iirc correctly i say i really want to meet this boris dude

[stable kiln]

I am boris

[simple portal]

friend invite sent

[stable kiln]

cool 😛

the intro might make more sence once u play 😛

its mostly done in sequencer and i rendered a stillframe 😄

trollolol

[stable kiln]

yea, i wanted to change my name to boris, but need to reset my passw, i 4got 😛

[simple portal]

https://itch.io/c/527682/ue4-spring-jam-2019-personal-picks

here are all my personal picks from that video as well

if yours didnt make it on this list and you think you have a cool coin concept please let me know know and i will add it to the list for the play through video

[stable kiln]

you played these allready?

hell yea u shouldf

its the game called I am Boris

[simple portal]

I will be ^^ but I want to give a chance for anyone to submit theirs

[rigid fog]

@simple portal Thanks for the recommendation !

[simple portal]

I tried to go with only ones that had an interesting or funny concept that went with the theme

again i was super tired and could have missed some so look over that list and if you think i missed your game or a game that has the correct concept and looks fun to play let me know!

probably be doing the play throughs at 3pm Pacific

[stable kiln]

ow the video didnt say much other than i am boris

but i think you wil be entertained

[rigid fog]

@simple portal What were the top 5 of your choice that were the most polished? I'd like to try them out.

[stable kiln]

the theme connection is there sorta

[simple portal]

@rigid fog I dont know atm that list is just from watching the videos and looking over their profiles, i will know game play tonight

[stable kiln]

well u know mine is gunna be something else, might not be polished 😛

[simple portal]

@stable kiln did i add your game? i thought i did

[rigid fog]

Ah okay

[stable kiln]

nope, my handwriting is easy to spot 😛

[simple portal]

hrm, i just looked over that list

there are definitely things i forgot to add

but here are ones that stuck out

https://tylercowan.itch.io/noccultic

https://partlyatomic.itch.io/flippy-coin

https://synia.itch.io/perspective

https://wickedowlgames.itch.io/other-side-of-the-coin

and probably the best produced one i have seen by far goes to : https://metriczero.itch.io/balanceinallthings

more to come tonight!

bbl

[gaunt copper]

Starting my Spring #UE4Jam 2019 Play through marathon where i will play all 191 submissions and rate them. Come join to see them all and have fun with me! ;3 https://www.twitch.tv/shadowriver #UE4 #gamejam #gamedev

@oblique cairn ^^^

[oblique cairn]

Woo! I made the list of @simple portal - I see @minor hemlock s game is there too (and even better, in the mini list just above)

[unkempt prism]

I didn't made it to @simple portal list 😢

[simple portal]

dont be down! I was super tired and probably missed it. I am definitely going to go back over that list

link it to me now and i will add it, as long as it has some kind of coin concept

[west wing]

@compact cedar, thanks!

[unkempt prism]

https://itch.io/jam/2019-spring-ue4jam-marketplace-takeover/rate/418964
The concept is that you can switch between two realities (read it as the two sides of the coin), where everything you killed comes back to life in the other reality, and all that heals you now hurts you.

[simple portal]

oo yeah this was later in the stream when i was tired, this is why i am going to go back through and make sure i get any that have the coin concept

I was watching you stream this as well so i think that was why i didnt add it to my playlist at first. I will make sure to go back through that list ha

[mortal sky]

@simple portal Mine has a coin concept https://itch.io/jam/2019-spring-ue4jam-marketplace-takeover/rate/419639

[unkempt prism]

haha np i'm still really tired too currently at work trying not to fall sleep xD

[simple portal]

close one!

[stable kiln]

livin on the edge 😛

[slate salmon]

40 SECONDS?

[cobalt arrow]

mine timed out while i was asleep

lol

i hate my internet

[gaunt copper]

Resuming Spring #ue4jam 2019 playthrough stream after supper break, played 27 games 162 ;3 Hop in to see some interesting games! https://www.twitch.tv/shadowriver

[maiden urchin]

Are you playing the VR games as well?

[gaunt copper]

@maiden urchin yes i just played one ;p

[maiden urchin]

@gaunt copper haha look forward to your thoughts on my game - The First Light

[gaunt copper]

ok

I just played very strong VR entry xd

[obsidian smelt]

Put up a video playthrough of the little game I made. It includes the VO I had to leave out of the actual submission (which may be fortunate or quite sad, depending on your opinion of it). Let me know your thoughts!
https://youtu.be/t6r21Ig_W3w

[glass fossil]

@gaunt copper Thank you for doing those reviews, much appreciated! I watched your review of our game (Jishin Construction) and realized that I didn't explain things properly in the tutorial. But you still managed to finish the level without using correct controls ("F" key), which is impressive. I'm very sorry! Now I already rewrote the tutorial but itchio won't let me reupload the game because jam rules. Too bad.

[uneven grove]

Hey @simple portal thanks for adding "The Ferrymans Toll" to your picks :)

[stable kiln]

and ur game might need a bit more explanation, it keeps telling me i cant fill order but it looks like i have enough of all

got a bit of beast of bumpkins feel so thats good, and love the hand drawn icons

[simple portal]

@stable kiln I know 😦 I have an updated version coming out

I was just happy i at least got something submitted. It literally came down tot he last minute for me and if i didnt have a fiber connection it wouldnt have been submitted in time

i also got the package size down to like 200mb lol

[stable kiln]

ahh yea was about to say bit big 😛

[simple portal]

Today I have energy again though so i will try to polish the last bits and update it so anyone playing over the week end can enjoy the game as is lol

also noticed the BOD screen blocks the alert message window lol

[stable kiln]

what pack u got the trees from?

all from kite?

[simple portal]

pretty much all the different packs lol, i juts downloaded all the packs that had vegetation in it, picked what i liked and then only included what i needed in the packaging

then yesterday i migrated everything out and resized all the textures with that great free plugin and then i used the new mesh LOD gen to create realy low end models

[stable kiln]

there is 1 pack and 1 tree in there is broken, i had some big overdraw so that might be in there

[simple portal]

ok, i also think soem trees are reproducing facing the wrong way so you see trees growing inside the coin

[stable kiln]

it was some free nature pack i used once and took a while to find what dropped my fps

i deleted that pack, so not sure anymore what tree it was

but that tree cost the same as 15 kite trees and didnt look half as good

some translucent mat on the leaves or something

[simple portal]

o yeah they were all up there in the 15k etc

it runs rifne now

I am trying to find the bug causing the plants to spawn inside the coin

once i find that i will uploaded another new build that has everything optimized

How long should the timelapse video be? 1 minute or 2 minutes?

[stable kiln]

30sec 1 min

anyways u might wunna look at ur trees with optimization view. see overdraw and quads

[glass fossil]

How do you upload new builds? I fixed few bugs, but when I try to upload itch.io says "Uploads are temporarily disabled because voting for 2019 Spring #ue4jam: Marketplace Takeover is in progress. You'll be able to make changes after the jam is over."

[stable kiln]

put it in description

for non judges

[glass fossil]

put what in description?

[stable kiln]

download link

[glass fossil]

you mean create new project?

[stable kiln]

no put a Gdrive link in the description of ur game

or make a new1

i would use description

[simple portal]

you could make a new one, iirc the project will be locked forever now right? even after the jam

[stable kiln]

and update when results are in

[simple portal]

oo we can update after results

awesome

[glass fossil]

k

[stable kiln]

well i think so

they cant just keep ur project page 😛

[glass fossil]

yes, it says "You'll be able to make changes after the jam is over."

thanks

[simple portal]

Just a reminder dont forget to check for thermal throttling!

realized today my computer was being throttled significantly, taking it apart and putting new paste today.

wouldnt have noticed if it wasnt for this jam and needed to worry about all that jazz

[stable kiln]

lol i didnt dare put the speed on 20, 😛

ur game was a bit cpu expensive on higher speed 😛

[cobalt arrow]

I gotta drive 300+ miles today Xd then come back Putting the upload on a friends PC who has cable internet XD so i can at least upload it! yay! :X

USB in hand! wood

woot*

[simple portal]

nice! where do you live @cobalt arrow

[cobalt arrow]

Middle of Farmland in The Valley in California

😛

litterallyt surrounded by mountains and a desert yay

[simple portal]

2 things, grab that texture resizer from the marketplace it is free and look into the mesh reconstruction for LOD creation

I lowered my size by 1/4

[cobalt arrow]

oh really?

will look into that thank you

[simple portal]

Yeah I will make a video on it later

[cobalt arrow]

does that texture resizer cost money?

[simple portal]

nope, amazing free plugin

Epic should shower the dude with money

[cobalt arrow]

cool. worth it then thanks for letting me know ❤

[simple portal]

just a simple image resizer but god damn it is powerful in situatiosn like this

also let me know when you are in silicon valley

[cobalt arrow]

Sucks mine isnt going to be In the Jam for the rankings

[simple portal]

I am in San Jose Downtown area

[cobalt arrow]

but it willbe a AWESOME game once everyone sees it

lol

[simple portal]

I am down to play it, be sure to call me out when you link it

[cobalt arrow]

❤ will do. Thinking about adding Multiplayer Support too it but like on a Raid Scale

Just because i realized 1 Challenge would take 2,481 Hours of non-stop playing to beat

if its the most difficult rated challenge

and that was completely accidental

[gaunt copper]

i be streaming after unreal engine community stream

[stable kiln]

might check it for a bit later

epic steam subject sounds like i know a lot of it all ready, so not gunna watch that live 😛

[gaunt copper]

Resuming my Spring 2019 #ue4jam playthrough stream, played 44 games so far! 3/4 of games to go, hop in to see them all ;] https://www.twitch.tv/shadowriver

[stable kiln]

having 2 followers on itch counts the same as 1000 followers on a major platform right?

so now i can apply for a creator code?

get me some of that epic store monnies 😛

[simple portal]

my time lapse video has arrived

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5jJ09Ed0Wo

[rigid fog]

yo

what's up with this question on the survey?

[civic dock]

What survey is that?

Oh, I see. The Assembla one.

[rigid fog]

aye

I just put something random

and did my usual complaint about their pricing structure, especially for Indies

[warm bloom]

https://youtu.be/5-npePLDMjk

I haven't seen anyone do it, that I saw play it, but there's an easter egg in my jam game if you try getting to the end right from the beginning

[gaunt copper]

Returned from supper break, 124 games of Spring 2019 #ue4jam to go, hop in to see them all! https://www.twitch.tv/shadowriver

[simple portal]

when are the results announced? i dont see a date anywhere

[civic dock]

Probably in a few weeks.

They need time to play all the games and coordinate with prize sponsors.

[rigid fog]

https://forums.unrealengine.com/unreal-engine/events/1606264-2019-spring-ue4jam-marketplace-takeover-may-2-7-theme-the-other-side-of-the-coin?p=1617135#post1617135

According to this guy, probably around the 13th of June if that's really in the rules

(13th is Thursday, Stream Day)

they used to have a quicker turn around ¯_(ツ)_/¯

They also used to do them every month

So I find it sort of hard to believe it takes longer with less jams, but who knows

[indigo bobcat]

june 13th

[oblique cairn]

think the last few james have been about a month for results

would not be surprised if it starts getting slower, with the number of entrants

though, saying that, @gaunt copper can play through all in a few days 😄

[marble flax]

But @gaunt copper isn't judging them as strictly.

[rigid fog]

we don't know what Epic does though

They have not been very transparent on that front

[stable kiln]

i guess play 10 a day is most fun

like we cant all play 200 games in a row

thats pretty hardcore

they actually have to follow rules of working conditions:P

[carmine locust]

Hey all! We are running a special kind of game jam.
Step 1) Make a game
Step 2) It gets published in the book
Step 3) You share your hard work to your friends and family for generations to come
Step 4) Every penny of profit from the book will go straight to charity

Want to know more? Join Book Jam here: https://itch.io/jam/game-dev-network-book-jam

[rigid fog]

cool, but...I still haven't fully recovered from #ue4jam yet

[minor hemlock]

sounds fun, but same

is it just going to be a coffee table book with pictures of the games or?

[rigid fog]

https://youtu.be/2nwpGXuFgPU

BTW, in case no one's tried out our game, or may have found it a bit hard

Here's a complete playthrough I did

[civic dock]

I played it and did think it was very difficult, but the concept was cool.

Reminded me of Super Paper Mario.

[rigid fog]

Yeah 😭 But my one and only playtester on the team was able to crush it easily

So, with very little info to go on...I just bit the bullet rather than ruin the difficulty curve I had

[gaunt copper]

Resuming my #UE4Jam Spring 2019 jam! 100 games left, half of games still not reached, hop in to see them all! https://www.twitch.tv/shadowriver #UE4 #gamejam #gamedev

[gaunt copper]

Return from my supper break, streaming Spring #ue4jam 2019 playthru marathon, 79 games to go! https://www.twitch.tv/shadowriver

[slate salmon]

i made a quick preview video of my submission 😄
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-N3wCIITO8

[warm bloom]

I haven't got a chance to play the game yet but that preview is pretty fucking dope lol

[slate salmon]

thanks 😄

[gaunt copper]

Resuming my Spring #ue4jam 2019 playthrough marathon, 56 to go and i be attempting to play them all today ;] Hope in to see them! https://www.twitch.tv/shadowriver

[rigid fog]

go go go

[viral bobcat]

at what hour is stream on epick tommorow

[minor hemlock]

For jam results?

June 13th, not May 13th

[gaunt copper]

Return from supper break and resuming Spring #ue4jam 2019 playthrough stream, 40 submissions to still to play! https://www.twitch.tv/shadowriver

[gaunt copper]

Finished checking all 189 submissions (2 entries are before jam) here final rate list: https://pastebin.com/Z8kkPTk6

[wet rivet]

@gaunt copper thanks for playing through them all!

[slate salmon]

Yeah, huge thanks! It's fun to watch 😄

[unique glen]

@gaunt copper just watched your video of playing my game, thank you so much!

[gaunt copper]

No problemo ;3 btw since no body did spreedsheet this time, when i gonna upload marathon to YouTube (since Twich will delete it next week) i will post list of those videos here

[maiden urchin]

@gaunt copper really appreciate you taking the time to try all the games out. Thank you.

[zinc spoke]

anyone planning on entering the Input Optional Jam?

[wanton furnace]

any idea when the unreal peeps are gonna make a livestream about the jam ?

[minor hemlock]

june 13

[marble flax]

Sorry I didn't help this time :-). Last time I used my entire month of bandwidth watching and I didn't enter the spring jam. I totally missed the announcement.

[lone willow]

That's weird, My game jam entry disappeared. I clicked on something on the bottom of the page and it's gone as a a submission.

What did I click?

@tranquil matrix Could I get some help?

[rigid fog]

you sure did

you might have hit this:

[wet rivet]

@lone willow don’t make any changes to the zipped file you made to submit so the date shows it was before the deadline

[tranquil matrix]

@lone willow Yeah don't edit anything on your game jam page and send us an email to [e-mail] with your itch.io page

[lone willow]

@tranquil matrix Thanks Victor. I've sent an email with the appropriate information about my entry.

[fair oak]

Hey! 💚

Me and my team are going to organize the Haraya Text-Art Jam this week-end, this is a normal game jam of 72 hours with a theme but ALL the graphics in this jam must be Text-Art!

All the games will be rated on five stars by everyone on these criterias:
*- Originality of the concept

• Interpretation of the theme
• Gameplay
• Text-Art
• Musical ambiance
• Sound effects*

We hope to see you there, have a good day!

https://Itch.io/jam/haraya
You can also join us on our Discord Server 👻 ( Discord.gg/b35k7aB ), the link is on the Itch.io page!

[minor hemlock]

made a sonic memes version of my jam game... https://imgur.com/a/NKGtYHK

[somber hazel]

looks better than the movie comments incomming

[lime crane]

I´m still working on my jam entry. lol

[autumn abyss]

I'm looking for people experience with unreal engine for the next extra credits jam which will start in 13 days from now and it will last for 4 days, I have managed teams before and here some of my other jam projects so that you have a reference https://el-fideo-rubio.itch.io/

[dusky vessel]

@gaunt copper Thank you for playing my thing! I'm happy that you liked our Splinter Cell Mannequin and I'm sorry that we were not able to make the game fun enough despite the deadline.

[gleaming nova]

When will the spring game jam voting finish?

[civic dock]

It usually takes about a month or so, but we don't know for sure.

[glass fossil]

hey im a bit new to the game jam scene

I wanted to know, how do they work in general? Is it a timed event type thing with remote work being done, or is it like at a physical place somewhere

Able to do sound design, and sound system blueprints in projects, just never collaborated

[civic dock]

@glass fossil It depends on the jam! Some are remote, others are in person.

Epic's official #ue4jam is remote, so people from all over the UE4 community participate online.

Some are only 48 hours - a weekend basically - while others can last anywhere from a week to a month.

[glass fossil]

OOOooo

any idea when the next one is?

also what kind of source control can I expect, something I have had no practice with as well haha

[minor hemlock]

Next epic jam is probably augustish

As far as source control, there's free cloud perforce offered during the jam but it's all up to the team. For example in this most recent one the sound guy on my team didn't even have access to the project because he joined the team with only a few days left and I was too lazy to set up any sort of collab 🤣 so.... Discord was our collaboration platform of choice

[glass fossil]

ahh

well I thank you for the info, maybe ill see you at one 😃

[steel pike]

I wish to join a jam. I can model (https://www.artstation.com/nolart), and pitch game mechanics/ideas.

[ember trench]

the extra credits jam?

is blueprints good?

and how long is the jam?

@autumn abyss ?

[autumn abyss]

https://itch.io/jam/extra-credits-game-jam-4

Any Unreal coders looking to join the Extra credits jam?

[minor hemlock]

interesting, thought they didn't allow premade assets but that doesn't seem to be the case 😃

[vernal stratus]

@autumn abyss im planning on joining or having my own team for that jam, i do programming and audio. What kind of stuff are you thinking about making?

[autumn abyss]

@vernal stratus hey mooseman I always like to open the room for ideas since we still don't know the theme, but this time one thing that I wanted to try is to have a dog character in, it could be a narrative game where we talk about this lost dog, or it could be a minigame like dogs life there's a lot of possibilities for it, this is the team so far https://crowdforge.io/jams/extra-credits-game-jam-4/teams/3694/

https://youtu.be/yi0-9ut1cEk?t=694

[slate salmon]

I'm wondering if I didn't make the tutorial clear enough in my spring game jam submission. If someone is bored and wants to give it a go, I'm curious what your opinions are on the game's difficulty: https://tylercowan.itch.io/noccultic

[tranquil matrix]

@gleaming nova @civic dock We'll announce the winners on the 13th

[civic dock]

Oh nice! Thanks for the update. 😄

[minor hemlock]

@tranquil matrix have you played them all by this point? 🤣

Or will the judges be up til midnight on the 12th 🤔

[uneven grove]

Only fair they're up working till last second, wouldn't be a game Jam other wise right? :P

[tranquil matrix]

Lol. I haven't played all of them yet. Will be done next week though :)

[tulip viper]

Not to be a nag, but any hope for the previous winners awards being sent out yet? 😦

i just want my swag so i can run around the house with it on 😛

[trail trellis]

@tulip viper I got curious too and contacted Victor. He said there was a delay for items for the prize boxes but that they would be sent asap. This was on May 7th and I haven't heard anything since.

[tulip viper]

shrugs oh well, im not rushing anybody just wondering

😛

[tranquil matrix]

@tulip viper @trail trellis They've been sent!

[tulip viper]

Thanks, @tranquil matrix

[gaunt copper]

Since twitch past broadcast recording limit passed and my stream got deleted, here a link to YouTube back ups as i promised ;] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6jhHjArDB9M6XWt2226DYHMxH0-Acq-E

[minor hemlock]

10 more days holds breath

[glass fossil]

game jam coming up?

[simple portal]

@gaunt copper you can highlight your past broadcasts to keep them forever

[gaunt copper]

1. there 2 hours limit :p

2. i want them to be unlisted

[rugged plaza]

@minor hemlock I ain't holding my breath lol

[autumn abyss]

We are looking for an Unreal coder for a jam project, The premise of the game is that you are in a junkyard with your friends(online) and there's hordes of zombies coming for you, your only weapon at your disposal is a roll of duct tape, with the duct tape you can join different physical objects in the world and make barricades.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/587780289514832010/588305571493445632/unknown.png

That's one of the enemies our character artist has created

[maiden loom]

#looking-for-talent

though I guess it's a jam thing so here is fine too

[autumn abyss]

@maiden loom how can you post on those channels ?

[maiden loom]

read the pinned post

[stable kiln]

@autumn abyss what jam is it? the zombie looks good 😃

[autumn abyss]

@stable kiln jamcraft 3 and thanks if you are considering joining us I could put you up to speed 😃

[stable kiln]

hmm ill read what the dates are and stuff, i dont team a lot and most of my jamgames are just batshit insane 😛

i cant make full days, thats for sure

isnt zombies kinda 18+ tho? 😛

or is that just zombies with nipples?

[minor hemlock]

jam results day!

[vapid thistle]

20 minutes to go!

[viral bobcat]

where i can find them guys?

@vapid thistle

[civic dock]

Time to find out who the winners are from the Spring #ue4jam! https://www.twitch.tv/unrealengine

[rigid fog]

SOme interesting games

[minor hemlock]

is this prerecorded?

[rigid fog]

Always find it awesome how others interpret the themes differently

Don't think so

Looks like the beard guy is playing

[minor hemlock]

the stream in general*

[rigid fog]

well

Yeah, that's what you meant

Says live

¯_(ツ)_/¯

Can you stream prerecorded video?

I mean, I guess you could on desktop

I doubt it though

[minor hemlock]

yeah it'd have to be some dude watching VLC on stream 😛 the cap for doing prerecorded streams on twitch is 720p otherwise

[rigid fog]

oh

you are right

it'

it is prerecorded

[civic dock]

Doesn't look pre-recorded to me.

What evidence suggests it is?

[rigid fog]

They said it

@tranquil matrix

They are at E3

How can they be at E3 floor

[civic dock]

Oh, I totally missed that.

[rigid fog]

AND in Cary at the same time 😉

[civic dock]

Usually only the news/community spotlight is pre-recorded.

[rigid fog]

Aye, they tricked me too in the beginning

[civic dock]

I missed the first few minutes, so I'm guessing that's when they mentioned it.

Of course it seems obvious in retrospect. I knew they were at E3.

Didn't even click for me. 😄

[rigid fog]

@gaunt copper How many of your "Possible Wins" have been right so far?

[tranquil matrix]

Yes, we're at E3!

[wet rivet]

I can’t watch the stream atm, anyone have a list of who has won for what

[rigid fog]

hmm

@tranquil matrix you have a list somewhere by any chance?

There's way too many names

(20 from MP credit alone)

[gaunt copper]

victor why you pink? xd

[rigid fog]

I am the best of the best on this server

Anyone not pink is below me

Otherwise, because I boosted this server

😉

[gaunt copper]

oh ok

[tranquil matrix]

@rigid fog Yeah I'll do my best to get it up after the stream. We're on mobile for the day

[gaunt copper]

I guess our entry didnt hit the theme

i predicted one winner as always it seems xd

[rigid fog]

@gaunt copper yeah, 1 is better than 0 😉

Lot of good entries.

Only one that I thought shouldn't have won was the one without sound

It would have been one thing had the omission of sound been part of the gameplay

But, just not having it because you didn't have time...that's uh...meh

[gaunt copper]

i actully mainly point out fact that they actully sphere physicly rether then coins

[rigid fog]

Heh

Crazy that the Tetris guy (which I didn't even know about or play) could have won

I mean, it seems obvious to most of us

[gaunt copper]

this oen was hard to predict either way, market place assets make everything look the same

[rigid fog]

Yeah, agreed

That's why I hope they either a) don't do it again

or b) maybe once a year

[gaunt copper]

yea i dont mind it being yearly thing

[rigid fog]

But even then, once a year is a lot

[minor hemlock]

didn't help that it coincided with a big marketplace freebie drop

[glass fossil]

Damn i missed the stream

anybody got the finalist names ?

[gaunt copper]

we wont spoil you

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/438532304?filter=archives&sort=time

just watch it

[oblique cairn]

Are itch pages unlocked now? I could do with making a few fixes (sound in particular) to my lil game

looks like they are

[glass fossil]

@oblique cairn they are unlocked since 2 weeks already

[oblique cairn]

oh good, I'll get on that later this eve or tomorrow then

[stable kiln]

should prolly run the videos people send in B4 the stream starts instead of speed lvl design

considering its a gamejam stream

shouldnt be a lack of footage

[vapid thistle]

It would probably take a long time to run all the footage

And how would they decide what to leave out

[stable kiln]

speed it up like the lvl design

[vapid thistle]

True, they could do that

[stable kiln]

if they only show a lil part of it would still be more interesting

well i guess its better than a microwave, altho i started to like that thing 😛

F for the microwave

[slate salmon]

I can never understand how the judging works, there were so many really cool submissions but the selection always seems a bit.. random?

[rigid fog]

😃

Could have been a criteria this past jam. Random Selection 😉 ¯_(ツ)_/¯

It's up to them how they want to judge.

They haven't given us (publicly) their metrics

Only how they score every entry

[tranquil matrix]

It's definitely not random!

Wanted to let everyone know that I've gone ahead and updated the gamejam announcement post with the winners: https://forums.unrealengine.com/unreal-engine/events/1606264

We'll be reaching out to the sweepstake winners shortly

[hidden flicker]

can we have a publish a game to steam gamejam

where your chance of winning prizes includes $ from sales, though technically an itch game can make money 🤔

[stable kiln]

putting crap on steam costs 100$

ur welcome to just submit it too steam aswell tho

[hidden flicker]

that cinematic summer thing sounds exciting

time to make a music video

[wet rivet]

I'd probably make a short one if I had any art skill

[autumn abyss]

hey guys I just finished another jam project this on is sort of an interactive fiction type of thing I'm no going to say too much because you have to meet the characters in this one https://el-fideo-rubio.itch.io/the-ward

[stable kiln]

@autumn abyss looks good, might try it for a bit later

[stable kiln]

well had more fun with this game than red dead2 😛

but when all the characters are at the dinner table i couldnt cook anything, got stuck there

good game tho

the baby is creepy AF 😛

[autumn abyss]

@stable kiln thank you for playing yeah we run out of time before we could implement the dinner scene I'm working on the game still so I'll let you know when the update drops

[stable kiln]

too much to do, too little time, everytime 😃

still its well put together

[hardy thicket]

Is the summer ue4 jam coming up any time soon?

[wet rivet]

Last year it was mid August

[nova tartan]

There s one in July

It's the Virtus game jame

[tranquil matrix]

@hardy thicket Summer #ue4jam is at the end of July

[hardy thicket]

Good to know, thanks! Should be able to participate maybe.

[mighty pendant]

@nova tartan ah a man of culture

[nova tartan]

@mighty pendant ?

[viral orbit]

When is the next UE4 game jam?

@tranquil matrix may we know exact dates for the ue4 summer game jam?

My team is trying to see availability

[tranquil matrix]

@viral orbit It starts on August 8! We had to push it forward one week 😃

[viral orbit]

Thanks for the response!

How come there's no forum post or announcements for it yet?

[rigid fog]

@tranquil matrix Push it another week so I can join 😉

[tranquil matrix]

@viral orbit Because we haven't announced it yet, still working on that 😃

[maiden loom]

I think I'm at a wedding that weekend 😦

[tranquil matrix]

But the date is locked down and I didn't want to leave you without a response!

@maiden loom Bring a laptop and a 1000wh power bank!

[maiden loom]

1000wh would probably last about 15 minutes 😂

but so long as y'all don't screw me with the megajam dates it's fine

otherwise I'd have missed every jam for a year 😦

[viral orbit]

Thanks Victor! I already asked for some days off at work

[glad wing]

how long is it? Thurs–Tue?

[maiden loom]

probably

[tranquil matrix]

@glad wing Kickoff is Thursday at 3PM ET, and it ends Monday at 11:59PM ET

[glad wing]

thanks!

[atomic pelican]

Did it start already?

[minor hemlock]

no

[tulip viper]

can we push it forward ONE more week?

lmao, ill be on a ship in the middle of the ocean....

:()

[rigid fog]

Use that Satellite Internet they have on them fancy Navy Ships nowadays

[glass fossil]

They aint never takin me on a MEU lol

[atomic pelican]

Ok so whats the date of the jam and where is the theme gonna be posted

[civic dock]

@atomic pelican Word is it's going to start August 8. Epic will probably announce it soon on the forums. https://forums.unrealengine.com/unreal-engine/events

So keep an eye out there.

We'll announce it here as well, over in #unreal-news.

[atomic pelican]

Ok! Thanks 😃

[somber hazel]

1 week later would be so cool 🙂

[gaunt copper]

too quick to asseble teams, i think 2 weeks is minimum

[rigid fog]

Yup. Not sure why the late announcement sadly :(

[tulip viper]

well good luck people!!! 😃

[vapid thistle]

Jam page is up people! https://itch.io/jam/2019-summer-ue4jam

[stable kiln]

Is this real life? - for the best XR game

what is an XR game?

[wet rivet]

VR/AR

[stable kiln]

i must be livin under a rock or something i guess

[vapid thistle]

I had to look it up

[stable kiln]

they just made it up 😛

[maiden loom]

it's Microsoft's dumb acronym that people sometimes use and wish they wouldn't

they had to brand their stuff differently to try and stand out

[civic dock]

I think XR is a useful acronym. It's an umbrella term that includes any alternate reality tech, e.g. VR, AR, MR.

And it's gaining popularity.

[atomic pelican]

Ai this is gonna be my first jam

[wet rivet]

Howdy I'm looking for a team for the summer jam, I'm a programmer with blueprints and C++ and I use GitHub for source control. You can find my itch.io here with past projects https://rhyssullivan.itch.io/ . Along with that I've got an Oculus Rift and Quest so I'm down for VR development and I've got experience with it. Also I can do networking, although granted it's a game jam so probably skip that

[maiden loom]

MR is the other acronym Microsoft started using when companies refused to adopt XR :')

[stable kiln]

ill call it GR, generated reality, ppl better adapt to how i call stuff

[proven briar]

MR = mundane reality?

i really don't know 😄

oh, mixed it is ... pfff

@wet rivet sounds interesting what you wrote. i'm also a coder. i have never tried game jams before but maybe this could be the first time 😛

let me know if you want to discuss stuff and if we can build a team

[tranquil matrix]

XR is a term for everything VR/AR/MR/AV < - I'd rather write "XR" than all of those (and it covers any new ones that might come up in the next couple of years, making current code and naming future proof)

[maiden loom]

no, MR is the term that encompasses VR / AR / AV

i.e everything inbetween 'Real' and 'Virtual' on the continuum

XR is the term that Microsoft tried to coin

(it's 100% marketing)

[tranquil matrix]

I guess I'm not entirely aware of where the terms come from, but I'll be happy as long as there is one, no matter which one it is. Since the push is towards OpenXR, it would make sense to use XR as the term no?

[maiden loom]

not really, MR has been a term used since the early 90s to describe the reality-virtuality continuum

I actually have a link to a fairly old paper where it was used

http://etclab.mie.utoronto.ca/publication/1994/Milgram_Takemura_SPIE1994.pdf

[tranquil matrix]

Thanks for sharing!

[maiden loom]

you're welcome!

[amber latch]

That's blown my mind that they were thinking of this in 1994 when the first 3D were just rolling out

[rigid fog]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Reality_(XR)

[tranquil matrix]

Yeah, I love reading all of the papers from the old days. Makes me feel like I did when I was waiting for my DK1 to arrive.

[maiden loom]

@amber latch - people were thinking about this in the late 70s

[amber latch]

True Lawnmower Man comes to mind

[fallow plank]

Hello! I'm new to game jams and i wanted to ask about the ue4jam summer, is it possible to use prefabricated assets and unreal engine marketplace assets and plugins? Or we have to create everything from 0?

[amber latch]

Anything pre-made or from the marketplace has to be declared

[fallow plank]

Oh i see! Thanks for your answer!

[stone thistle]

hi guys if you are look for a writer or a game designer send me a message i would love to join a team

[lilac fox]

Programmer here looking for a team or more than happy to create one from scratch. 😃

[glass fossil]

From clay

[karmic oak]

Character animator here (rigging included) will be happy to join in. Rather a fresh blood, dont kick.

[solid abyss]

looking to join a team .. I'm a 3D modeller and texture artist (blender3d)

[solid abyss]

I want to remind people to join a team or start their own ..

here is a link that was on the contest information page as well

https://crowdforge.io/jams/ue4jam

there is a option to start a team..

this is leadership 101 .. that new teams are formed among strangers often on the eve of events ...

[proven briar]

are there any restrictions on choice of tools we can use during the game jam? for example editors / generators to create content

[carmine kindle]

Pretty much anything is fair game, just make sure you mention what you used or what was made before the jam time if it's something you're worried about.

[proven briar]

ok thanks

[dry inlet]

@solid abyss thx for the info
Hi everyone, this will be my first jam and I am looking for a team. I have several years experience with Unreal and can do BP, C++ and Houdini. Though I have mostly worked with the AbilitySystem and AI for the last months.
Text me anytime

[solid abyss]

👍

[distant venture]

@dry inlet Hey, add me. Lets talk 😃

[marsh oxide]

if you are planning on using soundly and the promo code, just so you know, it gives you just 10 days from when you activate it 😃 so make sure you activate it on game jam and not now like me

[glad wing]

good to know, thanks!

as an alternative, if you’re not planning to sell the game you’re making, the BBC has a huge sound library they recently made available: http://bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk

[stable kiln]

gamejam is not personal, educational or research purposes, i would debate all 3 of em but i dont think they are

i did not read the RemArc Licence, or am i a lawyer so i could be wrong

[maiden loom]

Game jam seems like 'personal use' to me

[stable kiln]

it gets upload to itch

no way a gamejam submission public download counts as personal

[tranquil matrix]

@stable kiln @maiden loom I think it does, but I will verify

[stable kiln]

and this is how u end up with a huge legal bill

[modest agate]

Naah, just a take down in the worst case as long as you're not actually making profit from it

[stable kiln]

If i would verify this with my lawyer it wouldnt come cheap

dunno what would be the max penalty for using others IP

''improper use" of a pokemon might get u in a lotta trouble, but then again Im still not a lawyer

[modest agate]

You really don't need a lawyer to check stuff like this.

The license is very straightforward and grants you use of the content in non-profit content. If you are planning to add any ads or any other way to generate revenue you can't use the BBC sound library without licensing it

[stable kiln]

i dint read the licence , dont plan on using it, just not sure if personal,educational/ research counts for a jam

[modest agate]

non-commercial and advertisement free project created for personal reasons to attend a competition. It doesn't matter that it's shared online

as long as you are not making any money out of it

[stable kiln]

also not gunna take some1s word for it in jam chat, nothing against you tho 😄

[modest agate]

No worries, just wanted to point out that these things aren't as scary as you are painting with the whole pokemon IP comparison.

[stable kiln]

yea goin to extremes there

there are a whole bunch of sounds in free packs on the marketplace tho, i usually avoid any of the legal stuff 😛

[modest agate]

everything that is not specifically licensed as CC0 has legal stuff associated with it.

[stable kiln]

once i export the dault cube from blender it is mine alone, cant touch it 😛

i can handle the marketplace terms tho 😃

[west wing]

Still cleaning up the mess in the spring jam project. 5 days to create, 5 months to get it right after.

[stable kiln]

i recall submitting perfection, ill leave it at that and dont look back 😛

[glad wing]

thanks @tranquil matrix, it’d be good to know what the deal is with that archive

[atomic pelican]

Dang it i missed the jam >:(

[carmine kindle]

@atomic pelican The next jam starts in 5 days

[solid abyss]

do we have any past finalists/winners participating this time around as well?

[carmine kindle]

I might do something if I get a really good idea from the theme, so that's a definite maybe.

[atomic pelican]

yay i did not miss it

[stable kiln]

any1 used multi user editor last jam?

did last jams showreel get an upload to youtube btw?

[wet rivet]

If i remember correctly from my attempts to set it up multi user editor is a bit complicated and requires using something like hamatchi to get all the same users on the same network

I’d recommend using level streaming instead

[stable kiln]

havent had hamatchi installed in ages 😛

[robust basalt]

not sure if I have time, but I can feel the itch. Haven't done a game-jam in a while.

[ionic yarrow]

Hey everyone! New to the discord as well as the community in general. I was planning on joining the ue4 summer jam this year but i'll be honest I have no clue where to start or if its too late to sign up. I have joined the itch.io event but I'm am worried there is more to do before the event starts or that I missed a signup somewhere.

[vapid thistle]

If you've signed up on itch.io you are all good

[ionic yarrow]

@vapid thistle Thank you very much!

[vapid thistle]

No problem. 😃 Good luck on the jam!

[ionic yarrow]

Thanks I'll need it! I'm a hobbyist rookie looking for some motivation/inspiration.

[simple portal]

@tranquil matrix O really.

https://tenor.com/view/dodge-ball-atrue-underdog-story-comedy-ben-stiller-white-goodman-gif-3381639

[tranquil matrix]

Yah'really 😉

[simple portal]

pretty sure I will do another time lapse for this

how do we get added to the autohost for twitch ^^

[tranquil matrix]

We don't host on our channel, unfortunately too difficult for us to monitor the content

[distant venture]

Hey, we're looking for a SFX and music maker for our jam team. Drop me a message if you're interested and we can talk about what we want to achieve this jam.

[lilac fox]

Looking for a tech or char artist. Pm for details

[north arrow]

Once you click join jam, how do u register your team?

[civic dock]

The team leader/manager should join the jam. If your team members have itch accounts and want access to dev builds during the jam, you can add them to the project later.

When you submit your game, there will be a form to fill out with your team information as well.

[lilac fox]

Am I able to apply for Perforce repository right now and add other members to it after or?

[glass fossil]

Im excited, first game jam I cant wait

[north arrow]

Thanks Pfist 😃

[glad wing]

do y’all have a go-to place for free / Creative Commons game music? I never end up having time to make my own these days

[unreal tangle]

Hey, is there already any news when the next epic game jam is?

[copper carbon]

Aug 8th for the next one

Looking at early November for the MegaJam 😃

[glass fossil]

@glad wing feel free to hit me up if im free during and I can whip up something

[tranquil matrix]

@lilac fox Yes, the sooner you apply the sooner we can set up a space for you

[azure flicker]

@uneven peak I use https://gamesounds.xyz/ is pretty good
alternatively check monthly the UE marketplace for free music packs, it might be too late now for those, but it can be good to remember for the future

[analog walrus]

Anyone have trouble with soundly promo code? Do you use it in the upgrade menu? It's telling me it's an invalid code. I'm wondering if I'm entering it in the wrong place.

Just cleared my weekend. Definitely doing this one.

So are we allowed to stub out a project with things like basic audio classes, folders, generic buttons etc... ahead of time?

[wet rivet]

Yeah get your github / other source control all setup before the jam starts so that you don't have to mess with it once the theme is announced

[west wing]

@analog walrus the Promo Code field is in User/Profile:

[analog walrus]

Thanks

[west wing]

@analog walrus So are we allowed to stub out a project with things like basic audio classes, folders, generic buttons etc... ahead of time?
I think so, if assets created before the jam are listed in the special section in submission form. I use game-agnostic boilerplate project handling level loading, showing menus, pausing, quitting and provide a few "slots" for quick setup: menu fonts, button image, menu music, etc. I start by setting up the art, music and colors, and then I work on the gameplay.

[analog walrus]

That's what I was getting at. I have a few standard things I always setup like audio classes, options menu functions, a generic game mode, hud etc..

[glass fossil]

cant wait to see the theme

[wet rivet]

Are there any teams looking to do a VR game? If so I'm a programmer for that 😃

[rough kraken]

Anyone need me for the 2019 Summer #ue4jam ?

[upper stream]

hey guys, looking to get into UE4 however have no experience with it so starting with the JAM to try to create something whilst also learning. Would love to team up with someone that has an idea of how to dev in UE4. I've got 3D modelling experience and unity experience.

PM me if anyone wants to team up

[remote oyster]

@rough kraken and @upper stream I'm looking to participate in the jam tomorrow too, wanna team up?

[upper stream]

Sure, pm me and we can create a temporary discord to share ideas etc.

i wont be able to talk much tonight as i'm going to my girlfriends but i will definitely be on tomorrow

@remote oyster

Anyone else wishing to join feel free to PM me

[ionic yarrow]

I will be working solo on this Jam but if anyone has any Photoshop or 3D art questions I would love to make some new friends. I got a decade of Maya and Adobe experience going to waste on the daily. Please feel free to reach out for help with textures, UVs, geo cleanup, rigging and animation questions. You can get a 30 day free trial of maya with a new account. (requires CC but you can cancel before it is charged)

[burnt rose]

what's the exact time of the announcement?

[analog walrus]

2ish EDT.

[burnt rose]

so in ~10-11 hrs right?

oh wait

probably not 2 am 😄

[vapid thistle]

It says it starts in 22ish hours

[burnt rose]

https://www.tickcounter.com/countdown/1364188/my-countdown

handy link

[wet rivet]

You can also check the jam page, has a count down in your timezone to start and finish

[burnt rose]

no way

@wet rivet im not finding it

can you plz link?

[wet rivet]

https://itch.io/jam/2019-summer-ue4jam

[burnt rose]

noice, thanks

[spring magnet]

anyone know where i can get character models either free or low cost?

[vapid thistle]

That would depend on the character model you are looking for. What style?

There are some free ones on the marketplace

[broken stone]

Do I jave to join jam now before start or I can do it even in monday/tuesday before jam end

[wet rivet]

Really just go to any 3D market place and sort by character and free

Doesn't matter when you join @broken stone

[broken stone]

Thanks

[spring magnet]

@vapid thistle i was looking to use something besides a mannequin. i want my final product for the game jame to be a custom character model

[vapid thistle]

Here are some ones that might get you started:
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/slug/mixamo-animation-pack
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/slug/infinity-blade-characters
https://www.mixamo.com/#/?page=1&type=Character

[ionic yarrow]

@spring magnet - custom as in 100% unique or custom as in simply not the ue mannequin?

@spring magnet - the paragon characters have a wide range and come with different skin/material instances. The animations that come with them are prepped for a robust anim bp.

[winged coyote]

If i need help with somethign on my project which channel do i use?

[vapid thistle]

For the game jam project?

[ionic yarrow]

For the jam or for a different project?

[winged coyote]

my personal one

[ionic yarrow]

Seems like here is not the place. There are specific channels where you can discuss your needs.

[winged coyote]

ok thanks

[ionic yarrow]

If you need help from another rookie you can always PM me hahah

[spring magnet]

@ionic yarrow custom as in not the ue mannequin lol

[stable kiln]

go oldscool and use the blue mannequin 😛

or flappybird

[vapid thistle]

I thought the old mannequin was yellowish? Or is that not the really old one?

[stable kiln]

i like the blue one 😛

[spring magnet]

@stable kiln i might just do that lol

[stable kiln]

or just use every form of manny u can find 😛

[spring magnet]

so are mannequins allowed during the game jam? this is my first time doing a game jam, and i havent learned character modeling and animation yet (im still in college for game programming and development

[stable kiln]

yea, you have to note everything made B4 jam tho

[spring magnet]

im actually gonna be taking a huge risk, and wont be starting anything until the theme is announced. Ill be starting off with starter conent, modifyiing things and using assets from the marrketplace

[vapid thistle]

Yeah, if I had to make all the assets I use I wouldn't even bother submitting my game

My art gives programmer art a whole new meaning

[spring magnet]

i wont even attempt art lol. last time i attempted doing art (for a college art class) my poor dog didnt look the same lol

[broken stone]

I'm curious because it'll be my first game jam, how many things I can use if I list them? Are they going to give me less points if my animations, models are these from marketplace/monthly free/made before?

[glad wing]

I don’t think they’ll count against you per se but they won’t count for you either

like a game with amazing art that was all made before the jam won’t get credit for its art

but might still be judged highly on the gameplay or sound or whatever

[wet rivet]

Basically I'd say if you can do it yourself in anyway do it instead of using premade

When it's premade they judge it as if it was invisible (correct me if I'm wrong on that but I'm like 90% sure)

[glad wing]

I’ve been following the same pattern I use for Ludum Dare—put together a baseline project with a bunch of blueprint / material-function utility stuff, do all the actual content during the jam

[civic dock]

@tranquil matrix Is this still correct, or is it leftover from the Marketplace Takeover? From the official rules (emphasis mine):

"Submission may include sourced (non-original) assets, provided that (i) all sourced (non-original) assets must be noted, and (ii) unless such sourced (non-original) assets are from the Unreal Engine Marketplace (“Marketplace Sourced Assets”), such assets will not be reviewed or scored. Submission must not include assets created prior to the Contest Period (outside of noted sourced assets)."

[analog walrus]

So if I'm reading this right each team member wins the prizes? not just one set per team? and each team member is entered into the sweepstakes individually?

[wet rivet]

Yep with the exception being the falcon northwest PC

[analog walrus]

That's one of the sweepstakes isn't it?

[wet rivet]

Yep

Of the finalists

[analog walrus]

Ok, I was worried about fighting over prizes teaming up with someone. The way it's structured is pretty good incentive to team up.

[tranquil matrix]

@civic dock That's not correct, and strange. I know we removed that line.

[analog walrus]

I'm looking at it now and it's still there. Guess you still have time to fix it. 😂

[analog walrus]

I really want to do this one. If anyone wants to team up DM, message on facebook or email me at [e-mail]. I'd probably fit best with an artist or animator. I'm a little unsure about working with someone, but open to giving it a go if it seems like a fit. I can handle setting up a depot and all that. Since the rules let teams of up to 5 and the prizes are per team members and depending on the theme, I'd also possibly like to reach out to a writer or two I know to see if one would like to write a story line or help come up with a concept.

[tranquil matrix]

@analog walrus Fixed. You should list your own skills as well, might make someone else more confident in reaching out 😃

[analog walrus]

Oh, yeah, that might help

Ha

I've been making games as a hobby for 30 years. Decided to get serious about it a few years ago, switched to UE about 2 years ago. I can work with the source code and have written fixes for a few bugs in the engine. I can handle BP, Animating, know my way around Maya, Blender, world machine, photoshop, materials. Competent enough to handle saving, loading, options menus, multiplayer, etc... you can see the stuff I've been playing around with here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYuAPr0JJzt7O2QPLmn-S7g

and here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXlq0v_VpjLZYOewoz9ItoA

Until two years ago I had only worked with 2D games other than a few months messing with jmonkey3 when it first came out.

[analog walrus]

Ok, I'm talking with an artist I've wanted to find an excuse to work with and seems like she's in.

[analog walrus]

How long has it been taking to hear from Assembla? I'm wondering if I should just set one up on my local server so it's ready to go at the start of the Jam.

[maiden loom]

I'd use a local server if you can, Assembla can be slow to get back to you sometimes

[analog walrus]

Yeah, I was leaning towards that and hearing you say it too, I think I'll do that. I can make changes any time and instantly if someone joins the team or something midway.

I don't usually do jams. This will be my first. The prizes this time around are just too much to not at least give it a try.

So points are for visuals? so only visual assets need to be original to not affect scoring?

[wet rivet]

Do merge errors like you get with GitHub using Assembla? I haven't really found an elegant work around for avoiding conflicts when two people work on the same file

[analog walrus]

file locking

use perforce

err I guess that doesn't help if you really do need two people working on the same file at the same time.

[wet rivet]

Yeah although then you can do a work around like making it in components and adding that on to the actor

Or level streaming with multiple levels at once, the file locking was the main thing I was curious about

It'd be nice if that existed with the Git implementation, seems like a fun challenges to make that but that's way beyond my skill level

I'm basically a fish out of water on tasks outside of unreal

[analog walrus]

I've never used git

but it seems like it's complicated to use it for UE

[wet rivet]

Takes a little to setup but then it's nice, really setup isn't too bad either if you know what to do

[maiden loom]

you never have two people working on the same (non-code) files in UE4

version control solution is irrelevant

UE4's assets are binary, so they do not easily merge

[rigid lake]

When is the theme announced? During the usual Thursday stream?

[analog walrus]

Yeah

[atomic spindle]

Unreal full stack dev looking for a group to join a short (48-72 h) game jam

[viral bobcat]

any body know if in this jam can we use store assets on no?

[maiden loom]

yes, so long as you declare everything that wasn't made during the jam when you submit your entry

[upper stream]

Hey guys, if anyone is interested in joining us for the jam feel free.

just pm me and i can add you to the discord

we have 3 people at the moment and we're not really looking for anything in particular just a group of people that are interested

[remote oyster]

@atomic spindle wanna join us? We’r 3 right now

Me @upper stream ans @rough kraken

[rough kraken]

yo

[fair ivy]

Hey all, Looking to onboard peeps for a gamejam team - we have 3 now and are looking for 2d / 3d artists mainly, however anyone interested is welcome to join ! @ me for an invite, we have a perforce server, trello setup, and all coordinated via a custom discord server

this is for the UE4 MegaJam starting .. in just under 5 hrs 😱

[radiant badger]

Good morning everyone, who's ready for the mega jam? (Btw this account is my second one that intertwines with @firehuskys)

[glad wing]

I’m excited! kinda bummed that I have to, like, “go to work” and “do my job” tomorrow instead of just working on this, but oh well 🙂

[radiant badger]

right? why cant this be our job?

[viral bobcat]

in this jam we can use assets or no?

[oblique cairn]

we can, but must declare the use

and it won't be counted towards score

from itch page List any content that was created before the jam that was included in the final submission

[viral bobcat]

thanks

yeah but i was thinking

if this not talking about thing i do by myself

[glad wing]

whether or not you did it yourself, if it was made before the jam you should list it

[remote oyster]

Modding assets count points??

Like using quixel mixer?

[glad wing]

that’s a good question, I don’t know how much you have to change it for it to count as “made during the jam”

@tranquil matrix can you clarify any?

[oblique cairn]

I think you should still list it, there is just a text field to list in. so for previous jams I've written stuff like
"Brick Wall texture based on (marketplace asset link), tweaked and made tileable in GIMP"
Dunno how that has been scored/marked though

[radiant badger]

So what happens if we use assets from quixels or the marketplace? Im a college student still learning game development, and all i have to work with are the assets provided in UE marketplace, and other places like Quixels, soundly, and gametextures. So if it doesnt count toward our score, is there even a point in doing the jam, if all we have to work with is the provided assets?

[minor hemlock]

hopefully the whole is worth more than the sum of the parts 😉

[carmine kindle]

Don't worry about it too much, just use whatever you like and mention things you used in the submission post thing.

[radiant badger]

@minor hemlock im sure it would be worth it more than the parts, but some of these jams i have noticed is a way for students to showcase their abilities.

[minor hemlock]

what abilities do you want to showcase? 🤷

[radiant badger]

I just am having a hard time understanding why we would get docked point/ not get points because we use assets that have been provided to us, specifically for a game jam

[minor hemlock]

obviously don't use premade 3d assets if you want to show off your 3d skills, same for gameplay, art, etc

because the jam is about what you added to make it a special experience

[radiant badger]

does game design count as a part of that? like level design, game play mechanics, etc?

[minor hemlock]

no one knows the grading rubric but the judges, but I'd assume Fun-ness is one of the criteria

[stable kiln]

think this wil be my 20th epic jam 😛

0 wins lets duu it 😃

[minor hemlock]

wow, didn't even realize there have been 20 😮

[stable kiln]

it was 1 a month B4

[minor hemlock]

😐

[glad wing]

I think the more specific the game mechanic stuff is to the game you’re making, the more likely you should acknowledge you made it ahead of time

/ not do that

[stable kiln]

i had like 11 in a year

[minor hemlock]

that's an insane pace for everyone involved wow

I can barely handle 2-3 a year 😛

[carmine kindle]

The jams were much shorter before too, like thursday to sunday

[glad wing]

like, if you have a super carefully tuned vehicle controller or whatever made ahead of time and you make a racing game, you should state that

[stable kiln]

well it was about 25 to 40 entries back than

[analog walrus]

@minor hemlock That's not right. The points are listed in the rules ●Up to 5 points for Unique Use of Theme ●Up to 5 points for Fun Factor ●Up to 5 points for Visuals

[stable kiln]

least amount of time i spend on a jamgame is like 3 hours, it was great, a piece of art

[analog walrus]

Sourced (non-original) assets will not be reviewed and scored.

[radiant badger]

@analog walrus so does using provided assets not add/remove points? Just making sure I wont "lose" points for using marketplace assets and quixel assets

[stable kiln]

nobody really knows :p

[analog walrus]

The way it's been explained to me is you don't lose points, but you don't earn any either

YOu might be bettter off making something simple that works with the theme and has a consistent feel than using an asset from somewhere else

[carmine kindle]

The rule is there to stop people from getting all super nice assets from somewhere else and taking credit for all of them yourself. Not to punish you for using them.

[radiant badger]

@analog walrus ok I just want to be sure. This is my first jam, and I'm still in college for game programming and development and have yet to learn asset development

[analog walrus]

If you look at the past winners a consitent feel to the visuals seems to win out over eye ccandy

[radiant badger]

@carmine kindle @analog walrus that explains it right there thank you

[analog walrus]

This is my first too. I always think about it but have never actuall done one

[stable kiln]

did the videoreel from last gamejam get upload to youtube, i wunna see all submissions in a few min

[radiant badger]

@analog walrus well once I graduate from college, game development will be my career. But at the time of this jam, havent learned everything but learned how to use UE4. I did learn 3d modeling and animation in a previous course, but it's still new on creating textures, and meshes it's a tad confusing lol

[analog walrus]

You never learn everything.

[radiant badger]

Just like I learned in my social science class "you never solve one question/problem without causing 20 more"

[solemn briar]

Is it indy only or can devs jump in? I'm on a team ramping up ue4 for the studio

[radiant badger]

@solemn briar from my understanding, anyone can join

[analog walrus]

@solemn briar are you looking for a team? if so what do you do?

[tranquil matrix]

@glad wing Anything NOT created during the jam, must be noted, and will not be reviewed and scored

[scarlet lotus]

@tranquil matrix So if I use the VR expansion plugin as a base to build my own character and movement logic from, will that character not be reviewed and scored as well?

[viral bobcat]

what is XR game

[scarlet lotus]

VR/AR

[solemn briar]

@analog walrus tech & system design - hence why I'm on the ramp up team 😛

but don't have a team for game jam

[tranquil matrix]

@scarlet lotus My statement applies to that as well

[analog walrus]

@solemn briar I've worked mostly by self so it's all greek to me

[scarlet lotus]

Ah, so custom content that depends on sourced content counts as not created during the jam. Ty for the clarification

[tranquil matrix]

@glad wing @stable kiln @maiden loom I followed up on the earlier question you had about licenses, and I'm unfortunately not able to answer your question because it would be considered "legal advice", which I'm not able to give you

[analog walrus]

Is that about the bbc libraries?

[tranquil matrix]

As per the rules, you must have full and complete rights to use any assets that are in the submitted project

@analog walrus Yes

[analog walrus]

I'm not very familiar with that and I only skimmed the discussion but if someone needs something that's there and reminds me what it is they need I might know where they can get something they can use.

[radiant badger]

@tranquil matrix so as a game studio that makes $0 a year, and using the free assets in the UE marketplace, and the free assets in quixels, and the other assets that have been provided to us, does that mean we can still get scored on them since 1) they are free, and 2) i fall under the category of making less than 100k a year?

[tranquil matrix]

@radiant badger Anything NOT created during the jam, must be noted, and will not be reviewed and scored

[analog walrus]

and the torrents that sonnis has given out are still active

[radiant badger]

ok. so anything provided to us for the jam doesnt count. got it

[analog walrus]

There's at least 3 times they've given out huge libraries of sounds. It's a bit hit and miss but I've used stuff from them here and there with a little editing in Audacity.

https://sonniss.com/GameAudioGDCPart3.torrent

[radiant badger]

what are some good programs to use for a solo developer besides audacity, gimp, blender, and of course unreal

[wet rivet]

bosca ceoil for music

Photopea.com is also good although I haven’t put much time into it

[radiant badger]

thanks @wet rivet

[west wing]

@radiant badger Soundly, Substance Painter

[glad wing]

I’d say Houdini but it’s a bit late to start learning that for this jam 😛

it’s an amazing tool but the learning curve is pretty steep at first

[radiant badger]

yeah, i have houdinin installed, but it seems complicated, although, if i had the money to buy a permanent houdinin license i would, it seems like something that would be an excellent addition to my studio

[minor hemlock]

haha, the 2 month license is barely enough to get rockin with houdini

there is no affordable permanent houdini license FYI

[glad wing]

the yearly indie one isn’t too bad though

[minor hemlock]

yeah it's a good deal for what you get

[west wing]

It's 2 month of free Indie every jam, though.

[minor hemlock]

that's true, you're covered a good portion of the year 😛

[radiant badger]

i think i need to start signing up for every jam

[stable kiln]

@tranquil matrix you clearly talked to a lawyer instead of: google makes me pro at everything 😛

[analog walrus]

At under $300./ year now Houdini indie is pretty competitive. Maya LT is more than that and is a buggy mess

[minor hemlock]

isn't that the 2 year price?

[sly locust]

nah

[minor hemlock]

(which technically does mean <300/yr 🤣 )

[sly locust]

2 years is 399

[minor hemlock]

ah

[analog walrus]

With everything it can do I think Houdini indie is one of the better deals right now. Now that they've , so I've read, fixed the issues with tiling maps in UE it can replace WorldMachine.

[stable kiln]

@radiant badger https://tinyurl.com/y3d2geds

[west wing]

How will the theme be announced this time?

[tranquil matrix]

I've seen great landscape results from Houdini in UE4

@west wing On the livestream, we go live in an hour and the theme is usually announced around 3PM ET

(an hour later)

www.twitch.tv/unrealengine

[minor hemlock]

obligatory mount pig landscape: https://imgur.com/a/YuMY3rT

[west wing]

@tranquil matrix thanks.

[analog walrus]

I love Houdini. The stuff you can do with skinning is coming along too. I can see it easily replacing 3 or 4 programs I use right now.

[broken stone]

Do I really have to be 18 to win amything in jam?

In the rules of 3 sweepstakes there are points that participant need to be 18 years old but is it the same for other prizes like PC too?

[vapid thistle]

It appears that you only need to be 18 to win any of the sweepstakes, but I'm not sure about that. In the 2019 Summer #ue4jam rules it only says you need to be 16, so I would assume that would be for all the finalist/special category prizes

[hardy rune]

Is it possible to win a special category AND be a finalist? Or one excludes the other?

[vapid thistle]

I'm 99% sure that you can't be both

[wet rivet]

Can't be both but entering for special category doesn't decrease your chance of being a finalist

That PC looks so clean

[small fern]

that computer only ever runs unreal engine

wanted to use notedpad? nope, can't do

[gaunt copper]

Just heads up, as always i be do playthru stream starting next day after jam ends. This time there will be something new, but i needs atleast few people perticipating in order to work properly :p so i hope there will be few people active on chat

[analog walrus]

If anyone is still looking for a team and thinks they're a fit hit me up. It's two of us right now.

[amber latch]

I want the PC Case

[hardy rune]

And in the Under 100mb special category, the zip file I upload must be under 100mb, or the extracted folder?

[amber latch]

I'm happy with my socks i won 👌🏽

[small fern]

used to be extracted I think

let's check the rules

[wanton furnace]

won 50 bucks last time

[small fern]

well, it didn't specify

but 100mb used to be unzipped

[vapid thistle]

Yeah, for all the other jams it was unzipped.

[small fern]

you can ask on the stream if you want

I should totally try under 100mb again

[vapid thistle]

They aren't looking for people with the best compression software

[small fern]

I mean, that's not even hard if you know how this works 😄

default fps template ends with something like 300mb

[wanton furnace]

this jam has nothing to do with the marketplace right ? unlike last time

[small fern]

I sure hope not

[wanton furnace]

same

[small fern]

but it was probably one time thing

[tepid edge]

Well, 8 minutes before the livestream starts and a flash of inspiration has told me exactly what I want to make.
Now all I have to do is hope that the theme is relevant 🙃
That's how gamejams work, right?

[mighty pendant]

does anyone have a link to the live stream where they are going to announce the theme?

[wanton furnace]

@tepid edge i wish , nah never works out like that for me

[tepid edge]

twitch.tv/unrealengine

[west wing]

You can make empty build under 60 mb by using "Cook only maps" and compressing 50 MB engine executable with UPX.

[mighty pendant]

k

thx @tepid edge

[wanton furnace]

and here i am waiting on youtube

thanks enjay

[tepid edge]

@wanton furnace I mean, I only have a single character that I want to model, and a vague gameplay mechanic. I might be able to twist it to work 😄

[wanton furnace]

hope for the best

[tepid edge]

I might make it anyways, even if it isn't theme relevant. I want to get better at dedicating myself to tasks, so the jam is mostly just practice for that, I don't mind the fact that I most certainly won't win 😃

[small fern]

https://www.twitch.tv/unrealengine

[tepid edge]

But regardless, I always dedicate like the first 8 hours of the jam to ideation

[viral bobcat]

gl hf bros

[slate salmon]

the dev for the current stream timelapse vid is a madman

[tepid edge]

[wanton furnace]

hahaha

[small fern]

oh wait

that was UE

nevermind 😄

[tepid edge]

Oof, off to a bad start with this Jam. Usually I like to watch the livestream to get into the mindset, but I'm not sure I can sit through an hour about Touch controls

[small fern]

touch input is updated topic for today?

I mean, yeah, that's not really something many would be interested in

[glad wing]

yeah I’m gonna check the stream in about 54 minutes 😛

[fair ivy]

is the theme late ?

[glad wing]

from what Victor said earlier it should be announced around 3pm EST

[glad prism]

oh man I missed the start of the stream, have they announced the theme?

[west wing]

4 days 9 hours

[wet rivet]

Is this jam shorter than the others are?

[hardy rune]

News about the theme? I'm at work can't watch the stream

[glad prism]

someone on twitch chat said theme is "everything is unreal"

I'm not 100% sure how true that is

[west wing]

The stream just started. The theme will be announced in about a hour.

[glad prism]

ah ok, thanks for clarifying

[broken stone]

I am travelling to homw right now so I can 't watch stream. Please mention me when jam theme will be announced

[cerulean wren]

Me too please

[mystic wraith]

has the theme been announced?

[small fern]

no

[tepid edge]

NoonTM (PST)

[glad prism]

about to announce it

[small fern]

5 minutes later

[wanton furnace]

1 year late8

[glad prism]

they are thanking the sponsors

soon ™

[wet rivet]

Theme is make it count

[tender rapids]

M A K E I T C O U N T

[tepid edge]

🔢

[glad prism]

@broken stone @cerulean wren Theme is make it count

[gaunt copper]

Can't wait to play all those math games :p

[wet rivet]

Who doesn't love math

[tepid edge]

Spoilers: My pre-theme-announce idea DOES NOT FIT THE THEME!

[tender rapids]

oh shit!

[wet rivet]

You have to find the dot product to defeat aliens

[clever barn]

Good luck to all ! I feel inspired (rare)

[tepid edge]

Good luck everyone, time to go into my Ideation Hibernation

[wanton furnace]

cant wait to see all those highscore counters

best of luck peeps

[west wing]

Make the player count.

[vapid thistle]

Why am I drawing a blank on this theme

[wanton furnace]

it aint easy thats for sure

[gaunt copper]

Guys keep in midn there also philosofical meaning of the theme, "make it count" = "make something relevent"

[lime crane]

good luck for the jam everyone

[frail palm]

Good luck ya'll!

[glad prism]

there are really 3 main types I think we're going to see, the "make something" games, the "math" games and the "important thing" games

[marble flax]

@gaunt copper I was thinking of maybe a game where everything in the game counts for something. Just not sure what yet.

[mighty pendant]

Theme is make it count btw

[west wing]

How about Dracula games.

[mighty pendant]

lol

[minor hemlock]

hey guys you don't have much time to finish your game this jam .... make it count

[mighty pendant]

lol