#multiplayer | Unreal Source | Page 382

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 2:24 PM

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@fluid mica so what im trying to do is when the player joins i fire a event from it to siplay the main menu and initialize then it should ifre the event to renew the player list

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Gamemode

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Playercontroller

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widget

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Ingame when joined lobby

📎 should_looks_same_on_both.PNG

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📎 error.PNG

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 2:33 PM

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Found a solution to my problem, if somebody is interested:

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@lean hornet Sorry, Ill check it out on my way home or at home in like 2-3 hours, currently still pretty busy

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 2:37 PM

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Kk have a nice time at work ^~^

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 2:46 PM

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(And yes, this above is for work xD)

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thanks :)

vocal dagger Mar 29, 2018, 3:00 PM

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but @fluid mica doesn't the InputTouch callback come to a different ControllerID when another player interacts with the screen? or is there just one mouse attached to the default player controller 0?

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my guess was that when a player clicks on the screen, the Local Player for that Controller fires the event, and you can just use the corresponding ControllerID for that check

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what happens if you print the ControllerID when the Input Touch event fires?

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 3:28 PM

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@vocal dagger There is just one mouse, yes. There is just one player with three split screens. The whole problem was that the mouse belonged to player 0 and therefore the mouse wouldn't respect the other screens.

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So to get the content of the other screens I have to switch to the other player controllers that belong to the other "players".

vocal dagger Mar 29, 2018, 3:31 PM

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I thought the whole purpose of splitscreen was to have other players handling the screen with their own devices, so player 0 can control all players?

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 3:32 PM

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Well, not for me xD

vocal dagger Mar 29, 2018, 3:32 PM

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he is "God" xD

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 3:32 PM

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I need ot have a menu on the left and then two cameras on the right side of it to compare animations

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The one and only player needs to be able to interact with screen 2 and 3 as if those were his, thats why Im now switching to the other 2 player controllers to grab the info on the click

vocal dagger Mar 29, 2018, 3:33 PM

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uhm ok I get what you are doing

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 3:33 PM

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Epic didn't intend it that way, but that's what my company needs it to do xD

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 3:33 PM

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lol

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:09 PM

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@lean hornet what is the server slot widget?

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:09 PM

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need a screenshot ?

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:09 PM

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Yeah

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:10 PM

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my unreal doesnt want to connect lemme restart manually

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📎 daasdadsasdasd.PNG

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:15 PM

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But isn't that lobby player? The error said W_Server_Slot

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:15 PM

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oh fuck sorry wait 1

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📎 sasd.PNG

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📎 2.PNG

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:21 PM

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I wonder if remove from parent would help

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Instead of just clear

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Also that one set variable after possess looked odd, could be wrong there. But it takes the pawn and sets it to the controller or something. On a bus, so I can't test anything xD

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:23 PM

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yes it sets the variable the issue it only happens when the client joins

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i somehow fixed it for the host without doing anything

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:27 PM

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I'm pretty sure that variable is the problem

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:27 PM

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found my issue with the error still doesnt fix showing ui for client

copper sparrow Mar 29, 2018, 4:28 PM

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If I decide to make a session that when the owner(someone who made the session as host) leaves the game, session stays alive I must use steam as Onlinesubsystem?
Now when I make a session and other clients join the game everything is ok but if I close my game other clients move to Main menu. How can I solve this?

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sorry for my english

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:28 PM

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How did you fix the error?

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:29 PM

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I had an add to viewport node .... after add child

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:29 PM

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And is that main menu reference taking the correct player controller? In server slot

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Ah

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:30 PM

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it should it fires the event every time a new player comes in to update the server list for all players

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Aparently none of the events go trough to my client from the event post login

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:37 PM

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Just to clean it up, I would take out that update lobby foreachloop

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Out of post login

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And put the new player stuff in something called "PlayerJoinPost" or so.

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Cause it's two different things and a bit less to worry about

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:38 PM

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RoS ? or ROC ?

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:39 PM

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?

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Also

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:39 PM

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📎 ddd.PNG

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:40 PM

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In pc.png you're doing get player controller 0

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For the widget

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Maybe that's it?

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:40 PM

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yes

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but why would it cause an issue ?

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Im trying a reference to self

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:42 PM

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But it doesn't know that. 0 is 0

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:43 PM

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im now so confused.

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:43 PM

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You're doing your update lobby

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And you even give it the player

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But you don't use the player variable to ads the widget to it

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:43 PM

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Im giving the array of players

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so it can update the player list

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:44 PM

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*add

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Plug the player from the array into Owning Player

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:45 PM

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📎 like_this.PNG

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:46 PM

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Uhm

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Wait

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Just unplug that and put 1 in there

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And see if that works for the second player

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Also in ddd.png that's not quite what I meant, but I'll write that at home then

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:48 PM

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wait isnt the get player controller node only used for local usage ?

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atleast thats what i learned from the official ue4 multiplayer session tutorial thing

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:49 PM

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You could be right yeah, but have you tried?

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:50 PM

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📎 dd.PNG

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i did now

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:51 PM

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Ah ok

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Well. Fuck network stuff xD

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:52 PM

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welp

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then im going to look again for myself

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fuck

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:53 PM

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How and where is postlogin being called?

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And does it get replicated

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 4:54 PM

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event post login is a inengine event that gets called when the player joins and i would guess so

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because it posses the player controller with the pawn

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 4:57 PM

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Ah, I didn't know that

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I mean. Just print string and see if that happens on the client properly. Maybe you've done that already?

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 5:03 PM

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it doesnt fire the event custom test and player joint post in the client but on the server wich is just confusing at this point

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📎 dsddd.PNG

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could go trough the pawn or gamestate to the player controller

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im makeing a new version of the project redong preatty much everything and testing it again and come back with my results

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 5:15 PM

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I'm almost home then I'll do a test project

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Do that!

thin stratus Mar 29, 2018, 6:04 PM

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Are you ever doing a Client RPC to actually go to a Client?

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Cause PostLogin calls on the Server

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And if you want everyone to update their widgets you'd need to actually call ClientRPCs or at least work with RepNotify variables

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I usually have a custom PlayerArray in the GameState that is set to RepNotify

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And in the RepNotify I call "GetPlayerController" and access my Lobby widget from it

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@lean hornet

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Also your Screenshot shows that are have Variables marked "Replicated" in your GameMode

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GameMode doesn't exist on Clients

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No need to replicate

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In additional it seems like you are using an Array of PlayerController to update the Widgets

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PlayerControllers only exists once on the Client (his own PlayerController)

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 6:07 PM

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hmmm~ i redid the whole part in blueprints and now am redoing it properly. Im also following a tutorial for the goal i actually want to achive now i dont want to just blindly do it from past experience again

thin stratus Mar 29, 2018, 6:07 PM

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A client doesn't have the PlayerControllers of the other clients

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 6:08 PM

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so i shouldnt try to forward all player controllers rather the connection info (im sorry if im getting that wrong)

thin stratus Mar 29, 2018, 6:08 PM

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The image from my compendium clearly shows that PlayerControllers only exist on Server and owning client

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If you want to show data of one client to all others you need to work with PlayerStates

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The GameState has a PlayerArray

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 6:10 PM

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yes and im currently working on changeing what i done before so it will work

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ahhhhhh~

thin stratus Mar 29, 2018, 6:10 PM

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Coolio

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Also don't watch the lobby tutorial of epic

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Teaches tons of wrong things

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 6:10 PM

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good that that shit is already in my head

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yay...

thin stratus Mar 29, 2018, 6:10 PM

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:/

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 6:11 PM

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im trying to go your way and report back if i have any major questions if not it went splendid

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so one question tho what is the best way to update the player class to the player state will i just have a array of player states or can i also do it with the player array and then just cast to the player state ?

thin stratus Mar 29, 2018, 6:15 PM

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Well, the PlayerController Array you have is really only interesting to the Server

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Not usable for any UI.

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The GameState has a PlayerArray, but it's not replicated. IT IS filled on clients too, but order could differ. And you have no way of reacting to a change.

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I would recommend creating a second PlayerState Array in the GameState

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And setting it to RepNotify

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Then in BeginPlay of your PlayerState

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Use a Switch Has Authority, to filter out the clients

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And let the PlayerState add itself to that array

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(So on Authority -> GetGameState -> Cast To Your GameState Class -> Get Array -> Add self to Array)

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@lean hornet :D Does that answer the question? Sorry!

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 6:18 PM

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kinda but wait i have a visual example i did i want to know if that would work

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because how else would i update the variable when a new player joins

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sorry if im really stupid at the moment...

thin stratus Mar 29, 2018, 6:29 PM

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No, you are still using PlayerControllers

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You can't replicate these

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@lean hornet

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 6:30 PM

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But i just forward it to the Player state to use the repnotify function to go from there

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How else would i get all the palyers in the first playce inside the player state am i missing something ?

thin stratus Mar 29, 2018, 6:33 PM

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GameState

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You use the GameState

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Array of PlayerStates in GameState

lean hornet Mar 29, 2018, 6:40 PM

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got it to work with the way i used

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i dont need the game state i forwarded the info from the gamemode to the player state and used the info from there to forward it to the clients

thin stratus Mar 29, 2018, 6:41 PM

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Well you are double saving it

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But that's fine I guess

fluid mica Mar 29, 2018, 6:48 PM

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reading this, im done xD

hidden thorn Mar 29, 2018, 7:10 PM

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if I have a variable set to Replicate, does it replicated on the server as well? (C++)

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I checked with the server being the Editor and the value didn't changed, then with the client being the editor and the values do change.

winged badger Mar 29, 2018, 7:10 PM

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replication only works server -> client

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not the other way around

hidden thorn Mar 29, 2018, 7:11 PM

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oh ok

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So if the replicated value is set in my constructor locally, it should change on all the clients or do I have to call in in a Server or NetMulticast RPC?

peak hinge Mar 29, 2018, 7:18 PM

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Hello there! :)
Are there any detailed info about using AOnlineBeacons? Party Beacons? Do anyone used that?

tawny rivet Mar 29, 2018, 7:33 PM

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i have a character set up like this so it can easily drop a ragdoll

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and have the camera follow it

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but there's a problem in networked games where the camera for whatever reason will break and the origin will be moved far behind where the player was

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this only happens when the player ragdolls

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https://dl.dropbox.com/s/7x1je4mf86fm3nn/2018-03-29_20-31-34.mp4?dl=0 here's a video of what happens (the first fall, despite being a fling, is actually the camera orbiting as expected)

▶ Play video

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i was told in #legacy-physics it might be due to some things the character controller does?

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it also only happens in laggy conditions

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and even then is sparse

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takes usually 2 attempts

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begin moving then ragdoll and the camera origin is left behind, but still attached to the mesh

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kind of causes a "second camera arm" effect

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solutions i've tried

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📎 unknown.png

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im kind of confused, that one seemed to work for a moment

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i've tried branching so it only disables ignore on clients too

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while this happens there's nothing strange about the component offset

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both camera and spring arm are at 0 xyz

slim holly Mar 29, 2018, 8:30 PM

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have you tried tearing off the actor on ragdoll?

tawny rivet Mar 29, 2018, 8:33 PM

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what's tearing off

slim holly Mar 29, 2018, 8:39 PM

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Networking - Server - TearOff this actor to stop replication to clients. Will set bTearOff to true.

tawny rivet Mar 29, 2018, 8:40 PM

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i tried it

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same result unfortunately

faint fjord Mar 29, 2018, 10:37 PM

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I have an issue where there is an issue stored in the GameInstance which chooses whether the player spawns as Hunter or survivor. But whichever character the host chooses, the client is forced to spawn as

coarse kettle Mar 29, 2018, 10:43 PM

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I see that beacons are exposed to blueprints but does anyone have any working examples/tutorials on how to get them to work?
<edit> I'm not looking to buy anything

vocal dagger Mar 29, 2018, 11:21 PM

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is it true that UE4 doesn't have an implementation to get things like the Steam avatar for my user or my friends?, I'm reading that I need to download the Advanced Sessions Plugin or write it all myself...

fossil spoke Mar 29, 2018, 11:28 PM

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That is true. You need to implement that yourself.

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Its not difficult though.

vocal dagger Mar 29, 2018, 11:37 PM

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all right, I just find it weird since all of that is really something you usually use for any game on Steam. I can already do something by reading the Advanced Sessions Plugin but if you know about any resources I'd be grateful ^^

fossil spoke Mar 30, 2018, 12:39 AM

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Try the Steam SDK docs

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 3:58 AM

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~~Need some help, I'm generating a UObject derived class in a loop on a UActorComponent and filling a TMap's values with the resulting objects (from NewObject function), and I'm doing it on the server, when it then replicates the TMap I hit a fatal error ~~

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Oh is TMap still not replicated?

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Like.. was really sure it is 😐

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Wait.. I don't need a TMap if I generate it like that

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Because I can access by MyArray[(uint8)EnumValue]

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In lieu of a key

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Yep, problem solved, ignore me 😊

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😱
https://i.imgur.com/o7HaQo3.png

Imgur

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1998

fossil spoke Mar 30, 2018, 4:15 AM

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Haha thats gold.

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 4:16 AM

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ouch

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 4:17 AM

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Evidently its extremely complex, not just replicating it in the first place but optimizing it to an adequate point, I only skimmed the thread though

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 4:19 AM

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Ah

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Well, tbh, I wish they would just wrap it up

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Even if it's unoptimized

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I had thought about using TMaps/Sets in my project

toxic grove Mar 30, 2018, 4:20 AM

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They should optimize it

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 4:20 AM

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and then just getting and sending/repping just what I need

toxic grove Mar 30, 2018, 4:20 AM

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IMO

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 4:20 AM

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via the two outputs

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So it can at least be organized a bit

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But went against it.

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 4:35 AM

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Apparently even the TArray replication is a beast according to that thread

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Gonna get you a proper link sec

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https://forums.unrealengine.com/unreal-engine/feedback-for-epic/8927-tmap-replication-exposing-to-unreal-reflection

TMap<> Replication - exposing to Unreal reflection. - Unr...

Tell us how to improve Unreal Engine 4!

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Starts in 2014 but sure doesn't stop there!

tawny raven Mar 30, 2018, 4:38 AM

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How would I go about displaying a widget to all clients that connect and allow them to pick a side?

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 4:45 AM

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TBH, type in UE4 Multiplayer Lobby into your favorite search engine

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Otherwise, what's the exact issue you're having?

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 5:17 AM

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https://issues.unrealengine.com/issue/UE-38897

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I was wondering why my sessions weren't always being destroyed. Anyone know a valid workaround?

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Not sure I can wait for 4.20

thin stratus Mar 30, 2018, 7:03 AM

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@wary willow Which subsystem does that apply to?

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Just null?

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 7:06 AM

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@thin stratus Steam

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But seeing how a million others would be crying about it. I am assuming it's a "rare" bug

thin stratus Mar 30, 2018, 7:07 AM

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Yeah I never faced that

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 7:07 AM

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I just destroy my sessions before the creation, as per one workaround, supposedly that helps. We will see tomorrow I guess.

thin stratus Mar 30, 2018, 7:07 AM

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I usually have one single destroy node

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And if that wouldn't work then people wouldn't be able to leave and join or host without closing the game

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Kinda surprised that there is a bug

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 7:08 AM

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Yeah, that's what is happening

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The original host can't create a new game

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And no one can join a session

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And there's this "ghost session" appearing (the one the og host left, but is still there)

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I mean, it will work itself out once I get proper server lists. But it was a small headache today.

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@thin stratus do you know the timeout for steam prescense ?

thin stratus Mar 30, 2018, 7:12 AM

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No :/

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 7:14 AM

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It's a shame there's no way to reset and/or clear out sessions from Steamworks.

dense trench Mar 30, 2018, 8:22 AM

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can anyone help me with this problem

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📎 SlotIniGraph.jpg

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This is a graph of code I am using to change slots in a mod I have made, unfortunately while it works fine in single player mode it does not in multi player, in single player mode the slots show up correctly i.e 0/900 if ini settings show =900 but in multiplayer it shows as 0/450 (default) even though I can add item over this number.

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I am sure the code is correct but obviously something is different for multiplayer

thorny kelp Mar 30, 2018, 9:32 AM

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Is it supposed to run only on server?

frank copper Mar 30, 2018, 9:58 AM

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@dense trench i believe game mode doesn't replicate

cinder hearth Mar 30, 2018, 10:26 AM

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Hello guys, i really need your help, do you know a good Voice chat Plugin for Windows and Mac please ?

thorny kelp Mar 30, 2018, 10:57 AM

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@frank copper yup, it exists only on server

dense trench Mar 30, 2018, 11:19 AM

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@frank copper I am not sure what you mean by that

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 11:21 AM

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GameMode does not replicate

frank copper Mar 30, 2018, 11:21 AM

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@thorny kelp used the better words. game mode doesn't exist on clients. It's only on server. It's working in singleplayer because you have authority, otherwise, in multiplayer you'll have to push stuff from server to clients

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 11:21 AM

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neither GameInstance

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GameState does replicate on all clients, so does PlayerState

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PlayerController only on owning client and server

dense trench Mar 30, 2018, 11:22 AM

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so the code above will not work on a server then

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 11:22 AM

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beware though that they all reset on level change, except GameInstance

frank copper Mar 30, 2018, 11:23 AM

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it will only work on server, not on clients @dense trench

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 11:23 AM

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GameMode only exists on server

dense trench Mar 30, 2018, 11:23 AM

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ok

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 11:23 AM

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http://cedric-neukirchen.net/Downloads/Compendium/UE4_Network_Compendium_by_Cedric_eXi_Neukirchen.pdf

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check page 8

dense trench Mar 30, 2018, 11:24 AM

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so hpw would I get slot changing to work on the server

frank copper Mar 30, 2018, 11:24 AM

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you send the request from client to server through RPC, and the server handles the stuff in game mode and etc

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 11:25 AM

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Widget click -> PlayerState -> Server event (run on server) -> eventually multicast (or onrep notify).

You need the player state to ensure that replication works. When the server receives the event, you probably want to store the info on GameState

errant vapor Mar 30, 2018, 11:25 AM

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should i prefer actor or actorcomponents for wielded items/weapons in a mp game?

dense trench Mar 30, 2018, 11:28 AM

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sounds too complicated for me I will just scrap the idea

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 11:28 AM

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multiplayer takes some patience

dense trench Mar 30, 2018, 11:28 AM

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and tutorials which are thin on the ground

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thanks for all you help anyway guys I appreciate it

frank copper Mar 30, 2018, 11:30 AM

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don't scrap the idea man, just work it out and once you get the grasp of it, you'll think to replication by default

dense trench Mar 30, 2018, 11:31 AM

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That's the rub right there, I am VERY new to visual scripting and know next to nothing about it

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if there were more tutorials I think I would pursue it but without knowledge you are screwed

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thanks anyway though

river canyon Mar 30, 2018, 11:32 AM

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I have a fairly random question. If i'm using git, and i'm trying to compile a dedicated server via source. Do i need to copy a project every time a push is made
or can i pull over the overridden project?

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does anyone have any experience

frank copper Mar 30, 2018, 11:32 AM

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youtube it's full of them, and you can always check unreal's wiki with a lot of examples and tutorials from community or staff

dense trench Mar 30, 2018, 11:44 AM

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Just scrapping the idea until I can learn a bit more about it

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 12:17 PM

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Hey everyone,
ive been trying lately to get properly back into Network work and now tried to communicate From (UI) -> (Playercontrolle) -> (Gamestate) But i ran into the issue that it doesnt work the way i have it setup

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PC

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WIDGET

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GAMESTATE

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bitter oriole Mar 30, 2018, 12:19 PM

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So what's wrong ?

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 12:20 PM

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So it works for setting the variable on the server without issues and also forwarding it but if i want to change a variable as the client it doesnt work (sorry i forgot to add that above)

thin stratus Mar 30, 2018, 12:32 PM

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As far as I see, you are changing Team or Ready State in the UI

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And then calling a ServerRPC

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But where are you passing the data?

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@lean hornet

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Your "Set bReady" is called locally on the Client

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Then you directly go to the Server and grab the Data from the Server Version

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But you never passed the Server that change

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Changing it on the Client doesn't magically set the same value on the Server version

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 12:51 PM

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so i would need to pass the value trough the function to the server right ?

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also i changed it to how you said to do it yesterday.

meager spade Mar 30, 2018, 12:54 PM

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@thin stratus is it sane to send Animation play and particle spawning via Multicast?

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{
    if (MagicParticles)
    {
        UGameplayStatics::SpawnEmitterAtLocation(GetWorld(), MagicParticles, Loc, Rot);
    }
    if (MagicAnim)
    {
        USkeletalMeshComponent* MyMesh = GetMesh();
        if (MyMesh)
        MyMesh->GetAnimInstance()->Montage_Play(MagicAnim);
    }
}```

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 12:59 PM

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@thin stratus

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Like this ?

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📎 21.PNG

thin stratus Mar 30, 2018, 1:03 PM

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📎 unknown.png

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Make a function for setting the ready state

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And one for the team data

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ServerRPC "SetReadyState" and pass a boolean

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Same with the Team but passing the team

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And in that function, you set the variable on the Server

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Then you can push it to the other clients

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I would also put this onto the PlayerState of the Player

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And not the PlayerController

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Not idea why you are hugging the PlayerController so much

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 1:05 PM

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It is in the player state im forwarding from the ui to the playercontroller to the playerstate

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its how i learned this crap if its wrong please tel me

thin stratus Mar 30, 2018, 1:06 PM

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Well, place the Boolean and Team Info (and what ever other info you have) into the PlayerState

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If you modify it via UI, pass the Info via ServerRPC (in the PlayerState)

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You don't need the PlayerController at all

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 1:06 PM

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oh.

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Thats way better damn

thin stratus Mar 30, 2018, 1:07 PM

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You can easily just make the bIsReady boolean a RepNotify

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When the Local Player changes the state in UI

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you set it locally first ( cause that prevents the lag from Client to Server and back to client for the local client)

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And then ServerRPC, passing true/false to the Server

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He stets the RepNotify boolean

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And in the RepNotify variable you simply tell players to update the UI part that is responsible for the showing ready or not

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 1:08 PM

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Ahhh yeah that makes more sense

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i will update it to what you said

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It makes sense for me now thank you

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if i run into issues i will forward them

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 1:26 PM

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Player Controller are usually needed to get the nickname...

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 1:26 PM

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@thin stratus I get the same result have i maybe misunderstood something ?

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ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 1:27 PM

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I would love to use the PlayerArray variable however it contains PlayerStates, and never got how to retrieve the nicknames from there

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 1:29 PM

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@ember needle what exactly do you want to achive ?

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 1:32 PM

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Basically I have a slotting system where players can decide the role they want to play in. When they click on it, then the slot gets filled with their name & avatar and all clients can see that the slot gets occupied. In order to do that, at first I just used PlayerArray on GameState, but unfortunately that gives only States, and getting from States to PlayerController is not trivial (at least, to me), because the Pawns are not yet spawned (only the controllers and the states).

So: I use the OnPostLogin event in GameMode and, from there, populate a PlayerControllers variable from which I can get and multicast the nicknames

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For your issue: I think you need to go through PlayerState for a server event to be really propagated. It looks like your UpdateTeamSlot event is called on a GameState, which is why a client event is not propagated to the server

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 1:35 PM

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ohh so make the setting logic i currently have in the Playerstate and then forward to servertate to set the array element

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https://blueprintue.com/blueprint/c92wdcx-/

BlueprintUE.com

anonymous

switcharoo

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playerstate will move to the palyerstate and stay stays inside serverstate

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right ?

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 1:37 PM

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I am far from being an expert since I'm learning too. But my experience has been that with PlayerState everything works properly as they are replicated across all clients. PlayerController is only replicated on the owning and server. GameState is on all clients too, but the replication there is a little different for some reason and I could not get events to get replicated to a server form there.

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I don't have my code here unfortunately, otherwise I'd be more precise.

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 1:38 PM

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hmm imma try and set it up like you said

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 1:39 PM

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I'd suggest that as a first try: have a simple Print "Hello" coming out of your "Run on Server" event to ensure that the server really receives it.

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I wouldn't be surprised if the one here above does not work

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 1:39 PM

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tryed it no reply

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io mean update slot only does on server

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so yeah

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 1:39 PM

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exactly

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your event "Run on server" should not be in a GameState

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but in the PlayerState

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my $0.02

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 1:40 PM

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i could just do the var in server state and then just play the event in player state

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 1:40 PM

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that's what I do

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 1:40 PM

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okay ill try

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thank you already

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 1:41 PM

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I have the RPC on the PlayerState, which then calls GameInstance or GameMode depending on what I need. Remember that GameInstance is the only one that "naturally" persists (and is not replicated). The other ones are regenerated and there are various conditions if you change levels (seamless travel, etc)

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 1:41 PM

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hmm i see

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 1:42 PM

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again, no expert here but my slotting mechanism works.

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Another thing that I'd recommend, if you are not doing so already

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Do not store the slots on the server's game instance or mode.

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the PlayerStates / Controllers will be reset anyways, and I don't know if their unique ID changes or not

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rather, save every player's slot information on PlayerState

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so from the server you can always retrieve this information

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 1:43 PM

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hmm i seee can you give me a minute i test it out really quickly

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 1:44 PM

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first things first: try the simple print "hello" to ensure that the event is called from clients too

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if you have it on PlayerState it will work

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You might want to check Cedric's guide: http://cedric-neukirchen.net/Downloads/Compendium/UE4_Network_Compendium_by_Cedric_eXi_Neukirchen.pdf

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 1:44 PM

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i already looked trough it but i always have issues with it

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 1:45 PM

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give it time, it's normal, i am having issues too (other ones)

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 1:45 PM

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doesnt work yet

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im just doing this part atm have a missed something ?

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its just for testing

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 1:46 PM

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target is still ServerState

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 1:47 PM

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yes but i have to forward the info to the server state (the snppet is in player state)

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 1:47 PM

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I don't know how else to tell you 😃 that event must run on PlayerState.

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You are calling an RPC, you need to have the event set on a replicated BP that also meets certain conditions (unsure which ones, but GameState isn't it 😃 )

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 2:08 PM

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Nope now nothing works anymore great.

fiery sorrel Mar 30, 2018, 2:09 PM

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so really simple question. How would I go about getting a variable from one player to another?

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 2:19 PM

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@ember needle I dont know what you did but its defently not working for me luckly i backed everything up

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or am i blatenly doing something wrong

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 2:19 PM

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what i did?

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 2:19 PM

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well what you told me to do

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sorry phrasing

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 2:20 PM

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@fiery sorrel yes it is indeed simple, did you even google? 😃 anyway: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/blueprint-networking-tutorials

Unreal Engine

Blueprint Networking Tutorials in Unreal Engine 4

A previous blog post offered a crash course in blueprint networking, but now we’re back with a thrilling six-part mini-series on creating blueprint content that works in a networked game!

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no you didn't do what i told you

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that event is "execute on owning client"

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and i told you to first check that if a client clicks on a button, then you can see a printscreen called on the server

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 2:23 PM

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The events in the player state need to be ROS right ?

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Also the info does come trough but it doesnt set anything @ember needle

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i think i know now how to fix it

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It worked @ember needle Thank you so much and sorry again for being a complete doofus

ember needle Mar 30, 2018, 2:33 PM

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👍

summer nova Mar 30, 2018, 3:09 PM

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do you know the weird shit of play in editor World pointer?

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becouse i have some weird shit

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when doing multiplayer single process

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does it use the same world pointer on both screens?

thin stratus Mar 30, 2018, 3:21 PM

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@lean hornet The screenshots you've sent are not showing what I told you

lean hornet Mar 30, 2018, 3:22 PM

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i updated it and now its workign properly and i did some reasearch

thin stratus Mar 30, 2018, 3:22 PM

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Let's take the Ready boolean as example again

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Ah well

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Okay then

slim holly Mar 30, 2018, 3:50 PM

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

fierce birch Mar 30, 2018, 7:34 PM

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I'll drop this here too as it covers physics netcode: https://youtu.be/ueEmiDM94IE?t=1413

YouTube

GDC

It IS Rocket Science! The Physics of Rocket League Detailed

In this 2018 GDC talk, Psyonix's Jared Cone takes viewers through an inside look at the specific game design decisions and implementation details that made t...

▶ Play video

thin stratus Mar 30, 2018, 8:12 PM

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grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 8:21 PM

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@fierce birch Networking starts at 23:30 if you think it's worth adding to your comment (as it's now pinned)

fierce birch Mar 30, 2018, 8:24 PM

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@grand kestrel wonder why they don't have the shortcuts in the vault, they usually have them on the side

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maybe they'll add them later

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 8:25 PM

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Yeah hopefully

fierce birch Mar 30, 2018, 8:27 PM

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@grand kestrel edited, thanks

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 8:27 PM

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😄

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Hmm I have an RPC

    UFUNCTION(Reliable, Client)
    void ClientSwitch(ARSItem* NextItem);
    virtual void ClientSwitch_Implementation(ARSItem* NextItem);

But the server is running the code instead of sending it to the client

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I am not doing the obvious checklist item of calling the implementation 😄

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Is it something to do with adding the implementation to the header? I find it's convenient for looking up the definition with VAX

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Maybe it's interferring with generation

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Because I took it out and it errors saying the implementation isn't in header

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Gonna try and regenerate files, VAX can lookup from a commented line anyway if I really need

meager spade Mar 30, 2018, 8:41 PM

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you don't want the server running the code?

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 8:50 PM

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If the server calls ClientSwitch is should run on the client

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Something really messed up is going on

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error C2039: 'ClientSwitch_Implementation': is not a member of 'URSCharacterEquipmentSlot'

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    virtual void ClientSwitch(ARSItem* NextItem);```

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It should be generating those itself...

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It's including the generated.h and GENERATED_BODY() is in there

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 8:52 PM

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@fierce birch was it a good watch?

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 8:52 PM

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I got up to the networking part, found it interesting

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 8:52 PM

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Oh?

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I'll take a look later then

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 8:52 PM

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They implemented their own open source physics and made some pretty practical approaches to common issues

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I mean, they implemented a different open source physics

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Not their own 😛 But it let them modify it when problems occurred

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Anyway why wouldn't UHT generate the _implementation

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It's doing the _Validate

fierce birch Mar 30, 2018, 8:54 PM

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@wary willow it was well structured for the parts I saw, didn't watch it fully through

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 8:54 PM

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For server ones

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But wont do _Implementation for client or server

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 8:55 PM

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Yeah they are on UE3

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anyway

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3.5 I think

fierce birch Mar 30, 2018, 8:55 PM

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well, they didn't implement their own physics as open source

thin stratus Mar 30, 2018, 8:55 PM

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Still something to learn

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 8:55 PM

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Yeah

fierce birch Mar 30, 2018, 8:55 PM

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but used bullet physics

thin stratus Mar 30, 2018, 8:55 PM

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UE4 is pretty shitty outside of CMC

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 8:55 PM

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Definitely wanna watch it

thin stratus Mar 30, 2018, 8:55 PM

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and even CMC is shitty

fierce birch Mar 30, 2018, 8:55 PM

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which itself is open source

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 8:55 PM

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CMC does a lot of the logic for moving around right

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But

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 8:55 PM

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lol, yeah CMC is pretty shitty @thin stratus

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 8:55 PM

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Its a damn cobweb

thin stratus Mar 30, 2018, 8:56 PM

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It doesn't interp clients on the server

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nough said

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 8:56 PM

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Would definitely love to see someone come up with a Client-Side predication plugin/addition

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$500

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I'd buy

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 8:56 PM

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Yeah, for pawn, easily extendable

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@chrome bay Are you still working towards something?

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 8:57 PM

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BTW, has anyone ever had an issue where after creating a session (hosting), you crash the game ONLY ON STEAM ?

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 8:57 PM

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4.19 didn't like.. change anything for RPCs.. with the _implementation ? 😐

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 8:57 PM

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It only happens on one map. But outside of Steam (packaged still) it works just fine

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4.18.3

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 9:00 PM

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Something is royally messed up with this file

fierce birch Mar 30, 2018, 9:02 PM

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also: https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1025471/8-Frames-in-16ms-Rollback

8 Frames in 16ms: Rollback Networking in 'Mortal Kombat' and 'Inju...

Network latency is an ever present hurdle to overcome when trying to create a compelling multiplayer experience in any game, but can be especially difficult for fighting games. Rollback/re-simulate networking models remove the (often infuriating)...

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sadly, only slides

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 9:04 PM

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How can I make UHT generate the _Implementation for RPCs

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It's not doing it automatically

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The header itself is erroring on the GENERATED_BODY()
RSCharacterEquipmentSlot.h(17): error C2039: 'ServerDrop_Implementation': is not a member of 'URSCharacterEquipmentSlot'

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For every RPC

fierce birch Mar 30, 2018, 9:18 PM

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https://github.com/ValveSoftware/GameNetworkingSockets

GitHub

ValveSoftware/GameNetworkingSockets

GameNetworkingSockets - Reliable & unreliable messages over UDP. Message fragmentation & reassembly, bandwidth estimation, encryption.

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/valve-to-open-source-gamenetworkingsockets-to-help-developers-with-networking-steam-not-required.11483

GamingOnLinux

Valve to open source 'GameNetworkingSockets' to help developers wi...

In a rather helpful move for developers, Valve is about to open source 'GameNetworkingSockets' and it won't require Steam.

wary willow Mar 30, 2018, 10:12 PM

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Hmm that's interesting

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But who uses linux

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Windows PC Master Race

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 10:16 PM

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Yeah, linux support is rarely more than a gesture than anything else

torpid girder Mar 30, 2018, 10:23 PM

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i am trying to replicate my aim offset, so i thought i would replicate the pitch and the yaw, i set replicated to replicated and now condition isn't doing what i thought it would as i set it to skip owner

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could it be that i need a conditional to say if owner in the aim blueprint

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 10:25 PM

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Don't replicate either, just use GetBaseAimRotation

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Coz it's already done, you're replicating it 2x 😛

torpid girder Mar 30, 2018, 10:29 PM

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maybe i am doing aim offset wrong

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https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Engine/Animation/AnimHowTo/AimOffset/03_ImplementingAimOffset

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https://forums.unrealengine.com/development-discussion/blueprint-visual-scripting/114893-can-t-setup-aim-offset-for-multiplayer

Can't setup aim offset for multiplayer - Unreal Engine Forums

Build powerful visual scripts without code.

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weird as when i pull out get base aim rotation i don't get floats, i get a rotator of vectors

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oh well it works, just need to ignore half of the code in the tutorial

grand kestrel Mar 30, 2018, 11:17 PM

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Aw man epic's own tutorial tell you to do it wrong lol

frank copper Mar 30, 2018, 11:23 PM

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:))

grand kestrel Mar 31, 2018, 12:25 AM

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Is there a problem with RPCs on subobjects?

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My server just runs the client RPC, doesn't call it on the client

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Runs it as a function

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Ah crap a google search answered that

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That's fine, I'll route it through an AActor 😦

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At this point though maybe I should just use components

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Which can do RPC calls

grand kestrel Mar 31, 2018, 12:54 AM

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OK seriously why does it run a function marked clearly as an RPC instead of.. sending an RPC

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Like there's nothing to fix

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It just isn't doing what it should do

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Everything else works

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 12:56 AM

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the rpc is only going to be call if it is called from the server or a owning client

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if the client doesnt own that actor , it wont runs as rpc

grand kestrel Mar 31, 2018, 12:57 AM

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It's a UActorComponent

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From the player's character

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Meaning it should run

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Maybe it's something to do with how I create them

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 12:59 AM

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idk if the owner is set by default in a uactorcomponent

grand kestrel Mar 31, 2018, 1:00 AM

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They reside in a TArray

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Maybe it's something to do with that

fossil spoke Mar 31, 2018, 1:01 AM

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An Component needs an NetOwningConnection, it gets that by having an Owner hierarchy that goes back to an Player Controller.

grand kestrel Mar 31, 2018, 1:02 AM

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Gimme a sec

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I just noticed that the UObject that I changed to a UActorComponent had.. reverted (might have used undo and went too far idk)

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Because that would certainly do that 😄

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Make the RPC not run as RPC, I mean

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..Yup haha

severe widget Mar 31, 2018, 1:26 AM

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Ay, de waddup

hollow pulsar Mar 31, 2018, 1:27 AM

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@fossil spoke Hey I got a slight issue Im trying to repspawn my player to the playerstart but it keeps spawning at 0,0,0 here is the code https://blueprintue.com/blueprint/opnx9--a/

BlueprintUE.com

anonymous

Respawn

meager spade Mar 31, 2018, 1:29 AM

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MakeTransform is being linked to the spawn, so of course its going to spawn at 0,0,0

hollow pulsar Mar 31, 2018, 1:29 AM

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Can you suggest a way to spawn at the playerstarts Im pretty confused

meager spade Mar 31, 2018, 1:31 AM

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well in c++ i just search for all player starts, let me see how to do that in blueprint, you using multiple playstart or just 1?

hollow pulsar Mar 31, 2018, 1:31 AM

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multiple starts

meager spade Mar 31, 2018, 1:35 AM

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https://blueprintue.com/blueprint/zgfwve49/ something like that you could use

BlueprintUE.com

anonymous

a

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how you handle the array, is your choice

hollow pulsar Mar 31, 2018, 1:37 AM

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ok ty fam

fossil spoke Mar 31, 2018, 1:43 AM

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@Olin3D#0001 Your code literally says your spawning it at FVector::Zero() lol

silent sigil Mar 31, 2018, 1:43 AM

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I have a steam multiplayer question if anyone has a moment

fossil spoke Mar 31, 2018, 1:43 AM

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The GameMode has an FindPlayerStart() function

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@silent sigil Just ask the question, someone who can answer will

silent sigil Mar 31, 2018, 1:45 AM

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kk

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I am using unreal 4.19, i enabled the steam plugin and i did the ini changes that various examples showed me. I still don't see friend list or steam drop downs in my blueprints though, I'm not married to blueprints but I assume it stuff isnt showing there then it wouldnt show in cpp either

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When I launch the game as a stand alone it does show that im playing space war on steam

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so some parts seem to be working

hollow pulsar Mar 31, 2018, 1:50 AM

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So what exactly are you trying to do?

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 2:19 AM

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@silent sigil have you tried this guide
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Steam,_Using_the_Steam_SDK_During_Development

Steam, Using the Steam SDK During Development

silent sigil Mar 31, 2018, 2:19 AM

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looking

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the frustrating thing is its not obvious how much of this is out of date or done already for me by the plugin bit and ue4.19

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maybe the build.cs step i missed doing

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 2:23 AM

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yeah maybe xD i never had to use the steam sdk but i used steam networking for thd connections for a lot of games

silent sigil Mar 31, 2018, 2:23 AM

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i dont have build.cs files because the project i started was the vr example is is a blueprint project -.-

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yeah, i was halfway through writing a wrapper for the steam sdk for unity and decided to do unreal cause the plugin checkmark gave me a false sense of simplicity

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 2:24 AM

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according to what you said you did the right step for the steam connection but nothing for getting the sdk

silent sigil Mar 31, 2018, 2:24 AM

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kk

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 2:24 AM

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i think xD i cant help you more than that

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but i think it is worth taking a look at setting steam sdk for unreal

silent sigil Mar 31, 2018, 2:25 AM

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I appreciate the link, it looks like a good direction

versed socket Mar 31, 2018, 4:17 AM

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It looks like multiplayer in my dumb UE4 project is causing some crashing. The .log file doesn't show anything that stands out as an error, and the .dmp file looks like a binarized mess of ASCII. How do I properly debug this?

severe widget Mar 31, 2018, 4:36 AM

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how are you viewing the dmp?

fluid moon Mar 31, 2018, 5:10 AM

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if I set a blueprint to replicate, do I still need to set its variables and components to replicate too?

fossil spoke Mar 31, 2018, 5:10 AM

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If an Actor is set to Replicate, only variables that are also set to Replicate will be Replicated.

fluid moon Mar 31, 2018, 5:11 AM

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if an actor is set not to replicate, will variables set to replicate still replicate?

fossil spoke Mar 31, 2018, 5:11 AM

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No

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Variable Replication can only occur from the Server to Clients, meaning an Client cannot set the value of an Replicated Variable and have it Replicate, only setting an Replicated Variable on the Server will cause its value to propagate to other connections.

fluid moon Mar 31, 2018, 5:13 AM

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Cool, thanks.

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If I set an actor to replicate movement, will it replicate the movement of component meshes? IE a turret rotating

fossil spoke Mar 31, 2018, 5:16 AM

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Component Transforms should replicate if they are modified on the Server when ReplicateMovement is true from memory.

fluid moon Mar 31, 2018, 5:26 AM

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Oh, okay. So when "replicate movement" is checked for an actor, I don't need to check replicate for its mesh components?

grand kestrel Mar 31, 2018, 5:41 AM

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Is there an actual use case for Replicate Movement when you care about the game looking/being good given that it has no prediction or interpolation?

versed socket Mar 31, 2018, 8:43 AM

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@severe widget Via notepad -- am I supposed to open it in the Editor or something in particular?

severe widget Mar 31, 2018, 8:45 AM

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open it with VS

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have the sln open and drag it into VS

twin sorrel Mar 31, 2018, 9:22 AM

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Hey guys! i'm trying to limit the velocity of an individual pawn in a multiplayer game.. does anyone know why this isn't working? https://gyazo.com/cc16664dc82c17a43f1d33d3316f54ea

Gyazo

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i've tried running it on the server, multicast.. run out of ideas

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when i try set velocity to 0, nothing happens also

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"Limiting speed!" is printed

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if i print the length of the vector after i set it, it is 1300 but it seems to be getting set back to original next tick

frank copper Mar 31, 2018, 9:43 AM

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does it have a character movement component your pawn @twin sorrel ?

twin sorrel Mar 31, 2018, 9:43 AM

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yeah

frank copper Mar 31, 2018, 9:44 AM

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why don't you set in the character movement component the max walk speed?

twin sorrel Mar 31, 2018, 9:44 AM

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it's for falling

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i'm trying to implement a parahute system

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but parachute's don't pick up speed

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right now, i'm just thinking of setting charater comp to custom movement

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then add offset every tick

frank copper Mar 31, 2018, 9:45 AM

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try to set the velocity on character movement component

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just for the sake of it

twin sorrel Mar 31, 2018, 9:46 AM

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oh shit that's probs what i have to do

frank copper Mar 31, 2018, 9:46 AM

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and scale the gravity

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to have different impact on your pawn

twin sorrel Mar 31, 2018, 9:46 AM

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i did scale the gravity, but yeah picks up speed

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wow, settign character movement velocity works

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how did i overlook that

frank copper Mar 31, 2018, 9:47 AM

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it happens, no worries

twin sorrel Mar 31, 2018, 9:49 AM

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thanks so much 😃

frank copper Mar 31, 2018, 9:51 AM

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no problem

silent sigil Mar 31, 2018, 9:51 AM

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Answering my own question from earlier. I didn't know this plugin existed which is what all examples and everyone was using

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https://forums.unrealengine.com/community/community-content-tools-and-tutorials/41043-advanced-sessions-plugin?69901-Advanced-Sessions-Plugin=

Advanced Sessions Plugin - Unreal Engine Forums

Advanced Sessions Plugin

Message to users 09/08/2017

I'd like to note that the original intent of this plugin was to shore up blueprint support for sessions

cinder hearth Mar 31, 2018, 9:55 AM

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Hello guys, I have a question. I'm trying to connect a Mac on a Windows server. But it doesn't work

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It say that the version is different but I copy the content and config project to the mac version

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the only difference is that 1 is cpp and not the other

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I'll try to create a cpp project too on the Mac side

silent sigil Mar 31, 2018, 10:01 AM

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are the unreal engine versions the same?

cinder hearth Mar 31, 2018, 10:50 AM

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well not really, one is custom for the dedicated server

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but it's 4.18.3 for the both

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Mac has the official version and the PC has the custom server one

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i will try to change the custom to official, now that the server is created

neon otter Mar 31, 2018, 1:12 PM

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Hey guys , how to save data retrieved from mysql server into variable in ue4?

copper sparrow Mar 31, 2018, 2:41 PM

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Hi, follwing the tutorial on Unreal Engine WIKI I made a dedicated server and client so every thing is ok on lan but when I run my server game on the Network and want to connect to via internet it doesn't connect.
how can I fix this?

fleet raven Mar 31, 2018, 3:45 PM

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does anyone know an up to date example for how to extend the movement component with custom abilities that have proper prediction? things like being able to toggle walking/flying with a key, sprinting, etc

faint fjord Mar 31, 2018, 4:29 PM

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I have an issue where there is an variable stored in the GameInstance which decides whether the player spawns as Hunter or survivor. But whichever character the host chooses, the client is forced to spawn as

meager spade Mar 31, 2018, 4:36 PM

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without the code or whatever we have no idea why

faint fjord Mar 31, 2018, 4:54 PM

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@meager spade

📎 Capture.PNG

cinder hearth Mar 31, 2018, 5:43 PM

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Some update for the Mac dedicated server : I copy the entier project from the pc to the Mac and it's not working ...
Do you know if i can transfer an entier compiled Engine from PC to Mac ?

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 5:46 PM

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@faint fjord you know gameinstance isnt replicated right? i dont know how you did your stuff but if you server modify the gameinstance , it wont modify for the client

faint fjord Mar 31, 2018, 5:46 PM

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The client cant modify his own game instance?

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https://imgur.com/a/FClbR

Imgur

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those are the 3 bps

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 5:46 PM

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he can

faint fjord Mar 31, 2018, 5:46 PM

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if u click on the link

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 5:47 PM

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okok i got it so whatever the client choose he always spawn as the same ?

faint fjord Mar 31, 2018, 5:48 PM

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SO whichever character the host joins as, the client is forced to spawn as (Which is not intended)

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 5:48 PM

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oh i know

meager spade Mar 31, 2018, 5:48 PM

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they always spawning as a hunter right?

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 5:48 PM

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it is bbecause onPostLogin is run on server only

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so he cant access the client game instance

faint fjord Mar 31, 2018, 5:49 PM

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do i need to use Switch has autority?

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 5:49 PM

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no on post login wont trigger on client

faint fjord Mar 31, 2018, 5:49 PM

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i thought it is because it is spawning them in

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Well what should i be using them

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then*

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 5:51 PM

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hum i dont know unreal well enough to give you a good working solution without trying xD

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i think your gamemode could ask for the character using the client controller

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and in your controller class you could get the variable in the game instancr and return it

faint fjord Mar 31, 2018, 5:54 PM

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i can try tha

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 5:54 PM

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but idk if it would work

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because i think it might run the controller function on the server as well

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you might find what you want on this

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https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/286918/how-can-a-client-send-a-variable-from-his-game-ins.html

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@faint fjord

faint fjord Mar 31, 2018, 6:05 PM

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@wide iris where is the playerstate bp

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 6:06 PM

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there is one by default but you have to make a custom one because you cant modify the default one

faint fjord Mar 31, 2018, 6:06 PM

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how do i make a new one

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nvm i found it

wide iris Mar 31, 2018, 6:06 PM

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in the same way you make any blueprint i guess xD

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good

ember needle Mar 31, 2018, 8:34 PM

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I am still working on a MP slotting system where players see a menu to choose their slot when they join a server. Where is a good place to open the slot selection widget in MP when a level is opened / player joins session?

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is it better to have the server to issue the “open widget” command on a gamemode postlogin event through the playercontroller that just joined, or have it on beginplay in the level BP?

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right now i am doing the latter, but am wandering what the good practice is. I have been on this system for a week now and the learning curve is relatively steep, not so much to make things “work” as to make things clean

fossil veldt Mar 31, 2018, 10:28 PM

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Why does UE4's Server completely shit its pants when you send more than 10kbps of network traffic through the pipe, I don't understand

wary willow Mar 31, 2018, 11:26 PM

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Anyone got any links to MP Optimization in UE4?

fossil spoke Mar 31, 2018, 11:42 PM

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Optimisation is an pretty broad topic lol

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Start by identifying the bottlenecks and target those.

severe widget Mar 31, 2018, 11:43 PM

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I normally opt for the -OptimizeMyLogicAndBandwidth flag on the command line

fossil spoke Mar 31, 2018, 11:43 PM

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^^ That helps. It was added today i think.

neon mango Mar 31, 2018, 11:49 PM

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Will OnRep work fine if the method is virtual?

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What would happen? Dose the overwritten method get used on rep?

lost inlet Apr 1, 2018, 12:04 AM

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They can be virtual, yeah

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 12:43 AM

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@wary willow Most of our optimization was from CPU usage on dedi server and not actual net bandwidth, as such many common optimization techniques apply regardless of MP

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Why can't I @slate obsidianBurgos#0001

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Well

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Discord @ is broken

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Anyway, some helpful stuff I have in my cliff notes for optimization

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- Stat SceneRendering
- Stat Memory
- Stat Game
- Stat RHI (Shows how many triangles are being drawn)
- Stat None clears all stats
- GPU Visualizer ctrl+shift+comma
- Freeze Rendering to see what is being culled
- Alt+8 to check shader complexity and instruction count```

copper thistle Apr 1, 2018, 12:45 AM

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It's <@!ID>

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 12:45 AM

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<@!VictorBurgos#0001 > ?

copper thistle Apr 1, 2018, 12:45 AM

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No

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 12:45 AM

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@!VictorBurgos#0001 ?

copper thistle Apr 1, 2018, 12:45 AM

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The ID

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 12:45 AM

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Whot

copper thistle Apr 1, 2018, 12:45 AM

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98571503540400128

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@wary willow

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 12:46 AM

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Ehhh

copper thistle Apr 1, 2018, 12:46 AM

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lol

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 12:46 AM

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Why can't I just shift+click like I've always done anymore

copper thistle Apr 1, 2018, 12:46 AM

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Need to have developer mode on

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Oh idk

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I just type @name and let it auto-complete

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On pc

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At phone that bug been always there

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 12:47 AM

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So it's broken

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Coz shift+click does the same thing

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Left is from letting it autocomplete, right is from shift clicking, left works, right doesn't
https://i.imgur.com/WNjsebG.png

Imgur

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What the shit, discord

severe widget Apr 1, 2018, 12:49 AM

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there's always irc

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 12:51 AM

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Hey guys! does anyone know why, when i deploy my parachute (Parachuting = true), the descent is jittery? Using just gravity multipliers replicates flawlessly, althought the player will constantly accelerate. Does anyone know what i am doing wrong in terms of replication? or does anyone have an alternative solution? https://gyazo.com/ee0a2176c96cc6f689163e0dc0d20c08

Gyazo

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i initially thought that the movement mode was diff on server and client, but replicating the movement component did nothing

severe widget Apr 1, 2018, 12:52 AM

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gotta give us more than that, I think.

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Also you could maybe try bringing the gravity multiplier to 0

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to stop accel

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 12:53 AM

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i must be doing something blatantly wrong, because i can never get smooth custom movement (using add offset)

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 12:56 AM

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Thats because CMC doesn't move that way, it uses Velocity

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Also there's no need to update the movement mode on every tick

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And sending that RPC is inherently wrong

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You can't realistically modify movement systems like that, it's gotta be done in CMC's physics loop which can't be done from BP

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 12:58 AM

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is there a way i can disable cmc whilst i am performing the custom movement? @grand kestrel

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 12:59 AM

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You should not do that

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 12:59 AM

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ok

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 12:59 AM

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Movement systems need to be integrated into CMC

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Not bypassing it

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I wrote a tutorial for creating a wing suit from BP and some minimal C++ code to add the BP entry points
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Character_Wing_Suit_Controller

Character Wing Suit Controller

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That might give you some ideas

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:00 AM

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hmm ok, thanks 😃

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:00 AM

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That uses the flying mode instead of custom

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I wrote it because there's a metric shit ton of incorrect tutorials for movement systems where someone thought they found a way that appears to work and then wrote a tutorial on it 🙄

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:01 AM

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lol, is the coding advanced?

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:01 AM

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It holds your hand

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And nope not really

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:02 AM

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i haven't done any UE4 c++

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:02 AM

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Honestly you could just do the tutorial specifically

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Even though its a parachute not a wing suit

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It's got a high level of control over the result

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The same code would work with some tweaks on a design level

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:02 AM

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yeah, a parachute is mucch easier than a wingsuit

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:02 AM

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There are three curves that control how it flies

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Very easy to get a parachute effect

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Just by pulling on them

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:04 AM

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oh wow, alot of it is BP 😃

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:05 AM

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Yeah, the only C++ is there to expose the bare minimum you need to continue in BP

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It's meant to be newbie friendly

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As much as is possible with character movement

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:05 AM

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oh, so i can actually make my own movement in BP

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the c++ is just for exposing the tick and stuff?

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:06 AM

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Doing a custom mode that can't take advantage of the flying but might a little more involvement

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And impact events

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Keep in mind thats a substepped tick, it occurs many times per frame instead of only one time per frame like tick

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It means its very accurate

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:06 AM

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yep

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:06 AM

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So if you hit a wall while on low frame rate the collision will register consistently and correctly

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:07 AM

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substep fixes everything 😄

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:07 AM

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Yep

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You could do the same thing in BP but it would be more disconnected from CMC, whereas this plugs directly into it as if epic made it themselves for you to use

graceful cave Apr 1, 2018, 1:07 AM

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how can i prevent a client from connecting to a server running a different version?

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is changing the project version in project settings sufficient?

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:08 AM

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And as such it always works as you expect

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:19 AM

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@grand kestrel i copied everything in the tutorial into my classes and i get so many errors

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https://gyazo.com/005f2332a218ec03bc10f524a7c892dd

Gyazo

neon mango Apr 1, 2018, 1:34 AM

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So when you OnRep a virtual function and use that function in derived classes, what gets called? The base OnRep Method or the derived?

fossil spoke Apr 1, 2018, 1:39 AM

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The derived method will always be called. Normal virtual function inheritance with calls to Super apply as normal.

meager spade Apr 1, 2018, 1:40 AM

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@twin sorrel that error list is huge, but i take it you don't know much about c++, andwe need to see the output log not the error

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:40 AM

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oh, sorry, i didnt know

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ill make a pastebin

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https://pastebin.com/UMWrxLZV

Pastebin

1>------ Build started: Project: UE4, Configuration: BuiltWithUnre...

meager spade Apr 1, 2018, 1:41 AM

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yeah and pastebin the code aswell cause it will be easier for me to see where its broken

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:41 AM

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@twin sorrel First thing you need to do is to change WINGSUIT_API to your own project's export macro

meager spade Apr 1, 2018, 1:41 AM

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^^ beat me to it

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:42 AM

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so, is that something to do with project name or?

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:42 AM

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Look at the classes

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they're defined as

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class MYPROJECT_API UMyObjectClass : public UObject

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For example

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The MYPROJECT_API is specific to your own project

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As your project isn't named WingSuit it wont be WINGSUIT_API

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:43 AM

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oh

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:43 AM

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Likely it'll be FORTNITEPROJECT_API

meager spade Apr 1, 2018, 1:43 AM

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what tutorial you following anyway?

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:43 AM

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The wing suit tutorial I wrote a while ago, should work for his parachute

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:44 AM

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ok, only got 5 errors now

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https://pastebin.com/rSJbCLj2

Pastebin

1>------ Build started: Project: UE4, Configuration: BuiltWithUnre...

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https://gyazo.com/1c2cd648dd90a6e3cc17a3e7536a8d99

Gyazo

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:46 AM

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Seems like the .cpp is missing the definition for FlyingTick_Implementation

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In WSCharacter.cpp

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Oh, thats a mistake in my own tutorial lol, my bad

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Change BlueprintNativeEvent to BlueprintImplementableEvent

    UFUNCTION(BlueprintNativeEvent, Category = "Character Movement: Flying")
    void FlyingTick(float DeltaTime);

meager spade Apr 1, 2018, 1:48 AM

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never seen that tutorial, i will take a look

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:48 AM

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YAS

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it worked 😃

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ok.. so in headers always change api to project name

meager spade Apr 1, 2018, 1:49 AM

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only if your copying the entire file from somewhere

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:49 AM

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I can't login to the wiki to update my code lol

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:49 AM

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yeah

meager spade Apr 1, 2018, 1:49 AM

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any generated c++ will have it

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:49 AM

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The reason given by Crowl is Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by "Jonnysmith232323". The reason given for Jonnysmith232323's block is "Spamming links to external sites"

meager spade Apr 1, 2018, 1:50 AM

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:/

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:50 AM

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Thanks so much @grand kestrel and @meager spade

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 1:50 AM

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@remote sage can you fix this wiki login again? :D

Account creation from this IP address (127.0.0.1) has been blocked by Crowl.
The reason given by Crowl is Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by "Jonnysmith232323". The reason given for Jonnysmith232323's block is "Spamming links to external sites"```

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Also maaaybe the two factor sign in is affecting logins for the wiki? 😐

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 2:03 AM

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@grand kestrel are these overridden events run on the server?

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 2:07 AM

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Don't do any replication

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It's already done in CMC for you

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The code in the tutorial works in MP

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Along with all the correction/prediction/etc

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 2:07 AM

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yep

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the problem is, the tutorial set's the flying mode via the walk off edge

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what if i want to set via button

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nvm i got it 😃

fluid moon Apr 1, 2018, 2:26 AM

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I'm getting this error:

LogNet: Warning: UIpNetDriver::ProcessRemoteFunction: No owning connection for actor u3. Function Give Order (Server) will not be processed.

When trying to call a server replicated event on an actor that spawns in the map, anybody know why?

fossil spoke Apr 1, 2018, 2:49 AM

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An RPC can only be called by an Actor that has an Owner Heirarchy which goes back to an PlayerController.

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PlayerControllers have an NetOwningConnection.

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@fluid moon

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 3:01 AM

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Does anyone know how to use advanced sessions and advanced steam sessions with unreal engine? Ive tried to make a advanced session with the the dedicated server but cannot find it when i go to look for the server?

fossil spoke Apr 1, 2018, 3:06 AM

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I would assume the Plugin comes with plenty of documentation and tutorials.

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 3:07 AM

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yeah ive googled for it but nothing really

fluid moon Apr 1, 2018, 3:08 AM

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@fossil spoke thanks, I figured it out!

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 3:16 AM

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@grand kestrel what's the difference between 'UpdateCustomMovement' and the custom FlyingTick node that you implemented?

neon mango Apr 1, 2018, 3:44 AM

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@fossil spoke What if the OnRep is defined only in the base class?

fossil spoke Apr 1, 2018, 3:46 AM

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Well if your not overriding it in an derived class then of course the base class will be called.

versed socket Apr 1, 2018, 3:50 AM

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@neon mango You could make the OnRep just call a virtual function in the base class or call a Dispatcher event if you want to make the child class react to a thing. Sorry if this is dumb and irrelevant, I'm a bit lost in this convo

wide iris Apr 1, 2018, 3:50 AM

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I have a game where the client can move an actor using the directional keys, What I am doing right know is calling a RPC that request to move the action with the vector movement . The server calculates the velocity and put it in a replicated variable, then I'm moving the actor on the server and client . This work kinda well but when the client stop moving the actor, it always rollback a little bit behind(depending of the lag). How could I make it move without lag on client?

neon mango Apr 1, 2018, 3:50 AM

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Yea I just tried it out all is well

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Thanks guys!

fossil spoke Apr 1, 2018, 4:02 AM

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@DarkMatriac#0666 Allow the Client to also calculate its own Velocity, the Server will send the correct value via replication but the Client will have smooth movement because its also calculating its movement locally.

wide iris Apr 1, 2018, 4:02 AM

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actually the server is calculating it for client and it feels really smooth on client as long as he doesnt stop moving

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its only when he stops moving or change direction brutally (ex: going left than going right) at this precise moment he can notice the lag

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I guess when he stops moving he tell the server that he stop but the server might be a bit behind or maybe a bit ahead so it less/more than it was on the server. so he teleports to the real location

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should i notify the server when the input is vector Zero and send it the final position?

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 4:09 AM

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You're simulating latency right?

wide iris Apr 1, 2018, 4:09 AM

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I'm not

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 4:09 AM

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Thats why it feels smooth

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Always use a tool like Clumsy when making networked gameplay

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Otherwise you'll find yourself believing something works for a long time, then find it doesn't soon as latency is introduced

wide iris Apr 1, 2018, 4:11 AM

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okok im really unfamiliar with networking but i want to become good in it xD ill take a look into clumsy

fossil spoke Apr 1, 2018, 4:12 AM

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Use the ‘Netxxx’ family of commands to help simulate latency.

wide iris Apr 1, 2018, 4:12 AM

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should i use one over the other? or both are good to simulate latency?

grand kestrel Apr 1, 2018, 4:13 AM

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IMO Clumsy is far better

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And convenient

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I used to use the net commands before I tried it, never going back

wide iris Apr 1, 2018, 4:19 AM

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👍

fringe dove Apr 1, 2018, 6:41 AM

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does PostNetReceived guarantee all properties have been replicated over, or just some? And is it all properties that were set on the same tick as the spawn, or is it only properties that were set after deferred spawn prior to calling FinishSpawning?

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 9:25 AM

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Hey guys, how do i make my sessions so friends over the internet can join them?

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this is my create session : https://gyazo.com/a21ca51c0fbea38836d6c360c8ec369b

Gyazo

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and then i just join using join session

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 9:26 AM

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You need a Subsystem that supports this

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Default UE4 can't do internet sessions

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 9:27 AM

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oh, is there not an easy way to do this?

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oh

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 9:27 AM

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No, you need a MasterServer that registers the sessions and gives them back to the user

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You can use Steam for example

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 9:28 AM

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would that be the easiest to implement?

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 9:28 AM

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You'd still use the same nodes (as long as it's a ListenServer approach)

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 9:28 AM

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Anyone know if there are any tutorials for dedicated servers with advanced session?

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 9:28 AM

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I would say so

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 9:28 AM

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a listen server approach? does that mean non-dedicated?

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 9:30 AM

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Correct

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 9:30 AM

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dam,

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 9:30 AM

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The default UE4 nodes don't work for Dedicated Servers

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You'd need the Advanced Session Plugin I guess

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 9:31 AM

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hmm

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so my server really isn't dedicated?

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when using dedicated with session nodes

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 9:34 AM

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Your Server is a DedicatedServer if you make it one

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That has nothing to do with the Session Nodes

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It's only that the default SessionNodes have settings that don't work with DedicatedServers

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So you'd need to use the AdvancedSession Plugin to adjust these

twin sorrel Apr 1, 2018, 9:35 AM

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oh

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 9:35 AM

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Hey Cedric you seem to know what's going on you wouldn't happen to know how to get steam advanced session to host a session off a dedicated server? I've got the server exe and the create advanced session hooked up but nothing shows up.works between clients like laptop and pc but not if I host the dedicated off the pc

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 9:39 AM

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You want to check your logs that steam is actually enabled on that server

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 9:49 AM

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yeah it shows up on the steam server list on both lan and the internet @thin stratus

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unless there's something i probably havent done

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 9:50 AM

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Well, usually you need to obviously build the Server using Source

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Then package the game etc.

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 9:50 AM

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yeah ive done that

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 9:50 AM

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Then make sure that the Binaries folder has the Steam dll files

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Then you'd make sure that the appID file is available

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Shipping builds don't have them, cause they are meant to be uploaded on Steam (which would take care of it)

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If that's all given

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Then you'd usually use the RegisterServer function in the GameSession class, but since you are using BPs, you'd probably use BeginPlay of the GameMode(?) to call "CreateSession"

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 9:52 AM

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yeah so i went into the packaged folder into engine > binaries > Thirdpary > Steamworks > Steamv139 >win64 and it has steam_api64.dll

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 9:52 AM

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And the only really important thing for the session is "Don't use Presence!"

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Rest should work out of the box, given you have a custom appID

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 9:53 AM

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hmm yeah that might be it

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using 480

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 9:53 AM

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Cause 480 tends to give a few hundred results not related to your game, as everyone is using it

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 9:53 AM

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well whenever i search for session using the find sessions node it only brings up mine if i am using the laptop and pc to play together

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 9:54 AM

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Well, no idea then. The Logs should tell you if the session is properly registered to Steam

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You'd need to enable verbose logging on LogOnline iirc

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 9:55 AM

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i do get 2 warnings in the server logs

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[2018.04.01-09.56.10:410][ 43]LogOnline: Warning: STEAM: Server setting ,SESSIONFLAGS:683 overflows Steam SetGameTags call
[2018.04.01-09.56.10:411][ 43]LogOnline: Warning: STEAM: Server setting ,ServerName_s:Test overflows Steam SetGameTags call

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 9:56 AM

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Should be able to ignore that for now

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 9:56 AM

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i can paste the entire log if thats ok?

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 9:57 AM

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:D No

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Use hastebin.com

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 9:57 AM

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ah true

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XD

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https://pastebin.com/XBTf0WpP

Pastebin

LogInit: Build: ++UE4+Release-4.19-CL-0 LogInit: Engine Version: ...

slim holly Apr 1, 2018, 10:09 AM

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each logging player requests the list

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however, you should really do a RepNotify system to get updates as soon as the list updates

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and

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:10 AM

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so @thin stratus i found this while packaging

LogOnline: Display: STEAM: Loading Steam SDK 1.39
LogOnline: Warning: STEAM: Steam API disabled!
LogOnline: Display: STEAM: OnlineSubsystemSteam::Shutdown()

any fix?

slim holly Apr 1, 2018, 10:11 AM

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it's a common error

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:11 AM

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Packaging it doesn't matter

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:11 AM

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ah ok

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:11 AM

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But the log you've sent doesn't show any session creation stuff

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Mayb LogNet would show that idk

slim holly Apr 1, 2018, 10:11 AM

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@ember needle you also might note that only local controller is available for client, all the others are present only on server

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:13 AM

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Hmm well this is what i have on my level bp

📎 unknown.png

ember needle Apr 1, 2018, 10:13 AM

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that’s why i’m using playerstate instead

slim holly Apr 1, 2018, 10:13 AM

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I mean, client can only ever access to 1 controller, his own

ember needle Apr 1, 2018, 10:13 AM

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understood

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:13 AM

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Not sure if you need to OpenLevel with Listen as a DedicatedServer

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I think that listens by default @tiny scaffold

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:14 AM

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ok ill try package without ?listen

ember needle Apr 1, 2018, 10:14 AM

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my issue though is at that time the PlayerState in None on the client!

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:14 AM

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Well also without the OpenLevel

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Your Server starts on the correct map already

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That's what the MapSettings for Levels are for

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:15 AM

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ah well i had it set to mainmenumap because then i was going to try make a way to change map without goign into the engine

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can server and client be on the same pc? or nah

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:16 AM

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Not sure

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ListenServer and client no

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DedicatedServer could be

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:16 AM

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ok

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:16 AM

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As it's not using the same account

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:17 AM

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well nothing found so far

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my find sessions button is just a find sessions advanced

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:18 AM

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Tbh, I wouldn't try too much without your own AppID

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:18 AM

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maybe it actually isnt creating a session

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:18 AM

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It's not worth the headache if caused by 480

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:18 AM

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true

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:18 AM

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I would say it doesn't create the session properly

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Usually if you create a session for steam

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And you logVerbose LogOnline and LogNet

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You should see a long list of Session stuff in your log

slim holly Apr 1, 2018, 10:19 AM

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480 just randomly doesn't work, and the log is a nightmare

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:19 AM

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how do i do logverbose logonline and lognet?

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hmm idk maybe it is worth getting an app id but i mean dont i need a working prototype for that lol

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:32 AM

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No, you only need 100$ or € or whatever

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:32 AM

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Ohh

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:32 AM

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[Core.Log]
LogOnline=VeryVerbose
LogNet=VeryVerbose

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Into your DefaultEngine.ini

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:33 AM

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do i need to repackage im guessing?

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nvm but i found it

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https://hastebin.com/xibaciduwo.md

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:36 AM

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Looks fine to me

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So your Server should work properly

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:37 AM

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so its gotta be the session then

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:37 AM

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Try to find a few more results

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Like 100 or so

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And see if that shows the server

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Also make sure that you are searching with the right settings

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Not that you are filtering for Presence or something like that

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:38 AM

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This is the search button

📎 unknown.png

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:39 AM

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Ehm

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"MaxResults"?

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Also don't connect the top most pin

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That executes immediatly

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:40 AM

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yeah ive always had it on 0 and it still finds listen servers

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ok

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:40 AM

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You should always only use the Results array if Success if triggered

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:40 AM

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ah ok

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:41 AM

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Also, small addition: You aren't removing your Server Entries atm

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:41 AM

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ill also add a print string to the create session to see if it actually creates it

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:41 AM

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If you search more than once, you'll have duplicated results

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:41 AM

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what do u mean?

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:41 AM

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You are adding Widgets to some other widget

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On the right

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But you are never removing them

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If you search again, it just adds the same results to the already added widget

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:42 AM

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ah how do i fix that just clear children when the button is pressed?

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:44 AM

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Yus

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 10:45 AM

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alrighty im packaging

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ok so its creating session because i put another print string in and it pritns it to log

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could it be the Shutdown steamnetdriver_0

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 10:51 AM

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Well you are still doing the OpenLevel stuff

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I can see that in your log

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Set your Server map to the Playmap

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And remove the open level things for him

tiny scaffold Apr 1, 2018, 11:00 AM

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nah didnt work

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im going to try watch a 1hr video on it sooo yeah rip

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Thanks for your help though

gloomy tiger Apr 1, 2018, 11:08 AM

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Hey everyone. Happy easter!

How do you deal with movement replication in a third-person game?

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AI Move To?

gloomy tiger Apr 1, 2018, 11:59 AM

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Well, I do have a very annoying problem with it. Am using AI Move To to move my character in a multiplayer environment and, well, when the caracter is in idle for a while, if I try to move it with AI Move To, it'll have some delay before the character actually start moving.

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Maybe a replication setting?

wide iris Apr 1, 2018, 6:31 PM

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@faint fjord

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can I see where you set your boolean to true/false?

ember needle Apr 1, 2018, 6:40 PM

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Everyone, can someone tell me when the ‘GameState’ gets created upon a level change? Because I’m calling it from the ‘BeginPlay’ event in the level BP for clients that join a server, but at that moment the ‘GameState’ is NONE

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Same for ‘PlayerState’

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Do I’d like to know what to do in order to wait calling a function on them until they become available

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 6:43 PM

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If you need the GameState to be ready, then use its BeginPlay

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Same goes for the PlayerState

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PlayerState is created inside of the Controller class

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(not valid on BeginPlay of the controller)

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GameState idk right now. Probably GameMode

wide iris Apr 1, 2018, 6:44 PM

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is the onpost login called before the begin play @thin stratus ?

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 6:45 PM

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OnPostLogin is called when a Player connects and successfully passes the Login

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That can be directly at the start of a game or whenever a user connects

wide iris Apr 1, 2018, 6:46 PM

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okok i got it

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 6:46 PM

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So all but the ListenServer def call it post BeginPlay

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Not 100% sure about the ListenServer

wide iris Apr 1, 2018, 6:46 PM

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alright

ember needle Apr 1, 2018, 7:00 PM

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@thin stratus I need both the GameState and my widget to be ready.

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Is there an order or can there be a race condition

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 7:01 PM

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I would say RaceCondition

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And even if there is an order

ember needle Apr 1, 2018, 7:01 PM

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basically i need to show the list of connected players in a widget when a player joins.

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 7:01 PM

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There is no guarantee that it's all valid after x seconds

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How about using a RepNotify Array of PlayerStates in the GameState?

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That would call when a player connects

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And you could modify your Widget if it's valid

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And if the Widget, at that point isn't valid, then your Widget can grab the Data when it gets created

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That together would make sure that you always have the widget properly filled

ember needle Apr 1, 2018, 7:03 PM

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i need the controllers though so i am getting those from the gamemode

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 7:03 PM

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Controllers aren't replicated

ember needle Apr 1, 2018, 7:03 PM

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ok will try that

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 7:03 PM

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You can't use them to display Players to clients

ember needle Apr 1, 2018, 7:03 PM

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yes but it’s the only way to get the nickname

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 7:03 PM

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PlayerState has the Nickname :x

ember needle Apr 1, 2018, 7:03 PM

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ah wut?!?

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how?!

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 7:03 PM

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It literally has a PlayerName variable

ember needle Apr 1, 2018, 7:03 PM

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oh FUCK

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 7:03 PM

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Filled with the PC name or Subsystem Name

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(e.g. Steam Name)

ember needle Apr 1, 2018, 7:04 PM

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facepalm

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 7:04 PM

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And you can also fill it by hand by several ways (or just create your own)

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Player Data that should be available to everyone should always go into the PlayerState

ember needle Apr 1, 2018, 7:04 PM

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thank you

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 7:04 PM

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No biggie

ember needle Apr 1, 2018, 7:04 PM

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to me it is.

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i was first told to get controllers

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how can i add the onrep notify for playerarray since the variable is already there?

thin stratus Apr 1, 2018, 7:11 PM

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Create your own

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:P

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And to answer the probably upcoming question "How would I fill it?":

BeginPlay of PlayerState -> SwitchHas Authority -> GetOwner -> IsValid -> GetGameState -> AddToArray

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The "GetOwner -> IsValid" part is to filter out PlayerStates that get created when someone disconnects.
They are used in case you have a crash or internet outage and want to rejoin keeping your stats

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Not 100% needed I guess

ember needle Apr 1, 2018, 7:15 PM

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😃 ok

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but this is not the RepNotify Array of PlayerStates in the GameState...

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ok will spend another week on this... unfortunately all of the interactions of those BP is not immediate. 😃