in other words, they are not idiots π
#ue4-general
cursive dirge
but yeah, it's not a coincidence that many successful mobile game companies come from Finland, due the gov support and investor scheme around here. It's kinda curse too for devs here who don't want to do mobile or have any part of the monetization models they put in those games
because it means that like 99 game companies out of 100 will only do mobile and they only use Unity, so as gamedev looking for a job, there's not really much else than mobile jobs out there
surreal viper
and it's not that warm there I guess, I wanna move there π
frank escarp
they actually pay teachers well
cursive dirge
well, I don't know about teaching
frank escarp
at least thats what international studies and stuff support
a teacher in finland gets a fairly high salary compared to basically anywhere else in the world
so better people end up as teachers
cursive dirge
especially universities have been cut down expenses a lot lately, it's not a good place to be in that profession atm
meaning, it's probably really hard to land a job nowadays
but yeah, there really isn't any barrier as far the education stuff goes
other than your own motivation and skills
I have engineering degree and almost bachelors on CS myself, dunno if I'll ever even get the latter out as I only went there to study things on my area of interest, not to get the degree out
the point I was trying to make though was that if you want to get education, it's rather straight forward
frank escarp
im struggling to fininsh my CS degree becouse the only thing that is left is stuff i find dreadfully boring
cursive dirge
yeah, it's same with me, and I don't really need another degree
I'm mainly missing few first courses from the bsc, so they are not even complicated
like write some essays etc on CS topic π
or beginner math (I have all the advanced math done)
also if seeking a job on gamedev, degree doesn't necessarily mean you'll get a better job or that you can even handle it
surreal viper
I am one step away from my CS degree, but im not sure i'll ever make it
i wasn't able to do it in the last 1.5 years π¦
I would need to go to get the paper, but by the time it was ready I was working in another country, too far from the university :/
cursive dirge
btw, this is really the new #lounge now :p
but I don't even feel bad about offtopic since Nick put this channel in this position, it's inevitable
floral heart
I thought work-in-progress was the new lounge.
plush yew
guys PLEASE help, I have an issue, when I start a map my player controller ID is -1 .. even tho its set to auto posses as player 0
any hints as to why thats happening pls, Id didnt do that a few days ago, and I didnt change anything
btw. the read im doing on player controller index is from eventBeginPlay
heres a screencap of the eventBeginPlay on my playercharacter BP
sudden agate
Well you have ot plug your Player Controller into your getPlayerControllerID.
plush yew
the player controller requires an index, is there a way to have the blueprint know what index it is?
if I have 3x that player character BP in the world, and the 2 others are set to not autoposses, how can I have the blueprint know that itself is being possesed as player 0 or not possesed
sudden agate
Usually the Pawn should not know who possesses it
plush yew
so if I want to make functions based on whether the pawn is possessed or not i should instead use the event Possessed?
instead of querying for index 0 (active player controller)?
sudden agate
That would be the best idea
You should avoid using getPlayerController(int) in a Pawn, since it has different behaviours in Multiplayer and Server/Client
plush yew
ok, but if my game is singleplayer it would be fine would it?
then if I have it on an input event it would only trigger on the possessed player nonetheless?
wary wave
when you spend an hour solving a problem and it transpires it's because your code was taking radians, not degrees -_-
plush yew
if I have multiple copies of a characterBP in the scene. Theose would have some sort of internal Identification index apart from playerID would they? Is there a way to access that? just out of curiousity to know how the engine handles several instances of the same thing in the world
safe shoal
@maiden swift Any chance for a pin on this? Can y'all just quickly read this message about reporting posts on the forums. Cheers!
https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?149673-A-quick-message-about-an-issue-with-reporting-posts
or @ashen brook
plush yew
Please welcome @brittle remnant to the community! :beers:
cursive dirge
Welcome Brad!
plush yew
Please welcome @broken pawn to the community! :beers:
broken pawn
wuu wuuu
broken pawn
I really wish I had the skills to do all aspects of gamedev. Its really hard to find people willing to pitch in early on projects.
cursive saffron
I would like to enable "r.LightPropagationVolume=1" and "r.DistanceFieldGI=1" to do some tests but it seems that it's only in "Engine\Config\ConsoleVariables.ini" is it possible to enable those variables only in 1 project ?
shrewd axle
anybody aware of an issue with emissive lighting as static in 4.16? Just tried across two different projects, no success. Works fine in 4.15
plush yew
Please welcome @hasty wagon to the community! :beers:
broken pawn
@shrewd axle Is the object static?
broken pawn
i can confirm my emissive doesnt work properly either
plush yew
Please welcome @static cargo to the community! :beers:
ashen brook
plush yew
Please welcome @frigid pike to the community! :beers:
versed rain
guys what is th ebest way to set a top down camera? i've a custom pawn, i've created a camera on the engine gui now how can i state "hey... look always through this camera"?
frigid pike
The camera in your pawn is the primary camera..
plush yew
Please welcome @plush yew to the community! :beers:
tulip pond
Does anyone know if it is possible to get EXR support in UE 4.16.2 on Linux?
pallid compass
Does anyone have a clue where the procee startup order for ue4 overview has gone off the wiki?
it was the thing that said in what order what starts
pallid compass
man i was googling the wrong thing
idk why i had the words multiplayer, overview, networking, startup in my head
not framework π
glossy flame
hehe
pallid compass
Im having issues casting to player state inside the Gamemode, do u have any idea why this would be?
game settings are right
casting to control is working fine
i even put delay in
just incase
glossy flame
When are you trying to get it?
buoyant echo
@glossy flame So I ended up moving my project away from perforce because it was just too many errors on p4's side.
Now that I tried packaging again, this error popped up after it's passed its old checkpoint of not working.
ERROR: AutomationTool terminated with exception: AutomationTool.AutomationException: Cook failed.
Any thoughts on this? Or anyone else?
vestal cloak
everytime i make a change(bp and mat) this happens. any ideas?
plush yew
what exactly does the eventPossessed execute from? I have two times my character blueprint in the scene, one has auto posses player 0 and one is disabled possession. Then inside the blueprint I have a print string connected to eventpossesed, its executing 3 times! Even tho there is just two blueprints in the scene and only ONE has auto posession enabled
whats going on
i basically need a way to execute something on a character blueprint that appears several times in the world but ONLY on the one the player has posessed
how the hell do I differentiate in the blueprint that information.. basically so the bp knows if its the one being played or not
keen birch
@vestal cloak Did you try restarting the editor and/or your PC?
vestal cloak
I figured it out. Thank you though
plush yew
anyone can help on my issue? or is there a better channel I can post it in?
Please welcome @rotund jacinth to the community! :beers:
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plush yew
Please welcome @keen dew to the community! :beers:
jaunty quest
Hello guys,
Is there a way to have a background with a gradient in UMG?
uneven shard
ahhh theres so many awesome live training video im just getting stuck in a vortex of watching them all before doing anything lol
plush yew
I am going to start a FPS horror game. Which type of build should I choose? FPS then remove the gun? TPS but connect camera to the head?
safe rose
@plush yew what's the issue?
I mean, next time just post the issue and someone will help or not π
Ah, the unrealbot spam is real
You posted something earlier my bad
@plush yew Are you working on a multiplayer project or single?
plush yew
singleplayer, thanks mate. It seems I got most stuff sorted now.. just my event possessed triggers twice for some reason
but I just plugged a do once after it to sort that, still.. feels a bit hacky
Please welcome @rich hornet to the community! :beers:
rich hornet
nah he's not here, but yeah i might catch him sometime
workin through the problems im having with RMC atm
big ty for him putting it up
cursive dirge
what you mean he's not here?
he's definitely here, I can see his tag (just not online atm)
plush yew
Please welcome @nova crest to the community! :beers:
nova crest
Hey π
halcyon marsh
hi
did anyone here tried gun collision x) ?
something like that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xvvncRvVCI
sterile cairn
Asked in #animation, but its a dead channel right now:
How can I do a "Look at" but still allow the animation to allow the head to move around?
halcyon marsh
haha you are right this channel is in the cemetery
sterile cairn
I want to get a character to look at something, but their idle and other animations have some movement to the head itself. Doing a straight-up look at in the anim graph forces them to keep their head locked. Not sure if I should look into IK to do the job, but that might be the wrong way to approach it.
sterile cairn
Oh, I feel stupid. I was trying to avoid doing math in the anim graph, but I can have it watch a variable in the event graph and react accordingly.
halcyon marsh
but dont forget something
you will need to do some math (basic) to do the rotation
not very hard to do
sterile cairn
Yeah, I have that. How did you lerp it?
halcyon marsh
where do you see a lerp ?
sterile cairn
Nowhere, but there had to be some way to make it transition over time. I'll try something out here, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
halcyon marsh
no problem good luck :p
plush yew
Guys
I asked this a while ago but I couldnt get a respond
"I am going to start a FPS horror game. Which type of build should I choose? FPS then remove the gun? TPS but connect camera to the head?"
Help please
polar hawk
That question makes no sense to me
polar hawk
Remove the gun? Connect camera to head?
plush yew
Doesn't blueprint starts off (FPS one) with a gun on the player model?
polar hawk
Ah, you're using the template
If your game doesn't use guns, remove the gun
It being a horror game doesn't mean its gunless
plush yew
well im extremely new to the engine
read a few docs
I know I can delete the gun from the uh character blueprint
then, is this all am I going to do
plush yew
Yeah
I mean
Its gonna be a first person game
but i was thinking if that gun would be hard to remove
since the game will be just exploring & horror
no guns
polar hawk
You're not going to be able to make use of the anims Epic provides since they are all pretty much gun related
halcyon marsh
but if you know nothing about all of those stuff i suggest you to go watch some ue4 tutorial
polar hawk
You might as well start a blank bp project and learn how to set up a character
Not because its easier, its harder that way
But you'll understand your character more
Which you're going to need to do for what you're doing
Since hacking the existing anim bp's probably will actually be harder
plush yew
Can you suggest me some tutorials with links?
Not the official docs
I will read them.
halcyon marsh
ue4 official channel :p
polar hawk
There are no tutorials on how to do what you want
You need to figure out what you want to do and google those things
Smaller things
Like
polar hawk
How do I configure a character movement component
plush yew
creating a fps character from scratch?
thick ridge
good morning guys
halcyon marsh
@polar hawk yes but he only begin π he needs to know a little bit the engine
hello jay
polar hawk
Following those 'lets build a X game' tutorials don't seem to teach you much about the engine
thick ridge
Working on a project?
polar hawk
Β―_(γ)_/Β―
plush yew
Where to start then really?
halcyon marsh
i said to you what to watch
thick ridge
I see
halcyon marsh
you will discover the engine, BP, Hud, Materials etc etc
halcyon marsh
yes :p
they use an old version so if you block sometimes just see the comment
you will find the solution
can i say "good luck" now ?
nova crest
Any of you lot use maya for creating assets for unreal? if so could i be pointed at a few tutorials you suggest?
thick ridge
I use 3ds max myself
nova crest
Would you suggest it over maya? I've tried blender and much prefered maya over it
thick ridge
hmm i think it depends on what you wanting to accomplish
thick ridge
maya seems a lot better for working with animating characters
nova crest
Oh
I'm just getting started with unreal in the hopes to make some simple games, only to relise the need for assets
thick ridge
I studied 3ds max from classes and I just haven't found the need to switch to maya
thick ridge
Some of it depends if you are wanting to prototype or looking for game ready assets
nova crest
I'd see myself prototyping to begin with before creating some game ready assets, i'd want to use the same software though
thick ridge
fair enough
nova crest
Awesome! How's it going for you?
plush yew
I had a pause for a year
I can design buildings and areas as long as its not big like forests
no AI and such yet, which is what I want to learn
I am trying to make a horror game where something tries to catch you
nova crest
I had done unity previously before desiding this was the better option
plush yew
Simple but important
nova crest
Lots of ideas i see π
nova crest
If you are asking me, i'd be useless
thick ridge
what kind of animations are you wanting?
plush yew
Walking for now
I already got 3ds Max installed
wait
Its Maya sorry
but uh
i know it as much as I know UE4
lesser than that
nova crest
Haha same π
plush yew
lol are you my lost brother
nova crest
Lol
final owl
?
plush yew
Please welcome @sleek wraith to the community! :beers:
plush yew
Please welcome @small kite to the community! :beers:
tawny brook
@maiden swift preview*
dawn current
Hey, sorry if this question has been answered a million times before π But I have a question about Unreal Engine's capabilities.
So me and a friend are trying to create a cool summer, we are thinking of designing a 2D side scrolling shooter (think metal slug but simpler).
I have used UE in the past, but that was in a limited capacity (made a map for UT3 and followed the battery game tut for UE4) but have never done anything in 2D with the engine.
When looking at UE the 2D aspect of it doesnβt get any spotlight. Is there any deficiencies in the unreal engine with regards to the 2D aspects?
maiden swift
@tawny brook ?
tawny brook
@maiden swift the announcement
small kite
Hello community π
dawn current
@small kite SUUUP
maiden swift
Oh shit. Typo. I see it now.
tawny brook
π€£
maiden swift
I didn't see it because you just said "preview*" and it's written 3 times. lol
Fixed.
small kite
I thought of a siiiick idea for a game so now I'm gettin' my butt to work. I need some help though so when anyone gets a chance I need to figure out why I can't import meshes like I'm trying to...
maiden swift
Btw I love your Linus avatar. π
small kite
I downloaded this thing here
I unzipped it but when I look for the meshes when I import the files are empty
the files in the Meshes folder are called "UASSETS" I'm guessing that has something to do with the problem as the import tool is looking for .3gp .3g2
urban meadow
hey guys, has anyone successfully used the grass output node on a static mesh?
also, can't get foliage working on static meshes. it's checked in the foliage tool, paints on bsp fine, but nothing appears on mesh
plush yew
Hello!
Just checking, if I create a widget and add it to viewport, calling RemoveFromParrent will let garbage collector destroy it, right?
weary basalt
No. It just removes it from the viewport. The Widget itself will still exist its just not visible or attached to any viewport.
GC will only clean it up if all reference to it have been removed.
weary basalt
If you have it inside an Variable in BP you need to null that variable.
plush yew
no variables
weary basalt
Use IsValid() to check if it still exists
If it doesnt exist then you need to create it again if you want to use it again.
plush yew
Please welcome @hybrid cairn to the community! :beers:
tawny brook
@maiden swift thanks lol. I have a gif of it.. but I don't have a CC to attach to Discord for nitro :/
hybrid cairn
uhhmm, yeah, cheers everybody π
tawny brook
Welcome
plush yew
Please welcome @fresh linden to the community! :beers:
Please welcome @plush yew to the community! :beers:
Hi everyone=)
plush yew
Please welcome @worldly cliff to the community! :beers:
stiff marlin
Guess I'll ask this here: Does anyone use Github as a form of source control with UE?
glossy flame
I did at one point but I've used Git itself a lot, what's up?
regal drum
How could I limit the AI's detection of the player when they are in the shadow of an object?
stiff marlin
We have a team of 3 right now needing to all work on a project, which is why we need source control. We tried github today but quickly ran into their awful 100mb file size limit.
Trying to figure out the best way for a team to work on a project together
regal drum
Have you tried Perforce?
halcyon marsh
hello a little question please did anyone here played animation with root motion :p ?
stiff marlin
it's what we're considering right now. Hosting it on our own instead of in the cloud. Just not sure how well it'll work
regal drum
I have never used it so I don't know
maiden swift
@stiff marlin I highly recommend using Git LFS with Github.
stiff marlin
We did.
halcyon marsh
because i found a bug ><
regal drum
I just wish I could find a tutor to help me in Unreal, Unity and CryEngine
maiden swift
@stiff marlin Then how are you running into the 100MB limit?
stiff marlin
Got this pretty quickly.
maiden swift
You should get 1GB/month free for LFS.
Oh!
You are talking about the individual file size limit. Sorry I misunderstood.
plush yew
Please welcome @fiery summit to the community! :beers:
maiden swift
Hm but I didn't think that affected LFS files.
small kite
@regal drum Have you tried a community college or a cheap college?
maiden swift
Are you sure LFS is configured and working correctly?
small kite
considered*
stiff marlin
My dev partner set it up (we work remotely), so I'm really not sure.
regal drum
My community college has a course in Unity but the instructor is on vacation, and I am too poor to look into anything else
stiff marlin
I had a few substance textures that were very large (like 350mb) each
and it was catching the uasset versions of those
maiden swift
Do you use the Github web interface at all, or just the desktop app you're committing changes with?
stiff marlin
he was using the desktop app from the screens I saw
small kite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMYsiee_I64&index=10&list=PLL0cLF8gjBpqDdMoeid6Vl5roMl6xJQGC @regal drum
regal drum
Thank you
maiden swift
You can visit your repo on the web and check if LFS is tracking those files correctly.
small kite
^ this series is really good for beginning-- it has taught me a lot
maiden swift
@stiff marlin You'll see a "Stored with Git LFS" note when viewing any file tracked with LFS. Screenshot incoming...
small kite
the first 14 episodes his mic is crap but after that, it's fixed. I just ignore the buzzing @regal drum
halcyon marsh
i recommand you the unreal official tutorials on their channel
maiden swift
Actually, I can just link you to one of my open source projects.
@stiff marlin https://github.com/nkpfstr/Synthia/blob/master/Content/Synthia/Core/SynthiaController.uasset
halcyon marsh
they have a huge playlist for beginner
and also some lives getting started for beginner
maiden swift
See the note at the top of that file info about LFS? See if that shows up on uassets in your repo @stiff marlin.
stiff marlin
alright
fiery summit
No warm welcome =[
stiff marlin
probably just gonna use VSTS/LFS/Sourcetree
plush yew
Please welcome @native veldt to the community! :beers:
native veldt
Hi guys, Im not sure if ive found the right place for this but I had some modding questions for ARK?
plush yew
Please welcome @karmic field to the community! :beers:
south ridge
Should be the right place, though you'll need to find someone who does ARK stuff
plush yew
Please welcome @static shell to the community! :beers:
pine shell
hello
I bought Kubold's rifle animset pro on the marketplace and am making a third person shooter and want to mix the aim offset
with the regular blendspace
how do i do that?
plush yew
Please welcome @silk acorn to the community! :beers:
silk acorn
ty unrealbot
plush yew
Please welcome @barren cedar to the community! :beers:
plush yew
Please welcome @tight ruin to the community! :beers:
polar hawk
!gameidea
plush yew
A racing game where you walk very slowly after waking up on a yacht in the Atlantic Ocean.
plush yew
Is there a trick to seeing what my spring arm is colliding with? I have it set to Camera probe and the meshes on my pawn set to ignore it. But my camera is getting under my pawn somehow.
Wait. I didn't stick my camera in the socket, seems to have fixed it!
frosty spindle
anyone interested in speeding up the game asset creation in blender? i created this plugin.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECC5zse8iIg there will be a free version
plush yew
Please welcome @drowsy jungle to the community! :beers:
@frosty spindle Vaughan is gunna be sad!
I'm telling on you!
frosty spindle
he knows... i've been talking about it with him since the beginning
plush yew
I'm teasing and it looks neat.
It work as an asset server or something?
Or is the port number to do with something else?
frosty spindle
my app...connects to an online continuously growing datbase of assets that will be included in the kit , the presets i add are actually not on my computer but on the cloud...still the interactivity is fast...
but you can also create/buy and use local presets... and in the near future i'll allow for users to create private cloud libraries that they can share with their team....so you create the preset upload it and all your team can use it in real time
the port is to communicate with Modo as an external app /im working on changing that as well..to improve speed / in blender the port is not needed since i solve the communication in another way...
the soon to be released maya compatibility is similar to Modo
plush yew
Please welcome @gilded dawn to the community! :beers:
old rock
polar hawk
@frosty spindle If possible, for the love of god, use a default port that isn't 8080
polar hawk
Just like everything else that runs on 8080 xD
polar hawk
I'm dying
south ridge
I'm checking out your asset thing now, I always wanted an asset manager thing for blender
Hmm
That's not quite the same thing as I had in mind, but looks really cool
south ridge
Oh no, I just want a different thing altogether. Instead of having a library of assets to put onto current asset, I wanted something that keeps a database of assets, tracks artists who work on it, lets you export and switch between assets quick
And most importantly
A more powerful way to link assets than blender links system
So I can move assets around in tree and update links and so on etc
polar hawk
You want the version of Shotgun that we all want that doesn't exist
south ridge
I wrote custom scripts that do all of that above, except for the linking
But they are pretty crude UI-wise
plush yew
Please welcome @stray pewter to the community! :beers:
south ridge
I actually want a general system for managing assets and documents
Right now I have separate systems for engineering data, for assets and so on, even though they share numbering and are future-proof, they are not part of one system
south ridge
Yeah, I'm working with lots of engineering data and that is awfully specific
Needs very strong scripting
plush yew
Please welcome @slender dagger to the community! :beers:
severe glen
good morning all
plush yew
Please welcome @dusty kiln to the community! :beers:
dusty kiln
we will acccept your beers
wary wave
is it possible to skew spline mesh deformation
for example skew the result so that it always points upwards, despite being deformed left / right?
south ridge
Yes
World position offset
But
You can also modify the shader that drives the spline transformation
wary wave
I need to do it outside of materials
south ridge
Modify the shader itself
Search for "Spline" and it shows up distinctly in one specific usf
wary wave
and if I need to do it without modifying the source?
gaunt panther
So I exported a skeletal mesh from ue4 into maya, added 2 extra bones on the pelvis, reimported it to ue4
now i dont see the 2 extra bones
inside ue4
what am I doing wrong here?
wary wave
as an aside, I'm not sure the shader is what I want to be looking for anyway, since the spline deformation must be an 'offline' process (otherwise how would stuff like collision work?)
warm mountain
hey guys quick question , I understand if I take up a freelance job, i'm not allowed to use the work for my client for any other purpose except for the specified project. unqiuely designed models aside. I do notice some modellers actually modify some generic meshes and sell it on the marketplace outside their contract
so in that case say if I made a generic street for a client
could I modify the meshes and materials slightly and sell them as royalty free assets? Thats assuming my client doesn't provide me a design blueprint and I designed it on my own.
so from the street project, I might sell the fire hydrant, lampost etc
but I won't sell logos, custom designer shirts and sculptures etc
south ridge
Modifying shaders does not require you to modify engine source
@wary wave there are two parts to it
Offline collision mesh generation + vertex shader to deform on GPU
@warm mountain the answer is "read the contract"
worn granite
@warm mountain IANAL but this depends on the contract.
Most of the time, they own everything
Unless explicitly stated otherwise
floral heart
and, if you haven't signed, "rewrite the contract"
south ridge
Our contract by default permits artists to use their assets for any purposes not related to game development and not related to our engineering kinda field
wary wave
right, I'm following - that would require me to modify the source to get collision meshes generated correctly (also, I can't modify the shaders either)
worn granite
The default is "they own it" AFAIK
south ridge
@wary wave Making a plugin?
worn granite
if you're getting paid for the work
warm mountain
gotcha placeholder
frank escarp
lots of place putting a net neutrality banner
south ridge
I think they are making it possible to include custom shaders and stuff in the latest engine version?
frank escarp
i hope the shitstorm is big enough
south ridge
You might be able to do with making your custom spline mesh component and custom shaders maybe?
wary wave
No, I'm not supposed to be modifying parts of the project outside of itself, so I'm a bit stuck in that regard
I have very limited access to code
frank escarp
if USA completely destroys internet, the rest of the world will probably follow
warm mountain
another thing i'm really curious about is
south ridge
@worn granite the absolute default is usually "you own everything" for the artists, unless there's actual contract in place
warm mountain
how do those people in turbo squid get away selling designs that are copyrightyed
worn granite
Ehh
warm mountain
I see Ipads
worn granite
Work for hire tho?
wary wave
@warm mountain - complete and utter lack of policing
warm mountain
Game Covers
south ridge
I mean, the contract will probably turn that around, but if there's no contract then you own between most and all of the rights
worn granite
If you know your stuff, I'll bow to your wisdom
warm mountain
that really sucks
south ridge
I only know stuff for some specific countries
frank escarp
@warm mountain check the contract
south ridge
Not neccessarily same everywhere or anywhere
warm mountain
the contract made no mention to who owns the assets
south ridge
Which is why you wanna the contract in the first place
warm mountain
the client just wants an arch vis
frank escarp
i usually dont care about exclusivity, so i ask the artist if i can pay him less but dont have exclusivity
south ridge
Sounds like a bad contract
worn granite
Lawyer up
floral heart
If the contract mentions bananas, it may have been written by a monkey.
warm mountain
I mean I understand
frank escarp
man, that thing is the most basic thing for a freelance contract
warm mountain
the design of the condo will be copyrighted
frank escarp
and i mean literally the most basic stuff
warm mountain
but generic things like flower beds
frank escarp
without the "who owns what" clause, the contract is useless
warm mountain
I just feel like taking those to sell just changing the flowers
warm mountain
yea
frank escarp
i dont do big contracts or complex stuff. When i do freelancing or hire a freelancer, the contract has 2 things
method of payment, and "who owns what"
warm mountain
I mean the 2 previous ones I did they did outline who owns it
worn granite
Next time, make your generic assets up front and then tell them "I have this generic pack available for X, do you want to use it to save time? I charge a nominal fee Y for the asset"
frank escarp
just ask the guy now
floral heart
"I want you to make this, but I don't actually state that you should give it to me after it's made" - How contracts start lawsuits
warm mountain
thats a good idea
warm mountain
i'll do that Place and i'll ask him blanco
worn granite
And then still charge your rate to actually integrate it into the scene
frank escarp
a creator owns its creations by default. So technically you own all the rights to that scene
and could definitely resell it anywhere
but the guy might get pissed
and in fact, even if he pays you, he doesnt have the rights to use it XD
warm mountain
true
frank escarp
you could even lawsuit HIM if he uses the model you send to him
warm mountain
i won't resell his condo LOL or the streets and the logos
but the background stuff like the drain grates etc
south ridge
You won't own rights to the design of his condo, the actual architecture though
worn granite
The only reason I'm saying its the other way around is because I've seen Leonard French talk about how its not always "creator owns it"
warm mountain
that looks like everything else
south ridge
Depending on the country, that might limit you to only showing screenshots of your work, to put it simply (and not giving rights to use it to the other guy)
worn granite
Definitely worth asking somebody with domain knowledge instead of this chat
warm mountain
my country's copyright laws in pants
we are some of the greatest piraters in asia and the whole world
south ridge
Our contract is extra-dilligent on the part about the assets delivered by artists not having any sorta legal troubles (e.g. not being stolen) π
warm mountain
we have a mobile game going on here racking millions using art from "Your Name"
floral heart
Localities may make assumptions about employment contracts that contracts don't explicitly state. Similarly -that's not similar at all, is it-gentlemen's agreements can exist even if there's nothing on paper, and then it becomes a matter of who can do a better job convincing a judge.
south ridge
It's more lenient towards artists by letting them use their work and display it as they wish as soon as we disclose it, and also puts all legal responsibility for those types of claims on the assets on the artist
gaunt panther
hey guys is there a way to export skeleton from UE4 to a 3D app and add extra bones, then reimport to ue4?
south ridge
Yes
Right click on the asset, there's an export option
In asset actions I believe
If your 3d editor is blender, it will not work right away
gaunt panther
i exported to maya
south ridge
Because blender is derp
gaunt panther
added 2 bones
south ridge
And inserts an extra bone by default
frank escarp
blame autodesk
south ridge
Make sure your editor doesn't change the bone tree
south ridge
I wish blender offered a proprietary fbx plugin π¦
frank escarp
anyway. if you leave the skeleton with its default name "armature", then unreal will delete it
south ridge
So I could just pay them whatever they need for the license and have it just work
gaunt panther
i added 2 extra bones in maya
floral heart
Someone told me that was fixed for UE4 at some point.
south ridge
@frank escarp does it delete armature.000 too?
frank escarp
there is also a "create leaf bones" you need to uncheck on the exporter
gaunt panther
reimported to ue4
dont see the extra bones
im using 4.13
i still dont see the 2 extra bones tht I added in Maya
weird
is it some problem with 4.1
*4.13
is there a way to add phat type system for sockets??
fallen valley
quick question guys. I can't seem to find the demo source in this document https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Resources/ContentExamples/ExampleLevelOverview/index.html
Is this something downloadable in Epic Game's launcher? What I would like to try is the cloth samples in Unreal.
plush yew
Please welcome @leaden garnet to the community! :beers:
midnight mantle
in your eyes, is it easier to be a director if you have a vision of a game you want to make, instead of learning the skills to create the game?
like programming, modeling, etc
worn granite
Nope!
Unless you've got funds, you'll have to convince others that you, in particular, have the best and most worthy ideas. And also that you've got the management skills to not run the project into the ground.
Really, it'll be easier to just lay code down, or start on art
empty adder
You need knowledge about how to make games, if you want to direct them
worn granite
That's only the short answer, ofc.
Because when you get people to start on the game, the real challenge is keeping it moving
empty adder
You gotta convince people that your ideas, that they might not like, is worthy to make it in xD
worn granite
Now, if you have funds, you have to make sure not to blow all your funds on poor work, or inefficient work
Super easy to just let $30k+ fall through the cracks
I've seen it happen
midnight mantle
I see
empty adder
Work before friendships, if the goal is to make a great and profitable game
Don't hire friends xD
empty adder
yea
midnight mantle
so let's say I pitch an idea, explain how the game works, who's to say someone else won't "steal" the idea
worn granite
Yeah see
empty adder
You gotta get a good, thought out idea, and not explain every aspect of it
worn granite
That's the reason I said what I did
frank escarp
here, have one. "Wicher 3, but in SPACE"
midnight mantle
lol
empty adder
I would pay to play that
worn granite
Ooh, or how about "Dark souls, but you have guns"
empty adder
Thats not a bad idea
frank escarp
if you are explainig the idea that much, you already lost
you need to implement it to see if it works or not
prototype the specific mechanics
worn granite
"Minecraft, but not in Java"
frank escarp
trying to be secretive as an indie is completely worthless
empty adder
no no, minecraft in space
worn granite
"Racing game, but you make the cars in voxels"
frank escarp
your biggest issue is that no one gives a shit about your game
making it so secret is just making it worse
worn granite
Oooh, ooh.
midnight mantle
hmmm...you have a point
frank escarp
a good bunch of my VR prototypes have had that happen
worn granite
So then you gotta get it to the point where you can hand it to a programmer/artist and they can start work
midnight mantle
actionable?
frank escarp
i had a prototype of a VR mech game where it worked kind of like in the matrix, where you move the hands and the mech arms follow
midnight mantle
not sure what that means
frank escarp
it wasnt nearly as good as i expected it to be
worn granite
If you wanted me to make a prototype of one of these ideas, and you came to me with 1 sentance I'd walk right away
empty adder
Don't allow workers to talk about the game, but it in the contract
just an idea, actually i know nothing about this
frank escarp
its not about being secret, that is worthless
but you should keep the narrative
only make public what you know its cool
midnight mantle
well...I have a couple outlines for some stuff I thought up throughout the years
frank escarp
pretty sure all of them are worthless
worn granite
Anyway, despite ideas being worthless
frank escarp
most of those kind of ideas are
midnight mantle
tired of not being able to bring them to life
worn granite
I'd actually go and try to find the people first
But have a solid pitch
You really want a good core
rather than just grabbing somebody who responds first
frank escarp
he wont really get anyone even half-good
worn granite
this is true
frank escarp
@midnight mantle try to learn gamedev and make a prototype
if you are more interesting on programming/design, learn about that and create an ugly prototype with asset packs
if you are more an artist, then create a cinematic or some concept
worn granite
If you're more a programmer, do a gameplay prototype. If you're more an artist, try to establish a direction
frank escarp
remember there is a chinese kid who has been making a huge rpg by himself
worn granite
Once you do that, you can expand the "game"
frank escarp
the truth in indie dev, is that ideas are worthless by themselves. Its what you make of that idea what matters
devout gulch
truth is
if you only have ideas
on paper
nobody gives shit
everyone have ideas
and nobody have time to work onsome else ideas
worn granite
Actually the worst case can be if you just have money and ideas, certain people will try to rip you off and you'll just end up with your paper ideas.
empty adder
Well. Everything starts with an idea.
weary basalt
Being indie means you really need to protect your IP
midnight mantle
any of you guys have an idea that you've had for a while now?
worn granite
I'm gonna flip that: Anybody here completely starved of ideas?
midnight mantle
o, interesting
frank escarp
more than 30
that i have on paper
this last year ive implemented more than 15 different vr prototypes
4 of those ended up in the VRMultigames pack, that i released on steam for free
of those vr prototypes, around 10 were scrapped real fast. There werent as good as i thought they might be
for the rest, most of them i dont have the resources of turning them into a real game
given that finding good artists is fucking impossible, for my next game i will do nearly the whole game by myself, and then hire some people to make it pretty
plush yew
Please welcome @plush yew to the community! :beers:
cursive dirge
finding good any kind of people at reasonable rates can be near impossible π
frank escarp
it was much easier a couple years ago. This days any half good artist wont work in a revshare project
they will do marketplace assets or things like that
cursive dirge
you can't really blame anyone for not going for rev share
I know I wouldn't myself, couldn't expect that from others
frank escarp
usually i give some value back, mostly about mentoring and letting people use all models for portfolio
cursive dirge
it could work if you actually knew the people in real life, like with people you've worked with in the past
devout gulch
if you don't have steady income
working for "possible future profits"
sounds insane
weary basalt
Revshare is generally indies with no industry experience
frank escarp
as they need to build portfolio, and still arent trained on modern techniques
basically like an internship
plush yew
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frank escarp
thats kind of the deal i have with my current character artist. Also some revshare
frank escarp
lol
i cant keep this character artist for my next project
becouse she has build a very nice porfolio now, so will get a job easily
not many places hire recent students who dont know modern techniques and dont have a portfolio
cursive dirge
I dunno if it's even common for companies to not allow artists to put their work pieces into their personal portfolio (after the game is released of course, so no leaks)
you see game art dumps on zbrush forums all the time
frank escarp
usually if the game is released its no issue
anyway, this is also becouse the game schools in spain are absolute trash
cursive dirge
I doubt they are great anywhere
frank escarp
some of them are good
in spain not a single one is
when i went to check on the recently graduated students on this schools, i found their level to be lacking
they had talent, but for 4 years of training it was hilariously bad
cursive dirge
and besides, schools don't teach you real life skills you need in your profession usually, more like concepts that you need to grasp that you can handle the challenges you face when you actually are in the work life
cursive dirge
yeah
if they were truly into game art, they would have known what they are even before getting into school
frank escarp
in this country there isnt a strong enterpreneur culture
cursive dirge
it's same on gamedev, some people try to not learn anything on their own
but they will not get far
frank escarp
everyone wants to get a degree and get a job somewhere
not CREATE their job
at least the government now has improved the conditions for freelance workers a lot
they passed a law that lowered a lot of fees and stuff for the people that work by themselves
you can even put your home food and electricity as a "business expense"
i see little ambition on other people my age
very little
cursive dirge
ah, food would never go through around here
you can get some tax discount for having home office though
frank escarp
part of it tho
yeah, something like that
as you pay tax on the profits, if you can put food and electricity as expense, you will have to pay less tax
they lowered the minum amount of tax you have to pay to stay a freelancer
even if you are not getting profit, you have to pay a flat minimum. But now they lowered it for the new freelancers
frank escarp
keep in mind that flat minimum is for healthcare
we have free healthcare in spain, and public education wich is actually quite good
if do the university well, without failing, you can do the whole degree for around 6k euros
assuming you dont get any kind of help or similar
cursive dirge
we do have "pension insurance" that's mandatory, but I don't think we have to pay flat fees for anything but TV π I might miss some fees
it's kinda silly that we have to support broadcasters
cursive dirge
we have few, and for that everyone pays shitton of money here
frank escarp
its a very popular channel, fairly high quality
cursive dirge
I don't even have receiver
frank escarp
this days, what they do, is sponsorships and the like
for example there is a very famous cooking show
a cooking contest show
when they need ingredients, they get them from a mock "store"
wich is from a big store chain
and has its logo in HUGE
imagine the cooking show people grab their ingredients from a mock Tesco
and it has TESCO in huge letters
people love that show
plush yew
Please welcome @plush yew to the community! :beers:
Please welcome @white folio to the community! :beers:
white folio
hi! I need help, how do I assign different textures to the same object in unreal? because on unity you can select the meshes but I dont know how it works here
Im trying to make the propellers black
wary wave
that's what the material slots are for
if they're not working, then the mesh hasn't been imported correctly
cloud cobalt
@white folio "Textures" aren't the thing you apply to objects - you apply Materials
You're going to need a new Material with the different texture, and apply it to the correct slot
You can click "highlight" on a slot to see it on the mesh
severe glen
hey there . How can I make a record system. for exm my character go to a point from b. I want record it then I want apply these movement to another character. not only movement . the whole actions.
plush yew
Please welcome @uncut shard to the community! :beers:
tulip pond
Is there currently any way to do fixed framerate/timestep rendering (without dropping any frames, giving the computer all the time it needs to render each frame) in a packaged game? I am trying to read a log with timesteps, positions and orientations from a helicopter simulator, and render out an image sequence from several virtual onboard cameras for computer vision testing. The logged poses are not necessarily at the same rate as the desired framerate (so I might need interpolation), and ideally I would like motion blur to be available. I have tried using the FPS and BENCHMARK command line arguments for a simple example packaged for Linux, but they seem to have no effect (the documentation for the command line arguments is old, not sure what works in 4.16).
plush yew
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vale osprey
@cursive dirge flat tax for entrepreneurs is common in developing countries. As long as your income is less than xxx you pay some fixed tax. So yeah, it sucks to pay it if your income is less than that but it really helps as income increases.
sharp crest
Dont you love finding out the exact thing you need exists in a later version of the engine and then you take on the huge mission to convert? Because I DONT. xD
I wish converting would have been easier. So many problems
cursive dirge
@vale osprey oh right, I think I misunderstood what he meant
we have fixed tax % for all companies here as well
I have nothing against that policy
sharp crest
Worth it. xD Probably gonna have a ton more problems packaging but. Worth it. xD http://prntscr.com/fusgjv
random mulch
I just read 2nd year university and don't know how to UV, I hope I didn't miss the discussion
Because boy do I have stories to tell
random mulch
For a second I was thinking about linking my Gold Answerhub Badge
But it's a joke
Everything is fine
< 3
Oh, wait...
this isn'T Lounge
sharp crest
How would I make a totally invisible material that custom post processing materials will work on?
Because just making it totally opac makes the post proecssing material invisible too
I found a way to do that in 4.15 but 4.16 screwed it up
wary wave
custom depth / custom stencil
making it totally opaque may well optimise to nothing, but there'll be a flag or a combination of transparency settings that work
cursive dirge
@plush yew well, since Nick wanted to put this channel up and in focus for people, people will treat it same as lounge
at least, as long until mods actually start enforcing the channel rules
sharp crest
I use custom depth for my post processing material, what it does is add an outline, what material should I use on the static mesh if I want it to be invisible and only show the outline tho? @wary wave
wary wave
one that's transparent
cursive dirge
wouldn't masked work too?
sharp crest
I tried that but then it makes the outline invisible too @wary wave
Tried masked too
cursive dirge
with custom depth?
cursive dirge
and your project has it enabled as well? like it works on PP?
sharp crest
Yea the outline works when it's not invisible
cursive dirge
tbh, I don't remember if you needed project setting for that, you probably needed some for stencil
sharp crest
This is the material that I used before I upgraded my project to 4.16 http://prntscr.com/fut5li
But now it doesnt work, it just makes it black
cursive dirge
can you make the object translucent, like put some ridiculously small value there
like 0.00001
something that forces the engine to render it
it's super hacky
just curious if it would work
cursive dirge
do you actually see the translucent surface?
sharp crest
What
cursive dirge
if you have 0.9, it's almost blocking material
sharp crest
Even if it was an actual material with texture and stuff
It will still show the outline
But the opacity breaks it
cursive dirge
hmmm
lets see if my portal test project opens on 4.16
would be fast to check that there
as I use stencil masks for the portals there
oh wait, actually I might have removed that as I realised at some point that it wasn't needed
maybe after 3,2k shaders have compiled...
plush yew
Please welcome @steep geode to the community! :beers:
toxic prairie
Is that new unity update worth checking out yet
foggy oxide
Need help with capsule component
What is it, and why does it govern all of my characters collision?
Is physical asset only for collision detection and such?
cursive dirge
@sharp crest oh, forgot about UE4
halcyon marsh
hello : )
sharp crest
@cursive dirge ?
cursive dirge
I was afk for a while, shaders compiled now
yeah, custom stencil definitely don't show with 0 opacity
@sharp crest Additive as Blend Mode and Shading Model on Unlit + Allow Custom Depth Writes from advanced translucency settings on the material seems to work even when you have 0 on opacity
there has to be other combos that work as well
but there's really no reason for that shader to be lit if you plan to make it invisible
boreal crown
If I do make a project using the preview build, when the full UE 4.17 build does come out does the downloaded preview build just treat that as an update? Or is that a new engine version install where I'd also have to port over my preview build project?
cursive dirge
@boreal crown previews and final versions use same folder
so it'll be like any upgrade
boreal crown
Awesome, just wanted to make sure. Thanks @cursive dirge!
plush yew
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cinder iron
I posted again in the wrong channel jesus π anyways, i found a solution for the ShooterGame warning i posted yesterday, willing to see better ones https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?149590-Relevant-warning-on-ShooterGame&highlight=shootergame
plush yew
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pine shell
How do I set the animation blueprint for this blendspace?
plush yew
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pine shell
@digital anchor what about the options on Event On Begin Animation
inner mountain
Hey everyone! :)
Is there any way to make assets read-only?
For example, if I'm using some 3rd-party assets pack, I want to keep the original assets with no changes, and just make duplicates in case if I need to update something
and want to protect myself or teammates from changin the originals
pine shell
@digital anchor what do i put here?
digital anchor
sorry i dont even remember where did you find those xd
is this inside the animation blueprint?
oh yeah it is
@pine shell i just deleted the initialize, the update i used to drive the blendspace
for example
pine shell
this is for multiple-directions blendspace right?
digital anchor
you can do any calculations on the event graph
i used for a 2d blend space
you have a 3d blend space
but its the same
i only needed speed,
you might need direction
digital anchor
seens right, -1 is left , 1 is right
but
depends on how you calculate
does it depend on the speed?
its walking > walking faster > run?
then you might need something like -500 to +500
pine shell
for the walk forward?
pine shell
for the walk right shouldnt it be -180 to 180?
digital anchor
i mean, i cant know without seeing the animations but let me explain in another way
in the animation blueprint you calculate stuff like Direction, or Speed
in my case the blendspace is: 0 = idle, 200 = walking, 600 = running
the speed will be calculated every frame, and passed to the horizontal axis
but because MY ANIMATIONS are like that
you may be a little different
plush yew
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pine shell
so what do i put on the direction
i mean, there is walk right and walk forward
those are the two values
digital anchor
yes, can you control the character already?
do you have a blueprint for WASD input
digital anchor
yeah, on this blueprint you probably have the scale of the movement
can i see the movement blueprint
so i can explain better
bear with me i am not an expert eighter π
pine shell
u want a video
pine shell
the blueprint has to be exactly as u showed?
digital anchor
no, it was just an example
i want to see the WASD blueprint of yours
so i can teach you to send the movement to the animation blueprint
pine shell
its the same of the third person character
pine shell
i show u pic
digital anchor
ok thanks
pine shell
pine shell
wow
wispy violet
any know if it's still possible to add socket to skeletal mesh instead of on the skeleton?
pallid compass
@glossy flame explain this man, iv got the starter_birds01 playing randomly only in one client when i start the game using a pretty much blank map & iv never included any audio in this project yet
update: deleted the starter content maps its fixed? mfw it was playing in every map
dawn current
Hey, Im thinking of using UE for my first 2D sizescroling shooter (like metal slug) and was wondering about the capabilities of the engine. From what I can tell the 2D aspects of the engine arent really given the spotlight. Is there any major deficiencies? should I switch to team Unity?
pine shell
Puts Unrealmaster as his name
dawn current
Im a 4rth year com eng student with industry exp so programing is a cacke walk
@pine shell 1 v 1 me UT99 π
dawn current
@pine shell Still a good game, occasionally go back and play it with friends π
pine shell
i remeber getting destroyed by those laser weapons
dawn current
You mean the shock rifle?
digital anchor
@pine shell sorry, had to reinstall the epic launcher, deleted something by accident
plush yew
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digital anchor
i did something here to show how to pass the variables to the animation blueprint
here i saved the Forward and Right scales
which means that if you press W you will get 1, S will get -1
those are the values you have on your blendspace right
then go to your animation blueprint
pine shell
shouldnt the blendspace be here?
digital anchor
Yes it should
π
as i said im new too just passing what (i think) i know
** you may have to disable the orient to movement**
you have animations to walk backwards
if you orient to movement you will walk like a crab
pine shell
disabled
pine shell
let me try
dawn current
Also if anyone can help with my 2D question I would really appriciate it.
digital anchor
sorry we should be discussing this on #animation we sent your question to space
if i was you i would ask again
digital anchor
π
pine shell
do you also know how to mix aim offsets with the blendspace?
clever basin
what's a good place to talk about gamedev troubles and modding / making gamemodes VS legit gamedevving?
Right now I'm having a really hard time breaking off a sandbox game as a modder and starting my actual career as a game developer I've always wanted
sharp crest
And thats
What happens
When you move files in Unreal Engine
Fuck my life.
Ok I got a backup yay
Now please can someone explain me how to move files without screwing everything up?
plush yew
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plush yew
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cursive dirge
@sharp crest do it like they've designed it
don't move them manually yourself from windows
use built-in content browser for moving things around
after that, right click on root and select fix up redirs
sharp crest
I didnt do it from windows lol
I moved it from the editor
right click on root? wheres "root"?
@cursive dirge
cursive dirge
root folder in that structure
sharp crest
Well it works if the level the assets are being used is the current level open but then it screws up all the other levels that use it
You mean the content folder?
cursive dirge
if it's the first in hierarcy, yes
sharp crest
k well dont think it will help (xD) but will try next time thanks, used the backup I had, redid some things and did some other stuff and it's good now
cursive dirge
I've found that using the fix up redir thing tends to help when you do it right after you've moved things around
well, did in past anyways
I dunno what's the real issue with redirs, but they seem to break when you just move things around much
plush yew
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worldly cliff
hello, i need help.. how set in Editor Instant light (no shadow .. light in all with not light source) ?
glossy flame
Set it to unlit, it's in the viewport
muted kraken
floral pagoda
plush yew
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floral heart
/pun
plush yew
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polar hawk
Webcam not working, too lazy to unplug and plug it back in
Go to device manager, disable, renable
"Device is unable to start"
fdgjkhd
Unplug, plug back in
works
fierce tulip
same, its a win10 thing afaik with slightly older webcams
plush yew
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cosmic maple
wow what a name lol