ue4-general

[chrome dock]

enemy's ditance - player distance

and get rotation

than follow my player?

but many enemy .. it's inefficiency

[brave orbit]

Hey guys, I have a (simple) question, how van you make an animation for a blueprint class that can work on any object that is an instance of that class?
For some reason, all tutorials I found are for a single object, like a character

[last hearth]

Animations are tied to skeletons, if the class doesnt have that skeleton, it cant play that animation

[hybrid tusk]

Hi folks, am new, so to avoid becoming one of those people:

I'm putting my legs into UE4 to recreate a RenPY game, so codebase is pure python and already exists, but will likely have to be completely rewritten (I am to redo the interface/interaction in an isometric viewpoint, but keep most of the code.)

First of all, am in the correct discord for questions not necessarily related to modding the engine, but just using it?

Second, am I correct in understanding that when I have questions, I first do a nice full search of this discord, and then, if no results found, write out a well-defined question?

Third, while I have the UE4 Top Down demo running on my system, are there any guides as to optimization of UE4 applications so that I can make sure people with the shittiest systems and phones can play the game?

[brave orbit]

Ooh ok, thanks for the answer!

[plush yew]

how can I place the mannequin in my level?

I find the arms and the gun mesh, but not the whole body

[pallid olive]

drag and drop the character blueprint into the level

[plush yew]

I don't have it

FirstPersonCharacter, but no others

[flat solar]

why does it always disconnect at 17percent

[plush yew]

Better finish our scene!

[pallid olive]

you have probaly selected First person shooter template i think

if you want to build fps games i suggest you to follow some tutorials on youtube which explains the engine and programming

[plush yew]

so I have to create a new level in third person template?

[pallid olive]

depends on what you want to program, but for getting experience both works fine

you have only a different camera angle and you dont see yourself in fps, if you want other players see your character you have to place 2nd character that is only visible for other players if its a multiplayer but i suggest to start with offline games first

[plush yew]

I'm not making a game, I'm practising env art

[sage coral]

Maybe retry installing the Base/Store launcher with Run Administration?

[grim ore]

@plush yewif you want the default full mannequin(s), add the third person template into your project

[plush yew]

is there something in UE to write notes about the project?

write text and save it

[drowsy snow]

Depends, you can just make README.md file, write condensed docs, and call it a day

[peak hare]

Does anyone have experience regarding interpreting the profiler?

[swift cloak]

guys how to fix this?

in blender it looks good

but when I import this to ue4

it becomes transparent

[rustic panther]

set material to be Two Sided or create inside faces for the tire model

[swift cloak]

ty

[ember plover]

anyone know how to import a model from blender to unreal 4 with textures??

[drowsy snow]

Manually bring in the textures yourself to the editor's content browser

[ember plover]

what if you just used an image texture in blender?

[drowsy snow]

Same thing, but if it's inside the blend file, you have to save them all to image file

[ember plover]

okok thxx!!

[rose cloak]

What does the Destroy Component do? Does it destroy its owner ability component or does it destroy the reference to it? (This is inside a component)

[pallid olive]

it will destroy ability system component

[arctic plover]

Is there a way to limit CPU load when compiling shaders? The most heat I got from my CPU were about 75° to 80° when gaming. But with Unreal I now get something like this after compiling about 20.000 shaders:

While editing I'm using a Realtime override to stop it from updating when not necessary and also use a 30fps cap and it's working fine there all of the time.

[rose cloak]

Thats what I thought. But the component dont get destroyed no matter what I try. Are components not able to destroy its owners other components ?

[arctic plover]

Hmm, I cleaned it two days ago because I was suspecting something. I usually try to not put too much strain on my CPU since I am using it work working mainly.

I play games in 30fps capped always, for example.

That's a good question, the system was pre-built.

It's about 5 years old now but I have cleaned it regularly and also took quite good care of it, it would break my heart if it's just going to "break" now 🤔

There is a #hardware? 😮

[pallid olive]

Test it with print string if the component object has a display name

[rose cloak]

It does. and thats is what is strange. It seems to me that when I fire the destroy component from within a component then I can't destroy another component of owner.
Cast to in this case ?

[pallid olive]

You arr destroying the variable and not the component self

[rose cloak]

I am not really sure. Debugging shows that variable exists wiht data even after the component destroy

very odd

[pallid olive]

From Destroy component set target to get ability system component instead of the variable

[rose cloak]

So it goes like this?
Just to be sure. I cant reference to Owner->AbilitySystemComponent by using a Variable ?

[plush yew]

I found a video tutorial about adding third person template to an existing project. Add feature or template doesn't exist in UE4, or is located elsewhere

where is it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h64dV-gaXTs ok, found how to do it

[arctic plover]

Hey I need some general advice here. I had my target framerate of 30fps/33ms in all scenes just fine. Then about two weeks ago I added some things that somehow dragged performance down to about 20fps or even lower. Obviously it was something I changed/added when I compare the two projects. But I cannot find out what it was. How do I proceed in a situation such as this? I can't roll back this content to the state of two weeks ago.

[oak patio]

use the profiling tools to find out whats eating up that budget

[supple creek]

A general question about gamejams - how do you guys colab? Using what?

[tiny zodiac]

What to do when it crashes and there's no bug report? Should i go to breakpoint hell?

[arctic plover]

I found it, it was actually a blueprint! However, I used the tools and could not read anything out of it? Since it wasn't a shader, mesh or landscape thing, it didn't tell me anything useful. Which performance tool should I have used to see that it was a blueprint actor? Or how should I have read them?

[tiny zodiac]

oh it gave me the errors like now. took so long

[unborn grove]

Hello guys! I am watching this tutorial course i bought and I would like to know what version of UE he is using. My first screenshot is what I see on my engine and the second screenshot is what I see in the course. Could someone please help me find out what version he is using?

[grim ore]

@unborn groveso the author doesnt tell you what it was recorded in?

it looks close enough, what is the issue?

[unborn grove]

his has scale mode

and mine doesn't

[grim ore]

he is using action inputs, you are not

[unborn grove]

wdym

[grim ore]

or the opposite I guess, i dont know whose is whose

look closer, there are 2 sections in input. Action and Axis

[unborn grove]

omg

im stupid

thank you so much

you are a real one

man have a great day

[storm kiln]

hello. is there anyone if i have all my meshes on 1 skel i can like turn some off and some on ? thanks

oh nice how can i do that?

[grim ore]

you can use a master pose component, if you want them all animating together https://docs.unrealengine.com/modular-characters-in-unreal-engine/ , or you can just turn them on and off if they are individual meshes

[storm kiln]

oh thank u

🙂

ihave my skel setup like this thought will it work

[grim ore]

@storm kiln#graphics might have more help on how to set it up, I have no idea how it will work with multiple meshes on one skeleton when exporting out.

[storm kiln]

oh alright thank u 🙂 i like ur videos btw there helpful lol

[neon wedge]

If i use hair cards, would I be using the groom functions in unreal when importing?

[left marsh]

any idea why despite this the audio volume sliders go all the way back to full volume whenever I restart Event Construct? (this is on Event Construct btw)

[prisma timber]

are we allowed to discuss tooling around UE4 and model extraction?

[grim ore]

extracting models from where?

[prisma timber]

yeah from a game, I just wanted to ask in general if it looks like the model is missing textures or materials since I don't really know the difference visually lul

[topaz thunder]

Does anyone know how to properly install AMD'S FSR2 2.1.2? I'm using Unreal Engine 4.27 and it tells me it could not be compiled and to rebuild it from source manually, how do I make it work? I'm positive it supports my version. I installed it by dragging the contents of the .zip into my Plugins folder on my project's directory (.zip is from AMD'S site)

[drowsy snow]

Does your project have at least a C++ class?

[topaz thunder]

Yeah my project has a c++ class

[drowsy snow]

Then open the .sln file in Visual Studio, and build your project there.

[topaz thunder]

got it thank you!

[drowsy snow]

Happy 2023, but you're not allowed to talk about underground/unofficial modding tools in here.

[rancid sorrel]

oh. Thank you... I replaced the word with 'marketplace' and added a link to the sanctioned tool. I am asking about 'Pak Loader' a sanctioned Plugin from the marketplace. So,.. Any way to change those four alphanumerics in a .Uasset file? or? ;~)

[oak patio]

you are still modding.
we wont give you help with modding. changing words does not change this

oh you dont even want help

[drowsy snow]

I admit it's funny to watch how the wording altered in real time

[oak patio]

you are advertising help

[rancid sorrel]

? I only thought if it is a markeplace asset, it was ok?

[oak patio]

<@&213101288538374145>

I am happy to help people who want to get into Modding UE4 games, It is SO Amazing to do,. I have gotten very deep into it and can do pretty much anything now EXCEPT what I ask above! 🙂 (yet...)

[rancid sorrel]

and I only changed it to try to comply and cooperate,. I am new,

[oak patio]

changing the wording of your message doesnt change what you are trying to do

which we dont allow here

[rancid sorrel]

ok, then i will delete it,.

[drowsy snow]

At least I hope Quinn logs the message in original form

[oak patio]

i wish i was there to see it

[rancid sorrel]

Is the point to teach and help or get people in trouble? How strange. You said no! I deleted it,. What is the problem?

[oak patio]

the point is to not help people mod games that dont support modding

there is no problem now

[rancid sorrel]

I am only trying to mod abandonware of what was a free demo.

[oak patio]

its still nto allowed here no matter how pure the intentions are

the same techniques are also applicable for other means.

[rancid sorrel]

'allowed' ,.. . I guess I AM in the wrong place,. Not a place for free thinking,. Cooking utensils can be used for making bombs but there are still cooking shows,. Adios.

[oak patio]

bit of a stretch there

its really not that hard to follow one very simple rule

[rancid sorrel]

Sharing of knowedge, not allowed. I feel like I am i a nightmare and can't wake up! Why is there a sanctioned Pak Loading Plugin that does exactly this then on the Marketplace, if is it a Taboo Subject?

[oak patio]

but yes if you are modding you are very much in the wrong place

[oak patio]

you do know this server isnt official right? just because it's on the marketplace doesnt mean we can help with it.
theres also vehicles on the marketplace used in military simulations but good luck being taught how to make one of those here

[rancid sorrel]

Modding? That is just a word.. The thing is to gain complete understanding about the tool. But that is fine I will keep looking for a place where information can be shared freely..

[weary basalt]

@rancid sorrel Piracy and/or sharing methods for modifying/ripping game content for games that do not officially support it is against our rules and is generally frowned upon.

[rancid sorrel]

No helping is one thing, Barring any Mention is quite another!

[weary basalt]

Do not continue to discuss it here

This is not the server for that type of content.

[rancid sorrel]

ok.

[weary basalt]

You will be removed if you do not follow our rules.

[rancid sorrel]

No need... I will do that myself.

[drowsy snow]

I'm a modder myself, but I understand why the rules is enforced this way.

[rancid sorrel]

I do apologize. I didn't mean to offend or break any rules, I had absolutely no idea, and I am,. stunned to have any information 'barred' from discussion. I will not bring up the subject (or any subject obviously) again. I have always avoided Discord, because every time I say anything, about anything, it is an instant pile-up of bandwagoneers' chiming in with negativity,. It is hard to shake that notion,..

[oak patio]

i too like modding, i wouldnt be able to play some of my favourite games without it lol, but it does make sense why the rule is there.
in a community of indie game devws, teaching people techniques to not only unpack their games, but use techniques that can also be identically used for piracy is not really good.
Especially when it is a server endorsed by epic, despite it not being official

[rancid sorrel]

Science can be used for good or evil, it is still taught. (Well, not anymore actually..)

[oak patio]

teaching people how to violate license agreements, which unsupported modding does, is also not good in a server widely used by professionals

[rancid sorrel]

I was asking about supported stuff: an actual asset for sale in the marketplace.

[oak patio]

but even then its not a great place to receive help. even modding supported games heavily depends on the implementation of said game, which generalist ue devs cant help with. might as well get help by those who know the specifics

[rancid sorrel]

teaching people to build Nuclear Bombs..

[drowsy snow]

You didn't - I saw your initial message and filed a report as soon as I see it

[oak patio]

you werent though, you were asking how to use a tool for unsupported means

[rancid sorrel]

NO I mentioned an interst in that ... branch... but was only asking about the Plugin for sale specifically..

[drowsy snow]

The point is, this isn't the place, chief.

[oak patio]

its akin to askign someone how to black hat hack, and then when being told no, saying "why, i just want to use a computer"

[rancid sorrel]

fine. I had stooped.

[oak patio]

its just not allowed, and reflects poorly on the server

[rancid sorrel]

fair enough.

[drowsy snow]

Feel free to ask it elsewhere, on dedicated underground/unofficial modding forums on the net

[oak patio]

you will get better help there anyway, since its dedicated to that, whereas generalist ue help wont be much use for you

[plush yew]

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience.
Does anyone know how to make the player's hand along with what he has not go through the walls and that despite projecting and receiving shadows, the same is not seen on the map?

I don't know if I'm making myself clear.

[worthy forge]

How does IP protection/claiming for endless runner mobile games work, is only copyright necessary

[real heath]

It's a complicated topic, but there's 3 main aspects. Copyright protects the executable, artwork, audio, etc. This is generally automatically gained in most countries for all authored works, but it's up to you to enforce. Trademarks which protect the name and branding (logos etc). This you must apply and pay for, and also it's your responsiblity to enforce. Patents, this protects the workings of the program, for instance you might have some crazy unique game mechanic. These are generally only used by larger companies that can afford the process to apply for, and it's also on you to enforce.

Again, it's a complicated topic that varies by region. If you need any specifics, talk to a lawyer.

[oak patio]

Also be warned mobile games are a vicious market with little regard for copyright laws

There's a reason you see 12 new game clones a week on the app store.

Especially with endless runners

[real heath]

Yep, cloning a game if they don't use their artwork or branding is also not really an infringing action, unless it violates some patent. If they DO use artwork, you could try a DMCA with the app stores, or, sue them. Fun times. If they use your branding, it's a bit of a process, talk to a lawyer

[oak patio]

It's even more sad when you realise a lot of these companies are multi billion dollar companies that churn these out and have enough money and turn so much profit that they just throw money at any issue that arises to either delay it or settle it

[grim ore]

#mobile or #virtual-reality would be more appropriate, but, when you remove it completely and try and package again what happens

[soft dawn]

ooh ok

[dreamy wasp]

Anyone know a way to get the world location of an actor, when using an ActorComponent?
The Component seems to only know the relative location of the base mesh of the actor, so I get 0 0 0 even though it's world location is much different.
On Event BeginPlay (in the component) I have it GetOwner and set that as a variable, so it know who it's owner is, but I cant get the world space out of it. 😦

[topaz thunder]

Would anyone know why "On End Play" never gets run? It's a simple pawn that gets spawned and destroyed by character via impact, before destroying itself it plays the default unreal engine explosion effect and at the end it should run "On End Play" but it never does

[astral rapids]

does anyone know how to stop fog from affecting large meshes the wrong way like this?

[queen rivet]

does anyone know why my saved graphics settings is not loading in android phone after restarting the game but it is loading and saving completely fine in unreal engine

[wind mantle]

Hello, is there any way to simulate input in unreal engine blueprints? E.g mouse clicks. I'm writing functional tests and would like to apply fake inputs to validate that the intended logic is working

[robust lintel]

Why does this happen?

Blueprint Runtime Error: "Accessed None trying to read property Audio". Blueprint: lift Function: Execute Ubergraph Lift Graph: EventGraph Node: Set Sound

[wind mantle]

SetSound you are reading the property of Audio and its "None"

cuz its not set yet

[robust lintel]

How do i set it than?

[wind mantle]

Drag the variable into the bp

then u get option set or get

this is just an example

[robust lintel]

I know. Am i not doing that? I saw this image on the forums and they didnt mention setting the audio

I know its a mess, but i know how to set a variable...

I think i got it now

[wind mantle]

Nice! Sorry I was away

If you think the BP is a mess, consider refactoring it 😉

Now to my question: Is there anyone who knows if its possible to simulate a mouse input event in UE4? I'm creating a functional test to test gameplay logic.

[robust lintel]

This could help. The UE forums are full of usefull stuff. https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-inject-simulate-mouse-clicks/25602

[wind mantle]

I'm actually on that exact side and looking now, thx 😄

[magic quarry]

Whenever I try to change one parameter on Local Rotation, all other parameters change, how do I prevent this?

[pallid olive]

Hello for camera settings i tried to set it for a potrait screen. Set the vield to 55 angle and camera aspect ratio to 0.5625, the screen look strached vertically is there a way to have a bigger width in the camera?

[rotund sorrel]

In games (usually horror) where you have the enemy grabbing you (jumpscare, death animation or whatever) at a certain distance, do you think they put a dedicated overlapping box around the player to detect when they can perform the grab or they just check distance in tick?any idea?

[drowsy snow]

The former.

[rotund sorrel]

Is it better to make that box in the player or around the enemy(and triggers when it overlaps player capsule) so that each can have their own change box size etc.?

[robust lintel]

Is it possible/legal to use the default Player Model for my game if i don't have a model and can't model myself?

[pallid olive]

look in marketplace there are plenty of models free with full licenses but i think mannequin has full licenses to use

[drowsy snow]

Yes
||And you can compete with Dreamworld||

[plush yew]

I'm making a level with BSP only, blockout stage. IS it normal for it to become slow to move and copy brushes after the level is somewhat large?

every operation to copy or move is taking 2 seconds or so

[rotund sorrel]

Curious as well. With my level(non BSP) i had the same experience as well. It's very laggy now and hard to work on. Maybe it must be splitted in sublevels(and toggle them on/off when needed) once it starts lagging?

[tame marsh]

In the UE documentation, is there anywhere I can see where I can see when the page has last been changed?

[plush yew]

I know this isn't a support channel but is there anyone here who has worked on multiplayer network replication? I have a few doubts and questions i wanna go through.

[drowsy snow]

Ask the question(s) right away in #multiplayer

[plush yew]

I did try but had no luck unfortunately. I'm still very new to replication so I think it'd take me forever to clear things up one by one

[drowsy snow]

It's been 4 hours, so worth bumping it, I guess

[plush yew]

hows that done? sorry I'm not familiar with bumping.

[tame marsh]

just reply to yourself 😅

[plush yew]

ah gotcha

thanks 😄

[left marsh]

does this set array element do anything to the actual save file?

[plush yew]

I have the impression that autosave or something is filling up my disk

less than 100MB free?

[grim ore]

the derived data cache could be, or auto saves

[pallid olive]

hello, was curious if someone has time to give a feedback about level design its a screenshot, was woundering if its fits together with character and level

[oak patio]

That wouldn't be level design. Level design is about how your mechanics interact with the level and gauging the flow of the game.

Post in #1054845120236757103 for feedback on environment art

Also no crossposting

[pallid olive]

Hey Brother, alright thanks,

to be fair those post are made by professionals

[hidden dew]

Using the third person character template, my camera isn't colliding with anything. Just goes through the floor. I've made some changes but don't remember what.
What am I missing to fix it?

[hasty epoch]

Hello. Is it possible to make the player can do something like sculpt, but in the opposite sense? I'd like to make underground wars, but I want players to dig their own paths.

[raw oak]

Voxels

[hasty epoch]

Ok, but how? Sorry, I dont know what is it and how can i use that.

[marsh nebula]

Hey so does anyone know how I could go about making a question block type thing like in Mario Bros? I want the block to sort of bounce up and down when hit from the bottom (like when Mario collects coins).

[oak patio]

Voxel plugin

[oak patio]

Please don't crosspost

[marsh nebula]

Sorry

[round light]

anyone ever seen this error?

help me obi wan

[plush yew]

Depending on your os, there is a command you can use to fix that.

[plush yew]

./UnrealEngine_Repo_dir/Engine/Build/BatchFiles/Linux/Build.bat UnrealLightmass win64 Development -verbose , or replace the win64 with Linux if your on Linux. Using the build.sh in linux

[round light]

where can i run that script in windows?

@plush yew

visual studio? atm im only building in editor, hadnt used visual studio yet

[plush yew]

Open a command prompt or power shell, CD into your unreal editor directory and run it in there

[plush yew]

so, mine looks like this.

[round light]

installing powershell now from windows site

[plush yew]

you can just use a command prompt as well

[round light]

pardon my novicenes

[plush yew]

no worries, we've all been there

[round light]

so i open it into my editor?

or just open and enter command

[plush yew]

yes, now you can just use the command, or you can do it the way i did in my picture, cd c:\directory to your editor files , then just run ./Build.bat UnrealLightmass Win64 Development -verbose , the decision is yours

[round light]

believe im on the right track, just trying to figure out the commands i should enter now

im looknig in appdata at unreal and my engine version

[plush yew]

if your at the prompt like your picture, then just enter this" ./UnrealEngine_Repo_dir/Engine/Build/BatchFiles/Linux/Build.bat UnrealLightmass Win64 Development -verbose" replace the "unrealengine_repo_dir" with the path to your engine dir

did you get it from the epic launcher?

[round light]

yes

should i look in that folder?

[plush yew]

then it should be here.... C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_5.0\Engine\Build\BatchFiles

of course it will be in a folder for your version of the editor

[round light]

C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_4.27\Engine\Build\BatchFiles

[plush yew]

correct

[round light]

hmm

[plush yew]

right, needs to be this: cd C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_4.27\Engine\Build\BatchFiles

then

[round light]

ahh so im missing the cd at the front

[plush yew]

./Build.bat UnrealLightmass Win64 Development -verbose

cd just takes you to the fold, kinda like double clicking a folder, just with text instead

two commands, the cd command takes you to the folder

then the ./Build.bat UnrealLightmass Win64 Development -verbose command tells unreal to build the lightmass

[round light]

think im getting closer, thanks for your help and paitence

[plush yew]

no worries

[round light]

pressed cd and right arrow to get the batch file

[plush yew]

and don't forget the . before the /

[round light]

maybe thats it, one sec

still missing it a bit

in the 2nd command

[plush yew]

nah, second command is good, it's your first command isn't working, it's not taking you to the directory.

[round light]

tried the /linux at the end of the batchfiles command too but still no luck, not sure what im missing

[plush yew]

well, your not on linux so it wouldn't help.

okay, got the problem

in the first command, add " around the directory..... so "cd C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_4.27\Engine\Build\BatchFiles"

oop

s

cd "C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_4.27\Engine\Build\BatchFiles"

[round light]

bingo im in a blue font now

[plush yew]

pic

[round light]

quotations in the next command too?

[plush yew]

no

[plush yew]

good, now...... ./Build.bat UnrealLightmass Win64 Development -verbose

[round light]

looks like we're moving

truly, sincerly appreciate the help

[plush yew]

good, now you try doing what you were doing before, and see if it gives the same error

no problem

[round light]

hmm

still the same

and no errors other than lighting needs to be rebuilt

doesnt happen in other projects

someone said this project may be corrupt

but idk how

[plush yew]

no, just means you need to recompile the swarm thing. one sec

here, try this.... i don't know if it will work, but it's worth a shot.

https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/error-maps-need-lighting-rebuilt/24135/9?u=droidhackzor

just look at the steps provided by donggas90

[round light]

followed and tried the no precomputed lighting fix but still the same error

[plush yew]

and it's only happening with that project?

[round light]

yeah i havent added anything to the other projects like this to attempt to recreate the error but other projects build lighting fine

at one point i cleared the swarm cache

as some forums suggested

didnt fix it either tho

[plush yew]

then, the only thing i can suggest is to make a new project and migrate the whole thing to the new project....right click on the content folder and "migrate" to the new project, and see if it fixes it

[round light]

really appreciate the pointers and giving me more insight into the commands

thank you @plush yew

[plush yew]

just make sure you migrate all of it to the new project, then see if it still has a problem

and your welcome

[round light]

ahh migrate the content folder

so much easier hahah

[vital bear]

I have a question when setting up android ask and everything, do you need the android symbol to show or can it just stay a warning sign?

[earnest basin]

Dumb question, but someone told me to go to 'project launcher' to do something. I Googled it, and the docs tell me all about what it does, but not how to access it:

https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/SharingAndReleasing/Deployment/ProjectLauncher/

Where the heck is the proj launcher? Is this the first screen when I launch the editor?

hmm no the first screen is project browser

[bright root]

/job salary

[plush yew]

Did the migrate work for you?

[astral rapids]

would anyone know what i should do to fix this landscape geometry seam?

[novel grotto]

Hey! does anyone know how to make a simple 2d enemy follow script with blueprints?
i have not found anything after hours of searching that worked.
all im trying to do is get another actor to move towards the player?

[oak patio]

That would appear to be the menu you get by pressing the launch button in editor

[coarse vector]

what are some of the ways to animate the player movement from an actor component similar to timeline?

[drowsy snow]

Doing Interp To on Tick

[oak patio]

AI move to nodem

[steel pasture]

heyp

heyo

how to cast a actor ?

when i cast an actor with get player character its says it will always fail so what should i do ?

i got it thx anyways

[opaque seal]

hello guys sorry for bad english
i want to apply graphic settings but i dont want to save it. but that apply node save settings how can i disable it?
i mean it just apply settings

[drowsy snow]

Wasn't there a node to revert back the settings?

[drowsy snow]

https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/BlueprintAPI/Settings/

[thorny meteor]

Hi guys, Anyone knows how one would setup a fog of war system in ue4 ?

I know there are plugins but

Want to know what the logic behind it would be

[drowsy snow]

It can be as simple as render target mapped to world space in 2 axis

[thorny meteor]

Ok so the thing is the game im looking to implement fog of war is 3d so the player can technically come to surface level and look around

and I want the fog to still stay

[thin tendon]

In a 3d environment. I would probably place a few volumetric height fog actors around the map. Maybe in a blueprint actor with a collision box. Then when I collide with each box reduce the density of the fog to increase visibility for your character. Then just set up some kind of save system to track where the player has been.

[opaque seal]

there is reset to current settings node but i want to create save system to when player reopned the game it gets the settings data from save function or anything ,then apply those settings

[drowsy snow]

So the scalability varies on per save file?

I don't know if your players will like that, because it's supposed to be adjusted per hardware, not based on who's playing at the moment

[opaque seal]

this is my save game blueprint and variables

and this my apply and save code in settings widget

when you press on apply & save it saves widget variables on character variables then it saves those variables

then i load variables from character on widget variables when widget open

[thorny meteor]

Yes this is what we thought but the issue is our map is kind of big and this increases the load on slightly lower end pcs

by a lot

[drowsy snow]

Still doesn't make sense, because the moment you apply Game User Settings, it'll automatically saved for the PC it runs at.

Your widgets can simply get the GUS again

Also typically those settings are fine with immediate change, except resolution and window mode

[thin tendon]

You could just use level streaming. To only load what you need

[opaque seal]

so i fixed and thank you for your help but i have another question....
how can i set the widget values to default values?
because when i close my settings widget some buttons or animation still on that changed value
i want to reset values like you open the widget at first time

widget default panel when you open is gameplay panel, and you can transform between panels with button and it changes with animation but when i close and reopen my widget it still on the for example graphic panel

[copper bobcat]

You can reset the widget on Destruct event

Or remove the current widget and add a new one

[opaque seal]

oooo thank you

[uncut crow]

i created a level that spawns a widget on begin play , but ive realised that it also spawns the entire level along with the widget which should spawn after the player clicks the play button , and no i havent done anything in the widget blueprints to cause this , so any setting or function to avoid this

[hidden dew]

These numbers are using the shader node DebugScalarValues.
They should be 895 896, 897, 898, 899.

Instead they are: blegh, 896, 897, blegh, 898.

Is this kind of thing normal with DebugScalarValues?

The numbers fuzz and change a bit when moving around

[snow vale]

Hey all, question. I don't really even know which channel to put this in... Can someone point me to the right one?

I am having issues with Unreal picking up any gamepad input when converting a project from 4.26 to 4.27. I've tried two gamepads, an official xbox 360 controller and a third party gamecube controller. They both get picked up on this website just fine: https://gamepad-tester.com/

I should note, I am on a Mac (I know I know...). But just to be clear, I get perfect controller input on 4.26 but swapping the unreal version breaks it. The inputs are still there in the project settings, unreal just doesn't recognize that I have a gamepad at all. It doesn't work in editor or in a packaged game that comes from 4.27. Does anyone have any thoughts?

[round light]

Sadly no, but the lighting in my game was more of an added feature, it isn't necessarily needed. I believe I can untoggle the propagate light you mentioned and execute veiwmode unlit and I can export to bypass and actually package the game without lighting, no?

[peak hare]

Does anyone have any tips on handling large numbers of AI pawn units on screen at once, without lagging players too much? I think my bottleneck is in the GPU. I have some skeletal mesh LODs, but doesn't really help in the case players have many units close by.

[small mural]

I'm looking to rent a gaming PC (such as a HP Omen) in Sao Paulo for a day this Friday 20 January. Anyone based there you would be willing to rent me their laptop?

[plush yew]

what did I press? every time I select a brush it's flickering

[midnight parrot]

I know I rarely come here to anything but I want to ask, does someone remember, back in 4.23, why my avatar (custom character) goes invisible on html5 but on the viewport/windows is fine? 🤔

[grim ore]

of bones on a skinned mesh is too high I beleive? look into something like that

[midnight parrot]

I usually import them from mixamo, so that is giving me the bones, I don't really sculpt characters myself 🤔

[plush yew]

i don't know tbh, it's wierd that your other projects don't have the same problem, if you migrated your content folder, then there has to be a problem with something in the project itself thats causing it, rather than the engine

[round light]

Very strange

Trying just to find a work arpund

I feel the unlit mode is my quickest short term fix

[neon wedge]

I swear miximo to unreal doesn't work anymore

[topaz thunder]

I'm trying to detect if my character touched a pad, I'm doing this by getting the "Other Actor" in on component hit and using Get Display Name (outputs something like FirstPersonCharacter_C_0) and comparing it to Get Player Character -> Get Object Name (outputs FirstPersonCharacter) and outputting the two, but for some reason they both have different outputs, I expected the collision's On Component hit to be the same as Get Player Character -> Get Object Name, how can I reliably compare the two for character?

[grim ore]

@topaz thundernames are not guaranteed and not a good way to compare

[topaz thunder]

oh I see, how would I compare it?

[grim ore]

what is the "pad" you are touching?

[topaz thunder]

it's just a cube, I'm just trying to see if it's the player that touched it and not some random ai

anything that the cube touches gets passed into "other actor"

[grim ore]

so when that cube is touched, you want to see if the player is the one that hit it?

[topaz thunder]

exactly

i did it by getting the name of the actor that hit it, and compared it to my character

[grim ore]

you can get the player character itself (you are doing that) and compare it to the Other Actor directly

[topaz thunder]

oh i never knew that was possible, thank you!

[alpine basin]

Hey Guys, I'm trying to make my gun logic work correctly. The gun "Fires", but the bullet is always going directly behind me, and not where the player is looking. What could be the culprit? [Blueprints]

Example of gun shooting

[pallid olive]

Check this tutorial out its quitte good https://youtu.be/evk4JuFmMmg

[alpine basin]

Thank you! - I have 3 classes. Character [ the player], Gun Base [The base of the gun], and ProjectileGun [Child Blueprint of Gun Base]. Would that tutorial still work?

[pallid olive]

Yes ofcourse u can add socket location in your weapon mesh

This method is almost standard in ue

[clear palm]

Hello ue4 ..... I am just starting to learn Unreal and could use some advice on the best place to find good tutorials, this is my learning how to place items into the world any advice would be much appreciated

[pallid olive]

I use a new camera placed directly behind the character, because the main camera is around 500 units higher then the character (tps) for the line trace as long its attached to the character is fine

[alpine basin]

I kinda have that rn, I think.

The bullets spawn from the gun, but just go directly behind the player

I don't know what causes it at all

[pallid olive]

If u use socket in your mesh you can select that as rotation and location so its shoots smoothly from weapon even while sprinting

[pallid olive]

Placing actors in too the world is as simple as drag and drop

[clear palm]

that part I understand but now I want to get into the real parts of Unreal, lighting, blueprints, characters, eventually leading to game creation.

[pallid olive]

Okee depends on what gerne ur intrested in there are plenty youtube tutorial series on different gernes

[clear palm]

ogloco thank you, I am looking to get into the RPG style of games I will look for those tutorials

[pallid olive]

You can see this rpg series https://youtu.be/AfSvAa8tZmQ

But its more advanced

[clear palm]

thank you! even though it is more advanced......go big or go home right

[drowsy snow]

Don't forget to spend 4 years just learning stuff around without actually getting the project done and rewrite the whole code after you know what you're doing

[pallid olive]

Somethimes programming small project could be better for experience

[clear palm]

oh I plan on reworking this map about 250 times at least before it sits gathering dust for another two years or so after that

[clear palm]

oh I plan on doing a TON of small projects before I actually get into anything really big

[pallid olive]

Makoto is right rpg takes atleast 4 years maybe 10 years to acomplish if doing solo or duo

Also for the assets i think u planniny to buy on market place or let it be created can be verry costy

[clear palm]

I had a feeling this dream would take a bunch of years and I am good with that, I have written the lore and world history already and that took about 5 years to complete

[neon wedge]

rpgs are full of things to make, maps,batttles,ai,armor,items.
I would pick a easier genre

[clear palm]

this is true but I am an OLD D&D player and has been a part of my life for well over 40 years so its a dream of mine I do not mind the work

[drowsy snow]

I'm working on one myself lol

Blame Final Fantasy and Idolmaster for that one

[clear palm]

D&D Final Fantasy and Warcraft for me

[eager kraken]

My project is already setup with the necessary input, but I am planning to enable enhanced input plugin. Will the previous input be usable or I need to change input stuff in my project such as PlayerController, Actor etc?

[spice ruin]

I think you have to do it all again.

[dreamy wasp]

Hey Folks, I'm trying to find the bottlenecks in my map, and I want to use the Unreal Insights. Problem is that every video on YT about it, is in slide form, so they dont actually show how to use it, just what it's used for.
Anyone any good doc/video with a step by step tutorial.
Was hoping by 4.27 it would just be a pull-down window. .. sigh...

[queen rivet]

How can I display ping like this in my game?

[coarse jetty]

hello guys, can i reposition a whole animation that is played thorugh level sequence?

[drowsy snow]

Yes

[coarse jetty]

jajajaja thanks i figured out that the animation in level sequence had an extra transform with no keyframes referencing the skeletal or something that spawns

[hidden dew]

What's the easiest way to make the Character run faster?
I don't use the character class at all really, just doing a test with the template function, so whatever's fast and dirty works

[drowsy snow]

Increase the velocity in your custom movement component

[midnight parrot]

the unreal mannequin with 68 bones appears normally when I test the scene in html5 but when I change it to my fixed, new character with 65 bones, it just disappears 😔

[drowsy snow]

> html5

I'd say that's the problem

[midnight parrot]

maybe but you know how clients are 😅

[drowsy snow]

Yeah, using UE to make HTML5 app isn't a great idea.

I tried it in the past, it went nowhere

[brisk girder]

Anyone know of a way I can generate thousands of physics actors (gold coins) at a time while keeping the game performant? Having an issue in my game:
https://youtu.be/OLj0yhglxNw

[plush yew]

what did I press? selecting brushes is causing flicker

the yellow highlight is flickering

[floral solstice]

Why are my files not working as a valid Fbx

I got a character made for me from a guy on fiver and now all of a sudden it won’t open as a Fbx file it’s just an invalid file but I downloaded it right I should be able to just import them why I used to

[plush yew]

found out why. It's the AA that causes the flickering

[rotund sorrel]

Can components add other components like trigger boxes, mesh?

[pallid olive]

maybe set the collision box to no collision once component or whenever u want back to collision enabled

Have also question about collision,,, is it possible to retrigger the collision if the target is still in radius after some time ?

[frozen pond]

hi, anyone knows how did hydroneer code thier mutliplayer system? its like somekind of local coop ?

[weak urchin]

Anyone have any idea how i can prevent the player from saving if the player is in the array of "perceived actors" of the AI senses? I dont want to do a proximity check, i just want to prevent saving if the player is being chased or attacked by the AI.

[rose cloak]

Yes. Use add component and get owner

[novel grotto]

hey, quick question does anyone know how to make a 2d character move to where it is looking?

[rose cloak]

I have attached my pawn to a vehicle with attach actor to actor by bone/socket name.
If the vehicle do a big bump then the pawn sometimes move its location.
How do I avoid that?

[west cloud]

hey did you ever figure this out?

[grand rune]

Does any know how to turn your ue4 project into a DLL file?

Or at least put your c++ code into a DLL file?

[spark cedar]

I’m running into a big issue on Steam Deck. All my videos are encoded with H.264 and they are not playing at all.

The only workaround I have found is installing and using Proton GE. Videos play flawlessly with Proton GE but I definitely don’t want to ask players to go through the hassle of installing this.

Is there any workaround for this issue? Maybe using a different encoder?

[real heath]

bink video support has been added, i think it MIGHT have shipped in 4.27?

[real heath]

what engine version are you on?

https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/WorkingWithMedia/IntegratingMedia/BinkVideo/

[spark cedar]

Thank you! I'm on 4.25 and not planning to move to a higher version due to some of the plugins I'm using...

[spark cedar]

Sorry I don't know much about Bink, but is Bink supported by Steam Deck/Proton?

[real heath]

It's very widely supported as it's designed for cross platform games and isn't encumbered the way the h26x versions are, but I don't specifically know those platforms. I'd point you to that page as first stop for info.

[drowsy snow]

Yeah, tough luck then, because Bink is only available in 4.27 onwards

[spark cedar]

Is there other alternative for 4.25?
I heard AV1 encoding might work on the Deck

There's also the Proton-GE alternative, but I definitely don't want to ask players to install this in order to see the videos...

[drowsy snow]

What plugin that doesn't work with 4.27?

[spark cedar]

It's not a plugin per se, but a menu asset that I'm using in my game, which breaks above 4.26.
The developer abandoned the asset and don't reply to my emails anymore... and changing the menu asset would be super heavy work at this point.

[honest vale]

isn't that just a few textures + text?

[rotund sorrel]

Is it possible to getOverlappingActors but filter by Channel or Collision Type instead of class?

[drowsy snow]

Maybe calculating the ping length

[queen topaz]

Hi everyone, i was wondering if that is possible to do and if so what is the math needed, basically what i want is to get the delta rotator needed to match the right vector of a rotator with a direction vector, i can find the angle between those 2 vectors with the dot product but im not sure if that is the right approach

[real moss]

is this specs , can i make a simple game of it in unreal engine?

[spice ruin]

Possible, but you will have a very hard time.

[modern kite]

btw why does the name of the project not change the application name? for what is the about page in the project settings even good?

[real moss]

so it will have 30 fps or more or what?

[modern kite]

are you using ue4 or ue5?

[real moss]

ue4

[modern kite]

it is possible, whats your gpu?

[real moss]

it is weak, intel hd 4000

but i will do simple games

like mobile games not more

[modern kite]

then it should be functional

[real moss]

what? like it will works well?

[modern kite]

it will work but you will have long loading times and its gonna be slow in general

[marble iris]

Try Godot or unity, unity might be slow but you can definitely run Godot

[spice ruin]

I think your target will be 3 fps, not 30.

[real moss]

but i saw videos run on a weak graphic card and ram and it runs +30 fps

and i saw in the requirements it is recommended to be 8gb ram

[spice ruin]

Myabe weak graphics cards, but your whole system is weak.

[modern kite]

@spice ruin i saw you often around here, so you seem to have a lot of knowledge. What exactly is this page good for? I have some folders in my packaged game that i'd like renamed but i guess i have to change my projects name for that. Isnt the about page a way to redirect the names for windows?

[real moss]

i tried it , but it is really not good and not good graphics and very slow

[marble iris]

You tried godot?

Graphics don't have have much to do with the engine btw

[real moss]

yeah and unity also

[spice ruin]

Have you tried editing the uproject file directly?

[grim ore]

https://www.worldofleveldesign.com/categories/ue4/ue4-renaming-your-project.php

the project name = application name

[real moss]

i mean the walking and things actually is very slow

[modern kite]

nope cuz im using a c++ project

[marble iris]

Don't even count on unreal then

[modern kite]

for sure, but this is a c++ project

[grim ore]

ok and?

[real moss]

any way i will make low graphics not high graphics

[modern kite]

Im unsure if it will corrupt my project when i change the whole name

[grim ore]

Section 6 in that link tells you how to handle C++

[modern kite]

But is it really safe to do that is the question

[grim ore]

and yes it can corrupt it if you dont do it right, its also why ARK was shipped as Shootergame.exe

[modern kite]

ok

so i guess its better to leave it as it is

[marble iris]

By making the textures low resolution

[real moss]

yeah

[marble iris]

Yeah

Godot definitely doesn't lag though

It can run on a literal android

[real moss]

yeah godot works perfect on my device

[grim ore]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/DataTNG.jpg

[spice ruin]

Pretty sure nobody has ever run Godot on a literal android.

[marble iris]

Godot:

https://tenor.com/view/i-can-do-it-all-macoia-hip-hop-my-house-s1e4-i-can-handle-it-all-gif-25970099

[real moss]

anyway godot is great , due it is small size and free and works on weak devices any way

especially godot 4

godot 4 has amazing graphics

but it's problem is not have a good performance

[marble iris]

Explain?

[real moss]

bro search on youtube and see

and yeah godot has a blueprints

[short night]

Does the Browse Button in the Translation Editor for a culture not work?

[drowsy snow]

Stick with whatever you're comfortable with

[drowsy snow]

It can actually run in a web browser, with expected janks

[spice ruin]

Web browser != an android

[drowsy snow]

Not ideal, but I guess that's an option for someone with nothing but a cranky netbook in a remote island

[drowsy snow]

Also it actually works on android lol
Though it's not possible to go further with just the touchscreen

And I definitely won't bother practically going further, I'm not stranded in a slum

[spice ruin]

Android != an android

[rain badger]

What are some of the pros/cons to taking a character blueprint and just duplicating it vs making a child blueprint?

[thin tendon]

When have a parent blueprint or master blueprint of an object the main advantage is you can write code on the master and have it work across all of the children. So you only have to write the code once.

[glacial arch]

dumb question but what is this and how does it trigger so I can never trigger it again

[keen hearth]

when you have a file selected in the content browser and you start typing, it will generally jump to the file that starts with the stuff you typed (like any other app), and the highlighted text shows you what you typed.

(*file=asset)

[silver quest]

Unrelated and probably useless, but why not ue5?

[tardy ember]

Hey!
I'm currently creating an LOD system for procedural meshes. The idea is that is would turn on the LOD mesh when the camera is far enough way and turn off the detailed mesh.
Currently I'm doing this by using the setVisiblity function of the procedrual mesh component. I turn off/on the visibilty at the same time.
The problem however is that this method appears to not happen instantly, as there are frames where both meshes are not visible. It is also just very laggy.
The same problem occurs when I try swapping materials instead or teleporting the mesh away.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

[proud abyss]

Hey guys, was wondering if you could help me out.. i have a model of a bike and im trying to make the chain work with the crank. Would setting a spline path be the correct way to move the mesh or is there a better method you would recomend?

[glacial arch]

The project was on 4.27 when I got on board, we might upgrade one of these days but I anticipate nightmare asspain so I'm putting it off

[glacial arch]

thank you, it keeps happening when I'm PiE

[silver quest]

Good point

[plush yew]

Can i refound unreal engine assets

[real heath]

In future don't cross post like this. #rules ask and wait patiently

[undone bough]

Can anyone think of a smarter method to achieve the same results as this:

[coarse jetty]

maybe a map?

[undone bough]

not sure how a map could be used to do the same as the values overlap (7-10, 9-12)

[coarse jetty]

but i think the problem is from the roots, and how a number can be <7 AND >10

xD

[undone bough]

derp, i have my > < backwards i just noticed that....

anyhow its supose to be a range <8, >7 < 10, >9 <12. >11 <16, etc

[coarse jetty]

dont know i first need to undrestant what you are trying to do to help, bc this makes no sense from outside

[undone bough]

let me fix it and i'll repost the image

[undone bough]

so it gets the local check, then checks that number to find the modifier value to use for the function.

i really wanted to basically do a local check of to see if it fell between certain values on a non fixed pattern basically doubling each time.... 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, etc. but not sure how one would go about that either and not possibly end up with a infinite loop.

[coarse jetty]

first the conditions have no sense, you only need the <

[undone bough]

the first value passed is the lowest possible modifier. so if its < 8, i don't want the modifier changing to 6 if the value is smaller the 7 if i used only < then it wouldn't give the right modifier.

but i get what your saying.

i can eliminate 1 >< check depending on the order.

like... so ...

[coarse jetty]

i dont know xD i just would say to use clamp and if not useful, just check the number and return what you want

[undone bough]

hrm... clamp range... didn''t think about that, ty.

[undone bough]

something like....

course i'd probably need to floor the end result

[coarse jetty]

for example. the first clamp its useless, try that and check if it is what you are searching

[undone bough]

ditch first clamp, okay, i'll give it a go, ty @coarse jetty 🙂 sometimes my brain just goes "uh.... nope not working today..."

[undone bough]

this seems to do the trick for me for what i was attempting 🙂 ty again.

[coarse jetty]

cheers

[undone bough]

well close to it, i still need to do a little modification but its working much better now.

[opaque lance]

Friends please help me with advice! I can't count the light in the scene. It throws an error and I don't understand how to fix it! Help me please, please

[plush yew]

The x axis seems reversed, blender vs unreal

[magic helm]

Anyone know what the action mappings for Xbox One, Series X and PS5 controllers are? Can't seem to find it online and surprised no one seems to have written this down somewhere.

[drowsy snow]

1. Console specific codes are under NDA, you can't freely talk about it
2. You can just use the regular gamepad mapping and call it a day. You will be missing out some console specific stuff, but unless you have the SDK, it's not something you worry about

[magic helm]

Ooh, that's pretty interesting! That explains why there's no information about it. Just bothersome cause I can't say my game has 'controller support' when I only know for certain it works for DuelShock 4, without buying the other controllers.

[drowsy snow]

FWIW on Windows PC you're at the mercy of XInput without proper console specific SDKs, and there are dedicated software to translate gamepad input to XInput, and Steam's doing the same thing

[magic helm]

Oooh, I see, that's good to know. Thank you! :)

[rare hawk]

hmm what am I doing wrong? Timer works for pressing once, but setting it to "looping" mode doesnt do anything different. I want to use it for auto fire on a weapon

[opaque seal]

bro just press build button on the top of engine then wait to build lights
it will fix

[oak patio]

Not really the place, you probably want #1054845218723209226

[agile vigil]

Hello hello

I need help with something rather specific

[dire zealot]

oh no

[agile vigil]

Ive been trying to import some models and cook them for modding but once I pak them in it simply doesnt work, they either break or T pose. Ik its possible to get it working cus other people did but they wont tell me

[oak patio]

go to the community for your specific game. we dont really do modding here

[agile vigil]

The thing is that it doesnt exist

[round light]

hey everyone, is someone avaliable to give me some insight on opening my blueprint project in Visual Studio?

[real heath]

Open the unreal editor, new C++ and just create a blank one. After that it should generate the project files for you to open it in visual studi

[round light]

even for my game that isnt c++?

the blank one will allow me to open my other project?

[real heath]

This "converts" it so to speak into a C++ project. But that's how you open It via visual studio

[round light]

oh like this?

[real heath]

No, you open your project, the one you want to work on, and create a blank C++ class. Not a blank project

[real heath]

Yep

[round light]

select none?

as the parent

[real heath]

Yeah whatever, doesn't really matter

[round light]

trying to fix my lightmass

right on, thanks a lot

[real heath]

Np

[round light]

would it be in my project folder in my documents?

when i try to locate and open in VS?

[round light]

still not able to find the unreallightmass in my solution explorer, any clue? @real heath

[round light]

very strange

[ancient spade]

Hi!
Is there a way to disable this window from popping up on every startup?

IT started appearing recently and I don't know why

[real heath]

That's live coding. As long as you aren't trying to recompile C++ while the editor is open you can disable it

At the top of your editor there should be a compile button, with a down arrow next to it

Click the down arrow and uncheck live coding

[ancient spade]

OH my god Thank you I never checked that part xD

[real heath]

Oh you specifically want to work on the lightmass program? Hmmmmmm. You may need a source build. I'm not entirely sure

[ancient spade]

I must have clicked it accidentally 😄

[round light]

a forum i read mentioned that too

from github

[spice ruin]

You can make it only popup when you actually run the live code recompile... and you should have it on because it turns off hot reload, which is far worse if you use it "accidentally".

[glossy grotto]

Can anyone tell me how to create blank project because every time i try it open this.

[spice ruin]

There's an option for a completely blank project.

[glossy grotto]

This?

[spice ruin]

I guess? I use UE5. But you can just delete that map and make one that has nothing in it at all.

[glossy grotto]

Oh okay then. Thanks!

[flint sleet]

(I don't know where to post this so i guess i will post it here) What Do You Guys Think of Adding Level Cutscenes to a map you haven't entered into Project Euphoria?

[spice ruin]

Project Euphoria?

[flint sleet]

its my game

so yeah

[spice ruin]

I'm not sure I get your question then.

I didn't really get it before, but now I'm totally confused.

[flint sleet]

there is a map selection and when you selected a map you haven't entered you will get a cutscene for the introduction of how it looks like

[spice ruin]

That's pretty standard stuff. If you wanna do it, do it.

[flint sleet]

Okay

[barren pagoda]

Nvm

[topaz thunder]

I'm making a multiplayer game, but whenever the player joins the server they get duplicated UIs, how could I remove the old one? Or somehow remove all UIs?

[glacial laurel]

Is anyone here familiar with the game Age of Conan? I wanted to attempt to make a combat system like the one they have in it. Is such a thing even possible with blueprints? I reckon it'd be no different than a QTE style game, but merely with a delay window for each animation.

[trim belfry]

You issue is that you are using Get Player Controller 0 instead of the player controller that joined

[topaz thunder]

Thanks for the help! I've been at it for hours now with very little progress, it seems when a new player join that happens to both plays. I tried messing with controllers but I can't seem to figure out how to get the player's controller (that joined) could I do that with the Event OnPostLogin in the Game Mode BP?

[trim belfry]

Why don't you put it on the player controller instead of the character?

[topaz thunder]

sorry i'm struggling to understand, i'm quite new to UE4, how would I get the player controller? or is it a node or something I have to store from somewhere?

[trim belfry]

I suppose you could do Get Controller > Cast to Player Controller, or you could make a player controller blueprint and do it there

[topaz thunder]

Oh that totally fixed that bug thank you so much! Though it seemed to create another, I think it couldn't give my variable "PlayerUIRef" something and its saying it's null

[trim belfry]

you are going to have to post the actual error if you want any more help

[topaz thunder]

oh i did it's on top of the image, it's small since it's repeating itself but this is it full screened

[trim belfry]

thats not where your error is happening. click on Set Scalar Parameter Value in the window and it will take you to where its happening

[topaz thunder]

oh alright, maybe something happened down the chain and broke it, but thanks!

[craggy belfry]

Lightmass is inside the UE VS project. If you are using the Github build you will need to open it and look for lightmass and compile it again.

[round light]

Hey thanks for the reply, I believe in using the build from the unreal launcher, other forums mention the GitHub build too but I'm not quite sure where to get that

[hidden oxide]

Is this all that's needed for a UE4 project on GitHub?

[rain badger]

Does anyone know how I might go about turning this into a function?
I want the function to take in essentially, damage values, the PlayerID, and the enemy that is being cast to. But I'm not sure how to get the casted to enemy part of the function, if that makes sense. I can clear things up as best I can if it doesn't.

[thin tendon]

Right click collapse to function

[rain badger]

Yeah but I can't get it to make the cast a variable

So that means I can't get the appropriate setting of the right playerID (in this case it's an enemy mine, but there is also the option of an enemy turret and ship for example)

[thin tendon]

When it is collapsed right click the start of your function and add an input for the type of variable you want. Or just add an actor variable input and a cast node in your function.

[crystal hornet]

Hey guys!

how could I make this kind of effect:

I'm talking about the lights

well, the shadows* xD

to be precise

[real heath]

Light function maybe?

Depends

[crystal hornet]

I heard about lightmaps, would this be a good idea?

[drowsy snow]

If the lighting is static, yes.

[crystal hornet]

yes it would be static

How can I do that? I don't find any way to get a forest's lightmap online

[drowsy snow]

Also if your level is fairly small

[drowsy snow]

Make one yourself

[crystal hornet]

hmm I'd use perlin noise or smth like that, but I'm thinking it may not be that beautiful

[drowsy snow]

Unless you have the option to look up or first person view, you can just fake it

[crystal hornet]

the game will be top down so there will be no way to check up

[drowsy snow]

The key is don't think too hard about physical plausibility

Think of it more like a set dressing of a stage, not lighting real life world

[crystal hornet]

hmm I see

[gritty sorrel]

is there a way to deactivate the low disk space warning before editor startup ?

[frail hornet]

Greetings, the Gods of Unreal..
I need a little quick help.
But I'm not sure about which channel should I post this problem at..

It's an issue which I wish to rectify a little urgent. So that's why I'm trying to ask it here instead of AnswerHub or the Forums

[drowsy snow]

You can just ask it here first, and then redirect if necessary later

[frail hornet]

Thank you so much..

So I'm working on a project lately.
And it's superhero related.
I'm using UE4.27

So the issue is, that the suit looks good with Skylight on. But the face/Metahuman looks good with the Skylight off.

Is there any possible way to equalise the looks of both of them?

Skylight on

Skylight off

[trim cape]

Hey guys where would I post my music production website?

[fierce tulip]

@trim cape if its to promote it for potential work, only the job board channels are allowed.

[topaz sundial]

So I'm in a bit of a pickle at the moment. I'm working on my level and I accidently pressed something and now my editor looks like this. Does anyone know how I could fix this as Control Z did nothing.

[unborn bolt]

Select another asset in the level and press F for focus. It should bring you closer back in.

[topaz sundial]

I have tried this but it didnt work, I think it may be something to do with my camera

Neverminded ignore me I know what I did, I selected the skysphere by mistake 😂

thankyou for the help!

[glacial arch]

Do Unreal's physics have a CPU fallback option? I've got an issue with my server not simulating physics and I wonder if that's because the cloud may lack a dedicated GPU

wdym

I'm not in charge of the decision of what cloud we use, unfortunately. So if the server is CPU only, that's something that will have to be dealt with. Maybe I'm blind but I wasn't able to find a clear answer on whether or not PlayFab's game servers have a GPU

My question just boils down to whether or not Unreal has a CPU-driven physics implementation that it can fall back on if there's no GPU compute available

Yeah. If I have to mess with physics I think I'm gonna swap to Bullet. Atm I'm just trying to diagnose the issue

Always wanted to try putting Bullet in Unreal

Oh yeah I can relate to the lighting woes

had to gut tonemapper in my project to break away from the "Unreal Look (tm)"

yeah the look that every single UE asset flip has lmao

May look into it one of these days. I do have the burning issue of being an eternal noob though so I am very dependent on community support to figure out my problems

I did notice that deviating from the corridor shooter pretty much always requires hellish asspain to get working

I have a voxel project on a hiatus, currently working on a less brainy spellcrafting arena shooter

its on a hiatus cuz its a personal project more so than anything else

The spellcrafting arena shooter I'm developing for an employer so it takes priority 😛

The biggest annoyance I've had a while back was a lack of a readily accessible compute shader system. I'm not a wiz, so getting that figured out by reading source was a bit of a

yeah

The more indepth graphics programming stuff of this sort, fidelity etc. flies over my head. I just want GPU compute with the same simplicity Unity provides 😛

[drowsy snow]

Man, this felt like it's been spammed.

[drowsy snow]

TBH Unity got it better when it comes to lower level shader stuff
In UE you need to get through lots of hoops to get compute shader working

[drowsy snow]

Maybe specular and roughness imbalance?

https://tenor.com/view/sushichaeng-reaction-meme-block-boop-gif-20792047

[oak patio]

Wtf is this dissertation length rant

[drowsy snow]

On this note, UE4's PhysX should be calculated on CPU, though you probably haven't replicated it into the headless server

[oak patio]

You know this is for ue4 not udk right

[drowsy snow]

Just press the magic button

[oak patio]

No, we really don't care

I don't have the patience to entertain children

Not heckling anyone. Just wonder why I had to scroll for a couple of decades to see an actual issue in the channel

[drowsy snow]

#ue4-general message

[spice ruin]

He is an epic troll.

[glacial arch]

wtf is even going on

[oak patio]

Idek

Some moon-landing-is-fake level conspiracy that there is a team at epic stealing on lone persons stuff

[spice ruin]

So when is Elon buying Epic and deciding that Fortnite is overrated?!

[oak patio]

Like gold and platinum weapons because that's totally original and hasn't been happening since 2007

[weary basalt]

Back ontopic please.

[glacial arch]

I'll keep looking, thanks! Gonna compile for another test in a minute and see how it goes

[static viper]

jezus

[proud abyss]

hey could anyone help me out with these error messages? "Bodies was found with no primitives!
They have been reset to have a box." and "unable to create a convex hull for the given bone as there are no verteces associated with the bone", i have rigged a bike in blender and tried to import it over and get those messages when i try to create a physics asset, the bike is rigged and attatched to the rig in blender, with each bone working as it should.. i had another bike set up and imported (as far as i know) the same way and it worked fine

[modern quest]

Hello everyone, one question, I'm looking to make a character creator, just to customize the face, change the eyes, hair and if possible height and weight. Do you recommend any video or those paid packs

[warm osprey]

Hey all! I'm building out a level, and I've got videos imported and playing without issue. I had to tweak the project settings to allow virtualized audio to ensure that A/V don't get out of sync. This works fine when I play in the UE editor, but when I build the stage and run it, the video kicks off fine but the audio will only start when I get close enough to the sound emitter. Am I missing another flag somewhere, or maybe a command line switch for the server?

(UE version 4.21)

[topaz thunder]

I'm trying to make a TV and it works for the most part, but I can't get audio to work on the client, just on the server. What am I missing?

[frail hornet]

For the suit I use a lot of metallic and opacity. I just wanted to find a way if one can disable a light's effect on a specific object.

If, that's even possible in ue4.27

[sly ermine]

Hey, if anyone who knows how to replicate stuff for multiplayer well. Could you help me figure out how to make a grapple hook system that multiple people can use? This is what I got so far as for functional single player system

[viscid kiln]

Sup guys, has anyone here setup shared DDC via DefaultEngine.ini?

In my former company we had it set up soo we only changed SharedDDc in DerivedDataBackendGraph in DefaultEngine, it was quite easy to do but right now I need to do it from scratch and... it looks like my DefaultEngine is not overriding BaseEngine options.
Even worse, when i change editors BaseEngine DDC paths they are not changed, which is weird.

Anyway I was thinking that there was something wrong with my syntax but even after copying everything from Unreal Documentation and changing just the PAth It's not working.
Here's what i have in DefaultEngine.ini

Shared=(Type=FileSystem, ReadOnly=false, Clean=false, Flush=false, DeleteUnused=true, UnusedFileAge=10, FoldersToClean=10, MaxFileChecksPerSec=1, ConsiderSlowAt=70, PromptIfMissing=false, Path=C:\DerivedDataCache, EnvPathOverride=UE-SharedDataCachePath, EditorOverrideSetting=SharedDerivedDataCache)```

It's at the end of my DefaultEngine.ini and i dont know why It's not working >.>

[rare hawk]

yea this guy is crazy, I think he was in 3D Art discord before with this stuff💀

[tame marsh]

Putting plugins in a subfolder on a project level should work right?

[drowsy snow]

Yes

[tame marsh]

Thanks, that'll help my (meagre) organisation

[coarse jetty]

hi does anybody faced this problem? im trying to compile for android es3.2

[deep raven]

how to replace character with cc4 character with Advanced Locomotion Character

[fallen crow]

why would people use UE4 instead of 5? just curious

[real heath]

They already have an existing project and have considered the work and risk involved isn't worth upgrading.

[fallen crow]

good point

[real heath]

The further into development you are, the more costly and the more things break during an upgrade

[fallen crow]

but if you are new, is there a reason to use ue4?

[steep basin]

ue4 has more documentation / videos / wider network of people. UE5 is still on the bleeding edge. So bugs bugs bugs. Missing things and bugs. So if you know more about the engine easier to deal with said bugs. Though don't expect help on most things. As ue4 most of the bugs and limitations are known and theirs plenty of workarounds for each one.

Though if your learning and stick to ue5 dev classes then you should be okay as long as you keep your scope / project ideas smaller. As you get the hang of things upgrade the view and scope and you should know how to deal with the issues as they come.

🙂

https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning?application=unreal_engine

Great resource with plenty of free classes. Great way to get started as it covers lots of basics.

Make sure to click the "Courses" log and view all of the options as they will teach you each part 🙂

[real heath]

some would argue yes, but i believe the general consensus is "no". UE5 has everything UE4 does, plus more, and you can turn off the new features to get the performance back.

[steep basin]

What?

[steep basin]

ah okay

[bitter mural]

any one got ALS and weapon component merged?

[pallid olive]

why is the move to location not working or even called

[dreamy wasp]

anyone know what could be causing this?
This file has not changed since last week, and I record my data like this. Same file, different day. Anything I load in Unreal has these pulses.
Steam games run fine. No chop.
Any Ideas?

A default, Blank starter Unreal VR file.
Same pulses.

[tame marsh]

huh, I thought those pulses were normal

What platform are you using? SteamVR? Meta?

[dreamy wasp]

Should not be normal. I haven't had them before. Only when I turn my head, or something loads in, but this game is super optimized, and I got rid of all the heavy textures, and complex LODs.
My HMD is a Steam Valve Index. I'm using a Steam 'game'/plugin called fpsVR to get my stats.

Same file was getting 140+ fps last week, now it's at 65-82fps.

I've tried several games from my steam library, so I know it's not the headset.
Only happens, now, when I use unreal.

[gaunt spoke]

Hello all. I was curious, is it possible to modify the view modes in unreal engine. For example, maybe I wanted to tweak the "Detail Lighting" view mode to be slightly different than it is now. Is that possible? Working in 4.27.

[tame marsh]

Try asking in #virtual-reality

[fast dove]

i set this variable in widget bp and i use this varible (in actor bp) in a branch, it doesnt do anything.

[gaunt spoke]

I have figured out you can access the materials used by the Buffer Visualization (EngineContent/BufferVisualization). But I want to access the actual view mode materials if possible to modify them.

[rotund sorrel]

Is it possible to import and use some AI text to speech model in unreal?

[shy nebula]

Is there any way I can either make the process of copying over "Details " data from one component to another? I have to copy hundreds if not thousands of components over to a new one but a bunch of blueprints were built with the old component. The old component blueprint cannot be modified. Is there something like a blueprint I could use to quickly just copy over all the data in all the fields of a component to another that's almost exactly the same?

an example of what I would mean is that there are a bunch of stuff plugged into these variables. I just want to copy or duplicate them all into a newly made component. https://i.gyazo.com/4698674ecf25788184161c4b8d107e24.png

BTW I am aware I could right click and copy from the drop down menus but it still would be VERY time consuming. I just want to copy all data from all drop down menus in a single component into another single component

[woeful willow]

How can i make it so that OnPlayerDeath the specific player goes back to MainMenu level as doing that with OpenLevel Function it changes it for all the players.

[glossy laurel]

how do i stop this over the top darkening on build.

nvm. fixed it

[glossy laurel]

actually if someone doesnt mind can i get a dm, i wanna talk about these constant issues im having with lighting and building its completely holding me back from finishing my small project

i cant even build once without the lights not appearing in the playtest or everything turning black with broken shadows

[broken gazelle]

Hey there, is anyone familiar with the CharacterMovementComponent that might be willing to help?
I tried implementing a teleport, and I can tell that the teleport happens on the Client, but with Server Reconciliation, I'm pretty sure the player gets rubberbanded back to their position before I tried to teleport

I followed this tutorial for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNNH7uJo40A&t=1194s
with slight delineation, using C++ to call a function to start the teleport rather than blueprints.
this tutorial uses 4.22, so maybe CharacterMovementComponent has changed since then, but I'm not sure

[brittle pilot]

my /Job command to Manny has been not loading all day - anyone else?

It just triggers a loading thing where it never actually displays anything

[fierce tulip]

discord has a discord-wide bug with the/ commands atm

also please dont crosspost. We cant use quinn to strike atm, so thats in your favor :p

[brittle pilot]

Thanks + sorry about that I get so disorientated I'll work on it

[topaz thunder]

I'm trying to make a settings menu and I need to get cursor to show, and it works but I can still move my camera, is there a way to lock camera movement?

[thin tendon]

The node you are looking for is "Set Input Mode UI Only"

[topaz thunder]

Thanks!

[rustic panther]

also instead of that branch you can use a select

[topaz thunder]

Oh I never knew that existed, thank you!

[rustic panther]

ya, select is fun

[vocal viper]

Has anyone ever experienced left/right mouse click errors in Unreal?
so for example we click file or right click in view port. the menu appears and immediately disappears as if there were 2 clicks
this also happens in unreal 5

[thin tendon]

I had this issue a while back and it turned out to be a faulty mouse

[vocal viper]

I also thought about it but my mouse still works normally

[frail portal]

i still use ue4

but will switch to 5 after i reach a certain point in my project

[slow rover]

64GB RAM!??? my dream 😭

i have 8gb lol

[drowsy snow]

haha pleb
||/s||

[lost niche]

Is it possible to set different EditorStartupMap for different devices? I changed it to my custom test level but I don't want to send it to version control

[drowsy snow]

I've been there, it was agonizing

[wicked seal]

Until when will UE4 be supported by EpicGames?

[real heath]

About a year ago

No patches come out for old versions

[drowsy snow]

Did they still bothering with 4.27-plus and the master ue4 branch?

Yeah, not much happening on both

[slim raptor]

yes I still get that ALL the damn time in ue4. Have to restart the app to get rid of it.

[tame marsh]

Is there a reverse of a TransformToString node? Or will I have to buckle up and create a string parser myself

[drowsy snow]

What GPU? NVIDIA?

[wind mantle]

Hello everyone, I'm creating a "sanity" test to load all maps and check wether those maps have required assets for that map to play and function. How do I load a map in C++?

I can't pass 'this' as a parameter because 'this' is not a UObject nor Actor

GetWorld() doesn't work for the same reason

So how can I open a level without those constraints?

Another constraint is that this is supposed to run from a CI environment by command line so I'm not allowed to use any Editor specific tools because the CI environment is using a Headless version of UE.

[tame marsh]

I'm using OSC to transmit data from UE4 and it stops transmitting data after roughly 8 seconds for some reason. I've read that it might be possible it gets garbage collected but I'm assigning it to a varibale after creation

[dreamy wasp]

I have a MediaPlayer, I can click on the video, and it plays VideoA.
If I hit pause, I can see all the planes that have this texture (movie) on them are paused at the same spot (so I can see the video is working on them).
But.... I do not know how to get the video to play when simulating. It just resets.
Simply dragging the material onto a static mesh only plays when I hit Play in the Media Player.
Setting it in the BP with OpenSource does nothing. Adding a Play Node, does nothing.
So I'm out of Ideas, here.
Everything is set to Tick, and Auto activate.

suggestions?
Using 4.27

[urban meadow]

is there a way to use RVT to draw mesh->mesh, or another method to project a spline mesh to a mesh material? 4.27

[tame marsh]

Ok, for some reason the OSC Sender stops sending after EXACTLY 559 messages. Like, I can recreate this multple times and /i tested with a different computer

I received inside UE4 and a seperate program and they both stop at 559 messages

I do not know what's going on

The pin execution for the sender is still executing properly as expected

But something goes wrong after the 559th message

[dreamy wasp]

What is the best way to add a pain/health overlay to the player in VR?
I'm thinking a bubble around the HMD with a transparent texture, but if the player adjusts the hmd, their hands will go through the bubble.
Can this be done with a widget? Best for fps?
I'd like the standard redness around the edge of view, that gets less transparent, and covers more of the screen as they lose health.

[amber talon]

Is there a point to still using ue4?

Genuine question

Like i mean is it worth learning or should you go straight to 5 now

[tame marsh]

Ok, as usual PEBCAK, I was appending the message constantly so after a while it reached an extraordinary size

[marble iris]

Straight to 5

[late girder]

Does anyone know how to set the default viewport position in ue4? It resets on each map to something seemingly random I dont remember setting. I thought it was supposed to remember the last location but it hasn't done that for a long time for me

How do I change the position this button goes to?

[pallid olive]

hello

does someone know how to export a texture image without it getting weird

Targa (.TGA) is messed
PCX file (.PCXis messed

[brittle tendon]

Does anyone know how to do motion matching?

[drowsy snow]

Do you still have UE4 project far into development

[amber talon]

Nope, I’m practically completely new to using unreal engine. Just wondering how much of a difference there is between versions and if 4 is even worth learning. Idk if I’d be able to use 5 cause idk if my pc has good enough specs for it

[drowsy snow]

You can scale down UE5 down to UE4 quality rendering just fine

[amber talon]

So i should use 5 then? What other differences does it have besides the rendering?

Not trying to build anything that big till i do a lot of smaller projects and get familiar with the features

[drowsy snow]

The UI, some features are replaced, C++ stuff got changed around (but nothing major)

Though for beginner it's nothing to worry about

[amber talon]

Ah okay

Thx

[raven nest]

any tips on nativizing a BP and finding the resulting file for analysis?

😛

[drowsy snow]

Ask the divine gods of machina to gain the divine ability to read eldritch lore

[raven nest]

https://blueprintue.com/blueprint/6dqi8tu1/

[vocal viper]

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5157

I tried using this and for a while it worked

[vagrant crown]

Salu

[wraith kindle]

Go UE5

[pallid olive]

is it possible to rotate a text in umg ?

[stable tendon]

you want to rotate run time or widget editor

[pallid olive]

in the widget editor

[stable tendon]

yeah wait

[pallid olive]

hi for what

[stable tendon]

check DM

[pallid olive]

sorry didnt receive notification

its perfect 🙂 thanks

[stable tendon]

welcome

[wind mantle]

Posting here also for a slight bigger reach

Can I reach game code from a homemade plugin?
I'm making a plugin for UnitTests so that it only ships in the Editor build version and when its packaging it's excluded to shipping.
I want to be be able to make UnitTests on GameCode from the main source folder from my plugin

Do I need a dependency or include path here?

[wind mantle]

Please

[wind mantle]

ServerCommunicator is in the mainmodule fyi

So the gamecode is in project/Source (this is the code I want to reach)

My plugin is in Plugins/GaimUnitTest (This is where I want to reach the gamecode)

[vagrant crown]

If I were richer and could afford a nicer PC I would.

[wind mantle]

I'm completely stuck on this issue ... <.<

[spice ruin]

Why are you making a plugin instead of just a separate game module?

Usually your plugin wouldn't depend on your game code, but the other way around.

[prisma spindle]

Is there a fairly trivial way to detect that an older UE4 game is running on a Steam Deck w/ Photon? Is there a unique GPU driver name I can just pattern search?

[fierce oar]

Have anyone used the DualSense in Unreal Engine?

[robust lintel]

Help, why does the "get Durration" return 0.0? The sound file is definitelly longer and plays as it should.

[robust lintel]

Its saying this error:

[robust lintel]

Got it - all i needed was to promote it to a variable and make it public

[wind mantle]

How do you mean a seperate game module?

How does that work? I'm new to this!

[spice ruin]

Add it to your uproject and then just create a second module

Copy+paste the first one, remove most of the files (except the module files) and then rename stuff.

[wind mantle]

Alright, I'll give that a go!

[spice ruin]

That's probably a terrible way to do it, but it's the quick and dirty method! 😄

[wind mantle]

How would you do it then? This is a commercial product so I don't want a quick and dirty method

let me explain what I want to accomplish

[spice ruin]

I mean, the end result is the same.

Instead of crafting them manually by hand.

[wind mantle]

I have the game right it's the main module and I want to unit test the games functionality (doesnt exist any tests atm). But for the CI I want to run the tests and then when packaging I do not want the tests to ship with the product

Sweet

[spice ruin]

The files you need are YourNewModule\Source\*.Target.cs *.build.cs and ModuleName.cpp/.h

[wind mantle]

Figured as much, I think I can manage to solve it then

As you say it kinda makes sense, plugins shouldnt be dependant on game code, game code should be dependant on plugin

so it would be a backwards way to think about it

[robust lintel]

Hello, I need code for changing the input movement keys and i just cant find how to do it. Can you help me please?

[cerulean geyser]

anyway to make the spring arm camera probe not collide with pawns?(i need it to still detect the enviroment tho)

[formal inlet]

Guys, How we can make a robust savegame system?
Do we have to make each Variables (in SaveGame class) to save everything ? It's a hassle. Wanted to know if there was another way.

[odd swan]

I haven’t used it myself, but perhaps the “Save Extension” plugin could help with this

[icy jolt]

Guys, my animation BP keeps looping whenever it is in the walk/run state....is it the animation that I used or other....please reply if you can

[gaunt abyss]

@orchid temple Ripping assets without the permission from the devs is against our server #rules, especially discussing how to do it

Either way it's frowned upon here

[fierce tulip]

big frown

[drowsy snow]

Depends on how you setup your anim graph, really

[drowsy snow]

Yes, that's how games usually do it.

Usually, because some games saved the whole state as opposed to just necessary variables

[formal inlet]

Can you provide more description about this ?
I need to know how they do it.
At least i need a direction...

[icy jolt]

My graph is set up speed on the vertical axis and direction on the horizontal axis...and also I am using a blend space not 1D

[formal inlet]

A plugin can always help.
but i need to know the fundamentals and behind the scenes.
That's how I will be able to create algorithms of my own.

There aren't many industry in my country sadly.
That's why i am learning through you guys..❤️

[rotund sorrel]

So if i accidentally place a bunch of actors in the level with the grid option disables, is there a way to still make them snap or is deleting them, enabling them and replace them the only way?

[dreamy wasp]

Anyone know where this is located, so I can change the name?
I have cloned, renamed, used the UE4ProjectRenamer, and even did a ReplaceAll in VisualStudio, and it still shows up as The original name I created the project with.

Config/DefaultEngine game=XXXXX didn't work either.

[fierce agate]

is game development expensive?
Even if i’m just a single developer?

[spice ruin]

Game development is free.

You can develop all the games you want, in UE5, for free.

What isn't free is your time.

And all the assets you'll probably buy off the marketplace.

😛

[fierce agate]

Thanks bro

Do I need to buy servers for my game?

[spice ruin]

If it's your first game, don't make a MP game.

[fierce agate]

so single player doesn’t need a server even if it has a lot of cutscenes?

[spice ruin]

...what?

[stable tendon]

Yes and no both cause it depends on what type of game you are making

[spice ruin]

What? Why would a single player game ever need a server because it has more cut scenes?

I know this is probably a troll, but it's worrying.

[stable tendon]

It's not depend on cut scenes

[fierce agate]

Thanks lol
I’m just an overthinker

[stable tendon]

No problem

[drowsy snow]

And you don't have to rely on "cinematic cutscene" either, as in the cutscene completely took control away and only watchable.

[pallid olive]

what is the best way to open levels with lvl unlocks after completing

with integer/name mappings ?

[boreal crown]

I’ve got a widget that contains another widget that directly references (get actor of class) a large BP, but of course this makes everything that references this widget enormous. Is there a clever work around?

[rich stream]

Where would one recommend getting started when building a top down adventure game (think A Link to the Past)?
Obviously not aiming for full scale, but I want to get an idea of where to start with such a project.

[sage coral]

Behold the monster I have made through accidentally choosing the wrong re target model

[static viper]

ship it!

[rustic canyon]

Quick question, how do I invert these element's positions?

[sage coral]

Youd have to manually invert them by assigning them in blender or what your modeling program is.

[rustic canyon]

ah ok

[pallid olive]

anyone an idea how to check which level is current ?

[spice ruin]

GetWorld()->GetName()

[pallid olive]

hi could use some advice, i got saved maxhealth and currenthealth from gameistance

but as of right now, when player opens new level the current health will be max health

how can i keep current health per level transistion

[wary gyro]

My animations play perfectly fine in the Animation Editor, but when I preview them in a blueprint or in game, they just don't do anything?

[sage coral]

Depends on how you do your levels.

If you are doing level streaming its alot more difficult to get the current scene name if you are trying to save stuff in a level, I still have yet to fined a valuable way to save streaming levels.

If you just do a traditional open level by name you can have a get current level name node in the levels blueprint and attach that to a print string. Now what ever your level name is it should show in the top left when you load that level in

[pallid olive]

Yea i founded, the levels are not that big, so was thinking to fake stream it by creating a widget before level opens

I dont think it needs 1.0 seconds to load

[deep eagle]

What is preferred for armor assets, skeletal meshes, or static, & why?

[drowsy snow]

Depends on your setup, but skeletal mesh is generally easier to make modular

[deep eagle]

That's what I figured, thanks!

[dreamy wasp]

Anyone have any idea why a level would reload itself, instead of the requested level?

I have an opening credit level, where it just plays a movie in front of the player.
12 seconds.
Then the command OpenLevel(ByName)
The name given is Level01
This works fine in the simulation, and in Preview, but when I build, it reloads the Credit Level (itself). So it's just a cycle.

Ideas?

... hmmm...
So OpenLevel(ByName) does not work in builds. I guess this is just for testing.
use OpenLevel(by Object Reference) for it to work in the build.

[grim ore]

open level by name does work, you just might have to make sure the map was actually packaged if using that method

[dreamy wasp]

hey.....!!! you're that awesome guy!

I watch all your videos. Thank you SO much for making all those.

WTF is.......

Tomatos?

Seriously, whenever I'm stuck on something, your tutorials are by far, the most clear.

[grim ore]

That was the goal 🙂

[solar sedge]

is there a i need help chat?

just having some issues getting my project to source ue4 version of 4.27

[real heath]

Do you use perforce or something? Seems like your project file is read only

[spice ruin]

Or it's open in another application - like you have it open in the editor already.

[prime skiff]

could someone pls help me with this: how does UE determine how to store landscape heightmap? Most of the maps it's a single big texture and every component uses the same texture; but there are a handful of maps where each landscape component would have its own small heightmap... even though the Landscape Information (verts, component count, section count, etc) are exactly same, the heightmaps are very different...

[solar sedge]

Nope

[foggy narwhal]

Hey folks, im having a crash on my shipped build, returning with "FATAL ERROR" and game crashes randomly at times.
In the crash dumps i noticed that the game thread is marked as crashed but how can i get more information of what's causing this crash if anyone could help with some insight, would be very appreciated.

[robust lintel]

Is there a function to turn InputActionKeyMapping into Text/String? (without the actions name tho)

nvm found it

[quartz marsh]

ue4 keeps crashing on windows 11, can somone help

[robust lintel]

Why does "get input chord display name" return an empty name when the chord has left shift as a key?

[spice ruin]

I think there's one for the modifier keys as well.

[foggy narwhal]

You could check the Shift Boolean and if true add the shift to the string of the name.

[robust lintel]

No, you mean like A+shift, that works. Left shift doesn't work

[wooden olive]

Hello, I need help with something. I have a file with uassets. i dragged the folder to content browser, but in unreal i see none of the uassets. I need unreal 4.27.0 but epic launcher does not give that option. how do i solve this?

[foggy narwhal]

I maybe don't understand what you mean, but if you have a LeftShift to an action input, by pulling from the Key you can "Get Key Display Name" and will return Left Shift

[robust lintel]

it doesnt tho

[foggy narwhal]

But i mean you just posted a pic that it does XD

[robust lintel]

Well here is a pic that it doesnt

[spice ruin]

Get Key Display Name will just be the key

There should be a Get Modifier Display Name

Or some such

Control, alt and shift are treated as modifier keys by input chords.

Howevre, there's a method (in c++ at least) that gets them both combined. Not sure if available in blueprints.

(It's called Get Input Display Name)

[robust lintel]

Input Chord display name? Yeah, thats whats returning the empty Name.

[spice ruin]

Input Chord display name?
No

[robust lintel]

but there is not get input display name...

anway i got it somewhat working...

thanks for help

[spice ruin]

You should let the players decide that.

t.maxfps console command will set the limit, though.

[sage coral]

Anyone know why my modular character sort of clips out sometimes. The whole body is in game just split into modular parts for customization as-well as the gore system Im just unsure why some of the pieces disappear sometimes

[deep eagle]

Hello guys, I could use a little help. I'm importing an animation which has beldshape curves in the animation, but when I look at them in unreal the blendshape curves are really extreme to what they're supposed to be.
Has anyone encountered this & know how to fix it?
Thanks!

[pallid olive]

By far thoughest about game development is ui design