blueprint

[lofty rapids]

you add it when you hover over

and remove it when you hover out

so that it only appears when you hover

is that what you want ?

or you want it to spawn and be permanent ?

[iron idol]

anyone got a lead on how i can fix this. It's referencing a widget that hasn't been changed in like 6 months. I'm not seeing the widget that" horizontal box4" is linked to in reference viewer.

[pseudo moss]

Ah no no, Im just asking to make sure I understand where to add the node

[iron idol]

i've tried all the tricks such as adding, deleting nodes. moving to different folders. i simply cant get this to go away.

[pseudo moss]

Yes I just want it to show up when you hover over, and then disappear when the mouse moves away

[lofty rapids]

then yes put the remove on the mouse end, do you understand when these events are firing

one is mouse enter, the other is mouse leave

[pseudo moss]

yeah yeah

just wanted to make sure I wasnt gonna fuck up the blueprints 😆

[lofty rapids]

once you get that working then you need to assign the name in the widget, to the name of the npc your ref

[wispy river]

This may be dumb, but I'm just now diving into BP's for the first time, and I have zero programming background, so everything is brand new to me. I just sucessfully created a script that causes a little health object to shrink and "dissapear" upon "pickup"

I'm super stoked that I got it working and just wanted to share with people who probably know a hell of a lot more about this stuff than I do. 😊

[lofty rapids]

lerp is a cool node, especially in materials

[lofty rapids]

i would probably expose on spawn the name and pass it in on creation, makes things much easier

so basically, hover -> get name -> create widget -> set name

this would avoid the binding as well

or you can keep the binding incase you want to change his name on the fly ig

where you have a bunch of seperate ones you won't need the binding

set the name, by getting the text box as variable

and do set text

directly

it would be the most efficient

[pseudo moss]

Does this BP look correct? (When I mouse over the NPC in-game, it does work correctly [except for the no-name thing].)

[lofty rapids]

no not at all

[pseudo moss]

d'oh

would it make this whole process easier if I just screenshared, btw

[lofty rapids]

i don't do that just in chat

but your whole thing is strange because you followed a tut and adjusted it

i would just do simply

begin cursor over -> create -> set text to name value

end cursor over -> remove from parent

[pseudo moss]

lemme go try that

I just want simple, too, dude

[lofty rapids]

but what is widget ?

youve over complicated this and its confusing start over

what is widget variable ?

[pseudo moss]

widget is the

thats actually a good question, wtf

[lofty rapids]

well ...

your setting widgets visibility

[pseudo moss]

waaait a second

[lofty rapids]

where do you set it's value ?

[pseudo moss]

hang on

I just noticed something

Do these two affect different things

[lofty rapids]

your doing a bunch of stuff, you don't need a trace if your using cursor over

[pseudo moss]

I know, I definitely want to get rid of it, but first I want to solve the name problem

(trust me I hate having extra code, lol)

[lofty rapids]

well i can't help because your not making it work, its a mess lol

i can help you make this better is what i'm saying

i would scrap it

it's simple

or atlest a lot simpler then this

[pseudo moss]

I want to make it simple as hell, dude, I was following a tutorial because it was the only one that came close to what I wanted

[lofty rapids]

first thing is you have two event mouse cursor start, and end

[pseudo moss]

but Im also a complete novice at this, so when youre telling me "begin cursor over -> create -> set text to name value" Im doing my best to keep up and quickly go look up which nodes you want me to add

[lofty rapids]

ok that makes sense

[lofty rapids]

you have a widget which is the name tag, can you show that ?

[pseudo moss]

Yes 😆

[lofty rapids]

ok so where it says NPC Name Here

do you have a bingind i see

yes you do

[lofty rapids]

this binding basically says set the text to the return value

[lofty rapids]

what is this ?

I really can't because this is out of control lol

[pseudo moss]

thats in the BP_NPC blueprint, denoting that the NPC Nametag Ref is the WBP_NPCNametag

[lofty rapids]

well yes i see the ref value is a promotoe to variable thing you did

[pseudo moss]

would it help more if I just posted fullscreen screencaps, then?

[lofty rapids]

it would help more if you watched a blueprint tut tbh

but i can try t help

but it's really difficult

[pseudo moss]

Duly noted

so the text binding you mentioned

[lofty rapids]

basically drag out from your ref that you created and showed me

and set name

and if you have the binding set

it will change when you change the name value

[pseudo moss]

Could you explain this a bit more clearly, please

cause I understand the gist of what youre saying but where do you want me to put it lol

[lofty rapids]

i can't tho

i don't know how to make it any more clear

[eager thicket]

Is there a resource that tells me how to craft low/med/high settings with commandline prompts?

I want to create my own presets, rather than use Unreal's default ones

Or better yet, actual examples

https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/unreal-engine/scalability-reference-for-unreal-engine?application_version=5.1

ah got it.

[lofty rapids]

you also probably want to attach the widget to the character

i think you should watch a blueprints tut

woul def help

[pseudo moss]

Im still pretty lost, though, so Im dragging a line out from the NPC Nametag Ref, and then connecting it to a "Set Name" node?

[lofty rapids]

in the set, where it says name: write: test inside and see if it shows up

[pseudo moss]

I did, it didnt show up.

[lofty rapids]

right

so show where you set widget

[eager thicket]

hmmmm. Is it possible to set the overall scaleability of say, the textures in command line?

so basically the individual commands for textures = medium or shadows = low

right now I have the console commands up, and I seem to only be finding more granular stuff

[pseudo moss]

Do you mean expose it? Or do you mean add a Set Widget node itself

[lofty rapids]

i mean the widget variable itself literally widget variable

where do you set that ?

[lofty rapids]

this ones fine

it was promoted to variable

most likely

[pseudo moss]

Aah okay now I get what youre asking, took me a few moments

okay so heres the issue: when I add a "Set Visibility" node, that just comes tacked on with it

but I had asked you earlier if there was a difference between that kind of Set Vis. node and another kind, and you didnt answer me

#blueprint message

because I cant connect the Nametag widget node to the Target input.

[eager thicket]

BeginPlay isn't available on gameinstance BP's. How do I run stuff from the very beginning of startup on GameInstance?

[crimson briar]

Init

[eager thicket]

ah thanks

[lofty rapids]

well it should be visible when you create it

you just need to attach it to the character

honestly this can be simplified with not creating one and just usinga widget component

[lofty rapids]

instead of trying to plug it in, just drag onto the graph...

and search visibility

[pseudo moss]

Yeah, its on the character.

[lofty rapids]

whats the class on that ?

is it the class that has the binding in it

[pseudo moss]

Yes.

[lofty rapids]

then you don't need to create and destroy anything

[lofty rapids]

i see so this is your widget variable

[pseudo moss]

I wasnt, though, you were the one who told me to do that

[lofty rapids]

just set the visibility

it should show the name

if you have it set right

[lofty rapids]

^.^

for now just set the visibility to visible on the widget

[pseudo moss]

Which one? because if I click "Set Visibility" under "Rendering", the target is a Scene Component.

[lofty rapids]

...

[pseudo moss]

Ohhh waitaminit

Im dumb

youre correct lol

[lofty rapids]

you don't need a trace, and you don't need a create

i only said remove, because you had a create

you already have a widget

[pseudo moss]

okay now if it's set to "visible", and I test it in-game, then the npc's nametag box just stays on screen

[lofty rapids]

ok, thats ok, is it the proper name ?

[lofty rapids]

don't you see your already doint it ?

[crimson briar]

@pseudo moss if you type this into ChatGPT, it should give you a valid enough way of doing it. I did it on my end and it looked fine, but copying this much text is annoying.
"Unreal Engine 5 Blueprints
Step by step how to add Widget Nameplate to a BP_NPC via a widget component. The widget will have Text element that needs to be set to a name on begin play"
Then you just set hidden in game to true on false with your capsule hover events

Or I could copy my answer to make sure it is valid, but it will take some picture splicing lol

[lofty rapids]

don't use chatgpt if you don't know what your doing

it's a horrible learning tool

[crimson briar]

Yup, it is bad to use it for learning. But I didn't find a good tutorial for this on youtube, and your discussion here isn't working I think

[lofty rapids]

it's a simple thing, i think they need some tuts on blueprints in general

so they can figure out whats going on

if you have a widget, its as easy as setting the visibility on and off

its like a 5 minute thing

[crimson briar]

Not everyone has the same level of UE comprehension

[lofty rapids]

yes thats why i just keep trying lol

but the basics need to be known for help imo

otherwise might as well just do it for you

[pseudo moss]

Alrighty, so just to make sure Im getting this correctly:

• remove the "Create Nametag Widget" after the "On Mouse Hover" node
• set the Widget itself in the Viewport to "Visible in game"

now what?

[lofty rapids]

^.^

is it showing the proper name, or what does it show

[pseudo moss]

Nope

still empty

[lofty rapids]

and the widget type is the type of that kind ?

[pseudo moss]

and the box is visible from the beginning of gameplay, and if I mouse over it, it still shows up. And when the mouse moves off of it, it disappears

[lofty rapids]

did you set the default name to something ?

[lofty rapids]

ok so set a default name in the widget

[pseudo moss]

okie dok

[lofty rapids]

set the name variable to ad efault value

see if that shows up

[pseudo moss]

Nope, still empty

Right now, this is the whole BP for the OnMouseHover part.

[lofty rapids]

ok

so what is the widget class ?

in the component

is it some container, or the actual title

[lofty rapids]

because this is empty and it should say the default text

it should say npc name here or whatever

right above your character

[pseudo moss]

the widget class is "WBP_NPCNametag"

Aaah hang on I just figured something out

[lofty rapids]

Ok so it's working then

[pseudo moss]

it's just in completely the wrong place, lol

[lofty rapids]

wdym ?

[pseudo moss]

So when I was following that tutorial video

[lofty rapids]

blindly following tutorials will do you no good

wdym it's in the wrong place ?

[pseudo moss]

the guy was dragging out Actor assets, and was naming them via the Details panel in the Editor Viewport

thats where that naming option should be

[lofty rapids]

are you not understanding this is a process

you take it step by step

now you now the name variable is working

wdym in the wrong place ?

do you mean it's not the name that you set in the details panel ?

[pseudo moss]

No, it's not, lol

[lofty rapids]

right but i only know what i know from this side what you show me and what you do, this is how you fix things you take it one step at a time

it's the only way, you don't just magically fix things, it's not possible like that

but the idea with debugging is to take things one step at a time

[pseudo moss]

So the option to name the NPCs should be in that Default panel right there on the BP_NPC, not in the WBP_NPCNametag widget.

[lofty rapids]

ffs

[pseudo moss]

Cause ideally I'd be able to drag many of these out and name them all without having to dig into the widget itself

(also because, you'll notice in that other screenshot, theyre BOTH named "Biff", which is also a problem)

[lofty rapids]

yes i know that your not even understanding at all

are you reading what i write ?

i know the proble i'm trying to help you fix it

and honestly it's a 5 minute thing now it's been 1 1/2 hours

its a process step by step

now you know the name variable is working

so now you have another name variable this is on the npc

correct ?

[pseudo moss]

Correct

[lofty rapids]

ok so basically you want to set the name in the widget, to the name on the npc

because they are two different variables

you can do this on begin play of the npc

get the name variable from the npc

get the widget reference

drag out from the reference, and do a set name

and plug the name into name

which is fkd i would name them different even tho the scope is fine

because telling you to plug name into name is literally what you need to do

but it's confusing to say that lol

then when you run it

it will get it from the details panel

set the widget variable

and bingo, done

[pseudo moss]

This is where Im tripping up. Either Ive misunderstood "Set Name", or Ive got the wrong node, because I cant plug in the Name to Name (it says directions not compatible)

unless you meant "Set Display Name"

[lofty rapids]

so your saying you don't know how to set and get variables ?

[lofty rapids]

literally set name

it will be a node

don't get the name from the widget

set it on the widget

"set name"

you dont need that function

you could use it, but this is the same thing

atleast you don't need it

when i say "set name" thats what i mean btw

[gloomy hound]

I've actually come to like using AIs for learning, though I prefer Gemini; but I think it's only useful if you a) know at least a little what you're doing so you can roughly tell if it's on the right track and b) understand that in order to learn you have to understand the subject and be willing to invest the time if necessary

[quartz tapir]

Hello! I've been working on making a

[distant grotto]

variables from a parent class I made arent appearing in child blueprints, ive ticked instance ediable and expose on spawn in the parent. is there anything in the child I need to check?

[gloomy hound]

I think the problem is when people think that simply using an LLM is actually learning

[gloomy hound]

there's an option under the "gear" menu that says something like "show inherited variables", make sure that's checked

[lofty rapids]

ai has just been in my experience not bery good with things and often wrong'

so i just wouldn't suggest anyone learn from one

or try not to get your facts from it basically

[pseudo moss]

I have a feeling this is also incorrect

[distant grotto]

hmm google said the same thing but i cant find it.
I do see the variable in the class defaults menu though, so maybe thats just how parent vriables work, and they dont show up in the same place as all the other variables from the blueprint?

[lofty rapids]

definately

[gloomy hound]

does this help?

[gloomy hound]

yes, true, they can sometimes hallucinate things or mix things up, but generally I've found Gemini to be quite capable for ping-ponging ideas; sometimes you do have to correct it and occasionally it just doesn't understand that it's wrong or it goes in circles, but like I said, if you halfway understand what you're doing it's still quite good to give you a quick overview of things along with references on where to go for further reading

[distant grotto]

Oh that cog

I was looking at the big one at the top 🤣 , thanks!

[lofty rapids]

to publish your game on steam you have to say if you used ai for stuff on some platforms

and copyright is sketchy with ai stuff

so like for me i don't use it for code

so that my code is my own and copyright

[gloomy hound]

I don't let AI write any code, it's purely a research tool

or, at least I use it as such

[lofty rapids]

ya i use it for stuff and its nice

[pseudo moss]

Kay Ive been trying out multiple combinations of what I think you mean. But if you could explain it a bit more clearly, it'd help.

[lofty rapids]

so what your doing is exactly why i said it's confusing

[gloomy hound]

I've tried using things like Cursor but they tend to slow me down

[lofty rapids]

but honestly go watch a tut on blueprints specifically variables

oops

[gloomy hound]

this is doing exactly nothing because you're setting the name and widget variables to themselves

what you need to do is get the actual widget that you've got associated with the widget component (drag off of the "Widget" node and search for "get widget")

[lofty rapids]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKGJECvQJA8

[pseudo moss]

And then what?

[gloomy hound]

once you've got the real widget you need to cast to whatever class that was (the nametag thing)

then you set the name variable in the nametag widget

[lofty rapids]

you shouldn't have to cast

i think it's already a nametag widget

it should be the Widget component on the same bp

[gloomy hound]

the "get widget" node returns a "user widget" reference

[lofty rapids]

there is no get widget node

where do you see that ?

it's just a variable called Widget

it is a get

but it's not the get widget node

[gloomy hound]

that widget node is the widget component, right?

so it doesn't actually represent the widget that they created

[lofty rapids]

[pseudo moss]

I did this and it still doesn't work.

[gloomy hound]

judging by this message at least

[lofty rapids]

🙅‍♂️

your just pluggin random shit in at this point

[gloomy hound]

heh... first, get rid of that set name node, it doesn't do anything

[lofty rapids]

you don't need get widget, or cast

[pseudo moss]

Okie dok

[gloomy hound]

then drag off of the "get widget" node and cast to your nametag widget class

[gloomy hound]

wait, what? why not? they're trying to set the variable in a widget, so they need access to the widget

[lofty rapids]

they are in the the same bp as the widget

[lofty rapids]

^.^

[lofty rapids]

literally "drag out from widget variable and search set Name"

do you not understand what "drag out" means ?

or what is not connecting here ?

watch some videos

stop just blindly plugging shut in

you'll never make things this way

or it will make things difficult

[pseudo moss]

wow

[gloomy hound]

I think you guys are talking past each other, looking at the earlier screenshots, the "widget" variable refers to the widget component, you can't just go set the name variable on that

[pseudo moss]

I step away for 10 seconds and get insulted, thanks

[lofty rapids]

i'm not trying to insult you

i apologize if you think so thats not what i'm trying to do

[pseudo moss]

Id like to point out that I offered to screenshare and engage said no.

[lofty rapids]

i'll just have to stop helping at this point atleast i tried but what i'm saying is your approach is not going to work or atleast usually fails pretty hard

understanding the fundamentals is the only way to make something thats not a copy of a tutorial imo

[gloomy hound]

looks like earlier you said the widget that you created was stored in a variable called "NPC Nametag ref"

[pseudo moss]

Where to, milord

[lofty rapids]

scroll down to the bottom

but maybe someone else can help i'm just frustrated tbh

its nice you want to try and learn but i am not the one for the basics

[gloomy hound]

sigh

[lofty rapids]

ok so i'll let you know this and maybe someone can help you, the variable isn't the widget with that name variable or you don't have it as public

[brazen stirrup]

hey all, Im tring to make a stealth indicator to tell players where the enemy is when they are alerted, but so far my widget would sometimes invert

here is the logic

[gloomy hound]

go back to that "get widget" node you had earlier, drag out from it and cast to the WBP_NPC_Nametag

[brazen stirrup]

as you can see the widget is inverted ( the second one on the bottom)

[gloomy hound]

I mean right here, don't cast to "widget" but the "WBP_NPC_Nametag" class

then you should be able to set the name variable

[lofty rapids]

depends on what that variable is set to if that'll work

but it's worth a shot for sure

[gloomy hound]

not sure I understand from those earlier screenshots why there's a create widget node, the widget component should create one internally if you've set a widget class

[pseudo moss]

If I do that, then I get this error in runtime:

[gloomy hound]

that's because NPC Nametag Ref isn't initialized anywhere, hence it's "None"

forget about that one

use the "widget" -> "get widget" -> cast to WBP NPC Nametag chain that you had earlier

[lofty rapids]

[pseudo moss]

And then what?

[gloomy hound]

heh... thought you'd ask, so I prepared this

to break it down: this gets the widget created by the widget component, casts it to the nametag widget and sets the name variable on the nametag widget

so now you've transferred the name of the NPC to the nametag widget

that doesn't do much good by itself because the name is now only in a variable stored in the widget, but not shown in the widget itself yet

[lofty rapids]

widget should be the component that you drag in from the left side

the component that is Widget

and you shouldn't need to cast because it's already that class

you probably had another variable

[gloomy hound]

you probably want something more like this, actually, which will directly set the value of the text field in your nametag widget

[pseudo moss]

Hold on, though, how do you add new pins to nodes like that?

[gloomy hound]

hm? I didn't add any pins, just dragging off existing pins

[pseudo moss]

Thats... odd, then, cause I cant do that when I try to Set Name.

[lofty rapids]

[gloomy hound]

what's wrong?

[lofty rapids]

widget variable should already be the type because it's a component

they should just drag from the left in the components

and use that variable

and just set name off that

[gloomy hound]

that's exactly what I did there, but it's a widget component, you can't set name off of that

you want the name to go into the widget itself, not the widget component

[gloomy hound]

there's no "set name" in that last screenshot anymore

[lofty rapids]

😆

they have a binding in the widget already

[gloomy hound]

@pseudo moss you still have that nametag widget, right? you've added a text component to it, named NPC_Name_Text or similar?

wait, what?

[lofty rapids]

^.^

and it works

because it displays default

it's bound to the variable name

[pseudo moss]

Yup

[gloomy hound]

oh... heh... if there's a binding for the NPC_Name_Text component to the name variable of the widget, then the first variant that I posted should work just fine

[lofty rapids]

and i'll say it again because i feel like it needs to be said.
you probably don't need to cast anything

you already picked the class on the component

maybe you do and i'm wrong but i'm pretty sure you don't

[gloomy hound]

picking the class on the widget component doesn't change the class of the component itself

[pseudo moss]

I dont have the ability to drag from the "Cast to" node and plug it into the "Set Name" node, though. No blue pin pops up. It just says "make a new node", or I can plug it into the pink "Name" node, but then that makes picrel.

[gloomy hound]

the widget class you configure in the widget component will tell the widget component to create a widget of that class and display it in the component

[gloomy hound]

that's not the same as in the screenshot I posted

what you're doing there is set the variable "Name" of the local actor, which is the NPC, but you've already set that name

you want to set the name of the nametag widget, so you need to drag out of the blue "As WBP NPC Nametag" pin and search for "set name", which then creates a new node with the blue "target" pin

[pseudo moss]

omfg.

[lofty rapids]

ya your right

you need to cast

[gloomy hound]

that's a crucial difference because it means you'll be setting the "name" variable of the nametag widget

[pseudo moss]

So this, this right here, is completely wrong, then

[lofty rapids]

no its not

[lofty rapids]

this part you need the get widget, and cast

so yes i forgot that part so sorry about that lol

[gloomy hound]

yeah, just missing the one step, but otherwise pretty much what we ended up with

[pseudo moss]

Thank you!!

[lofty rapids]

awesome good job

[gloomy hound]

ha!

@pseudo moss you do realize that if we ever meet in real life, you need to buy @engage and myself a beverage of our choice, right?

[lofty rapids]

stevie and mike joined the party

doesn't that seem simple tho

now that its done lol

not even a lot of nodes

[gloomy hound]

also must feel really good to see this working now...

[lofty rapids]

copying is one thing, but understanding is another, i would still suggest you watch videos and learn the basics

i can't really stress that enough i usually do

but part of the confusion was my fault at that point i missed a step but i was already frustrated lol

helping can be hard tbh

[gloomy hound]

sounds like Aspland's video didn't do a very good job to begin with

🙂

just kidding, I like the guy

[pseudo moss]

Ohhh if that happens I'll make sure both of you wind up in detox

[lofty rapids]

did you make these characters ?

[gloomy hound]

reminds me a bit of the Project Titan character

[lofty rapids]

i'm stuck with mixamo because i suck at that stuff lol

i'll learn it eventually i have made a couple attempts

[gloomy hound]

heh... I'm not even pretending that I will learn character modelling or animation and go straight to existing assets

I tried learning, but I'm just no artist, probably never will be either

alternatively I try to find people with complementary skills

the Aspland video doesn't actually use a widget component, so a bit difficult to transfer to this use-case

[lofty rapids]

i been using ai to make up for my lack of skills in the art department

[gloomy hound]

don't forget to declare that when publishing on Steam 🙂

[lofty rapids]

i publish it on itch but ya i had to declare that lol

[brazen stirrup]

Guys how do I make multiple enemy indicators per enemy like mgsv

I've already got it working for one but not multiple

It only tracks one enemy as of now, and I'm tracking the enemy via the tick function

I also tried passing the enemy as a actor to a widget and the location is always 0,0,0

[gloomy hound]

hm... what's mgsv?

[gloomy hound]

can you be more specific about what you're trying to achieve? maybe a screenshot of what the one indicator looks like?

[pseudo moss]

Yeah, theyre placeholders for now

but they have some animations

[brazen stirrup]

Like so

Sorry not at my pc

[gloomy hound]

which indicators are you trying to add more of? the white/red round things on the enemies?

@brazen stirrup how are those currently implemented? widget components?

[brazen stirrup]

The white ones

I'll send some screenshots when I'm home

[deep plover]

Hey so i have a small little issue that when my level streaming volume starts loading something the game stutters really badly and then goes back to normal.
Is there a way i can make it load for longer/somehow add a delay between asset loads so it smooths out the process?

[next hollow]

I'm in C++, but yeah I'm using the direct Object / UObject class.

[topaz goblet]

Awesome, thanks! I did a bunch of searching and found some youtube stuff utilizing the blueprint object. Looks like what I am wanting.

[brazen stirrup]

this is the tick function Im using

the enemy is being passed onto a funciton in the widget and reserved as a variable

but when I read the enemy the loc is always 0,0,0

the tick is in a widget bp btw

[lime yoke]

For some reason, this multi box trace by channel isn't working properly but if I put the same code outside of this function it works.
What I expect: Drawing a box trace that can damage all detected enemies.
Actual result: Even in situations where the hitbox is very big and enemies are close, only one is going to be detected.

In the blueprints hits it's length is only of 1.

Edit: Found the solution. The Trace Response "Enemy" in the Enemy Blueprint was set to "Block" when it should be Overlap.

For some reason the hitbox works if I set the enemy response to overlap instead of block but the trace doesn't seem to actually be hitting. My main concern about this is that the when I switched to overlap, my softlock component stopped detecting enemies. Wtffff

[gloomy hound]

Not sure why get actor location would always return 0,0,0, but feeding the Z location into the rotator doesn't seem right.

[frosty heron]

"Actual result: Even in situations where the hitbox is very big and enemies are close, only one is going to be detected."

Be aware that multi trace STOPS at first blocking hit.

[dusky cobalt]

Damn, I started changing some collision things and I'm confused with one thing.

If on building or other 'static' things I set collision on capsule to NoCollision, they don't fall down, but in case of Units if I do it, then they will fall down through Landscape. Do I have a bug or is it that Characters with CMC or something need to have collision on capsule to move and not fall down?

[frosty heron]

CMC is tied to the capsule collision

this is why CMC out of the box is not used to custom shapes.

if you are making a tank for example, well good luck.

[dusky cobalt]

So this is it?

they fall down because of no collision on capsule?

even though they currently have static mesh that should block Landscape and not fall down, but in this case it must be somehow overriden?

while building without cmc don't fall down through landscape

[frosty heron]

if the capsule has no collision then yeah it will fall down.

[dusky cobalt]

i at least have to make capsule Query Collision so they don't fall

[dusky cobalt]

ok, but is it normal that building (without cmc) is not falling down? even though he has no collision on capsule

or I have a bug?

[frosty heron]

Not sure without seeing anything.

but CMC is mostly for humanoid character, adding extra collisions to make it behave otherwise doesn't really work from my experience.

[lofty rapids]

Building usually not gravity just set in place

[dusky cobalt]

it's driving me a bit insane, I hope it's CMC that makes it behave this way

if I make exact same settings on building / unit then unit will fall down and building not

and landscape doesn't even block Building object types or anything, it just doesn't fall

so it just must be that CMC needs capsule collision to need to have collision for calculations etc. right?

[frosty heron]

Why does your building have CMC?

[dusky cobalt]

it doesn't have

that is only difference between building / unit

and unit falls down and building not if they have the same settings

setting even just Query Only on capsule fixes this problem on Unit

but I'm wondering if this is it the case or not

[frosty heron]

So units are falling down but building don't?

if that's the case, check the unit collision channel and how it response to landscape and vice versa

[dusky cobalt]

yes

and the landscape doesnt even block Building object type

but in case of Landscape I have to block Unit object type and on capsule of Unit set Query Only at least and to block Landscape

Well I just hope this is it and not some crazy hidden bug

yeah okay it must be it https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-just-need-my-mesh-to-be-the-collision-not-the-capsule-component/145250/13

[iron idol]

just checking in again to see if I can find anyone with some insight on how to fix this problem. A year into my project and this is the first time i have had the engine nag me on open.

When I click on HorizontalBoxSlot4 it brings me to a widget that does not point to the trigger thats failing in reference viewer. I've tried cleaning up redirectors, deleting temp folders, moving the files to different folders to see if UE would clean things up, validating assets and even editing them and recompiling. I cant seem to make it go away.

[lofty rapids]

so this horizontal box exists ?

[iron idol]

the box exists, but there is no reason there should be a reference to the trigger in this widget. like at all. this widget is easily 8 months old and has not been changed in a very long time. Its reporting a slot being the issue but i have gone through great lengths to see if the slot is actually the problem and i genuinely dont think it is.

[lofty rapids]

what is wanderingtradertrigger ?

i'm guessing you have a horizontal box, and your adding children ?

are you doing this dynamically ? or just static ?

[iron idol]

so the box isnt related ot the trigger. when i clikc the box in the engine report it directs me to a much older widget that was created long before this trigger exists. the trigger is for an NPC that was recently added. there is nothing connecting this trigger to the widget that UE is reporting in reference viewer and this makes sense as they should not be connected in any wya

[lofty rapids]

so your saying it's a bug ?

it's unlikely, but is it 5.6 ?

"for an NPC that was recently added"

and it has nothing to do with the horizontal box ?

are you using custom widget as children ?

[iron idol]

i mean i'm inclined to believe its me, because thats the more logical explanation. but i keep messing with it and i cant seem to find the problem. i've gone as far as to empty every child out of the horizontal box one by one, saving and closing hte engine and reopen to see what the error says and its all over the place.

i'm on 5.4

5.44

[lofty rapids]

if theres no children is it fine ?

[iron idol]

if i remove them one by one it will change the slot that reported. once it was totally empty it moved the error to the canvas panel. but then if i add any child back, no matter what child it is, it goes back to a horizontal slot

and the slot number changes

[lofty rapids]

so if you remove all slots

it says canvas panel

show that error

[iron idol]

and again there is no reason they should be connected at all. i just made this npc. there is nothign in the npc code that directs to this widget

sure

[lofty rapids]

it doesn't matter if they should or shouldn't

code can be fkd up like that

and assumptions are wrong very often

[iron idol]

yea, i get that i could easily just be missing something. what i more so meant is that when i created this npc trigger i am positive i didnt put this widget in any of the code or variables

[lofty rapids]

and you restarted the engine ?

[lofty rapids]

^

[iron idol]

yea many many many many times. i'm on like day 2

[lofty rapids]

so where does it take you if you click on canvaspanel

[iron idol]

the same widget

[lofty rapids]

ok right and this is a blank widget now ?

how many canvas panels do you have ?

[iron idol]

no its ot blank

1

[lofty rapids]

any code in the graph ?

[iron idol]

yea

[lofty rapids]

and nothing ref this wandering stuff ?

[iron idol]

no

[lofty rapids]

show where you create the widget

[iron idol]

its not even possible

this was created LOONG before the npc triggerexisted

and has not been changed in a very very very long time

[lofty rapids]

ok so if you get rid of the npc trigger

[iron idol]

and the code is quite simple

[lofty rapids]

it doesn't show up ?

[iron idol]

so i was considering this as much as i would hate it

but i feel like its potentially not safe?

like if the reference doesnt exist

[lofty rapids]

well idk what the problem is but if it works without the npc trigger

then it's the trigger

[iron idol]

idk i'm scared of just nuking it lol

[lofty rapids]

and would need to see the code

[iron idol]

which code?

[lofty rapids]

ya thats a bad idea if you have references

[lofty rapids]

save a backup, nuke it, see what happens lol

[iron idol]

yea so i just dont know what to do 😕

yea i could probably do that

[lofty rapids]

the code in the trigger

since you didn't change anything but that

thats definately the problem

[iron idol]

oh yea thats super simple

but i think its actyually more likely that its somewhere else and UE is reporting wrong. i actually didnt get this error until after all the code had been written.

as in i had opened the project after all that code was written and was not getting this error

[lofty rapids]

i mean it's highly likely ue is correct

[iron idol]

i agree

i mean my reasoning is just my reasoning

[lofty rapids]

but you can just go with the fact that its a bug, idgaf

[iron idol]

i'm inclined to believe its on my end

[lofty rapids]

but i would need to see more

ya round n round

take out the code for the npc

see if it errors

[iron idol]

i'm just stating that since i wasnt getting the error after the code was written it makes me think the problem is somewhere else

[lofty rapids]

it's obviously this trigger you added

when you add code, and it errors

and you didn't change anything else

the problem is the code

or the bps or whatever

99.9% of the time

[iron idol]

so i added a dynamic spawn system

but that code isnt in the trigger

but the error started showing after that

again that code is not in that trigger though

[lofty rapids]

i see you have a notify box

are you using it ?

as in with this new system, are you using a widget ?

[iron idol]

the notify box in the widget is not related. thats some old garbage from when i first started out

[lofty rapids]

^

[iron idol]

are you talking about the dynamic spawn?

i wasnt sure what exactly you were referencing

[lofty rapids]

this is a problem when you add code

now you don't know which is the problem so you need to figure it out

something you added is using a widget ?

[iron idol]

the trigger is referencing a widget, just not that widget

[lofty rapids]

ok so take that out

and does the error go away ?

[iron idol]

as in take out the widget in the trigger that thee error message is not referencing?

[lofty rapids]

as in anything that your trigger is using a widget

[iron idol]

okay gocha

[lofty rapids]

just comment it out for now, unplug it

[iron idol]

will this error likely prevent packaging?

[lofty rapids]

lets just figure out how to solve this, idk how it will effect things but warnings/errors are not usually a good sign

if you want to leave it i would suggest not to do that

always fix the issues

[iron idol]

yea i mean i want it gone for sure. i've got a pretty long standing recdord on this project of having now launch errors. i was just wondering if i can keep working while i try to solve it

and i unhooked all the widgets but i'm still getting the error

[lofty rapids]

do you have a widget component on your npc ?

[iron idol]

no

the npc literally only has 2 variables

its extremely simple

its just a trigger for bringing up an unrelated widget

[lofty rapids]

show WanderingTriggerable

the components

[lofty rapids]

how long have you been using unreal ?

[iron idol]

about 14 months

[lofty rapids]

does the error come up when you open the project ? right when you run it ? or when you press E ?

[iron idol]

yea its not like a problem in run time

its just the engine nagging me

like when i open it

it never pops up again

thats why i was asking about packaging

[lofty rapids]

try it, idk about this error i would remake the widget tbh

could be corrupt widget

[iron idol]

thats unfortunately my guess as well

do you think its the widget or the trigger

[lofty rapids]

like i mentioned

when you change things, and there is an error

its usually what you changed

thats why, you should change things slowly

not many at a time

[iron idol]

yea again i didnt

this was after i added the dynamic spawning

hopefully it is the trigger though because the widget would be horrible

its literally all through my project

[lofty rapids]

start with the trigger

just save your project

back it up, then start removing things untill the error goes away

then you can go back to your saved project, and fix it

[iron idol]

sounds good. thanks for taking the time to take a peek at it. i know it can be frustrating helping with a project you are unfamiliar with

i have a backup

but i did a lot of work

i would like to not lose it

[lofty rapids]

^

i mean i'll say it again if i have to

[iron idol]

yea

[lofty rapids]

sometimes this is just the only way lol

[iron idol]

i get it

and i appreciate your time

[lofty rapids]

np, i like to help if i can

wish i knew more about it to fix it

but honestly editor problems i'm not familiar with

mostly runtime i know a lot better how to fix

[iron idol]

yea same. if it was run time i would likely be able to fix the issue.

[fiery flower]

Hi, Why is TryGetPawnOwner invalid? When I set a breakpoint and checked, it appears invalid

ABP correctly selected:

[crimson briar]

Because you are looking at the Blueprint, not at an instance of this actor

[fiery flower]

it's same in runtime

[crimson briar]

When you set the breakpoint on the node after IsValid, does execution reach it?

[fiery flower]

yes

here:

[crimson briar]

I don't know the details but I know there are sometimes ordering problems - something is initiated before other thing. It is possible it is invalid for some time before the owner is ready

Also I think you shouldn't check outputs on nodes after the breakpoint

Because they well, didn't happen yet

[tawny mural]

hi i have been working on smooth actor transition from locA to locB but i missing one thing is attach to place where its need to be if player didnt move (so locB) is the same everything works but if locB is moved then will created locC cause of locB != locC and i want to attach to locC i use Move Component to it has some form of attach that position but i cant do this with more objects in the same time. do you some1 know how to do it?

[fiery flower]

ok, i think it's not issue

@crimson briar thanks

[dapper fern]

I can't make appear the Blend Poses By Enum for an Enum type that exists in the content browser, the editor doesn't seem to detect it, anyone knows how I can fix this ?

[frosty heron]

works for me.

have you try just making new one?

[dapper fern]

Nope doesn't work for any of my enums

Weird

[frosty heron]

I can't think much but, are you running two instances of the editor?

[dapper fern]

Nope, I tought restarting everything (tested editor then the computer) would fix it but no :/

Aaaaaah shit my bad... it's the word "by" that was filtering it out of the results...

[brazen stirrup]

Anyone?

[maiden wadi]

What do you mean by it's always 0,0,0? You're only testing Z here as far as I can tell?

[topaz goblet]

If I add a UI widget to a canvas, how do I update it's position in the canvas?

I have a main container UI that consists of a Canvas with a background image child, and then I'm adding a custom UI widget as children to that canvas.
Struggling to find the BP function that I can use to update the X and Y position of the widget added

[brazen stirrup]

Possibly , I mean when I get the actors location and print it it's always at 0,0,0

[brazen stirrup]

I'm printing the whole location not in the current picture

[onyx tapir]

Search for the enum you want "blend poses yourenum" not "blend poses by enum"

[round haven]

New issue, need best step for auto fire. I have a IA_Fire which has Pressed & Released options. It is a Twin Stick top down, and I have the Camera and Fire weapon in BP_Character. This holds a cached location for the camera and mouse, which in turn helps the weapon point in the same direction with the added input on the FireWeapon custom event on the BP_WeaponBase. At the moment, I am unable to add the FireWeapon to the Create Event Node drop down, is there another way to add automatic fire, if mouse pressed and stop when released?

[crimson briar]

You can't bind the timer to this event because it has an input in it and the timer expects an event with no inputs. So you would need to redesign where and how you get the End for the trace to use the timer method

[round haven]

Yea, I thought that might be the issue and steps as I can remove the input and it works but then the weapon just doesn't work. I will try and rework the cached location input.

[crimson briar]

If the location is calculated in this blueprint, you could make it a variable instead of passing it through the event

[round haven]

No it's in the character BP, this is the WeaponBase. I planned to build off the BP

for more weapons and characters

Childs*

I would put the IA_Fire into Weapon but then I have the issue of calling the cached location of the mouse from the camera to the weapon

[crimson briar]

Then you could make a function on the Player "GetTargetLocation" and call it whenever you need it - either through a direct reference to the player or through an interface

You can also sort of avoid using a timer and use Delays + a Gate... but Timers are better and more reliable

[round haven]

Oh, so I should try and make a new function. Call the cached location from the charactor to that. Which then should allow me to remove that input and replace the location end on the Line trace

[brazen stirrup]

?

[crimson briar]

Yes, but you need a reference to the Player holding the weapon, not sure if you have it already, how the weapon relates to the player and if it is a multiplayer scenario.

[round haven]

At the moment, it's just a muzzle on the arrow in the mesh, just to get the BP working.

Before I start all this and try and get the function to work, is there a way to have a back up of the current build and revert back to it if I was to make to many changes and forget what I did or break it completely and just reopen the back up

[frosty heron]

version control system

it's mandatory for any dev.

#ue5-general message

[round haven]

I have only been using UE for about two weeks, therefore still learning

thanks

[frosty heron]

Sure but VCS is not only used in Unreal.

[burnt tundra]

I'm not super good with blueprints. I've been trying to say FString text = success ? "Level cleared" : "game over";

I have a branch, how do I create a string from a branch?

[crimson briar]

It is not going to be the best solution because I would need more info about goals etc of the project.
But with what you showed:

1. Make a variable of the type of your character inside the Weapon. I'll call it CharacterRef
2. After Set CurrentWeapon, drag from the CurrentWeapon and type in "Set CharacterRef" and set it to Self (so the character that spawned it)
3. Now make the function to return the TargetLocation
4. On the weapon call this function through your CharacterRef , connect it to End of the trace.
5. Clean up the unnecessary input

But like I said, it is a modification to what you have, not the best solution

[frosty heron]

a branch is a gate that evaluate a boolean data.

If the bool is true, it fires the true pin, on false, it fires the false pin.
What you are asking doesn't make sense.

I don't recommend using hard coded string but regardless, you can add extra input param to your OnLevelCleared delegate. So pass in a string, the same way you pass the boolean.

[round haven]

Thank you, I will try and see the results

[crimson briar]

You can also just copy the entire project, but yes, SourceControl is always necessary. And if someone thinks it is not, he didn't break anything... yet

[burnt tundra]

So I cant say this statement? FString text = success ? "Level cleared" : "game over";

[round haven]

I have before and just deleted, which is not a issue atm as I am learning but if it was a larger project I would be upset and mad

[frosty heron]

that's called ternary operator

basically Set Text to Level cleared on true and Set text to false on game over (in blueprint)

[burnt tundra]

I know that. i want to create a string reference based on the state of succes

[frosty heron]

make the text variable.

[brazen stirrup]

Anyone ??

[round haven]

Have you tried ChatGPT? Normally I use that along side screenshot and tell it what I want. Ask it to explain the nodes and steps. Normally works, but not always. If you need a quick answer

[brazen stirrup]

Yeah it didn't work

For context in trying to replicate the mgsv enemy indicator

[brazen stirrup]

I did ask it again and it gave me a better answer so I'll do that

[round haven]

Normally I find "Please do a step by step for someone new to UE5"

That normally works, only sometimes. i get to the point where I am completely lost lol

[dreamy kindle]

Hi all does anyone know why a rep notify to assign a client weapon and replicated weapon puts the weapon in random wrong order sockets or placement for host and clients each having backwards or wrong 1p and 3p attachment results? Thanks!🙏

[gloomy hound]

the closest to that in Blueprint would be a select node with a bool input

[gloomy hound]

You should find out what's going on with your enemy variable. Chances are that if get actor location returns 0,0,0 then the actor really is at that location. Could be that the variable isn't pointing to the enemy that you think it's pointing at, or maybe you're not moving the enemy actor but rather just one of the components or something like that

[brazen stirrup]

Yeah I'll check that

[gloomy hound]

Maybe print out the name of the enemy and check that it's really the one that you want

Also, how do you get a reference to it? I.e. how do you set the enemy variable?

[dusky cobalt]

#multiplayer will be probably better place

[jagged moss]

I have some issues that when i try to package a game it seems im loosing references. at first there was a struct that had an issue and after reloading everything i had issues on one widget blueprint that references another. the only way to fix it was to rewrite and place all nodes again even tho everything was correct, AI said it was because the GUID had changed.

Im still learning but can i get a hint of what i need to learn or read to figure out how to keep the references when building?

If i understand it correctly I loose the reference to the BP_UI and the Trait Point variable. all works in editor ofc.

[brazen stirrup]

got it sorted out! now the rotations need work still lol

[lime yoke]

I found that multi trace for object doesn't have that problem. Do you know why?

[trim matrix]

hey, im trying to make a system in my game where if my player runs, they have a footstep noise that gradually gets louder the longer they are running, then to decrease again when they stop running or hold still, then the loop restarts (w plans to later hook into ai pawn sensing) but for rn im having issues getting the noise level to increase properly, i think its prolly w how my input action is setup? im not sure its setup as a bool but on my players tick theres a function to increase and decrease the noise level depending on if running is true or not, but when i put a print string it flickers between two numbers instead of increasing, im sure im prolly also not going about it the best way but i thought id ask bc im stuck lmao 😭

[jagged moss]

have you tried using a timeline?

something like holding to run starts it, then releasing run button resets it

[trim matrix]

not yet but i thought that it may get clunky w a timeline like wouldnt it keep restarting itself instead of continuing from the last noise level, like the only other way i can think of explaining is like a stamina system but not, like i want it to go back down to a low volume (stamina system would have stamina climb back to max) like longer run is held, louder the volume of the footsteps get once they are a certisn volume the meter is full and the ai can hear the player, if the player lets go of the run input the meter empties and they can run more, if they hold still it does the same, but if they keep running its clamped at the max value/volume

[round haven]

I made a TargetDummy to test if damage is working. I then had a Health variable set to 100 in that BP. Have I wired it up correctly? Currently the damage should be 20 - Therefore, 5 shots should kill the target. Health = Damage - Set Health. If 0.0 then destory. Currently, the damage is registering because I have a Print string, that picks up the hit from IsValid True apply damage.

[pine carbon]

Something of a "Best Practice" question here, but what would be a recommended way to make a Blueprint superclass enforce implementation of some of its functions in inheritors? An equivalent of an Abstract class, essentially.

[jagged moss]

you choose if the timeline restarts or if it reverses from it last position etc

idk if that is what you ment

[pine carbon]

If the best answer is to use C++ and make a real abstract class, that is also an option, but if this can be achieved in Blueprints, I'd like to do so. I've found a couple of potential ways to achieve that effect, mostly by manually raising errors, but I want to make sure I go about it in a well-structured way.

[trim matrix]

i mean like, if the player lets go of run and its decreasing already, they then press run again, will it continue from the level its at or will it start from the beginning?

[jagged moss]

you can choose

play continue where its at, play from start restarts it, reverse makes it go back down in the same pace as it went up, and revers from end will make it go to the end and restart. I think you want play and reverse

[trim matrix]

hmm ok

[jagged moss]

the variables on it you make yourself

[trim matrix]

lemme try timeline instead

[jagged moss]

so have 1 variable like a float go from 1 to 100, then when you start to run you "play" and when you stop to run you "reverse"

[trim matrix]

so the float just as a varibale not as a float track

[jagged moss]

doubleclick the timeline to create a time, the length of the timeline is how long it takes to be max noisy, and then place one dot at the start of the timeline at time:0 and one at max time. the first dot should be 0, then the next dot should be whatever the highest number should be

[jagged moss]

the float you make will change depending on the line you make in the timeline

[trim matrix]

so then have the timeline off the input action for running?

[jagged moss]

like this, this timeline last for 1 second and 0 is the lowest float and 1 is the highest, when its halfway it will be 0,5

[jagged moss]

yes, start to run on the play and stop running on reverse

[jagged moss]

you can choose if you want a straight line or if it should increase faster or slower as it goes

if the event node works as intended then i think this should work

run a print string on update and see what the variable is as it changes

or use an event tick

[sweet jetty]

hello i am trying to add my Bpc_Inventory component to my Third person character but when trying to search it doesnt show

[trim matrix]

just as is or do i add the logic from inside the function i sent

[jagged moss]

i think so ye

if i understood what you ment

[trim matrix]

which one 😭

[jagged moss]

when you run and stop running, do you successfully set the "Running?" bool correctly?

[trim matrix]

yea

[jagged moss]

im not sure, but you might need to add another component and then in that component choose your inventory one

[jagged moss]

to test if the timeline works, drag of the "update" pin and do a print string. then drag of the noise value into the string, then during play you can see if it changes as you want to

you can also hook the value up to a "Bar" in the viewport to see the noise go up and down

[trim matrix]

its printing now so it stopping at 1 is bc the timeline length is 1? so i need to increase the length of the timeline so it takes longer to reach max noise?

[sweet jetty]

nvm i just now realised my stupidity i made a actor not an actor component

[jagged moss]

the length of the timeline is the time it takes to reach max, then the number placed at the end of it is the highest it can be. if you use 0-1 its good if you want to feed it into a visual bar to show noice as the bar will translate 0-1 as percentage

[jagged moss]

it happens

[trim matrix]

but if the timeline is 1 the increase stops at 1, so making the timeline longer will make the count go higher? or what am i doing bc i do want it to take longer than 1 second of running before its max volume

[lofty rapids]

i think because its not an actor component but an actor

[jagged moss]

you manually set the lowest and highest, double click on it, choose the last dot and set it to the max number that you want, f.eks. 100, then the timeline itself is the time it takes to go from 0-100

[trim matrix]

ahh

ok

[jagged moss]

having it go from 0-1 can be good for adding to a bar later as you get f.eks. 0,56 etc instead of 56. but if you use max 100 then you can devide it to add into a bar later

i recomend watching tutorials for stamina bars, and then instead of using stamina you change it into noice

[trim matrix]

i setup a bar, i have it going from 0-5 w a length of 10

[trim matrix]

i was but i got confused 😭

[jagged moss]

then 0 is lowest, 5 is highest and you have to run for 10 seconds for it to reach 5

[jagged moss]

yea it can be very confusing

[trim matrix]

yea only now the bar ui fills faster than the count being printed off the print string

should i move it into the player bp instead of binding it in the ui, that way it will go off the update of the timeline n match the speed?

also attempting to make sure the noise level only increases if the player is moving, but i feel like im not doing it quite right?

[jagged moss]

is there a "is moving" on the character you can use and set that to a bool, then use that bool on your branch?

the update will update on tick i believe so it happens very often, use it to set the noise only

[lofty rapids]

you don't want to play that on triggered, i'm pretty sure of that

[gloomy hound]

judging by the icon on that Bpc_Inventory it's not actually a component but an actor

[gloomy hound]

heh, sorry I had missed your message where you said you had already fixed it 🙂

[trim matrix]

what do i do instead?

[lofty rapids]

well tbh you can use triggered i think but run a do once and reset on finished

so that it plays only when it's not playing

and also reset on completed

[gloomy hound]

you could probably just do it on started and stop the timeline on cancelled/completed

[lofty rapids]

right but you want to repeat it

[gloomy hound]

or actually reverse on cancelled/completed

[lofty rapids]

also a do once on reverse

then reset it

just so these things are not going off on every tick

imageine play,play,play,play

i'd be surprised if it works

[gloomy hound]

I think for timelines the play will be a no-op when it's already playing

it's the "play from beginning" that you want to avoid

avoid doing on tick, that is

[lofty rapids]

idk, sounds legit

[gloomy hound]

but yeah, irrespective you don't need or want to muck with the timeline state on tick

[lofty rapids]

i would just do a do once

[gloomy hound]

the started event only happens once when you start pressing the control mapped to the action

completed/canceled is executed once when you stop pressing (or it gets interrupted somehow)

so you shouldn't need a do once, it's basically a built-in do-once

[lofty rapids]

and if you put it in reverse and holding it down is it not going to to play again

and not reverse ?

[gloomy hound]

you put the timeline in reverse on completed/canceled, so when you release the control the timeline will play back in reverse from where it was

if you then press the key again, started is executed and if you hook that up to play it'll start playing from where it left off

in either case it'll play until the end (or beginning in reverse) and stop

unless you've configured the timeline to loop

it's really quite convenient for this sort of seamless transitions

like if you have a door you want to animate to open when you enter a trigger box or similar, you can hook up a timeline's play to the trigger box begin overlap to have the door open and when you leave the trigger, wire up the end overlap to the reverse and it'll start closing seamlessly

because the timeline keeps the state internally

tremendously useful, can also be configured to be replicated for multiplayer

[trim matrix]

im lost 😭

[trim matrix]

something like this?

[lofty rapids]

so what exactly are you intending to happen, it looks the play and reverse you had setup was that working correct ?

before you added the branch ?

[trim matrix]

yea before adding the branch it was working but now need to add a check to make sure players moving before it updates it bc rn just pressing the input and holding still increases the noise level variable

[gloomy hound]

hmm... it's a "run" action, how can you press it and hold still?

[lofty rapids]

going off what you have and just kind of winging it

[trim matrix]

i press the input and hold it down

[lofty rapids]

and also

so off of complete

do a sequence

and reset it

🤔

so that if your increasing and it drops below 5.0, it reverses

and it doesn't hit play again which i think would fk it up

[lofty rapids]

it's just a guess anyway worth a shot

[trim matrix]

here?

[lofty rapids]

try to see what happens when you hold and stop movement

[lofty rapids]

yes there, but idk if reversing the reverse will make it play forward

i don't think so atleast

[trim matrix]

it dosnt do anything but then if i hit w to move it is jumpy lemme get a clip

[simple stone]

I'm making a low poly game, I need an effect where liquid is pouring out of a bottle... Does anyone know a good example? This is a simple Niagara effect, without physics simulation

[trim matrix]

if the velocity is less or equal to 5 but the noise level is already above 0, it sets it to 0

atleast thats what it looks like its doing

[lofty rapids]

hmm so you want when your holding down the triggered it fills all the way and then stops ?

or just keeps refilling ?

[trim matrix]

if the holding down is stopped at all, the number should decrease, then when pressed again start filling back up from whtever number its at

only increasing when held down and moving or "running"

[lofty rapids]

i would just inc a variable no need for timeline

just inc a variable on trigger

slap a boolean on it

call it a day lol

[trim matrix]

should only stay a ceritan value if its completely full or completely emptyt

[lofty rapids]

ya clamp it

clamp is great for that

[trim matrix]

i was trying that but when i did it it stayed at 2 numbers and kept flickering

[lofty rapids]

honestly i'd do it on tick

[trim matrix]

i was

[lofty rapids]

or just use triggered but use delta time

[lofty rapids]

whats the problem with this ?

[trim matrix]

it didnt work

[lofty rapids]

probably because your just doing on running false subtract, running true increase

so if your holding down the key and running it will increase

but holding down the key and not running decrease

hmm

[gloomy hound]

this is doing the delta time multiplication at the wrong point

you need to multiply the rate by delta time before you add it to the noise level

[lofty rapids]

right you want to multiply the amount by delta

[trim matrix]

this?

[gloomy hound]

if you multiple the result of the addition by delta time, you'll always get a fairly small number and store it in noise level

[lofty rapids]

yes this

[trim matrix]

do the same for the subtraction? flip the order

[gloomy hound]

yeah

[trim matrix]

that fixed the weird flickering of the numbers now the only issue aside from the ui ill get to that, is the increasing happens even if player isnt running

[lofty rapids]

show what you have now

[lofty rapids]

whats noise decrease rate ?

whats the value set to

[trim matrix]

15

[lofty rapids]

do started not triggered

[gloomy hound]

also hook up canceled to the same node as completed

[trim matrix]

kk

[lofty rapids]

is it working ?

[trim matrix]

yea just it dosnt matter if the player is moving or not just perssing it increases n letting go decreases so functionally is partially working

[gloomy hound]

you don't have the velocity check in there

[trim matrix]

off tick or input

[gloomy hound]

you can probably replace the check for "running?" by the velocity check

[lofty rapids]

i would use an and or or boolean

[gloomy hound]

and then you don't really need to set the "Running?" variable in the input event either because you're not really interested in whether you're running, only that the velocity is beyond a certain threshold

[lofty rapids]

just a branch before running

your velocity check if <= 5 true -> subtract

false -> running check

or you can use use and boolean, and say if > 5 && running

so that if <= 5 it goes to false

[lofty rapids]

i would put it on tick

[trim matrix]

the velocity check or both

[lofty rapids]

the velocity check

and the branch

put it before the running check

and go true the next branch

[lofty rapids]

yes i think that would work

[trim matrix]

ok thats working, now im not sure what id need to do for setting the audio n footsteps to sync up their volume to the noise level variable

[white oxide]

Anyone have any idea how come my door stutters 45 deg when overlapped?

Kind of hard to spot, but it "transforms" instantly 45 deg as soon as I collide with it

[lofty rapids]

whats the timeline look like ?

[lofty rapids]

when it reverses does it go back to original or back to where you bumped it ?

[white oxide]

It moves as intended back in place

[lofty rapids]

can you hit the two buttons in thats center everything ?

[lofty rapids]

hmm

[lofty rapids]

after it closes, does it open and close fine after that ?

just when you first bump it the issue ?

or it keeps doing it ?

[white oxide]

Oh weird

It's working fine now

[frosty heron]

it's the same and it is not a problem but as designed. The documentation says that multi trace will stops at first blocking hit.

[lime yoke]

I think I expressed myself wrong.
The node on the left seems to stop working once they detect one actor. The node on the right detects everything. There's a reason why there are multiple outhits.

Therefore, if you say the multi trace will stop at first blocking hit, then what's the difference between a single Box trace by channel vs a Multibox trace by channel?

[frosty heron]

@lime yoke https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/unreal-engine/traces-in-unreal-engine---overview

seems like multi box trace for objects return everything that matches an object type.

The first block hit only apply to multi trace by channel.

Returning Single or Multiple Hits
When tracing, you can choose to return the first thing that matches the criteria hit by the trace, or you can return everything hit by the trace that matches the criteria.

Special consideration is given to Multi Trace by Channel versus Multi Trace For Objects. When using Muli Trace by Channel the trace will return all Overlaps up to and including the first Block. Imagine shooting a bullet through some tall grass that then impacts a wall.

Multi Trace For Objects will return everything that matches an object type the trace is looking for, assuming the component is set to return trace queries. This makes it great for counting the number of objects between the start and end of the trace.

[lime yoke]

I see. So that's the main difference.

Thank you, it makes sense now.

[barren tangle]

Hello, it's not possible to have that node outside the Ability System?

[crimson briar]

There is a similar PlayMontage function in standard Blueprints

[barren tangle]

but some usefull input are missing 😢

[crimson briar]

Weren't there two of them? Or am I thinking about playing an animation, not a montage

You want the first one for more control

But yeah, inputs are not the same

[barren tangle]

yes i want the one with also anim root motion translation scale

to be able to adapt like that outside the PlayMontageAndWait node

is there a way to update that ?

[tawny hedge]

use the ability instead, you can use it inside the character and just use it for that simple montage

[round haven]

Pulling my hair out with this, why can't I do full auto?

[frosty heron]

Triggered runs every frame

use started instead to run once per click

[round haven]

Tried start too, same result one shot

[tawny hedge]

you clear it on completed

it clears after 1st shot

unless you're using advance action input with hold value

[round haven]

I was trying to have it clear on mouse release

[tawny hedge]

it will clear it

[round haven]

I tried changing the Enhanced input to press and release. That didn't work too

[tawny hedge]

in the IA_Whateveryounamed it, chose trigger hold

[round haven]

This?

[tawny hedge]

yeah

now the input event will show different options including during hold

or ongoing smt like that

[round haven]

The problem with hold, it no had a time delay after pressed and then shoots but it's fully auto and the FireRate value is not taking effect

[tawny hedge]

you can still use it on pressed and completed to clear it

like this

[round haven]

Did a test, if I break that connection then holding the mouse will still auto. Therefore, IA_Fire is not working at all

The BP_Character had the fire control by the looks of it.

[tawny hedge]

weird for me it's working

[round haven]

Is that all in a character? I am trying to build a weaponbase to child off for other weapons but in my character I have a IA_Fire function calling the BP_WeaponBase with the line trace.

[tawny hedge]

it can be anywhere. but yes, i've done in on the character

[round haven]

I must be conflicting some where with some of it in character and weaponbase

[tawny hedge]

i would check the fire rate

[round haven]

Doesn't matter what I change it too it doesn't change

[tawny hedge]

if you print string just after the Fire event begins do you see it print only once?

[round haven]

Even breaking this, using Hold in the IA still fully autos. Therefore, something is over writing this and allowing it to shoot

[tawny hedge]

yeah then something is up with the firing event

[round haven]

Which is going to be this

[tawny hedge]

can you go on call or video?

[round haven]

I can but but not today with kids making noise in the back ground. I am going to have to rework the BP_Character calling of the shoot

[round haven]

Reading up "Actors (like your Weapon BP) don’t receive input mapping context" Therefore, I need move the autofire to the character bp for the enhanced input.

[barren tangle]

you mean use the one from the GAS?

[tawny hedge]

yeah. use the montage node inside the ability and just call the ability on the character

[tawny hedge]

is there a way to properly call console commands within blueprints that are separated by a space? for example "showdebug abilitysystem" calls 2 commands, "showdebug" & "showdebug abilitysystem". I only want to call the "showdebug abilitysystem"

[sweet jetty]

Hello, I have successfully made a hotbar style inventory where i can pick up and drop items. I am now wondering how exactly to make the items I pick up usable in the hotbar the most easiest way, lets say with left click.

[tawny hedge]

Event OnClick -> Do stuff

[round haven]

@tawny hedge worked it out! Not sure if it's tidy but it works!

Now I have single fire, or hold and auto

Character runs the fire/auto - weapon bp handles the rest

[tawny hedge]

Glad to hear! 😁 Congrats

[sweet jetty]

Im confused are u responding to me ?

That wouldnt work 1. I am not clicking a button it is a hotbar where i scroll to change slots 2. The items are consrently changing

I have dropping the items set up

Its just using im not sure how to go about

Good point

But the actuall functionlly of using the item where would i code that i thought that would go in the item actor itself not the inventory

Ok thank you hopefully this will give me the base information to do it

[round haven]

Anyone know why I can't hit the TargetDummy?

I tried coming off that but couldn't workout what I put to it

[pine carbon]

I think I asked this during a long discussion yesterday, but if anyone has the time, I would appreciate the guidance.

Oh you can just do that?

Awesome.

If that is the case, what is the usage of Interfaces?

I seem to have misunderstood them.

[round haven]

Still can't get this damage to work

[pine carbon]

What if I want to force implementation?

[tawny hedge]

check collision settings

[round haven]

That was all good, it was just that link from the damage actor. Now I just need to debug the damage to destory actor

[round haven]

Just need to make the target accept the damage and store the new value until 0

[tacit pine]

Hi,
i dont even know what to call it,
but i need the math for this type of rotation
-rotating the y gizmo in world space does this random numbers in the right , like a cross section between all the three axis
i'll explain more if needed.
any advice or guidance will help