You'll definitely get at least someone asking for earlier versions
#fab
hearty olive
Anyone know some good stumble/fall anim packs?
raven ferry
@hearty olive ragdolling doesnt work for you?
wind zinc
raven ferry
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/death-animations-mocap-pack
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/145-deaths-motion-capture
https://www.mixamo.com/#/?page=1&query=fall (free account/need to be loged)
hearty olive
Ragdoll works, but I want being pushed back
left
forward etc
while i offset the capsule
Stumble more than fall
raven ferry
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/clazy-runner-action-pack
this one has it but its kinda expensive because you just want the strumble animations
high pewter
How do you make sure your product is compatible with an engine version? I created a pack while running the 4.25.3 and I got a message saying it wasnβt compatible with that.
high pewter
If you make a product for the latest version, is it backwards compatible?
graceful arrow
You have to make sure it is, if you want it to be for older engines. Code changes over time, even BPs change so there are no guarantees unless you check yourself. You don't have to say it can be used for older engines.
high pewter
I see. How do I check itβs compatible with older engines? (Sorry, not a developer)
graceful arrow
Unless someone knows better, I'd say you have to test each engine with your pack.
high pewter
I see. Thanks!
merry field
Generally, you make it in the oldest version possible
And then test it in newer versions (and each new version as it comes out)
uassets are not, generally, backwards compatible
You might be able to force them to load with some hackery, but that's not really the way to do it
high pewter
Ahh. Ok! Thatβs good to know
split iron
So what are you all doing to keep marketing your MP assets/plugins/etc after its fallen off 'new releases' or been showcased already? I think this is something I'm very bad at. It easily reaches a point where you feel like it has peaked. And I'm not sure what to do about that. I look at the continued work I do in adding features, providing support, taking on community requests and it easily reaches a point where you feel like you're working for free. I don't want to mention my specific plugin because I want general advice.
graceful arrow
Social media may help, highlighting the product, what you are currently working on, problems, solutions etc etc. Twitch, YouTube, Twitter.
Since you can't control marketing with in the MP, you have to do it elsewhere.
merry field
I think my method is not very good. I just leave it there and people buy it occasionally.
pliant forum
I'd personally suggest posting updates on Reddit and other forums where it may be relevant
north stirrup
social media/twitter/reddit
patent scaffold
Hey guys do you know some systems present in the market place that uses this kind of combat? Especially that aiming on crosshair and enumerated attacks below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ora1DT-g2xo&t=38s
split iron
Can we talk about the fact that epic offer no API, no discord integration, no automated way of verifying ownership? Having them post on the listing is better than nothing but doesn't factor refund, or fraud, and it's tedious. What's going on here, why is it still missing? It's been so incredibly long and piracy is a huge problem for some of us
Epic can't even help with piracy
The lack of automated verification at this point in time has become... Silly.
tender flax
Hi everyone
I am hard surface modeler and if someone wants to know how to model in Auto disk Maya he can tell me
real dust
@split iron You can talk directly to the Epic team (over email) to verify ownership. If things take a century, be sure to inform your users it's taking a century because Epic's got no automatic way of doing this.
sleek imp
How are Free for the Month content developers compensated? Per download or fixed amount?
real dust
Fixed amount, with said fixed amount supposedly being $7000
ebon leaf
I wonder What the avarage marketplace creator erans from it tho lol
real dust
Varies wildly per creator and asset
I know some that make many thousands on a monthly basis, and I know some (far more) that make well under a thousand a month
Generally speaking, expensive, high-quality assets seem to perform best
merry field
I think my popular product earns about $1,000 a year
So the $7,500 from the monthly rotation would be the equivalent of 7.5 years of sales
sleek imp
@merry field What's your product?
merry field
A thing called "NV Spline Tools" - don't really want to link it here but you can find it easily enough
sleek imp
How many hours did you spend making it?
merry field
I don't know exactly. I had the basic idea and implementation, as it was something I'd made for my own projects, but then I spent a week productising it - tidying it up, adding descriptions and documentation, finishing off some features.
I have also spent a fair bit of time since release updating it, adding more features, fixing bugs users have reported
split iron
@real dust Its much easier to get them to post a question/review, it verifies ownership (it tells you if the poster owns your product with a little key icon), but its still not automated and its still tedious
north stirrup
A nice side effect of that is more reviews π
stiff maple
hello, is anyone here from the UK that has been paid for their marketplace work? if so could you drop me a DM please. I've got a couple quick questions
pastel slate
How does it usually work
clever delta
with a mail
merry field
Yes, they did. It is now a web form instead of manual emailling
mystic hornet
reviews are hard to get π¦
@clever delta
I do my best to give good reviews. I really think Epic should encourage it, perhaps gamify the system. And WISHLISTS.
silent mesa
aquatic surface or waterline pro? Thank you
graceful arrow
you're welcome?
glossy terrace
@clever delta
I do my best to give good reviews. I really think Epic should encourage it, perhaps gamify the system. And WISHLISTS.
@mystic hornet either you buy my product or not, thank you for the review π
vapid otter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Wf2XaUsHY
plan to release this π
graceful arrow
and only new content, not stuff on sale π
graceful arrow
That would be #server-feedback
valid notch
Is released yesterday! @graceful arrow
graceful arrow
So it is π but still shouldn't be in here @valid notch
valid notch
Oks deleted! Sorry!
fringe viper
hey @uneven sinew this discord is a community of peers, not your customers. As such, we have a fairly strict no-advertising rule here
uneven sinew
hey @uneven sinew this discord is a community of peers, not your customers. As such, we have a fairly strict no-advertising rule here
@fringe viper Thank you Roy. I was hoping to help the community since its a free application. Sorry for any misunderstanding, I'll keep in mind. Have a great day!
round flame
Even advertising free products can still be classified as advertising xx
north stirrup
hides
jagged yoke
Hey, I'm still new to Unreal, I got these FPS weapons from the FPS Assault Weapons pack by Deadghost interactive, I was wondering how I could actually use them in my project without it constantly defaulting to the default FPS character model in Unreal's FPS preset blueprint
north stirrup
Sellers: how fast does the marketplace support usually answers to your emails?
north stirrup
Same here, pretty damn fast π
jagged yoke
@ebon leaf Then what though? How do I actually get my project to use the first person character?
tall raft
What do you guys think is the best you can buy from the Marketplace, spending letβs say $100
ebon leaf
If I download character models off the marketplace, can I give them new animations?
tall raft
@ebon leaf Yes you can. Just retarget animations to its skeleton.
ebon leaf
Nice, thank you!
I was worried I bought a really nice looking model and it came with only 11 animations.
tall raft
https://youtu.be/bMMrE0j_v1M
Has anyone in here bought this? Is it easy to implement and use? Considering buying this one since my nemesis is UI
raven ferry
I have other pack from piontek and its really easy to implement and expand
narrow jacinth
Hello everyone, I present Illustrated Graphics Settings with more than 30 graphic options grouped into 4 categories: DIsplay, Image Color, Basic Options and Advanced Options. You can see it here: https://youtu.be/3Z-0Kpa-LtM
graceful arrow
@narrow jacinth not the right channel dude.
raven ferry
down from 80 bucks π±
north stirrup
damn!
tame skiff
is easy ads no longer has a free version? What's the alternative?
torpid dove
It has saved me from waiting for a sale. Some assets never go on sale so by seeing that in the spreadsheet I know to just go ahead and buy it since its probably not going on sale.
graceful arrow
Sometimes authors lower the base price significantly but since it's a base price it doesn't show up in the Sales option in the MP.
blissful yoke
hey guys is there an asset that automatically provides template for editing key inputs, graphic lod, audio settings etc
merry field
@lilac girder I'd say two weeks is a fair prediction
Could be much faster, could be slower
@blissful yoke I haven't tried it myself, but there's one called Auto Settings which was in the monthly free assets a while back
So if you've been collecting those, you should already have it
blissful yoke
damn I missed out
merry field
There's likely others too, and I couldn't say which is the best without having tried any
blissful yoke
I started using UE4 in august....wish I discovered it earlier
its insane they are giving all this stuff out for free
pure cipher
where do we get the free assets? from unreal website?
odd spindle
From the Launcher, under "Marketplace"
There's going to be a dropdown that says "Free". Anything in that list can be added to your library
raven ferry
I think the only exception is that Epic assets must be used (shipped) with Unreal Engine
you can't export paragon characters to build a game in Unity or any other engine
I believe Megascans also
odd spindle
That is my understanding as well. Epic has released their assets for free to be used in Commercial projects, but only in Unreal Engine.
real dust
o hi table
kindred karma
Do you think that applies to footage rendered with the asset as well? What if I want to sell a video that I make inside a free megascans project?
graceful arrow
If you are accessing the Megascans content with your Unreal account, the final render should be made with Unreal. This isn't the best place to get the kind of detailed answer though. Better to ask in Quixels discord or ask them via email support@quixel.se @kindred karma
kindred karma
That's what I planned on doing. Render everything from the sequencer within Unreal.
graceful arrow
You should be fine in that case.
tame wasp
Is it possible to get refunds on "discontinued" plugins?
north stirrup
When did you buy it
tame wasp
long time ago but now I need it the tutorials are private and the dev says it's discontinued. I assume no refund but it's annoying, I think it wasn't popular
north stirrup
Congrats!!!
merry field
1 day? That's impressive
I was over-inflating a bit with the two weeks so you wouldn't be disappointed
but it used to take a couple of days at least
vague rampart
Hello, have a question for other small indie developers out there. Do you write off marketplace asset purchases as a business expense? I end up buying a lot of assets for discovery & examples for projects I'm working on, so it isn't a little bit of money etc. Sorry if this is the wrong place for this, just not sure if I can claim this as a business expense or not π€
merry field
Gamedev is your main job?
vague rampart
No, but it is a primary focus for my LLC
merry field
Does your LLC make any money?
vague rampart
Not directly from games yet, but it has other small incomes
merry field
I don't really know the proper answers for you, as I don't have an LLC, just trying to clarify your question for people with more know-how
vague rampart
It's mostly a dev company, I'm making a product I intend to sale using UE4, but it isn't a game per say. But I also do other things etc and that's where the income comes from so far
Yea I'm kind of stumped myself, they were bought with business purely intentions not for personal use etc. I can't find anything on google regarding it though lol.
merry field
Very generally speaking, doesn't buying something for business purposes mean that it's a business expense?
vague rampart
Yea that's what I was thinking, I would just write it as an expense similar to like word etc. Just wasn't sure if anyone out there was doing the same and if they were fine doing it why I was asking
merry field
I would claim it if it were me, but as I said, this is pure speculation, I've never done this. I'm only commenting because no one else responded yet.
vague rampart
Yea no thanks for responding. Me just having a basic conversation with it with someone other than myself makes it seem like it makes more sense lol.
merry field
What you could do is look up the citizen's information website for your country, they might have information there
vague rampart
I'll give that a shot, if anything I'll just call an accountant and see if they will give me a free answer over the phone π
lol
merry field
Just for fun, I looked it up for my country and it's ambiguous, something like that is not listed in things you can claim expenses for, but also not listed in things you can't claim expenses for
Probably the people writing the tax documentation didn't think of it
vague rampart
Yea that's the same thing that I ran into for my country as well. I'm just going to do it and if they have a issue with it I'm sure I'll find out. lol
north stirrup
Yep that's definitely business expense @vague rampart :)
north stirrup
blissful yoke
hey guys is there a blueprint based asset template that can provide character creation for like mmorpg ?
lament wasp
@vague rampart speaking from the perspective of UK limited companies: yes, asset store purchases are a legitimate business expense, and depending on your status may be eligible for a VAT rebate. If you're paying for them with personal funds, keep invoices, and track it as a director's loan (assuming you're the director) so that you can reimburse yourself without it counting towards any tax free allowances or income / CGT.
viral crow
and depending on your status may be eligible for a VAT rebate
Epic really drops the ball on this. When you add company details like your VAT number, it states on the receipt that there's been a "reverse charge" but there's not actually a lower price on the purchased item. It's being handled utterly wrong at least for the EU market.
Receipt basically claims you paid no VAT, but in fact you have. Screws up the whole tax situation.
Luckily there's a payment option here in the Netherlands that goes through a Dutch payment processor and does show you the VAT you paid on it. Problem is, that never has your VAT number and is actually a different receipt that you can't get from Epic (given to you by the payment processor itself).
In effect you're forced to buy as a consumer through an external payment processor, get a very limited receipt, and have to explain/defend your situation to the tax authorities if you ever get a check.
Horrible.
vague rampart
@lament wasp @north stirrup Thanks for the response guys. Currently the way I am doing everything is transfering money into the business accounts as owner investments, then using those funds as the business to purchase the assets. I'd have to look at the receipts again but I think the taxes are coming out when I purchase them ( This is a USA LLC )
lament wasp
If Epic are the ones incapable of proper bookkeeping, I'd just say to hell with it and not provide my VAT number to epic before purchase
Not bookkeeping but invoice generating
Are you actually being charged sales tax in the US @vague rampart
vague rampart
let me check real quick, I seem to remember paying it but I'm dumb sometimes π
@lament wasp Yep, it charges me a tax.
Also, I don't believe I have a VAT #, I believe that's a UK thing
viral crow
If Epic are the ones incapable of proper bookkeeping, I'd just say to hell with it and not provide my VAT number to epic before purchase
Not bookkeeping but invoice generating
Yeah, that's the thing you end up doing. But it does mean you have to explain yourself to the tax man and hope they agree with you.
(as it means your VAT number isn't on the receipt)
lament wasp
Anyone know any good marketplace Fortnite-y landscape mats?
sharp thorn
Hey guys, couple things.
- Can I publish a project on the marketplace that I believe is finished, but possibly update it with new features at no extra cost in a future update?
- The "Full Name" box in publisher info; can it be my studio name?
merry field
- Yes
lunar fractal
- Full name, I would use your own name since it's private between you and Epic. You can use the name in the Company Name field.
silent mesa
Are there successful games (indiegames) that were help built using unreal marketplace products (blueprints)?
graceful arrow
There are many games out there that have used MP assets. Successful means different thing to different people, getting a game made and published is successful to a lot of small teams.
silent mesa
I agree. It is very subjective. I am currently making an interactive game. Some, if not most of the blueprints I have are bought from the marketplace. Since I do not know code but trying to learn. I just reversed engineered those stuff to learn also. I think it is also a reason I bought stuff in order for me to learn different approaches, aside from the usual tutorials.
silent mesa
down from 80 bucks π±
@raven ferry hi where did find the spreadsheet? Thank you
raven ferry
@silent mesa
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a-sJ0cvmgSiXToD1GxjCED6e1993ZytTB5oAZ9bb8YM/edit#gid=1114449252
silent mesa
wow thank you so much. So I better buy VICODynamics and UIPF now since they have not made any sale/discount over the years π
clear pebble
Hi all. Not sure if I should post this here, please let me know if not.. Today I got an email requesting a refund for my medieval inn kit. The kit comes with a full demo level and has over 100 assets/props etc. What confuses me is the reason for the refund, which was as follows. ..."I'm very sorry but I want to refund Medieval Inn because I did not see that it is a Complete Project and I thought it would be a Asset Pack. I really like it but I have no time to start a new project. I would buy it again if it is an Asset Pack."... Im not too sure what the person expected. Also, I was under the impression that a buyer has to submit a case to Epic for a refund. Is that correct?
graceful arrow
Yes, the web page will ask for reasons and direct them to contact you for permission. Simply reply to them saying they can migrate the pack to their own project.
clear pebble
Thanks π
graceful arrow
Sometimes for reasons only known to Epic asset packs get set as projects not asset packs. I know of one creator who has tried several times to get his pack(s) correctly set as packs and not projects but no dice.
clear pebble
What is the dif, if I may ask? I thought a complete project had a demo level, for example and an asset pack was only the assets with no level or blueprints etc.
like an asset pack of swords for example
graceful arrow
I'm not an expert by any means on this, so not 100% sure. Asset packs can have levels, BPs etc. They get added to the users project's content browser where as projects will create a separate project, with the usual folder structure.
clear pebble
Cool thanks again π
silent mesa
hope we have a discount/sale on the month of October π
oak thistle
@clear pebble If it's just a collection of assets that can be added to any project, then it should be an asset pack. But some things can't work that way, like config settings, collision channels, etc. They can potentially conflict, so if you need to control those then there's no choice but to make it a project, which then makes it a bit more effort for people to integrate.
clear pebble
@clear pebble If it's just a collection of assets that can be added to any project, then it should be an asset pack. But some things can't work that way, like config settings, collision channels, etc. They can potentially conflict, so if you need to control those then there's no choice but to make it a project, which then makes it a bit more effort for people to integrate.
@oak thistle Gotcha π Thanks for the reply!
modern perch
'Project Cleaner'?
what would you use such a thing for?
I wouldn't rely on any such plugin to work unless they're capable of dealing with soft asset references, or paths coming from elsewhere
honestly sounds dangerous
foggy hedge
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/profile/Makemake?count=20&sortBy=effectiveDate&sortDir=DESC&start=0 has anyone used any of this guys incredible work?
pretty expensive, asked him if I could have a copy to learn from or some textures it outputs
130$ is a lot..
foggy hedge
Unfortunately don't have the money for any of his updated ones, they are definitely worth it though
firm believer of buying/using to learn, instead of slap it on and call it a day, would love to look through his graphs
most tutorials as well kind of look like shit compared to that
silent mesa
Wow added to my bucketlist haha. Yeah i agree would want to check the bp to learn also
foggy hedge
looking at screenshots of his main sequence stars is pretty helpful, but still miles away and those are relatively simple compared his gas giants (holy fuck)
silent mesa
This terrain generator seems to be a good fit for World Creator and UE4. If ever you want to tweak the height map from WC within unreal engine
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/magic-map-material-maker
eager kestrel
Found a major bug in the spreadsheet that kept resetting its scan position back to 0. Hopefully fixed it and now it is scanning the 700+ new assets it has missed.
The actual database has been scanning all assets as intended, only the spreadsheet was missing the new ones.
sleek burrow
Anyone knows if we'll get Free For The Month assets anytime soon? They normally arrive on the first day of every month, so I feel like I've missed out on some sort of announcement saying "there's no more free of the month assets, pack your bags and go home" 
eager kestrel
1st Tuesday of the month for September coincidentally was also the 1st day of the month.
sleek burrow
Nice, thanks!
silent mesa
Excited next week for the free and discounted stuff
wooden linden
@silent mesa ikr, my favorite day of every month π€£
mystic hornet
I wonder if they're going to continue the free monthly drops next year...
rare lynx
I'm not sure if they'll ever stop that. Seems to be a successful endeavor for all involved, especially consumers.
eager kestrel
With nearly 14k marketplace products now and over 1/3 of those were added in the past year, I can only see them bringing on more freebies. Major sales used to happen only quarterly and even less often before that, but recently they have been monthly. How long before we start seeing weekly freebies?
graceful arrow
Honestly? Never I hope. It would completely undermine the marketplace.
chrome bridge
On which date is the montly reset for free stuff in the marketplace?
merry field
The same as always - first Tuesday of the month. Just scroll up and look at all the other people asking that question
lament wasp
Can we change this channels description to "ask when the free marketplace content drops occur"?
jade brook
Should be pinned message at this point
strong vale
is it worth it to backdate my new assets to the earliest version of the engine i can?
merry field
Blueprint or art asset?
I'd say generally you'll be all right if you just go -2 versions or so
I wouldn't go back farther than 4.16 at the earliest, but that's probably excessive
strong vale
art assets
usually with out of the box materials too, nothing drastic
although some of them have particles and materials... they might mess stuff up with later versions
aaand volumes
hollow zephyr
not worth it, it's a mess to mantain
merry field
Shouldn't be any more effort than keeping an old engine version installed.
silent mesa
haha I was expecting it to be open-release around 8 am at South Carolina HQ π
silent mesa
I have a question regarding buying from the marketplace. Let us say I bought a BP, and since I am not a programmer, I want the BP to be modified to my liking by another person. Can I share that paid BP to that person so I can modify it? I read something about sharing unrealmarketplace stuff as long as it is within a company or the same project? Thank you
graceful arrow
As long as that person deletes it once the work is done, that would fall within the T&Cs. technically you would hire that person to do it and when the job is done part of the contract must be to delete it. How you hire them and all that fun stuff I'll leave to your imagination π
silent mesa
Thank you for your inputs. hehe. I mean if they are really that skilled maybe they won't even need those blueprint templates π
plain merlin
ooh these plants will definitely be of use
silent mesa
I like the destruction system hehe
ashen hemlock
Iβm making a medieval game and these free assets were somehow the exact assets I didnβt have
Even though I have a ton of medieval assets so far
The Epic gods looked down upon be favorably today
plain merlin
stroke of luck eh
eager kestrel
Making medieval game as well and these will help out. Just had a team member make a modular house too, oh well.
worldly fjord
Hey everyone. I've a quick question which I cannot really find an answer to. I have acquired a good amount of free stuff from each edition of free for the month content. I also have a small game dev team, those people either do not have those assets tied to their account or dont have epic account at all. Can we still make use of those free assets in our game, if I am the only holder of those assets in the team?
drowsy jasper
Here is an idea for the Marketplace asset - render (multipage) PDF file in UMG
worldly fjord
Ok I think I found the answer, nevermind me then π
mossy jay
Do you guys know if you are allowed to use content in this demo for commercial projects?
Or is it to be inspected only?
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/infiltrator-demo
(Please ping on reply β€οΈ )
@worldly fjord Do you think you could link the page you found that on?
raven ferry
@mossy jay you can but only with Unreal Engine. You cannot export (to use with another engine) nor resell anything made by Epic
mossy jay
Huh well thats amazing
Im kind of then thinking about just grabbing all the clouds, the sky, post processing and smoke effects for my game heh
mossy jay
thanks skuba π Will check out
While Im well here I must point out I was surprised there are seriously not a single background image used din this whole demo
Its all geometry buildings and mountais. Its just the sky thats an HDRI as well as some some detail being flat planes.
Its insane how much you can have going on in a scene all at once. And at 60 fps on a GTX 1060 lol
(The smoke and lighting effects are ofc however planes/textures)
clever delta
i have a question regarding payouts. If you receive a payout report, lets say on the 1st, does this means that the bank transfer has been made or it can still take more time for that?
merry field
Really nice set of free assets this month π
reef badger
If i bought something off marketplace yesterday and today it's half price there isn't any way to get the half back right?
outer coral
I'm trying to figure out what I want to put together for a marketplace project (I'm thinking a gameplay template), and I'm wondering if anyone would be interested in a musou project template of sorts.
Not sure if this is the right place to put it, apologies if my judgement is wrong.
hasty nexus
why don't you kindly ask the seller @reef badger ?
untold grail
π€ anyone have experience with Logic Driver Pro? seemsGood i might pick it up for 50% off...
raven ferry
π
mystic hornet
lol im on $130 after picking up free stuff... "oh i guess I'll grab some millk" 600 though... you got me covered!
I love reading reviews, especially on content that is\was free - https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/shutdown-plugin/reviews Feel for this dev having to get so defensive
The ok good code guy is my hero. Pops up regularly.
thorny compass
... and his bro, leaving reviews sorta - "works great"
hasty nexus
better than this "If someone isn't satisfied with your product will you offer a refund? Even if the product actually works as intended? "
crushed my soul
thorny compass
"I know you are doin' your best bro, but... it still sux. It is just not your thing and that fine."
hasty nexus
yeah, that's a so called "pre-purchase" question. you get the product, do your thing and then ask for money back :D:D:D
beats any review
mystic hornet
undone parrot
Trying to reduce shader compile times. Has anyone tried Compiler Booster? ttps://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/15afae52463a44cb85a3176c003c8fb1
thorny compass
You can try first more generic process priority setter tool. Then decide.
mystic hornet
hey @undone parrot I had a quick look, my guess it's just setting the process priority in Windows. Could just find the process and try changing it manually. Could be wrong.
raven ferry
you can also edit the processor count in BuildConfiguration.xml
undone parrot
Thanks.
candid rivet
is anyone else seeing stuff that's not on sale in the "On Sale" page?
graceful arrow
Yes.
Going to guess that the stuff that was in the Fall Sale, is showing up in the normal sales even though the prices have changed.
candid rivet
thanks for affirming, i thought the same
graceful arrow
@onyx flower in case this needs passing up the chain. ^^
tame wasp
if there's any marketplace particle VFX guys here, I would like to suggest some dust and other atmospheric packs
I'm surprised there's almost nothing to choose from. I'm thinking animated fog, haze, mist, etc for streets and open landscapes
These would be useful for adding some ambient movement to cinematics too
hybrid bolt
I'm sorry to just jump in but I have questions and they are probably stupid but I am new to making game creation like out of the box new am I allowed to use Market place items like the free ones in the development of my VR game or are there restrictions or conditions or are they place holders . I dont wanna get in trouble for using something that I'm not allowed to
hollow zephyr
Well did you read the marketplace terms of use?
stiff pond
@hybrid bolt you can use any asset you get from the store for any kind of UE4 project, as long as you aren't distributing the actual asset files themselves.
hybrid bolt
So for example grass landscap vol.1 I can use in my vr game and a tree pack and sell the game when it is finished
I'm confused a bit I think
stiff pond
That's fine
You just can't sell the grass on the store as an asset
Also, the game has to be made in UE4 (I think)
graceful arrow
Assets made by Epic and Megascans can only be used within Unreal. Other assets are not restricted.
graceful arrow
Yes.
sullen gulch
I have a question that i hope someone will answere here..
If a person/studio buys a pack from the marketplace.
Can we relicense it as part of a sold project if the assets/code have been modified to that project.
Or modified and mixed with different packs?
By modify i mean:
(Change material setup) - (Replace textures with quixel made textures) - (modified the LOD setup) - (Exported and changed / worked on meshes in a 3d software) and so on..
For relicense i mean:
Make a mod for a game like Insurgency or Squad. Were they should be able to add that map and content to the SDK?
The buyers of the game/mod. Can they relicense the assets to a third party if used in Unreal?
Create a project, and sell it on the marketplace with marketplace assets/packs that are NOT a direct copy/raw of the example maps?
Basically, can we resell or relisence the content we buy in any way, as long as they are modified (NOT just a re use of the original assets or maps) but put into context of a spesific project or mod?
Feel free to DM me with a respond!
north stirrup
@sullen gulch You can only use them in games
In no way can you redistribute a marketplace item you bought, no matter how much you edited it
graceful arrow
sullen gulch
What do this mean under 4.2.1a
!quote! Purchasing a Marketplace product is a non-exclusive, worldwide, and perpetual license to download, use, copy, post, modify, promote, license, sell, publicly perform, publicly display, digitally perform, distribute, or transmit the content for personal, promotional, and/or commercial purposes.
north stirrup
@sullen gulch To which agreement are you referring to?
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/eula/publishing refer to section 1.A
graceful arrow
@sullen gulch if you are referring to the 'license, sell' part, that is for the end product. Section 4.2.1.b clearly states:
4.2.1.b **Sublicensing **Marketplace assets in Source Code format is prohibited. **Sublicensing **Marketplace assets in object code format, or any Content, is also **prohibited **except to grant end users the ability to use, or to permit publishers and distributors to market and Distribute, a Product Distributed as permitted in Section 1(a) of the Unreal Engine EULA.
sullen gulch
What about 1b?
b. Distribution to other licensees - You may Distribute Engine Code (including as modified by you under the License) in Source Code or object code format, or any Content, to an Engine Licensee who has rights under its license to the same Version of the Engine Code or Content that you are Distributing.
I they buy and include content in the dev kit. But how is it then possible to sell a mod to either Insurgency sandstorm, or Squad?
Of course they do pack in .PAK files for they end users to download.
tall raft
Anyone here got the PistolAnimsetPro? Are you missing Turn in Place animations for when crouching? I canβt seem to find them anywhere.. There are animations for moving while crouched, but not turning...
I have MovementAnimset and RifleAnimset and both of them have the turn in place animations for standing up and crouching. The PistolAnimset only seem to have the animations for when standing up... Bummer π
silent mesa
Great stuff here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkitBqCTF_o
modern shadow
@undone parrot I do use it, its excellent
nova vector
Great stuff here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkitBqCTF_o
@silent mesa This is crazy
such good work
tame compass
How strict selling animation to UE ?
Let say i want to sell 9 dance animation.
I mean for UE mannequin animation
oak whale
Hey, got a question - Who do I talk to at Epic about possible stolen assets on the UE4 marketplace?
This is the pack in question incase anyone is curious. https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/mask-pack-37-in
north stirrup
^
raven ferry
well, he/she released the same pack on unity store in 2018 and COD is from late 2019 so there's a chance that infinity ward bought it to use in the 2019 COD :P
it really looks like J-12s mask though
hollow zephyr
it's identical down to the folds and that mask model was ripped from cod and is available in garrys mod
thorny compass
Kinda wonder how many steals are done actually and up in the mp.
hollow zephyr
The more i look at his store the more i think a lot is stolen...wow
thorny compass
I dunno, have no base to compare to. You think?
Ah, wait, you talk about this specific person.
still helm
a shame, they look great
tame compass
They are stolen from garrys mod
Lol
Btw is there a payout schedule ?
Because sometimes UE pays early sometimes pays late
hollow zephyr
starting from the 15th
sometimres 14 if 15 is saturday
holy smokes, someone report this guy
these are ripped from the old world of tanks, pre 1.0
tame compass
So many art steal
What if
Someone refund this ?
What if this asset sold unoticed. For years
thorny compass
That is interesting case... πΏ
still helm
I just put the unreal launcher on the imac, have they blocked ios downloads cause it aint workin
sullen gulch
They might have yes. Because Apple banned them from the Apple store.
wooden falcon
from a comment on the mask pack page: "I hope you don't believe in god, because you most certainly are going to burn in hell" ouch
hollow zephyr
I reported him to wargaming anyway
quartz cairn
new asset on our CGTrader marker made by our talented team
Medieval wooden crane
tame compass
So today is our paycheck ?
twilit aurora
how about a wishlist feature for ue marketplace?
humble zenith
guys I need combact melee animations for free can anyone suggest me some animations?
raven ferry
tame compass
Do you like dance emote ?
ebon leaf
Guys does anyone know a plugin/helper to easily make overview levels like this with my assets (to upload to the marketplace) : https://i.imgur.com/aN2jTZK.png
ebon leaf
Yea doing that rn, but i saw someone post something about a plugin you can select a group of assets and place it but forgot the name and cant find it lol
graceful arrow
Prefrabricator?
ebon leaf
No that wasn't the one but that one looks interesting as well
raven ferry
You can try using construction script, getting static mesh bounds and maybe ordering it by the size of the mesh bounds
ebon leaf
I'll look into that
hollow zephyr
I think they need a lot more work in order to be called realistic
thorny compass
What is that up? Plasma knife?
vapid veldt
Haha
My graphics card.
I think I brought down the reflectance on it a little bit.
I would have put more detail onto it, but I had really bad UV mapping issue with it because I used a sub surf modifier. Right where those notches are for tearing meat. If I added any details it would have created visble seams because of the contrast.
That is an impressive knife though, did you model that?
hollow zephyr
No, just reference for you
hollow zephyr
Well You can always improve the pack and update it
vapid veldt
Yea.
hollow zephyr
You can sell a lot more too
vapid veldt
I was planning on adding a 2k resolution materials for majority of users.
hollow zephyr
People buy quality but they need to see it
silent mesa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfk-_9ytix4&feature=youtu.be
this asset has some pretty cool and useful blueprints especially the wirings on the computer and other electrical stuff
This one I used on my slideshows. Very handy for presentations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRdwW9OT0YU&t=2s
silent mesa
Voxel Plugin now supports regular landscape materials. Awesome collab with Infinity Weather
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkhIluGob94
vapid hollow
hey, if you dont mind sharing , how do you promote your products ? i saw a drop on my sells and im looking for ways to impove that
silent mesa
as a buyer, I'd like to see either a documentation that is written or a video tutorial. I also love buying products that generally posts a video on how to use it in certain circumstances. You should post in twitter, insta, fb and other media hehe
vapid hollow
thats great advice, thank you and yes i've tried to post on social media and reddit but i think i still need to push a bit more
silent mesa
Sure. by the way could you pm product so that I could check as well. Thank you
desert ore
Is it just me, or is music not selling well on the marketplace? I was thinking of putting my old album of edm up for people to use for a few bucks.... but it looks like even cheap music isn't selling lol
Excellent, thank you for that. Sounds like I should put some kind of "DMCA free - streamer friendly" type of message in my description or something. Hell I want people to stream it lol
tame compass
Creating and selling music seems harder than standart modelling.
desert ore
For me, creating music was fun and easier than game dev, but selling or hell even getting people to listen to it was depressingly impossible. The market is ultra saturated
I made like $8 in a year LOL
merry field
I would also think that a lot of people would want to commission unique music rather than using stock music?
Soundtracks are a very important part of a game, not really something you want people to recognise from another game they've played
desert ore
yeah totally. And there are enough musicians desperate for exposure, you could probably commission it pretty cheap
thorny compass
It is really no different for any widely available service. A think what you may try is to create custom music, but you put a timeout, saying after 3 years say, you can make it available to other buyers. Unless your customer purchase exclusive rights to it at some point.
grim canyon
Is it just me, or is music not selling well on the marketplace? I was thinking of putting my old album of edm up for people to use for a few bucks.... but it looks like even cheap music isn't selling lol
@desert ore I think its really a volume issue... its nearly the last thing developers think of and most projects never get to the point where they need it. (before they move on to another project)
Id say as a content producer you want to be early in the prototyping process of a project to ensure more volume of sales. (assuming 99.9% of purchases never make it into anything released). It is a bit more philosophical i suppose as to why you make what you do and what your goals are.. but control the controllables as they say. Our best selling assets by far are our vehicles which are hero assets more or less for prototype projects. A starting point in many senses.. fun assets to play with.. ready to drive and fire etc.
muted aurora
Does anyone know of a spline tool that has Roads, intersections, and railroads (with switch tracks)
@ebon leaf lookin for one like https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/snappy-roads-blueprint-tool but with railroads.
merry field
Shouldn't the tool work with whatever you want to use it for, just swap out the models?
Though intersections and switch tracks are... complicated
hollow zephyr
are payouts delayed this month?
north stirrup
Got mine the 15th
hollow zephyr
π±
ebon leaf
You can try using construction script, getting static mesh bounds and maybe ordering it by the size of the mesh bounds
@raven ferry I tried that in a construction script, but it didn't work. Must have done something wrong. Do you know of any links that showcase how to use the static mesh bounds?
modern perch
you can't get mesh bounds in construction script because the components have not been initialised yet
merry field
@river sluice - That's cool and all, but this channel is for discussing the marketplace; you should use #released for released Marketplace content
river sluice
@river sluice - That's cool and all, but this channel is for discussing the marketplace; you should use #released for released Marketplace content
@merry field Sorry , I'm new here , thank you .βοΈ
merry field
Np, it's easy to miss the channel descriptions (and I kind of think it would be better to have separate channels for released MP content and released other content, but ah well)
(That looks very good btw)
vestal wyvern
When modeling a realistic character for the market, what is acceptable when it comes to how many UV fields the character has. 1 UV for the Head, 1 UV for the arms, 1 UV for the legs and 1 UV for the body, each piece wearing one UV field. Is this true or can it be done differently, Is there any rule or recommendation?
thorny compass
All depends what your target is? Some like to put everything in one texture, others prefer fidelity and choose many. I think it is kinda common tho, these to be split.
hollow zephyr
I think AAA currently is 5+
vestal wyvern
Thank you. I followed a lot of tutorials and asked a question on several forums but no one has answered this question yet and it is really unclear to me. I want to prepare a series of realistic characters for the market, but this really confuses me and gives me a headache.
thorny compass
There is no really good answer w/o considering the application. You likely need to split them, but how and etc. are options which depend on the character purpose. There is no universal answer.
vestal wyvern
Once again, thank you.
hollow zephyr
I for one think you should keep it as simple as you can for the marketplace. most buyers will only want to see it looks good overall, so its your chance to make it as easy to manage as you can
thorny compass
Reminds me of how one of the 'top' chars on the mp, had these 'see-through' holes around its eyes. Embarassing.
vestal wyvern
So far I have noticed that it is best if I put my head on one map the rest of my body with my arms and legs on another and each piece of clothing on one map. This is my ratio of texture quality on as few maps as possible.
thorny compass
It is valid choice. For example if that character is mostly covered by clothes except the face.
vestal wyvern
Well, for now, they are mostly dressed models, the head and parts of the arms are visible.
modern perch
I've literally never managed to get a proper invoice out of them
real dust
Yeah they're pretty horrible about it
eager kestrel
A great bundle of unreal (and unity) assets is available for cheap.
https://www.humblebundle.com/software/ultimate-fantasy-game-development-software
You can get all but 4 of the assets from this creator for $25 (given codes to redeem the assets through the unreal marketplace): https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/profile/Infinity+PBR
silent mesa
This looks interesting
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/vertex-anim-toolset
ashen flower
Hi I'm under 18 years old how can I upload things to the marketplace?
Ok
But why π?
π©
real dust
That's some blatant misinformation. Your best bet is to reach out to Epic to see what their take it. There is no legal grounds prohibiting you from doing so, but Epic may not want to go into business dealings with a minor, which is their right
I'd personally expect that their answer is that they'll want a parent or legal guardian to sign in your stead
Way to stifle innovation, Germany 
north stirrup
Parent or legal guardian seems the best way
graceful arrow
Yes and no. There is a reason for that, which is probably due to the actions of minors not being legally enforceable. It's like under 18 year olds getting credit cards, there isn't a law against it but when they turn 18 they can renege on any debt acquired and not be taken to court, which why banks don't let them.
ashen flower
There was some kind of law in germany that would need you to get special rights by court to allow you to start a business under 18. By selling stuff on the marketplace you may have to register as a business depending on the country. From my point of view if Epic says Yes, your Country may say no.
I'm from Germany π
I'm 13 xD
π
An other way to sell my assets?
For my age
π« π©
real dust
Yes and no. There is a reason for that, which is probably due to the actions of minors not being legally enforceable.
That's the issue though, for some reason people think this is the case, but actually they are perfectly legally enforceable as long as a parent or guardian has co-signed
graceful arrow
Depends on the Country I would think.
real dust
Point still stands, there's plenty of places that refuse to deal with minors, but there's no real reason for it as far as I'm aware
north stirrup
@zealous ibex any insights on selling on the marketplace when less than 18?
real dust
Think he had a parent/guardian that signed
Read back into DMs with him, he was apparently notified by Epic that his parent/guardian needed to sign an agreement as well
north stirrup
Hopefully he won't mind you sharing that π
real dust
I feel like it's the most un-incriminating thing I could possible say, granted it's pretty much public knowledge he was a seller when he was a minor
thorny compass
If you want to make bucks, nobody gonna stop you. Find a bud to be your face and start selling.
keen light
@everyone is any one having issues with the Epic Games Launcher crashing on startup after a recent update to it earlier this morning/afternoon? If so did you fix and how? Please... Anyone...
north stirrup
^ Luos, you know what to do
last prairie
My launcher crashes all the time, I have come to accept it as a "feature".
finite lance
hey guys, do you ever had issues with updating gallery order of your product? I've added a few new images to gallery and I'm trying to put them in front, but when I change the order and save it, doesn't update the order
muted aurora
Does anyone know where i can find decent minigun sounds? doesn't have to be free but not 50$ either
ebon leaf
Does anyone know where i can find decent minigun sounds? doesn't have to be free but not 50$ either
@muted aurora Iβm looking for that as well. Very willing to pay good money for a fire, burst, loop and tail that doesnβt sound like a machine. Something we can just implement. Especially loops are overseen, canβt just use timer by event and gate. It wonβt sync.
muted aurora
there's the Aircraft sound pack but idk if their looped. good gun sounds though. ($50usd)
silent mesa
May I know what is the difference between a stamp and brush like this one?
https://gyazo.com/bfd01be1e8d8ace19ac1d68f8a0b64f6
graceful arrow
No difference at all, just a different name π
silent mesa
Ow I see. I just could'nt understand why there are two products from the same author hehe Thank you
next patrol
I have a small question about the marketplace guidelines:
3.6.1.b Products included in an individual sale cannot go on sale again until 30 days after the first sale ends.
I'm assuming Event Sales ignore this rule? If I put a product on sale and then Epic invite me to an event sale starting <30 days after the individual sale I can still submit it to the Event Sale, right?
wooden falcon
yah, events don't count
urban lark
hi all quick question about the UE marketplace/assets licensing
generally I hear you can use the assets outside of UE
but are there any restrictions on the type of usage
for example a browser based game
next patrol
yah, events don't count
@wooden falcon great, thanks!
urban lark
@wooden falcon As in, made by Epic?
urban lark
got it, tyvm
graceful tree
i think you can pay megascans assets if you want them in other engines tho
modern perch
yah, events don't count
@wooden falcon are you sure about that? because legally they should
there are a few places where there are limits on how frequently you can put something on sale
wooden falcon
event sales don't count towards the number of days you can have a pack on sale
graceful arrow
Good luck arguing that to the authorities... π
tame compass
I wonder who buy my asset ?
Do asset that bought are placed in their game ?
(Character)
thick geode
I'm using C++17 features in my plugin. It's possible to sell it on marketplece then??
modern perch
I don't believe UE4 properly supports C++17 - which may be a problem for certain platforms if it's not just an editor plugin?
you can definitely enable C++17 though
fallow sigil
Hmm wasnβt there a marketplace pack kinda emulating UGAS?
thorny compass
aye
bronze shoal
Has anyone tryout this asset recently? https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/female-mannequin
I can't seem to make it work. I went ahead and tried this asset on 3 different versions 4.23/4.24 & 4.25. The only one that seems to work fine is the oldest version of the three, but it lacks the update from 4.24 onward. When I try to open the Level Map example the project immediately engine crashes on me. Doing further debugging when validating the folders some pass the validation without problem others just immediately crashes the engine. I would appreciate it if anyone here could give it a try and test it, before I contact the developer directly for assistance.
candid panther
skookum vs unrealjs?
thick geode
@modern perch Yes, I've ue4 editor built from Github, and you can definitely turn on cpp17 flag that way. But the question still remains ...Is here someone from Epic who can answer me this question please?
north stirrup
@thick geode It will most likely fail the build
For plugins it's best to stick to 14
thick geode
@north stirrup so it seems cpp17 is meant to work within engine development strictly?
modern perch
platforms need to support it before it can be realistically used for development
there's no point UE adopting it, if it's dependencies don't
thick geode
@modern perch Yes, but I'm talking about editor plugin
modern perch
if it's purely editor-side it's less of an issue
thick geode
But yes, it seems to be more safe to stick with 14 atm
north stirrup
What 17 features are you using out of curiosity?
thick geode
some of them, from my head structed bindings, inline variables (eg. static T foo), some attributes like [[nodiscard]] and such, and mainly generic and templates releated stuff
I'm coming from very good cpp17 codebase project and I really used to use those
north stirrup
yeah it does feel bad π’
I even have to restrict my usage of static constexpr because OSX wants to link it, which obviously fails
thick geode
yeah...but right, no choice atm..so I'll go with 14 because I don't want to have problems with publishing
north stirrup
What if you add CppStandard = CppStandardVersion.Latest in your build.cs?
Since it's an editor module, it might work
thick geode
Hm, sure, I can try this, thanks for this tip
oak thistle
@thick geode Pretty sure I'm using 17 in one of my MP plugins. Anyway you need your plugin to build for all platforms you're targeting to submit it. So enable it in the modules you need it, and if it builds on all your target platforms then it's fine, editor or runtime.
thick geode
@oak thistle Oh, nice. Thanks you for letting me know!
upper orbit
@bronze shoal I have that asset and have played around using the blueprints a bit - the characters work ok, but I dont recall trying out the demo level - I will give it a try tonight
quaint cedar
You should check with the creator. They don't have to give general support but they have to make sure that the product works. If it crashes without you performing any changes and adding(?) it to a completely new project, then they would have to fix it.
upper orbit
@bronze shoal , yes demo level runs fine for me (v 4.24.3) so developer would want to know what the issue is.
zinc skiff
Hello, do you guys know, if I can redistribute these materials with our project? https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/automotive-material-pack
Our project is open source, and everybody can download and see the files.
wooden falcon
pretty sure you cannot
regular ue4 marketplace packs can only be shared with team members working on your project, and when released to the world have to be baked into the project
and epic packs are usually more restrictive in their usage
cinder chasm
Any free FXs for my gun? I worked hard to get a working raycast but I have no FX to put into the muzzle upon firing.
tiny pine
What exactly does this mean?
2.8.b Content should not consist primarily of easily reproduced assets.
What exactly is an easily reproduced asset? What skill level is this based on?
thorny compass
I don't think you can get specification, so it is subjective. Instead use examples to ask Epic or to get a hint from somebody.
real dust
Basically just means that if it takes a competent artist an hour to create what you're putting on the marketplace, it shouldn't go on the marketplace
Obviously the bar there is flexible, because as ryobg said, it's subjective
modern perch
this all said there's a load of shite on there that's clearly been generated with one-click generators
thorny compass
I discretely avoided that fact, lol
junior smelt
did anyone else recieve an email with the title VIOLANT OF THE COPYRIGHT OF THE SELLERS OF THE MARKEPLACE / ΠΠΠ Π£Π¨ΠΠΠΠ ΠΠΠ’ΠΠ Π‘ΠΠΠ₯ ΠΠ ΠΠ ΠΠ ΠΠΠΠΠ¦ΠΠ Π’ΠΠ ΠΠΠΠΠ ΠΠΠΠ©ΠΠΠΠ
And 1000 other emails in the To: field 
wth
seems that every marketplace seller email is in there
yeah you are not there
thorny compass
scam?
junior smelt
thorny compass
Weird π€·ββοΈ
There was recent case about some mp product using pirated stuff. Probably there are others too.
Likely the clients gonna burn too
odd socket
Im also get those email. Some people which are also marketplace creators - didnt. I guess the dude who start those email sending are just doesnt check all creators, there's a tons of assets on those site.
Im personally just fill DMCA form on google.
tepid aspen
So I purchased something from the marketplace and I have the receipt for it. Recently I see the option to buy it again instead of Add to Project. I emailed the dev but no response. Is there anyway Epic can help me with this?
How do I contact Epic?> Is there an email or form?
minor escarp
I got a payback from epic, 19,09β¬. I don't know why. Might this be about the pirated stuff @thorny compass ? Do you know what it was?
nvm, just found it. Stylized Mountain Meadow. Bought it on sale. Wonder who the original artist is then π€
merry field
@tepid aspen did you get signed out?
tepid aspen
What do you mean by signed out? When I view the asset in marketplace it has the buy now and add to cart option.
@merry field
merry field
Signed out of the marketplace website
tepid aspen
I did that. It's the same
thorny compass
@minor escarp Probably they haven't yet transferred the money if they returned them to you. I don't see Epic paying back to all users if they burn because a pirate was able to smuggle content. Haven't read up on the Agreements for such cases, tbh.
frail swan
Marketplace needs more 8 sided sprite sheets. Just saying, it would be a good way for artists to make some extra money when a system that uses 8 sided sprite sheets is in place very soon.
silent mesa
See you next tuesday unreal marketplace π
I think I bought several stuff this month huhu
frozen smelt
tame compass
on making
when i finish this thing
under construction
it will cost around 12 dolars i think
finishing rig cockpit landing gear mannequin anim etc etc
stay tune at I.G.F
vale prawn
I got bored of refreshing the "New Releases" page on the marketplace, so I made a Twitter bot that tweets every time something gets added to the marketplace: https://twitter.com/unrealmarketpl1
modern perch
when nobody else is π
not the most helpful response, but the most accurate
not necessarily, people will see it when they see it, and it would be there for Monday morning
the problem is getting lost in a sea of other releases
that's what you want to avoid
jade fractal
Could anyone happen to direct me to some good animations, for a reasonable price?
wide tusk
Hello. I received some comments on my Assets, could you please explain some of the points in the screenshot? This moment is especially interesting: "all props are showing very hot." - what could it mean and how can I fix it?
frail swan
I did not realize how bare the 2D section is on the marketplace.
steel patio
@wide tusk maybe the lightmap resolution is too high? check your lightmap resolution in the lightmap density viewmode (alt + 0). If they show red, you should lower the lightmap resolution
wide tusk
@wide tusk maybe the lightmap resolution is too high? check your lightmap resolution in the lightmap density viewmode (alt + 0). If they show red, you should lower the lightmap resolution
@steel patio thanks, I'm trying to study the topic and figure out the problem.
@steel patio for some reason it is ok in lightmap density, there is no red
oh. ok i find the red one
steel patio
π
frail swan
300 2D assets listed on the marketplace and after the first year half that will be from our studio under the label 2.5D. If 2D assets gets their own section, I would hope to get a 2.5D section by the end of the first year.
frail swan
What make an asset go free? Is it just something epic works with the developer on?
thorny compass
afaik, yes. You can try to contact them too.
merry field
Authors submit a product for consideration; Epic pick from the submitted products
ebon leaf
Hi unreal engine community so Iβm switching from unity and I want to make a racing game like need for speed and Iβm looking for racing game kits to help me Quickstart from sractch but the problem is I canβt find any on market place. I know a few from unity asset store for example this: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/arcade-racer-racing-game-development-kit-54173 so if you guys know any I appreciate it π
(that i can buy from marketplace)
wide tusk
Hello. To which email address of the marketplace, I can write to the support service in order to influence the result of the received comment on the item in the Technical Review Checklist.
I have submitted my character for review. One of the items that was listed in Notes then Publisher was item # 77. Humanoid assets are rigged to Epic skeleton or provide their own skeleton with an animation set; in the column Notes that Publisher it is written: some bones destorting o default animations. (see screenshot).
I recorded a couple of videos, which clearly show that if the retargeting options settings are not set correctly when retargeting animations, then the result with distorted bones will be the same, even if you use the standard mannequin itself, which you have previously exported, and then imported and retargeted with original to copy. (watch the video https://youtu.be/WCCCHeGhT08).
From the above, I conclude that when checking my character on standard animations, retargeting options were not enabled. Since, when importing a character and enabling YE4_Maniken_Skeleton in the skeleton import settings, no distortions of bones are observed when using standard animations, you can see this in the video https://youtu.be/lmJQ4NV-mr0.
Thanks. Sorry for the long text. But it is important for me to know your opinion and where should I form with this?
graceful arrow
@wide tusk check pinned messages
mossy venture
Can someone DM me the Discord link to SmoothSync(NobleWale)? Couldn't find it anywhere.
raven ferry
mossy venture
@raven ferry I need their Discord channel link, its not listed on there
raven ferry
dm
mossy venture
Thank you
silent mesa
Budget friendly lockpick mini game that easily works with any template. I have integrated this one to the horror engine character
cursive wagon
Free Mixamo converter https://youtu.be/ih7uiCOjQ-E link in the description
nocturne scaffold
@cursive wagon You handing it out via links for people that respond to you. Thats kinda odd, just list it for free on the MP.
real dust
Epic generally doesn't allow anything other than plugins to be on the MP for free
graceful arrow
Naa, it's the way things are now.. post whatever whereever
nocturne scaffold
yeah that too then since its not a plugin. i assumed it was
silent mesa
Unreal stuff out now π
mystic hornet
oh checking it out now
silent mesa
the current free of the month modular snap (editor version) is good when aligning a lot of meshes. Excited to buy the runtime version of it π
wow so there is now a wishlist in the marketplace
thorny compass
Finally! π
silent mesa
I can finally test the Volumetric glass, same author of the Infinity Weather and other good products. Check it out.
graceful arrow
DO YOU SEE THIS?
@fickle basin
wow so there is now a wishlist in the marketplace
π
silent mesa
I love the pink heart amidst the monotone and yellow background hehe
hollow zephyr
ok but wishlist doesn't work for me lol
graceful arrow
Works here.
pliant forum
Works for me too, great to see updates being made!
mystic hornet
OMG i just noticed it too
random monolith
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a-sJ0cvmgSiXToD1GxjCED6e1993ZytTB5oAZ9bb8YM
@eager kestrel
Oh awesome but if also there was an image url it would be better... anyway thanks
candid panther
thorny compass
lol, memes on the run
mellow cloak
Does anyone know if there's anything for creating really good looking custom notes and newspaper clippings?
mystic hornet
lol
@mellow cloak there's a few paper, notes and newspaper items in the marketplace. would need to know more about your use case to recommend anything. "really good" is super subjective
mellow cloak
Hahaha very true, my bad. I'm mainly looking for ones that the writing can be changed. I could probably sort the textures myself. I think I've found something in this: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/paper-asset-pack?sessionInvalidated=true but if there's anything else people know about that'd be great
thorny compass
Hmm... you can use whatever texture you find? Does not sounds hard to make if needed. Depends on what you look for, lol
mystic hornet
I assume you need it to be legible for gameplay?
mellow cloak
Yeah, I've already got a system for inspecting and picking up notes. I'm just not great at designing newspapers, I've tried and it doesn't go well π
mystic hornet
Personally, I would find a template for newspapers \ notes for photoshop or some editor and create a texture outside of UE4.
mellow cloak
Yeah, I think you're right. Was hoping to do it the lazy way haha
mystic hornet
i know the feeling π but i think this will give you the best result for your game
silent mesa
I am still waiting for some stuff to be on discounted prices which I expected to be on the same day with the free marketplace content
But it turns out not π
nocturne scaffold
im more excited ab the wishlist than the free stuff this month. xD
wide tusk
Hello, can I use in my commercial projects animations with the characters of the Paragon game, which are located in the Freeway Epic Games Content section of the marketplace? I want to use these animations on my characters.
thorny compass
Yes, as long your game is made in UE. Read the eula.
silent mesa
does the marketplace do a blackmarket sale? its in the last week of November right? Thank you
uncut peak
silent mesa
a "blackmarket" sale? You probably mean Black friday?
@fickle basin
Haha sorry for the typo. Wth haha. Yeah black friday. Blackmarket within the marketplace is so dubious to hear. Haha
thorny compass
Admit you wanted to get some dm offers about the black market π
mellow cloak
Anyone know a good pack for items that are in drawers and cupboard in a abandoned manor?
real dust
Open every drawer in your house, see what's in them, find packs that contain such things
mellow cloak
Not a bad idea tbf, only issue is is that I was hoping to find some older items, instead of the more modern stuff we have nowadays
real dust
That depends heavily on era, general setting and all sorts of other stuff then
mellow cloak
1950's, it's an abandoned manor so anything old or run down, I've got like books and plates etc. just looking for a bit more
wooden falcon
hmm...here's something for my wishlist...a Wishlist feature that worked
π
but progress, I guess
real dust
Just another six years and maybe we'll be there
real dust
I just don't use the marketplace!
patent seal
If anyone needs help building assets then im your guy !https://www.fiverr.com/share/vr1KPA
What one is the right channel
graceful arrow
small linden
hey guys and gals. I am having a super hard time trying to follow devsquad's UE4 tutorials cuz 1, its an older version, two, he goes way to fkn fast, and three, he messes up himself alot so i really am not learning crap from him. could someone suggest a video tutorial series that takes its time and describes things in depth for UE4? links would be much appreciated. youtube preferably
silent mesa
anyone tried https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/meshbake
or you just manually bake materials? thank you
small linden
@fickle basin i know
just ignore it
its physically doing no harm m8. its not like your eyeballs are going to melt out of your head
i did
twice
no, there is an alternate possibility
cuz i didnt miss it
@fickle basin not as bad as just ignoring my stupidity and look at how productive it has been.
patent seal
If anyone needs help building assets then im your guy !https://www.fiverr.com/share/vr1KPA
well reply with the right channel then @fickle basin
if not then i will carry on lol
thank you
thatβs all i needed to know
next time donβt ignore my question
i didnβt see that yesterday
never said it was
ebon leaf
does anybody know an asset pack that has the look and feel of the vegetation from zelda: breath of the wild?
i know there were some, but I can't seem to find them again
something similar to this https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/f650cd1f75234318932552630a8b0e53
but not this
there was a really good one lol
thorny compass
Well, go check them all π Not so many and you may find something interesting meanwhile.
Also, lol, Divivor being the police in this channel - thank you for your service, sir π
thorny compass
True, but take say environment work as category and just glance over them. Ofc, you gonna spend 15+ minutes, but as I said you may find something else.
Its just an idea, if you dont get an answer.
ebon leaf
yes thank you π i am doing that already while waiting for an answer
ebon leaf
Full disclosure it's mine
@agile shadow it's fine if it's yours haha, it looks good, but it was a different one. maybe I just saw it in one of the dev log videos of someone π
i couldnt find it on the marketplace at all
silent mesa
This one is so powerful π¬
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/procedural-asset-creator
real dust
Houdini, is that you?
silent mesa
Epic should absorb the procedural asset creator, it would be good for those people who do not want to deal with external DCCs and just do everything inside unreal. hehe
and you can add this one too haha amazing stuff
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/easy-texture-creator
The texture creator is sort of substance placed within unreal engine hehe
thick sluice
anyone have some good zombie animations they'd recommend?
thorny compass
Take a camera. Go to nearest college camp midnight.
wooden linden
@thorny compass ? LOL
ebon leaf
Feature request for the Marketplace: functional search on safari on iPhone.
silent mesa
cool BPs and materials for this one, its on sale atm
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/amberify
rancid ridge
hello guys I want to know your opinion about my new animation retargeting toolkit on UE4
https://youtu.be/nZep9-vniGQ
thorny compass
With what is this better than the UE tools? That you can map visually bones?
graceful arrow
wonders why different channels exist... hmm
wooden scroll
kk, thx, will move the post over there then
errant topaz
Is it just me, or is the marketplace in the epic games launcher broken?
short flower
Wait, did it ever work well? π€£
errant topaz
I have a bunch of stuff in my shopping cart and I can't even get to the checkout page.
raven ferry
I don't think I ever bought anything through the launcher, always the website
silent mesa
I am not sure if we could vary the color of grass with the default paint foliage. So I stumbled upon this one
https://unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/grass-material-premium
lofty tulip
hi so i was testing out everything in ue4 and its marketplace submission stuff and i dont see a lot of utorials on how its done does anyone here have any video or form recomendations to where i can learn the process on how to submit a creation for others to download and use also please @ me i may not see the reply if you do not
merry field
@lofty tulip
Checked the channel pinned messages, there's a guide which I wrote there (last pin in the list)
I wrote a guide on submitting products to the Unreal Marketplace: https://blog.nameless.zanity.net/?p=179
hollow zephyr
Isnt it easier to use zip-up project straight from UE? I always did that for my packs
merry field
Yeah, that's quite possibly true. I'll admit that I didn't know that feature existed back when I wrote the guide π
lofty tulip
ye thank you so much this rly helps π
frail swan
So anything i should prepare for before a first market submit?
are we able to include things in our project like the name of the product or other branding from the publisher?
like a button that links to our website for demo purpose?
how many levels can be within our project?
tame wasp
anyone else experience issues using the marketplace search because of auto suggest?
It's so frustrating, you basically have to type one letter out at a time. This must have a negative effect on overall sales and search is supposed to speed up discoverability, not slow it down
pearl nebula
Hey guys, I'm real good with landscapes, does anyone want to see specific pack related to landscapes on the marketplace?im also running low on money so do they sell well?
Maybe alien or snow or canyons?
Can do all kinds
frail swan
It comes down to advertising. If you just put it on there no one will know
pearl nebula
???
Oh yeah that's right
Imma put it on showcase and you know get people know about it, what kind of landscape you prefer @frail swan
are we able to include things in our project like the name of the product or other branding from the publisher?
@frail swan yes
like a button that links to our website for demo purpose?
@frail swan sure
how many levels can be within our project?
@frail swan any
frail swan
Cool
pearl nebula
A lot of them do it for advertising like put links to other packs
Or your marketplace homepage
frail swan
Cool I was worried
pearl nebula
Np
frail swan
If you need money next week is papered release
frail swan
Everyone can start making 2D assets
pearl nebula
Xd
Mine too
We are releasing paper 3d
@frail swan nice
Good luck
Also anyways if you would get or use a landscape what would you prefer and how many levels would you want like how many variations of one kind of landscape
And what price?
pearl nebula
Yeah
Would 30$ be good for 12 landscapes? And what size would you prefer like 2048 or 4096 or 8192
pearl nebula
Yeah so people can enable or disable them great idea
Cool
Would 30$ be good for 12 landscapes? And what size would you prefer like 2048 or 4096 or 8192
@pearl nebula ?
Would 30 be good for 12 landscapes
frail swan
Well that is 2 dollars each. I think that is fair yes
modern perch
the price is fine - whether you'll sell anything is another question
the marketplace is chock full of landscape packs
frail swan
We been pushing our product before its release. Once you build a name, you can start posting packs and your name will do the rest. Until then, you should work on building your name brand.
Promo video soon π
graceful arrow
Brushify is a good example of that.
silent mesa
from the maker of extile
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/exgen-procedural-materials
cursive wagon
the price is fine - whether you'll sell anything is another question
@modern perch If the product has quality it would sell with a little push
pearl nebula
the marketplace is chock full of landscape packs
@modern perch would a pack with alien,canyon and snow landscapes sell well? With 12+ of each then
Them*
grim canyon
I would think so. Depends if they are good or not!
grim canyon
I have a bunch of stuff in my shopping cart and I can't even get to the checkout page.
@errant topaz weird! I buy all my stuff via the launcher
graceful arrow
No.
silent mesa
there are a lot of free assets out there, you just have to look around the marketplace or other 3d websites, youtube, etc. Well I learned 3d modelling using blender (free) so that I can make my own assets. There are a lot of free material out there. We just need to hustle π
agile shadow
It's time vs money. If you don't have time to make your own stuff, you have to put in the money. If you don't have the money, you have to put in time. That's all there is to it. That's what I always say to people that complain that my products are too expensive π
ebon leaf
Give a man a fish he eats a day, teach him to fish and he will eat forever.... Why not learn to make assets with Blender BAM free assets @reef portal
@agile shadow, What assets do you sell if I may ask?
reef portal
Give a man a fish he eats a day, teach him to fish and he will eat forever.... Why not learn to make assets with Blender BAM free assets @reef portal
@ebon leaf YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Danks man
Love it
Im not so good at blender, cuz I create blunders in blender
but ill try
π
IDEA
We can get free blender models from the internet
why don't we modify those?
reef portal
Yo
spring flax
Hi, whats the process for sharing between team members? do I need to download it on the account it was paid for on, and then copy the folder to the relevant team members?
north stirrup
That works :)
spring flax
I wanted to be sure if it sticks any files in places other than C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_4.25\Engine\Plugins\Marketplace
modern perch
install it into a project and copy the files from there
better yet, have the project on version control
spring flax
Its an engine plugin not a project
modern perch
should still be possible to have it in the project folder
(and distribute it that way)
spring flax
Hmm ok I will give it a go
we also tried to use SVN for version control but it was not great
modern perch
SVN is about as good as the free options get
quasi basalt
if this gets to 80 ratings he makes another VFX for the pack
its free for the month
win win π
modern perch
Perforce is my preferred version control, but it gets expensive fast
thorny compass
@quasi basalt that bribing, I think.
real dust
You definitely should be on version control of some kind @spring flax
Just today we had someone with a minor meltdown in #graphics due to lack of source control
spring flax
I will look into perforce
quasi basalt
@quasi basalt that bribing, I think.
I mean it has 72 Ratings and the Rewards thing in the comment is updating
They are good reviews too
but ey idk
thorny compass
Free adds automatically +1-2 stars
quasi basalt
True
modern perch
Just today we had someone with a minor meltdown in #graphics due to lack of source control
@real dust lol, it happens almost every week somewhere on Slackers
real dust
Yep
And usually it's just "aw that sucks, guess you lost a week of work"
Occasionally though it's "Oh no all my drives died somehow and I lost everything"
And that's just... Whew... Do source control, guys. Don't wanna be in that position
thorny compass
Control the Source, Luke
... but for many blobs, I find myself backing up them here & there.
modern perch
my favourite is the "I deleted everything, how can I get it back?"
stiff pond
makes a git commit just because of this thread
candid rivet
man, i own like 4-5 city/town packs, not a single stop sign, so strange
thorny compass
here π
teal island
eager kestrel
candid rivet
oh nice, i missed this somehow, thanks
silent mesa
cool stuff again from the maker of the advanced asteroid system
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/simple-gravity-fields
ebon leaf
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/modular-snap-system/reviews check this tool. Spline snapping very good for multiple roads cool stuff on sale. You can easily create multisplines road
finite lance
hey guys, I know the wishlist is new, but there is any way rn for authors to check how many users wishlisted their products?
agile shadow
Maybe we'll get them in another 2-3 years.
thorny compass
Nah, for after 2-3 years, the sorting for Vault assets is planned. Statistics and stuff, after 5-6 years.
raven ferry
well, isn't this is some kind of sorting?
modern perch
it's not very useful when people decide to categorise their assets as being in 'every category', mind
pliant forum
You can only choose one category though when you create your marketplace asset, or that's not what you meant?
modern perch
ah, fair, it did not used to be that way
thorny compass
That some basic filter, not sorting. Nothing like sorting at all, sigh...
Also thumbnail control, custom tagging, custom fields, pizza... maybe after 20 years.
frail swan
I can not wait to see 2.5D Assets on that list.
foggy gust
Ah whoops, my bad π Will delete and repost!
snow geode
Is the blueprints demo not available for download anymore?
I'm talking about this:
https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Resources/Showcases/BlueprintExamples/index.html
Also known as the blueprints office, I believe, but I can't find it in the marketplace at all!
Oh, I found it...
It is buried in the learn tab -> blueprints
modern perch
woah
thorny compass
Stylistic users will enjoy poking.
hollow zephyr
I think it started with the infinity blade assets
modern perch
difference is Infinity Blade is Epic Games, What Remains of Edith Finch is not.
worn oyster
i thought that game itself used a bunch of MP stuff, been a while since i played it tho
it was good, dont think the assets were the strong part tho
ebon leaf
hey guys, just a simple question. I have to make a complete game
How much does it cost to have a designer make a 3D character
sour atlas
That will depend on numerous factors, like should be the character exclusive for you, is the designer willing to take "shares" (of any kind) of your earnings etc.
Easiest way is to just contact many of them or studios to get a good feeling of what you want and what they offer. But this is the wrong channel for this
frail swan
I am sick and tired of seeing people try to mod others here. If it don't stop, I will be leaving for good.
grim canyon
I am actually wondering when the first great culling might happen
thorny compass
@frail swan That cross posting is banned in the forum rules too. We are picky because some of us hang around a lot and have seen what chaos such behaviour brings. It is not because anyone wants to be an ass for no reason. Some times this flies under the mods radar, sometimes we just don't bother enough.
frail swan
I agree with you but I wish it was done in a different way. I would send them a polite message. If they continue, I would dm the mods. When it is me, I do not mind but seeing it happen to others that are that desperate for an answer you do not know them or the state of mind they are in. I cross posted for a week on purpose just to see how it would play out. Instead of someone politely asking me in dm to tone it down, we had a bit of fun. It would be nice to see a bit more respect but hey it should not be expected. Peace out till Jam Time.
thorny compass
True, but don't take it too personally. For you or the others. It's just bland statement, sorta: "don't spam". It is not an insult or something, just formal.
last mango
TY
tame compass
What happen ?
graceful arrow
nuffin'
thorny compass
No need to flash, I remember that I remembered what it was, but not anymore. RAM is gone.
silent mesa
If you are looking for a modular horror game base template, this is the one to buy. I started it out with the awesome free horror engine. But the more I learned about BPs and wanted to expand more functionalities, I then started using Horror Mechanic. It has a cool inventory that can combine items and a puzzle maker that you can configure a lot. I also learned more BPs buy using this template :)
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/horror-mechanics
terse gyro
Hello
I wat to ask some questions about marketplace terms of use:
1)if some person will buy someone's product then sell it with lower price will it be legal?
2)buying smth from marketplace then modification of this product and it's placement on marketplace will be legal? (for example if I buy some texture assets and use them to make characters pack)
modern perch
neither of those things are allowed
terse gyro
Then I think I should report some marketplace products...
frank pond
Just a quick question: which free Paragon character on the marketplace have melee animations?
sadly description only tells how many animations it have, but don't tell what type
raven ferry
@frank pond https://paragon.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Melee
thorny compass
lol
hollow hollow
Hey all, I came across an article today from Oct, 2019 (https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/spotlights/meet-vincent-a-real-time-digital-human-created-in-house-by-a-team-of-just-five) referencing a digital human asset in the 6th paragraph (Meet Mike free asset sample), but alas it's redirecting to a 404 page. Anyone knows if the name of the asset has changed or it was just removed altogether?
thorny compass
Its there. Was there, the other week π€ Look at the Learning Tab on your Launcher. @hollow hollow
hollow hollow
I looked both on the marketplace and the online learning portal @thorny compass but alas, no luck π¦ If you don't mind, can you let me know where exactly and under what name did you find it?
reef breach
Anyone know where to get good car models for a racing game
raven ferry
this is something that the marketplace lacks
maybe cgtrader or turbosquid has something
hollow hollow
Okay so it was just a misunderstanding on my end. I thought the article was referencing another digital human asset, not that one in the Launcher π naturally that one is rather easy to find, it just seemed from the article that there was a different one out there too. But I guess thatβs the only one then, thanks for checking on it for me π
sinful rover
anyone else find their wishlist has been cleared?
oh nevermind i wasnt logged in..
derp
vapid veldt
Thats cool!
mellow cloak
Anyone know good prop packs for filling in cabinets and drawers in a 19 hundreds manor/mansion?
oak thistle
Random thought. Wouldn't it be trivial to configure a bot that suppressed all links to marketplace domain (maybe YouTube too) and redirected to channel rules and the correct place to post?
Might prevent the odd legitimate case, but as it is this channel is just a mess of constant promotion followed by people pointing out the rules...
merry field
The thing is, people looking for and discussing marketplace products, with links, is common
merry field
True, but again sometimes the links are legitimate
Maybe someone has to remind everyone how awesome "Fat Unicorn" is
astral fox
If I work with a team, every team member should buy an asset or just one person?
Is this the right channel to ask this?
graceful arrow
Yes, you can share Marketplace products for the limited purpose of the project(s) that you are developing within your team, organization, or company and its subsidiaries. Sharing products outside of your team or organization is prohibited. Team and organization members cannot use products in an unlimited fashion for their own outside projects.
https://marketplacehelp.epicgames.com/s/article/Can-I-share-products-with-my-team?language=en_US
last prairie
Any chance of a Black Friday sale on the Marketplace?
It was more a of curiosity really, I have only been working with UE since March. There are a ton of things I would pick up if they we a smidge less expensive.
Thanks though.
real dust
@sinful schooner this should go in #released. Looks great though! Good job on the store page as well, it's well-made, concise and makes it very clear what the scope of the pack is
modest spruce
Hey everyone, did u know if one day Epic gonna leaks ALL assets from Paragon like Icons, sounds, HUD, Maps... Etc, sounds are the most important things. I'm a developer not a AAA sound designer !
crude cliff
I'm looking to get suuuper super basic infantry AI to shoot at me. This is purely for greyboxing/prototyping and can be rough. Does anyone have a recommendation for an asset?
frail steeple
any tutorial on the jrpg template? like changing things and stuffs? cause it seems every single thing i change breaks the whole thing, like adding a new stat or stat modifier
graceful arrow
I'm looking to get suuuper super basic infantry AI to shoot at me. This is purel...
Stoopid Shooter. You don't get more basic than that π
eager kestrel
@frail steeple for any marketplace asset you have issues with, you should contact the creator of the asset. I see discord links for all the JRPG templates on the marketplace.
crude cliff
Thanks @graceful arrow π
silent mesa
BLACK FRIDAY sale!
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/event-sale?count=20&sortBy=effectiveDate&sortDir=DESC&start=20
last prairie
I was just thinking about that. Got sidetracked spending money π
delicate dove
oh yea, still need to make a video for that to promote my stuff.
thanks for reminding me XD
silent mesa
There's just to many to buy. huhu.
last prairie
I completely understand. Heavy is the head that wears the crown and all that π
I figured there would be one and was hoping it would be pretty good. There are alot of assets I would like to purchase, but when you get everything in the cart and you are staring at $500 worth of stuff, it's a bit tough to hit that checkout button as a beginning Indie.
Fair point. Plus, my experience has been "Oh look, the asset I bought is now free or greatly reduced"
delicate dove
@fickle basin same XD
last prairie
Come to think of it you guys are right. I am a collector at this point.
People on the internet trying to trick me...I don't believe it 
silent mesa
I usually buy assets that have interactive BPs so that I can learn how they did it. I also ended up buying things that I really don't need but I am itching how they did it. hehe.
Too bad the first tuesday of the month for December did not cross with the black friday sale π
thorny compass
You are all addicted (goes to see what is on the marketplace)
eager kestrel
Watch out for this seller since they doubled all their prices for the sale: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/profile/Resonant+Infinity?count=20&sortBy=effectiveDate&sortDir=DESC&start=0
In the spreadsheet, whenever you see red Price and green Sale, it means they juiced their price for the sale, heh.
oak thistle
Epic's unwillingness to do anything about this is pathetic.
merry field
Aren't Epic actually breaking the law by allowing people to do that on their platform?
eager kestrel
This seller was kinda sneaky. They bumped their prices 50% and then did a 70% discount, so really a 55% discount. https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/profile/Spectral+Arts?count=20&sortBy=effectiveDate&sortDir=DESC&start=0
Still a discount though
graceful arrow
Two thoughts on that. 1st all their assets have doubled not just the ones on sale. 2nd many countries have laws/rules against advertising sale prices against current price when the new increased prices hasn't been in effect for long.
eager kestrel
I'm just happy the spreadsheet is doing its job and I can blacklist those sellers personally. I'd rather deal with honest people.
hasty nexus
But what does the yellow flag mean?
I see some of my stuff with yellow but i didn't do anything with prices
even more, i reduced the price to some of my stuff
eager kestrel
Yellow means sale price went back up. Could simply mean the sale ended, or the base price went up a little during a sale.
Nothing wrong with a sale price being yellow, just lets a person know they recently missed out on a sale.
hasty nexus
oh, ok.
maybe you can change it to blue or something. yellow usually means a warning
eager kestrel
I can do that. I'm actually thinking of splitting it to sale ended (which can be blue) and sale price went up (keep yellow). I should be able to differentiate between the two if sale % is higher than 0.
hasty nexus
yeah
oak thistle
@merry field Don't know if it's illegal or not, companies can get away will all sorts of crap without technically breaking the law, that's for sure.
graceful arrow
I've fired off an email to marketplace support voicing these concerns. I'll let you know what the answer is,
oak thistle
But in context of the constant claims by Tim Sweeney of Apple's dodgy practices (not saying I disagree), it's pretty hypocritical to be complicit in people conning their users.
I've contacted them before, as have others before me. It's been happening for ages. Unless someone with a decent amount of social media clout calls them out on it, they won't do anything more than maybe contact the specific seller in question and tell them to put the price back.
hasty nexus
i remember during previous sales i contacted them and they removed that seller from the sale event
graceful arrow
Tweet Mr Sweeney then, with every infraction.
modern perch
Aren't Epic actually breaking the law by allowing people to do that on their pla...
Yup.
oak thistle
Maybe, but it means bugger all if they don't enforce it. It would take a semi-competent dev a day or two to put in some automatic detection to flag when this happens just before a scheduled sale.
merry field
I actually think that by "enforce it", they should kick the developers off the Marketplace
graceful arrow
Suggest they use Slashin8r's spreadsheet.... π
oak thistle
Assuming they even have an automated system at all, wouldn't surprise me if they still don't.
merry field
at least for some temporary interval
hasty nexus
or ban them from sales event
merry field
At minimum ban them from participating in sales for a year, yes
oak thistle
Yeah it should be a straight ban, it's pretty blatantly an attempt to con people.
graceful arrow
Not every content creator is aware of everything. A ban isn't best practice for everyone involved.
merry field
It's clearly trying to con people, there's no possible confusion there
I don't think you can claim ignorance as a defence for that
graceful arrow
That's certainly very likely, but not necessarily always the case.
hasty nexus
unfortunately these practices are used by RL stores as well.
merry field
Can you name one example scenario where it is not a 100% a con?
graceful arrow
Can you prove it is?
merry field
I can't think of a single legitimate reason to do it
oak thistle
That was Epic's response to me essentially if I remember right. "We treat each case individually and allow sellers a degree of freedom to control their prices. It may have just been a coincidence". - paraphrased
graceful arrow
I'm not saying this shouldn't be stopped. I'm simply pointing out that making accusations of being a con, without evidence is generally a bad thing.
merry field
I don't follow that logic.
modern perch
this seller, the prices were changed 6 months before the sale, so they're in the clear;
hasty nexus
Listen, we're lucky we have access to this spreadsheet. We see a shady dishonest seller, we don't buy from him. For example that guy that got removed in previous sale event for me he's dead. Not gonna buy anything from him even if he changes his ways.
we don't have to prove anything. money talk, if we don't buy its worth thousands words
modern perch
that screenshot is useless, that was ResonantInfinity music stuff
merry field
There's no legitimate reason (that I can think of) for someone to raise the prices right when a sale starts, so it's a con.
hasty nexus
100% is a con
modern perch
this was also 6 months before the sale, so also clear
graceful arrow
this seller, the prices were changed 6 months before the sale, so they're in the...
Not sure we are seeing the same dates
graceful arrow
π
merry field
Someone should make a browser plugin that reads that sheet and puts warnings right on the page