Yeah I had that experience
#fab
supple moon
modern perch
nothing like having a single mesh that tanks your framerate by a solid 20fps on high end hardware π
supple moon
I won a 1080 ti, looking forward to tanking it π
modern perch
π
gloomy bramble
You won doc?
@modern perch my comment was more towards assets themselves, not bps
modern perch
fair enough
delicate dove
thats just the stuff we see, you should see some of the content they actually decline hehe
im almost certain they have some internal ignant mp dev's list for them to chuckle over hehe
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/customizable-paths
reads title
was kinda hoping it was a plugin that allows me to customize my folder paths XD
makes more sense when you see this image:
https://i.gyazo.com/04b9445c4ded9307aba10e3417915188.png
leaden root
I saw that picture too haha
idle arch
Hey all
We just pushed a small update to the forums, let me know if ya'll run into any issues.
Also, this is the wrong channel. I'll leave it here anyhow.
delicate dove
how dare you posting this content here!
delicate dove
midnight maple
xD
lone mountain
It's the Unity2UnrealEZMode that Epic allows
So you pay the EZPZ UE4 Tax
Just because
supple moon
it's a good asset
lone mountain
get the unity one then
(as long as you can use it ezpz, with just a retarget)
Why give Epic any money in MP until they fix some crucial things
modern perch
arguably you're paying for the higher cost of maintainance
since UE4 store has fewer customers, it costs more per customer to keep the asset up to date
(in theory)
supple moon
he sells the police uniform seperately on unity, but is included in unreal, makes sense
that being said all of the other characters are 20 dollar cheaper on unity so
@modern perch Mmm it's more customers though, it's either that or he makes less money overall, but ue4 users get punished
lone mountain
Probably just doesn't feel the UE4 MP is worth
so he has to overprice to make as much in ue4 mp
modern perch
it's cost of maintenance vs sales
he might have 100 sales on UE4, but 1000 on Unity, we don't know
supple moon
I think there is just a perception that people are willing to pay more on UE4 MP
modern perch
people probably are willing to pay more tbh
lone mountain
Exactly
supple moon
I think there are maybe a lot more younger "devs" on UE4 by the comments I see, I bet there are some furious parents out there looking at the bill for this crap lol
supple moon
Huh I'm surprised!
lone mountain
The thing is, UE4 can't ever really compete with Unity
In terms of scope
Users
Maybe in 10 versions
But the ratio of Unity:Unreal devs has to be like 5:1
Maybe even more. Probably easy to get the real numbers too
althought Epic fakes theirs
modern perch
a large number of those Unity devs will be asset flippers too
particularly mobile space
supple moon
Yeah
unity has a lot of pirated assets on their store though, they don't really police that stuff
leaden root
Anyone know if theres any anim packs that have limping/injured animations
Like this
supple moon
maybe you could mess around and blend a normal animation with some sort of zombie animation
@leaden root
ebon leaf
Hi guys
I've got tons of assets I'd like to add to markeplace
All of them are in my game project
Whats the easiest way to export them so I can add them to a new project
All meshes, floliage actors, mats, textures
delicate dove
1 make empty project
2 go to current project
3 select what you want to export in content browser
4 rightclick
5 migrate to new project's content folder
6. fix up redirectors and other errors/warnings
7 etc etc
8 ???
9 profit
wooden falcon
those are nice
and on the other hand https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/skull-temple
delicate dove
oh god
oak fiber
nah, its better in the comments
"Skull no good? How about a nation symbol that I just scan/rip?"
The irony of everyone wanting accessible marketplace: You make it accessible to everyone.
ebon leaf
@delicate dove thanks ma dude
wooden falcon
that temple skips the early 2000's and goes straight for 1990's 3D games
frail flare
I got it, thanks Erik
tall helm
User banned
don't pirate marketplace stuff, folks
instead, make marketplace stuff
and then buy marketplace stuff from other marketplace creators with the money you earn
win win
potent quartz
hey there, im having an issue with adding a payment method
it says to contact customer support, but they dont actually reply back
flint snow
@idle arch is pretty helpful in here π
hash has been trying to buy some packs on the marketplace and is not getting any kind of reponse through the marketplace support emails, is there anyway he could get some help @idle arch with his issue?
north stirrup
@potent quartz When did you contact them?
potent quartz
i contacted them about 16 hours earlier
but i googled, and people with the same problem, havent had a reply in months
hi tim, thanks for the actual response btw
real dust
This is... interesting
Tim's role and nickname aren't appearing for me
But he is appearing correctly in the members bar
He's just a boring white Kalvothe for me
vapid tundra
odd. he's golden Tim Slager for me π
void bay
Hi guys, I have a question. On my store page, when i put a youtube vid link etc, the link is just text. How do I make it a clickable link?
vapid tundra
are there somewhere infos about how long a current sale lasts? @idle arch
void bay
Thanks grace games, I never noticed that hyperlink button . I Probably need to cut down on the coffee π
lunar fractal
Maybe, or try more coffee 
void bay
Or vodka π
lunar fractal
haha maybe
void bay
LOL, thanks, I will get round to updating my store pages, have a great weekend π
lunar fractal
You too, enjoy the vodka π
idle arch
@potent quartz Talk to me goose. You're trying to add a card to your account and it is not working?
@vapid tundra Can you elaborate
potent quartz
my original account got blocked, for some reason
it says to contact support
and i cant add a payment method
@idle arch
vapid tundra
@idle arch what i mean is: Can i somewhere see a info (a date or a time) how long (how much time is left) until a sale ends? I can only see the % off but not how long the sale goes.
if thats more clear.
lone mountain
Anyone know of an asset with a Molotov Cocktail ?
potent quartz
then i created a new account but my card wasnt accepted, at checkout time it said that the bank refused the transaction, although its my card, the same i use for steam and everything
idle arch
@potent quartz PM me an email address?
@vapid tundra No, I don't believe we have a timer on them but I'll note it!
vapid tundra
@idle arch Ok. Thank you!
potent quartz
@idle arch will do thanks
lone mountain
@gloomy bramble Yo, https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/supply-drop-package-animated-and-blueprinted ... how bad was it? Like, for $10, thinking it might save me a few hours. But, if it;s going to take more than a day to get implemented, maybe not a good buy.
gloomy bramble
Models are ok the blueprints were bad
modern perch
We used the meshes during prototyping, they're fine
we didn't touch the BPs, so no comment in that regard
gloomy bramble
The multiplayer BP was horrible
ebon leaf
Does anyone else get turned off when they see a typo
In a marketplace asset?
Or is that just me
lunar fractal
Hmm given that it is an international marketplace accessible for almost everybody, I accept small human errors
ebon leaf
It shows a lack of attention to detail on the part of the person selling the asset.
lunar fractal
Depends on the English skill level, for non-native speakers I could imagine having some difficulties
ebon leaf
None of the asset's I have purchased were by non-native english speakers
They even have youtube videos
of them speaking english
nova scaffold
You meant to say βassetsβ
lunar fractal
That totally turned me off π
ebon leaf
@nova scaffold yeah :^)
Difference is that I'm not selling my typing.
I'm not asking someone to pay me $5, $10, $15, $25, $50, or whatever amount
My typing is free
robust vector
Pretty sure most people on the marketplace are selling UE4 assets and plugins, not their typing.
delicate dove
im selling the souls of my children as well
sullen lion
I mean, technically, if I sell a plugin, that's selling my typing.
ebon leaf
lol
fluid skiff
guys, how do I find investors that also have the means to do the marketing stuff ?
delicate dove
not really something I'd ask people selling on the marketplace
robust vector
@fluid skiff You're basically looking for a publisher. So, start by searching for publishers.
fluid skiff
thanks BlackFang !!!
autumn briar
Are there any free melee/medieval animation packs out there? Thinks like swinging a sword/greatsword/mace/staff?
sand spruce
WIP Advanced Menu system:
https://forums.unrealengine.com/unreal-engine/marketplace/1471649-advanced-menu-system
delicate dove
cant seem to access the marketplace
can @ everyone confirm? :p
or at least someone
livid crater
I can through the launcher
delicate dove
its loading again
ebon leaf
Working fine here
stoic tulip
looking to expand my gameplay prototyping tool box,
got any recommendations on good UI, FX, and SFX packs for the current version of U4?
fair crow
@stoic tulip FX -> paragon
sturdy bobcat
Any issues with the Marketplace at the moment ? tried to buy something, no idea if it worked.
I added to cart, selected Paypal, was then directed to Paypal, confirmed the payment, redirected back to the Marketplace, nothings changed π€
Edit
Nevermind, you then have to go back to the cart and it's saved the payment method, to then confirm the purchase again, you could make it more obvious that's how it works .... I wonder how many just give up
zealous ibex
@ebon leaf I generally tend to read mine over (in full) multiple times before applying changes/publishing them, but I guess some error may still slip through, no matter how much caution to prevent it is taken. Could be 100% wrong though π€
Hm, may want to bring up what @sturdy bobcat said with the MP team @idle arch ^^ Not used PayPal myself lately, but that's borderline a bug, or at the very least sounds like some bad UX that could be fixed (reasonably) easily π
idle arch
False alarm?
mighty yacht
Anyone selling a blueprint/plugin, that generates landscape spline, properly snapped to landscape ? It seems that I failed to find one with the search.
novel badger
Hey, I'm not 100% sure as I haven't finished digging but there is an asset pack that they have used free assets from various websites and sold them on UE4 market. Is there anything that can be done?
delicate dove
either tell @idle arch or marketplace-support@unrealengine.com
also which pack are we talking about? (if you arent 100% sure, dm me instead if you want)
idle arch
Shoot an email over as he suggested.
delicate dove
can confirm the pack in question contains... "questionable" content, along with quite some infinity blade content O_o
not to mention it contains weapons that wouldnt be allowed on mp anymore hehe.
novel badger
what do you mean
delicate dove
mp-team is doing an audit on copyrighted weapons.
aanyyywayys
def email the mp team
delicate dove
depends on what action the mp-team takes.
supple moon
Please note that this project is not intended for studio/enterprise use, as per Quixel's marketplace EULA. For studio and enterprise pricing, please contact biz@quixel.se.
interesting
didn't they know they waive all rights by selling on the MP
novel badger
@supple moon Which Project
lone mountain
hmm
novel badger
Why bother putting it on UE4 mp if your not allowed to use it for anything
lone mountain
That shouldn't be a thing
We should only be abiding by UE4 MP rules
not anyone else's
novel badger
If someone buys something from the marketplace. You are entitled to use it.
supple moon
It's not a thing, I mean it's not the first time I've seen this kind of thing, but MP is specific about their terms
novel badger
Good luck on sales.
supple moon
I think the idea with licensing like this, say quixel goes from reasonable to really expensive - just get the cheapest license they have, and if in future you reach some success, upgrade your license
instead of paying full price for your "potential" succcess
novel badger
But you cant use it if your a studio
supple moon
you'd upgrade your license before you sell your product in that case
since there is already a limiting factor, you have a limited license; indie, studio, freelancer etc, but ALSO you get less points to buy assets from quixel
its kinda annoying tier system
novel badger
Whatever floats your boat dude
supple moon
wha, makes no sense, but ok!
ebon leaf
@idle arch isn't mentioning actual games in descriptions usually something that isn't allowed? I remember an issue a while back where someone wanted to mention fallout and couldn't...
Fortnite is also mentioned in the main description...
ebon leaf
Just had to step away from the pc. Will pm you the link when I get back =)
ebon leaf
Nvm, I can't message you rip π Link is here: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/battle-royale-project-for-dedicated-servers
modern perch
hmm, RE the Quixel marketplace assets ( @idle arch ) - I don't think having additional license stipulations on top of the marketplace license is acceptable? Section 5 of their agreement seems pretty contradictory to the marketplace.
hallow wagon
Was about to post that @modern perch.
delicate dove
^ yea, additional license thing is a joke
zealous ibex
@ebon leaf Can confirm I recently hit that issue too, with another game, but there does appear to be a rule in place indeed
young nimbus
kinda surprised Quixel is so clueless about marketplace EULA
FUCK
AUTO SCROLL PLZ
discord halp plz
...
lunar fractal
Also, spam again, this question was posted a couple days before as well. maybe not here but other chats
lunar fractal
Ow yeah, power move! Love it π
delicate dove
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/creature-insect
finally something I could use
sees wing animations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2GcC6K5nzM
awww
hope he'll update em
idle arch
@ebon leaf Please email the Marketplace team and let them know.
So that Megascans pack is being handled by the team
delicate dove
its kinda lame though, recently there was a big discussion on the forums about not being allowed to use a free texture from gametextures.com which they allowed to be used in mp packs and what not. and now quixel does this + not being picked up by the mp.
idle arch
The MP team noticed it and quickly took action on it
Can't say why it got through, but it did, now it is fixed, and that team knows it got missed
delicate dove
yea but its always after the damage is already done, instead of preemptively taking care that stuff doesn't happen.
there are quite a few people upset that something like this happens again and I am sure they'll speak up about it.
idle arch
please do speak up about itl
ebon leaf
Quixel will probably nerf all the textures and bring it back for the same price...
vapid tundra
do those quixel assets only incl. their low res stuff like it does on the unity store packs?
nvm. they only incl. the lower res textures.
delicate dove
"resolve concerns"
if they are granted a personal eula all hell will break lose, because some of the biggest sellers wherent allowed a simple texture that was free to use in commercial products, marketplace content included.
elfin plinth
yeah
but Epic being Epic, they might allow it
considering all other crap we've seen happen
you'd really think there's nothing to negotiate about
like, they could do same as they do with some 3rd party licensing deals, and have marketplace link to sellers webpage instead
as a side note, I'm kinda worried about Quixel not being transparent on their material pricing after you exceed that 100k
or even what happens when you go past it
I've asked them that and I got just all around answer back, basically telling nothing
in past they had a studio license on the site, which was like $399/mo for 4k and $499/mo for 8k
that was fine, as then we all knew what to expect after that 100k
now we are talking instantly about thousands for all I know
as they don't tell the price beforehand
in 2016, I got reply like " If you go past the $100K subscription, you can simply upgrade to the higher tier. If you want to continue using all the assets that you have purchased with the under $100K subscription in the future, you will have to upgrade your previous months too."
that was fine
as you could literally do the math beforehand
you can't now
delicate dove
i sometimes feel for those who juuuuuuuuuust hit that 100k mark most software have.
elfin plinth
heh
delicate dove
bankruptcy here you come!
elfin plinth
well, some sw still have tiers
like Unity, Allegorithmic
altho, allegorithmic's tier is from 100k-100M π
quite a big gap for the next tier
I still think that's fair
as you got the sw on discounted price to get started
what is not fair is what quixel, truesky etc are doing and not telling you beforehand the deal you are getting into (if you ever go past 100k)
delicate dove
yea, once you get really serious with whatever you working on its best to double and tripple check all the software you are using and see whats up.
ebon leaf
Curious, did anyone purchase it before they yanked it and are you still able to put it in a project?
elfin plinth
if you bought it and have it on your vault, nobody is going to delete it from there
even the packs that epic distributed without permission, like the free sound pack sits in everyones vault who didn't manually delete it
technically, you'd agreed to ue4's marketplace terms when you downloaded it, so you should be allowed to use it as well
unless they automatically refund you for it and tell explicitly not to use it
ebon leaf
Certainly in this case they could possibly delete it and issue you a refund...
elfin plinth
yeah, refund is only case where you really lose the rights on using the content
elfin plinth
I doubt launcher even has code in it to allow deleting things from your vault
elfin plinth
heck, they haven't even made a system to warn users to not use the content that was removed due to copyright issues
ebon leaf
I think anyone who bought it did essentially lose their rights though if you think about it. Certainly the rights are in limbo...
elfin plinth
if you've still paid for it, I don't think it's that black and white
ebon leaf
Probably some fine print buried somewhere...
delicate dove
you did
lone mountain
Is that what started it?
delicate dove
started with "nani? "
delicate dove
multiple people posted about it on fb, twitter, discord
lone mountain
Yeah,it's really stupid
delicate dove
not sure who started it because I was asleep at the time hehe
lone mountain
There should be NO external EULAs we have to abide by if we purchase soemthing on the MP
elfin plinth
how much was that btw?
delicate dove
semi related to previous topic: i still find it odd that if something is removed from the mp due to piracy or other situations, you arent getting an automated refund till you ask for it. to me thats theft, but well..
Β―_(γ)_/Β―
elfin plinth
ok
delicate dove
I really wonder how this will end up
either a "nothing to see here move along" or quite an outrage hehe.
allowing them to use a seperate uela will open a can of worms, not allowing it will... not having quixel post stuff on mp like that or significantly reduce its quality
lone mountain
Well, if something gets removed from your vault for those reasons
You should definitely get an auto-refund
ebon leaf
The whole affair is kind of disappointing really as I was really looking forward to actually playing around with some real AAA assets and even had it in my cart and was about to pull the trigger but then I went to bed.
lone mountain
@ebon leaf what sit?
ebon leaf
Sit?
delicate dove
shadow inlet
They are not permitted to use a separate EULA. It's being sorted.
delicate dove
allright, interesting. thanks for the heads up π
shadow inlet
Of course π
novel badger
Good
ebon leaf
Still in my shopping cart. I hope I can still buy it soon.
delicate dove
@open veldt https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/anime-toon-shading what do you think as our general cell-shader-person hehe
delicate dove
not mine, from mp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ-6rygHSGI
about halfway he uses a clean teacup thing
gives better representation
delicate dove
post processing prolly
open veldt
shows up in the video too
it looks really bad lol
as a whole it looks like it does what all the other post process cel shaders do
except for that weird noise
and it has the same blurriness problem that all the other post processes have too
because TAA is awful
the thing about anime visuals is that they need to be crisp
delicate dove
i think the noise is really post processing
open veldt
i mean it doesnt really matter where the nosie is coming from it just shouldnt be there
it's a shame the drawback for using post processes is that you lose MSAA
because without it everything just looks super blurry
but you get so many more options with the post process approach
but the blurriness just absolutely murders it
delicate dove
i wouldnt call it anime/dragon ball z type of toon shading (unlike the dev did) but I do think its interesting for a specific group of devs.
i agree about the noise though hehe
https://cdn1.epicgames.com/ue/product/Screenshot/Screen01-1920x1080-d3ffbd30ef6326936c899911df006303.jpg
no noise, looks better right away hehe
open veldt
yeah but still look at how blurry everything is
you can get away with that in SOME cases but like
delicate dove
true
open veldt
it just doesn't work when viewing things from a distance of more than like
15~ meters
especially for characters
they need their details to be crisp otherwise they just don't look very good
delicate dove
that and aquarelle filter are my fav setups.
open veldt
i saw this dude who made some anime styled scene a few weeks ago
with like a pug or something
open veldt
but it was more geared towards those big budget anime movies
but it did look really good
lone mountain
But seriously, someone point me in the right direction for cell-shading + VR optimized
mighty yacht
VR and doing that all in material is a sin
open veldt
yeah that one
delicate dove
yea, but its not feasable for games
open veldt
yeah
delicate dove
(yet)
lone mountain
Victors are awesome
delicate dove
looks foooooookn good though
open veldt
it'd probably be an unreadable mess to look at in motion
but it looks really nice as stills
delicate dove
slow moving cameras should be fine. though for cinematics you'd render each frame as a still in most cases unless action
mighty yacht
It is pretty stable under motion actually. But decade away from realtime.
open veldt
my problem is more the blur
DoF is legitimately painful to look at
it'd definitely be good as some sort of point and click adventure type thing though
where the camera is more or less static
mighty yacht
π€ How come I ended up in marketplace channel? I thought that was in graphics. I blame Luos.
delicate dove
<_< I blame myself :p
candid rivet
i find there was a change in shading somewhere in like 4.17 or 4.18 or something that gimped post process cel shading. you can even tell the starter template shading is broken and banded by default, when it never was in 4.15, i had my cel shading looking decent in 4.15
delicate dove
yup, the big tonemapper change of 4.15 hehe
open veldt
ruined anything stylized
and i didnt really see much of a difference with photorealistic stuff
outer skiff
but it was optional was it not, just revert back to the old system if your project needed it
delicate dove
isnt fortnite using it?
outer skiff
the old 1 had a terrible color range though did it not
you probably need a nice 10 bit+ panel to really notice the difference though
delicate dove
its mostly messing up emissiveness. while I can often work around it I am still advocating for a seperate emissive and glow option.
sometimes you dont want things to go white when you want it to be emissive af
or purple
candid rivet
amen
outer skiff
how does the tonemapper know what the range of my monitor is?
or is it just some default values
srgb space?
delicate dove
i know i sort of started it, but lets move to graphics if we continue tonemapper talk or general unreal-chat
outer skiff
sorry yeah, forgot what channel i was in
delicate dove
same :p
worn oyster
anime style is more than just a filter tho π
anime often doesnt even have an outline
find the outlines π
worn oyster
most of the scene is background π
gloomy bramble
What pack has a good dirt road for splines?
elfin plinth
re: Quixel EULA thing
they do exact same thing on Unity Store: https://assetstore.unity.com/publishers/26035
"This collection is intended for use by users who fall under our βHobbyβ, βFreelancerβ, and βIndieβ categories only. Studios must contact Quixel separately for access to these collections."
not exactly Unreal issue, just funny that they get away with it there
apparently Unity store allows custom license but Quixel assets hasn't been configured to use it properly there either, simply putting text in description isn't enough
vapid tundra
which is pretty silly IMHO
would be interesting tho to see what happens if you get the quixel assets and release your game as "indie dev" ...
flat schooner
hey I got new asset outthere https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/procedural-river-sound
supple moon
merge actors ^^
novel badger
@gloomy bramble could you not get 3ds max or even in blender and just add a simple rectangle? Or use a mesh that you have?
gloomy bramble
Not sure it comes with a concrete bottom version @ebon leaf
lone mountain
Pro Marketplace Asset
(though, I just had to redo the GetLocationandTangentAtSplinePoint because they were using deprecated version that MP reviewers are allowing)
robust vector
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
wooden falcon
lol
idle arch
He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready?
wooden falcon
he's going the distance?
idle arch
He's going for speed!
wooden falcon
I feel like we might get to the second verse by monday
ebon leaf
haha needs tryna rap but yβall just butchered that
idle arch
Reluctantly crouched at the starting line
Engines pumping and thumping in time
The green light flashes, the flags go up
Churning and burning, they yearn for the cup
They deftly maneuver and muscle for rank
Fuel burning fast on an empty tank
Reckless and wild, they pour through the turns
Their prowess is potent and secretly stern
blazing harbor
anyone know why'd Id be getting unavailable on a plugin I own? It's also not showing up in the Vault.. but shows "download" on the website when I login...which just sends me to the launcher
modern perch
which plugin is it?
blazing harbor
SteamParty
modern perch
hmm, still seems to be on sale that I can see
blazing harbor
well i bought it a long time ago. was just trying to enable it as a plugin in an engine version
idle arch
Happy Monday!
When you love what you do you never work a day in your life
or something like that
tawny minnow
Morning everyone π
Updates for the following asset packs are now live.
HG Danger Signs Decals Volume 1 - Update 3
HG Danger Signs Decals Volume 2 - Update 3
HG Danger Signs Decals Volume 3 - Update 1
HG Sacred Geometry Decals Volume 1 - Update 1
As always make sure you read the Update Notes in the links below before re-importing the updated asset packs. Thank you.
https://forums.unrealengine.com/unreal-engine/marketplace/1401442-hg-danger-signs-decals-series
https://forums.unrealengine.com/unreal-engine/marketplace/1458694-hg-sacred-geometry-series
zealous ibex
π
Your forum links are broken though @tawny minnow - looks like you copied the text from somewhere that shortened the link....meaning it's actually trying to go to the URL with the dots in it, resulting in a URL not found π
zealous ibex
No problemo, and looks like they work now π
tawny minnow
Thanks for catching that. π
zealous ibex
No problemo
fleet garnet
did anyone receive a payout yet, haven't received their usual email confirmation either
rustic belfry
I got mine yesterday with the standard email
fleet garnet
nvm, I just got mine this second
zealous ibex
Awesome π
sullen lion
I have to email epic to get my creator badge on the forums, right?
hollow falcon
no there is a new system now. You email Β£100 to my Paypal and I go spend it on games I want. Then I draw you a PNG creator badge in MSPaint and carry on about my business
sullen lion
Oh, that seems much more sane.
hollow falcon
every little helps
zealous ibex
π
I got mine through bugging a CM I believe, but you may need to send an email. I believe it should even be automated, but things rarely work that way, now do they? ^^
idle arch
@sullen lion it is supposed to be automated, let me know if you don't get it in the next few days
sullen lion
@idle arch will letcha know =D
idle arch
Righto
twin pendant
trying to place an order on the marketplace and it just gets tuck on 'please wait updating your order', any suggestions?
wooden falcon
try a different browser? using incognito mode?
serene crest
this is unbelievable
epic nitpicked so much about blueprint's every single variable need to be commented
BUT...
an entire character pack's material doens' thave srgb unchecked for linear maps
and the worst part? they're not MIC , they're all separate materials.. so i have to change like 30 of them.. one by one
serene crest
i didn't spend 150 dollars on them
sullen lion
or this
serene crest
wait rnadom sample didn't have srgb unchecked? i find that hard to blieve
sullen lion
that ships with the engine
serene crest
what content pack is it
sullen lion
lunar fractal
haha that image should have an age restriction and content warning. Do not look straight at it
serene crest
lol
age restriction ( anyone who has used blueprint for less than 3 years are not permitted to view )
delicate dove
@serene crest which is one of my main pet peeves with the mp, id take all sub-par packs for granted if the guidelines and standard was set in such a way things like that are set up properly to improve workflow
serene crest
but seriously no srgb and having to hunt through every material is crazy annoying.
and this is coming from a 5 star pack..
@delicate dove yeah...
they need to set priorities
certain standards are more important than others. make a pyramid out of them
serene crest
sigh.. i just recall why i haven't bought assets for so long
the last aset i bought had a single leaf set to 2048.. ONE single leaf
then i tell myself imma stop buying
worn oyster
its a good way to learn
u put ur broken stuff on the MP and ppl start debugging it for u and telling what is broken in the comments
delicate dove
XD
zealous ibex
Anyone else here experiencing issues being logged out immediately when logging in?
(both in regular chrome, and incognito mode, and since it's a redirect I don't think it's something on my end)
Appears to have been fixed by asking it to not remember me - anyone else able to reproduce the issue?
idle arch
If you're able to repro that let me know please!
wooden falcon
well, my april and may sales have flatlined π
guess I'm living from big MP sale to big MP sale now
zealous ibex
May's been pretty bad for me, April was OK though π€
valid bridge
Is making ue assets sustainable?
tawny minnow
@valid bridge It depends, sustainability is a very subjective matter. How good are you at what you do, how fast can you create it and can you create something that will sell? How do you plan on pricing what you crate? There are costs even if someone else provides you with food and shelter.
delicate dove
^ and then some
tawny minnow
Hey Yoeri remember the other day when I said some textures got cut from the marketplace without a warning? It was the fault of a single letter that was not of the English language in the name of the textures and it caused the textures to be rejected during upload to the MP servers. Strangely enough it didn't warn the marketplace team during upload.
delicate dove
O_o thats a very peculiar situation hehe
tawny minnow
Yeah especially when you can't tell which letter it was since the name looked normal. Only when I re-imported the textures I found out about it because they didn't replace the ones already in the project.
I guess that's what you get when you have more then two languages installed on your PC.
delicate dove
or at least, languages with different fonts
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/thezrocks
oh god, the texture stretching because its all world aligned
tawny minnow
Oh yeah... woops
valid bridge
Like are there people making a livable wage off of UE stuff
delicate dove
there are, but it depends on what @tawny minnow said
valid bridge
just like in general is my question
are they usually visuals or mechanics?
as in models/textures or backend magic
delicate dove
we dont have any data on that, so we cant tell.
delicate dove
we can only give a guesstimate
valid bridge
people that do make money off of it
can provide insight
im not looking for concrete numbers
delicate dove
i make about 60-80% of my yearly income trough mp, but im not a big spender so dont need much
tawny minnow
Think it like this. If you see people releasing assets on a monthly basis chances are it's worth their time. If you see inactive accounts that have a long time to release something, it probably means they are making a living doing something else Unreal or not related.
I haven't a full year under my belt yet but the MP for me is going a lot better than I expected.
valid bridge
what do you guys make?
tawny minnow
I'm focusing / trying to specialise on quality decals. Luos is a FX specialist but also does some 3D Modelling from time to time.
idle arch
I make people happy... or try to
tawny minnow
@idle arch π /hug
delicate dove
"specialist" hehe
tawny minnow
well you are or should I have said guru... ?
delicate dove
just fx guy/person would be enough
tawny minnow
it does have a nicer ring to it... guuuruuuu
delicate dove
luuuuruuuu
tawny minnow
Yoeeeruuuuuu π
delicate dove
so wrong
tawny minnow
π³
valid bridge
that sounds like fun
fleet garnet
my May sales have been bad but last month was decent
@idle arch Hi, I was wondering if it is allowed to sell plugins that depend on one of my older plugins that are already on the Marketplace, I want to make extensions for my current ones but I don't know if that is even supported by the MP.
Or should I contact the MP via Email to ask this?
idle arch
I would email the MP
ebon leaf
A while back epic ok'd plug-ins with dependencies, as long as that dependency was super super clear in the info. But may have changed.
delicate dove
and if its not your plugin, you need written permission afair
delicate dove
https://cdn1.epicgames.com/ue/product/Screenshot/roksz008-1920x1080-d896784bb58b8f701421d2270dfc5230.jpg
and then from the creator himself:
"Hello Lous, in regards to world aligned textures if the world alignment is done right (not using the default note and rather building the system in the material yourself) and the values with the displacement arenβt over stretched the result actually has little to no stretching. "
Β―_(γ)_/Β―
also: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/megascans-desert-pack still no new release for this.
aaand people should not be allowed to sell materials like this:
https://i.gyazo.com/4a3832f5d4466e37f6743a9e482c9669.png
ffs
delicate dove
@idle arch https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/stylized-fx-01#comments-top I cant even continue a list of numbers because.. reasons?
while I edit my 3rd reply it still tells me im on number 6,7,8 but when I post/finish editing it auto-reverts to 1,2,3.
not to mention that its rather.. annoying that I need to post three things for one review.
additionally, quite a few things that are required by the guidelines weren't spotted in that package.
tawny minnow
@delicate dove I have no experience with fx and emitters but I have a few questions.
If you have a B/W texture or a greyscale one how do you benefit if you set it's compression settings to Alpha?
You say "None of the textures have been set to use the effects texture group. (important!)" again how do you benefit?
wooden falcon
I think setting it to alpha would use the least amount of lossy compression, no?
to ensure really crisp masking?
tawny minnow
When I switched it to Alpha it acted as merging all channels into one...
delicate dove
@tawny minnow
setting it to linear color (at least) it wont have the gamma situation of srgb.
this results in a clearer mask. setting it to alpha makes it use the alpha channel only, so you could see it as if you are saving a grayscale image over RGB, effectively having more bits to savethe grayscale in.
this results in a much clearer mask, and often allows you to halve its size without much quality loss
setting the texture into the effects group makes sure that when the game's quality settings are lowered, the textures for the effects get reduced/scaled properly.
sometimes you want high end effects, and a lower res environment
tawny minnow
aha
delicate dove
atm if you lower the env quality, you are also lowering the effects because wrong group
tawny minnow
I couldn't find any section of the documentation where it explains this... did I miss something?
delicate dove
its something almost all mp sellers seem to miss, and its annoying af
dunno, been using it so long its natural to me
should be documentation about it though
TEXTUREGROUP Properties
Each TextureGroup entry defines the texture properties for a specific texture set as used in the game rendering. Grouping textures into common sets allows for better control over the texture memory pool use by various game texture resources.
tawny minnow
Decals don't seem to fall under any group :S
delicate dove
it could be environmental, part of an effect
so yea its an oddball
anyways, it annoys me extremely that this isnt something forced (the alpha thing is, but always ignored)
but proper texture grouping should also be mandatory
tawny minnow
ok since I am using a lot of BW textures I believe users would benefit from this but when I switch to Alpha...
this texture
which is unusable
This is the alpha channel of the first texture (default)
and these are the RGB without the alpha channel (default)
delicate dove
texture cant have an alpha when you set it to alpha
tawny minnow
aaaahhh that's why
delicate dove
only can have a red channel or grayscale
(or well, just a gray image saved in rgb)
tawny minnow
Yeah tried using a gray image in rgb and also playing around with "mip gen settings" but the artefacts and pixelation that appear on the borders of a decal are annoying af. The current solution works like a charm but I'm still looking for a solution using a simple grayscale texture to reduce the cost but I haven't had any luck yet.
delicate dove
if you use that rgb image without alpha, and then set it to alpha in ue4, it should result in a clear image.
been using that for my lightning since forever
tawny minnow
I will try that
rugged lantern
how do I go about updating a marketplace thing that was added to the project?
tawny minnow
update it in the launcher
navigate to the launcher vault location and check if the file structure is the same as the one you imported into your project
obsidian elk
tawny minnow
@rugged lantern just to be on the safe side that importing it into your project again will not mess up your work.
if you didn't edit the asset pack itself then you can update it and re-import it as is into your project.
oh and read any update notes if available. That's all I have. π
@obsidian elk I personally haven't
flat schooner
What's the name of this stats?
I switch it on in console and I can't find command to switch it of
...I am not very smart
flat schooner
yea thats one command
last mango
stat unit
last mango
π Please try an more relevant channel next time though
This isnt an Marketplace question
last mango
No trouble just be more aware next time.
flat schooner
awarness will be my second name from now on, I promise
last mango
Noted π
flat schooner
LOL, good one
last mango
Pretty sure they hold it till your revenue totals over 100
You can email them if you like.
They will answer all your questions.
@idle arch Might be able to help you even
echo umbra
anyone knows which assets would be suitable to make some mid-poly houses for a town like this.
lunar fractal
From what I recalling reading on the Epic website is that they keep the money till the rev is over 100 or pay once a year if it is still under @ebon leaf
young nimbus
@echo umbra those really aren't mid poly
they're as low as they can get imo
they're cubes with roofs on them and then windows splatted on
stoic ingot
What is "mid poly"
wooden falcon
about halfway up a poly π
valid bridge
high poly
lim Shape(npolys=x)
x -> infinity
low poly
lim Shape(npolys=x)
x -> 0
prime willow
@wooden falcon π
tawny minnow
@stoic ingot mid-poly is when you keep.a low poly count but you don't use normals extensively to show details instead you use geometry. For insurance in VR normals can't show a groove in a wall convincingly like in a traditional 3d game. Enter mid-poly where you show the groove with geometry instead of a normals.
You use geometry to show essential details of a model. You keep the details and the poly count low but not as low as a traditional low-poly mesh. Hence mid-poly.
stoic ingot
Thanks good explination
ebon leaf
honestly just make the mid poly assets yourself
i guess you have no choice actually
i dont think there are any marketplace listings that are mid poly like that
at least none that are marketed in that way
tawny minnow
Yeah mid-poly assets are non existent on the marketplace mainly because not a lot of people know what they are and how to create then properly.
Alien Isolation is an excellent example of how to use mid-poly assets properly.
ebon leaf
true
echo umbra
well then I would settle for high poly. Can some point me in the correct direction and i need them to make a modern city/suburb.
leaden root
Material quality makes a much bigger difference than poly count these days IMO
fast eagle
π
ebon leaf
Erm... @idle arch will be emailing marketplace support as well but... on this pack: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/regular-male-civilian-character
north stirrup
lol
ebon leaf
people are so dumb -.-
fleet garnet
π€¦
ebon leaf
You know... I totally forgot about the flagging option lol
idle arch
π
ebon leaf
done.
idle arch
Gone
ebon leaf
Easy π I'd already emailed marketplace support but hey π
disappears into the shadows once again
wooden falcon
crickets
ebon leaf
tumbleweed
valid bridge
So do you guys often accept royalty work? I saw in the posted jobs there were some paid, some royalty
Between the royalty there was like one, repackaging 5000 assets for the UE market, which seems like worthwhile royalty work, but some are full games for royalties which seems less popular
And would you think there's a labor surplus or shortage in the dev market here
delicate dove
have mouths to feed so generally royalty work wont work for me.
if its a marketplace thing thats easy to finish and complete thats something totes different than a game that will possibly fail, if ever completed at all.
additionally, if all you can offer is royalty imho its better to get people to make small contributions instead of trying to bind them to your project indefinitely.
and, its (imho) good practice for people just starting out and need a way to expand upon their (teamworking) skills
rustic belfry
Another thing you could try is get help from someone in exchange for a free version of your product once its ready (say you are good at programming but lack art skills - see if an artist is willing to help and get your product for free once its released). I've never tried it, but it might work better than royalty as this is very undefined.
delicate dove
done that once or twice, though I'd generally add some financial incentive to that as well.
<_< which I kinda need to do soon for my cavepack since its textures are rather old, and I need someone to generate some LOD's for me.
rustic belfry
Yup - I would also be open to that - in my case do some BP work for a nice asset pack I was interested in for example. Look for MP creators and ask them if it works for them π
sullen lion
@idle arch Automation Machine π ±roke
idle arch
I didn't do it
thin barn
So I have a small problem. I created 7(!) LODs for my marketplace asset from 50k high poly to mid poly (yay) to 750 tris low poly.
My idea was that buyers would pick the LOD(s) they want to use in their game.
Unfortunately my asset got rejected, because it's in the rules that all assets must have LODs set up correctly.
Now I'm wondering what I should do. I could just set up a Model with 7 LODs enabled, just for the sake of complying to marketplace rules.
It doesn't make any sense from a performance / programmers perspective though, because hardly any game would benefit from that instead of a custom range of 1 to 5 of the LODs used.
How do you guys set up the LODs for your asset packs? Are there specific rules that have to be followed?
Do you set them up to be distance based, or screen space percentage based?
lone mountain
All MP assets should come without overlapping UVs
One simple build of levels would clearly show this...
rain fossil
Hey, how do y'all handle input (key presses) in Marketplace items? It seems strange to force project settings to be something.
I'm not making like a third person controller or anything. I just need a few key presses in my example level. The actual asset needs no key presses.
delicate dove
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/adventure-game-animset
1000 anims? O_o
(and am I the only one who is like, please dont animate swords clipping into the floor?)
delicate dove
yuz
viral zinc
ty
delicate dove
modern perch
whut
delicate dove
modern perch
also I am very wary of '1000 motion captured anims'
hahahaha
I am going to assume that this content has been lifted from somewhere and just plain bulk imported
delicate dove
has lots of great stuff, but they should have hold an actual pipe with weight when doing em
https://i.gyazo.com/71fb59629ca709602aa8675102357a93.gif
hehe comedy factor is big though
oak thistle
That's genuinely amazing. So they basically grabbed any random animation and just thought "This will totally make sense while holding a sword."
wooden falcon
that's a close shave
vapid tundra
is that the new "a arrow in my knee"?
a sword in my head
kebab yourself comes to my mind as well
pliant forum
smh, i watched the whole thing, super excited about Archer Animations only to be dissapointed by the fact there is like 2-5~ archery animations and they start like 30 seconds before the clip ends..
Includes combat animations for both Sword and Bow, which includes animations for Locomotion/Blocking/Attacking/Dodging/Getting Hit.
vapid tundra
I mean you should mod. mocaps anyway to fit your needs but still
modern perch
modding in this case would be 'replacing', surely
delicate dove
if you can even use just a few animations it might still be worth it vs having to pay an animator.
but that also depends on goals/wants hehe
wooden falcon
I wonder why Epic has never done paid packs on their own MP
modern perch
they did
vapid tundra
yeah those anims were clearly captured w/o props. so replacing them might be only option you have.
delicate dove
what I am wondering about is why not more dev's sell the assets from their game after a release window of the game itself.
especially smaller indies might actually profit from selling the content
hehe, and depending on their game, make even more money than the game :p
delicate dove
@vapid tundra it depends on the game and the asset, but I am planning to sell anything I can from my game as assets after a certain period has passed. I doubt the game will sell well, but the assets might
wooden falcon
wow, Unreal 1 is 20...I feel so old now
delicate dove
and 4.20 is on its way :p
wooden falcon
lol
wooden falcon
and when they release it, we'll all go "Were they high?!"
and we'll look at the version number and go, "Oh, right..."
idle arch
What were you trying to do
delicate dove
@real dust
delicate dove
dont make me (at)everyone
real dust
I was editing a post I made ages ago
Go for it Luos
DEW IT
I was editing a poost, that took a little bit, and then when I clicked "save" or whatever the button is I got that
But the changes were saved
(Went to the post in another tab, the changes were there)
wooden falcon
what sort of cool new stuff are we getting with 4.20?
Improved smoke particles maybe?
vapid tundra
Area Lights and volume texture support are two neat additions
vapid tundra
potent = ice o lator ref
real dust
Nothing actually interesting like.... Landscape overhauls? Or.... SVOGI?
vapid tundra
π
real dust
π¦
modern perch
area lights and volume textures sound fun π
also new material layers, I believe?
nova scaffold
@delicate dove typically you canβt do that if you are working with publisher. Even re-using for your own other game.
delicate dove
yea, its diff if you have a publisher ofcourse
nova scaffold
Some people did sell assets from unpublished games
delicate dove
Abatron does it
thin barn
Personally I find it quite weird that making and selling assets is way more profitable for me than making full indie games.
Well I guess it's because tons of people want to make indie games right now, but not that many want to make asset packs. ^^
rain fossil
How do you all do input in Marketplace items? I need to have the buyer setup the input in Project Settings? Is there a way to do it without using Project Settings?
delicate dove
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/garbage-pack
this pack is pure and utter garbage. pun intended
hehe
quaint cedar
@rain fossil Well usually you have two types of projects iirc.
Either one that integrates into existing projects, or one that is a base to build up on.
When it's to build up on, then you want to simply define them yourself in the project settings.
For integration I'm not 100% sure. Setting them up in the Project Settings doesn't do much more than saving them to the Input Config
wooden falcon
like, in a good way Luos?
quaint cedar
However even if you provide the config, you can't just override theirs
So you might just need to write a little pdf tutorial
That's what most people do I think, Tutorials
Well Documentation anyway
delicate dove
@wooden falcon for once, yes
rain fossil
@quaint cedar It's just a simple example level that shows off a feature on a button press. I might just make them all buttons on the screen then. I don't want anyone to have to set anything up.
Thanks btw!
delicate dove
would do great in a top down game imho
quaint cedar
Well it really depends on what you create there
Direct Button References are usually bad
Cause you can't rebind them
Neither can you easily assign multiple keys to one event
rain fossil
Button presses have pretty much nothing to do with my Asset. It's just showing how they would use it in a game.
rain fossil
Is there a name for that? Google isn't showing anything like "Direct button references"
quaint cedar
Well no, in BPs you just search for the Key In the Graph
So Rightclick -> Search for 'A' and then check the list
rain fossil
Ah, no way to do it in code?
quaint cedar
Everything that exists in BPs should also work in C++
If you have access to an InputComponent
nova scaffold
might work in a bit different way - aka events for example, but yeah
quaint cedar
Then you could do: InputComponent->BindKey(EKeys::A, IE_Released, this, &Contoller::AReleased);
(Copied from AnswerHUB)
@rain fossil
wooden falcon
take that garbage pack, and make a VR game where you're the garbage man
wooden falcon
sell a physical addon that sprays garbage water in your face on occasion if the wind blows wrong...instant gold!
even better! a man mage of garbage, and his enemies are trash collectors
made*
nova scaffold
Garbage Mage π
nova scaffold
that and shower
delicate dove
"we have the technology"
rain fossil
@quaint cedar Ah yes, bind key! That looks like what I needed. Thanks a ton!
wooden falcon
with the number of tool packs on the MP, I wonder what these guys think game devs need so many tools for? π
are there a surge of handy man games?
delicate dove
lol why do you think @wooden falcon
so you can make Garbage mage 2, toolmancers chronicles
harsh coral
well that would explain why i start getting more and more suggestions like these on steam
wooden falcon
Garbage Mage 2: Toolmancers Chronicles Episode 6, Rise of the Fallen
the only music in the game is that chumbawamba song
modern perch
did you literally just post a link to pirate content in the marketplace channel?
viral zinc
LOL
pliant forum
I think that's exactly what he did
rugged lantern
π€
lean venture
Why doesn't anyone <@&213101288538374145> asap?
frail flare
on it
tender flame
@lean venture @granite depot did, on #ue4-general
lean venture
lmao, the guy posted in multiple channels? wtf
I'm tempted to think you can make money out of Google Drive now
idle arch
What did I miss?
modern perch
muppetry
idle arch
Ohh my fav
wooden falcon
lol, there's a food truck in my town called Reckless Chicken...that seems like a bad place to eat
wooden falcon
oh c'mon, it was one off topic comment π if not for that and pirates trying to sell their warez, this channel would be dead
seems pretty cool
delicate dove
yea, more kitbash stuff please, especially armor :p
summer glen
Greetings, I've recently started posting on the marketplace and I've encountered quite a dilemma regarding backwards compatibility. I have 3 products on atm uploaded with 4.19 (meshes and textures), however someone inquired if I can make it available for 4.16. While searching around I found out it's a pretty tedious process of having to resubmit the package using that version. Do you guys bother with this? Should I upload my stuff from older versions from now on?
modern perch
that's up to you really, and whether you think it makes business sense to make your content available for a version of the engine that's (shortly) 4 versions out of date
wooden falcon
it can be nice for people to be able to download the pack for older versions, since some people don't update after a certain version
summer glen
well technically most games take about 1-3 years to complete 4.16 came out 2 years ago I think, I really don't know, it just feels like I'm getting stuck in administrative work rather than keep on creating stuff.
wooden falcon
but it can suck for you...either you just maintain the old version, or you have to maintain different branches with new features
delicate dove
which is why I'll probably stay on 4.16 till niagara really becomes the thing.
summer glen
I mean I really find it odd that meshes and textures which are rather simple concepts don't have backwards compatibility
wooden falcon
which sucks, cause if you loaded LODs back then, it created a new material id for each LOD
summer glen
I understand for stuff like blueprints and whatnot
modern perch
well, the implementations behind them in code can change
so you cannot rely on any asset type being backwards compatible really
summer glen
true
I guess my best bet is to go back to 4.18 and keep uploading it through that and that's that.
thanks for the infos
wooden falcon
yah, that's your best bet
it can be tedious to migrate, but once your done, not so bad
each version, just download the new version and make sure it can migrate ok, then go check the box on the MP dashboard π
which are your packs, btw?
summer glen
yeah so that's what I was trying to figure out, I guess I'll go back even further a tad to 4.16 , so my course of action would to migrate em to 4.16, build everything on 4.16 while also having the latest version to see if it works properly and then I can check every version inbetween right?
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/metropolis-pack-lighting and https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/metropolis-pack-city-details
building a city bit by bit
wooden falcon
cool
summer glen
thanks
wooden falcon
I like the idea of each pack being complementary of each other, until you have a whole city π
I've thought of doing something like that, but lack the talent
summer glen
no such thing as talent, just hard work xD
at least that's how I lie myself everyday
wooden falcon
hehe
summer glen
so regarding by question above I can tick any version in between if it works with 4.16 for example and 4.19?
wooden falcon
might want to download them just to be sure, but I'd say yes...especially for a mesh pack
summer glen
thanks mate
wooden falcon
np
harsh coral
In such cases, I would be fine with being offered the assets from the author so I can import them to an older version myself
summer glen
I was thinking about that myself π€
wooden falcon
can be a pain to recreate materials, though
summer glen
ugh, feels like that 30% cut isn't justified xD
wooden falcon
that's a common feeling
lean venture
I dare you to find someone who feels the 30% is justified.
summer glen
turbosquid has 60%, you can get more if you promise exclusivity to their website xD, now that is a full fledged scam
delicate dove
just like there are sales, you know how awesome we'd think epic is if they lower that 30% during sales for us.
lean venture
I think it should be 10%, given what the MP is at the moment.
summer glen
Agreed, especially since they don't even offer the possibility of uploading your stuff onto their servers and it requires a 3rd party hosting link...
not to mention youtube integration, sketchfab etc...
harsh coral
yeah turbosquid has a high % but they offer you some services
and you get various reports of how the users use the site
top searches, most requested formats etc
24/7 online chat support is also great.. if you are a buyer
wooden falcon
that's still something that amazes me that UE4 MP is missing...is any sort of stats
wooden falcon
does anyone even submit their stuff to be featured anymore?
thin barn
How do you do that? π
delicate dove
havent seen emails about it for a while
lean venture
I just got one, about 2h earlier
And I do, I always submit it, even though I still don't know how it works
wooden falcon
I never got a boost in sales when I did it, so I'm not sure I should bother
doesn't hurt to do it, so probably should
lean venture
Last I heard, it was some stupidly complex mechanism, sort of:
Every 30 mins, we select new products to be features out of a pool of 300 or something. Submit your product to have a chance to enter that pool if you submit it fast enough. Then, you have no idea when, how, why and if you can be featured twice in different 30 mins periods.
wooden falcon
so one user gets a set of packs displayed to them, and it's the same ones during that 30 minute window...but another user gets a different set
lean venture
And during the next 30 mins window?
wooden falcon
a different set
so yah, without "page" views, we'll never know if we're getting more eyes on our packs
lean venture
And during the 23h30m, totally 57 windows in which the user COULD check the MP based on their time zone...?
I have no clue if my product gets featured in some American's sleep or in some Russian's breakfast interval, both of which being totally useless.
strange sandal
gotcha! I post it there then π
pastel slate
Hey does anyone know what the policy is for SpeedTree and the UE4 marketplace?
wooden falcon
I don't think they allow you to sell on the MP
robust vector
Featuring has been totally useless since they made it so everyone gets a slot. It spreads it out to the point it succumbs to the problem it was supposed to help with. But hey, its the laziest way to implement it, so its no surprise Epic went that route.
pastel slate
Oh ok, I swear Iβve seen some but SpeedTreeβs EULA isnβt very specific, I honestly have no idea
thin barn
I'd also be very interested in selling foliage generated with SpeedTree (and photogrammetry) on the UE4 marketplace.
Unfortunately their EULA forbids it... but mentions that you can maybe get a different license by emailing them to sell stuff on MP. Did anyone try that yet? π
delicate dove
I asked them in person once, big multiple nope hehe
thin barn
Aww that's too bad. π¦ I wonder if there is any decent alternative tree generating software? I only know TreeIt... which is... okay for the price of free. heh
I mean the awesome tree assets that are already on the marketplace had to be made with something and I don't think they were all modeled by hand. π
pastel slate
Exactly I donβt understand
There is a 4.99 pack out for a month now that for sure is from SpeedTree, the assets are even the same as whatβs provided in the samples
Sample tree and marketplace tree, like come on lol
north stirrup
You've reported it?
pastel slate
No not personally
Itβs been up for a while and itβs been in the on sale section for a while lol
north stirrup
You might want to do it then
pastel slate
Uh I guess
robust vector
I don't think its anyone's job but Epic's to check for and handle stuff like that.
pastel slate
Yeah I feel the same
thin barn
Maybe they got a SpeedTree for Cinema license or something like that to be able to export .FBX trees and then sell them.
I believe that's not forbidden by the EULA. Seems a bit weird to buy such an expensive license just to sell sample assets though. π
thin barn
My first asset pack just got approved for the Marketplace. π
What happens when I click publish? Does the asset go live immediately? Or does the process still take some time?
Is there anything I could do to increase my chances to appear in the FEATURED section?
pastel slate
Whatcha got for us
wooden falcon
it goes live immediately
and if you take too long, it will fall off the New tab earlier, cause it gets posted at the date of approval, not publishing
unless they finally fixed that
thin barn
Ohh that's good to know, I'll make the pack live now then instead of tomorrow. ^^
I'll share a link here when I'm done. π
thin barn
This is my first asset pack on the Marketplace: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/animal-skin-models-pack-fox-sheep-goat-rabbit
5 animal skin models created via photogrammetry. Feedback on the asset and store page presentation would be very welcome, because I plan to make a few more packs in the future. ^^
For now I'm going to bed though, so I'll respond tomorrow. π
rain fossil
Anyone have any tips on why I can't see my plugin scripts from within the editor?
Add Component
I'm making a plugin.
lean venture
@idle arch Once gain, not strictly related to the MP, but: it's the 3rd time in the past month and a half or so that I wake up with this when going to the forums:
This appears to be a new device, browser or location. A security code has been sent to your email address at XXX.```
I haven't cleared anything in my browser in ages (months) and the damn e-mail took around 5 mins to be sent.
blazing harbor
@delicate dove ...oh god indeed. its only vol 1 too. there's more on the way. I wouldn't have known wtf that was just looking at it. are they at least... uh.. "animated"
last mango
Looks like just an Static Material lol
summer glen
Hiya folks, wanted to post the 3rd part in our "Building a City" project, check it out https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/metropolis-pack-waste-containers π
hollow falcon
I would buy those Lava Lamps to go in my game, because it would fit my art style which is also shit :p
wooden falcon
a comment on that pack page "Any Epic staff can explain what kind of filters you apply to accept or not a product in the UE market?? because once I tried to upload a blueprint a lot more useful than this ugly lamps for a lower price and it was rejected. Good luck if you think you gonna have any profit from this xD"
while I agree with the comment, I don't think they should be posting comments like that on the dude's page
I doubt they even bought it (considering it's $25 for lava lamps)
hollow falcon
its a fair statement yeah. I have a friend who made some quality low poly spaceships for mobile and it got rejected. There was nothing wrong with it though.
wooden falcon
there should probably be a separate comment section for verified owners
summer glen
but packages can be refused for many reasons not just looks or usage
hollow falcon
well this guy has been modelling stuff for 25 years, made them all PBR supported and specifically wanted to make this pack for the marketplace