Is there any way to achive custom gravity with the character class ?
#ue4-general
silent chasm
languid shard
also synced UE4 project ain't easy
pallid compass
yeah i can imagine
the wiki made it seam like
setup source control
and people try and check in files
cloud cobalt
The reality is that version control is integral to game development. It's part of programming / development
languid shard
source control works well with code, but when you have binary stuff (assets, textures, models) its horrible
pallid compass
right that makes more sense
might just use one drive lmao
heres a thing
I setup my git source right
But didint get a repository on my account for it
and the wiki mentioned nothing
so that was bit confusing
cloud cobalt
Where did you create the repo ? Github ?
pallid compass
Thats what i was About to ask
im guessing i have to create a local repo
and sync it up right?
some reason as it said
"root of repository" then my git user name
i assumed it was going to make one
cloud cobalt
So, first thing
Calm down, be patient, professional and clean
Git is really complex and easy to break
pallid compass
Shall do, currently reading and watching video's on it
cloud cobalt
The core concept of Git is that it's distributed : everyone has a full copy of the repo and is autonomous
That is, you can actually lose your server and it's 100% okay because evryone is a backup
You can also push changes to a friend without doing it on the server, etc
Still, people generally have a server because it's practical
So start by creating a repo on Github, or Gitlab which is much better for games (10GB quota)
cloud cobalt
Then create a server - which will be refered in Git docs as a "bare" repository
Usually hosts do it on a Web interface but that's git init --bare in command line
Bare repos are repos that don't have a local copy of the files to work with - just the history of changes
pallid compass
-is taking notes-
cloud cobalt
Basically bare repos are just servers, while your local repo does have a copy of files (since you're editing them) AND the history of changes
Moving on to changes - commits are changes
Once you've done a commit, you "push" it to the server
Other people will "pull" from the server before committing something
Usually you create a bare repo, then "clone" it on your desktop (creating a local repo), do a first commit, and "push"
That's the "simple sync" you wanted ๐
pallid compass
Right makes sense haha
Thank you alot for these notes!
got my repo on gitlab
btw when you said create a server
Thats a very broad statement :p
Are you talking like, is there gitlab server software i run?
cloud cobalt
No, you go to Gitlab and "create repo"
That's pretty much it
What you're going to setup is a client software for Git, like Sourcetree
And a SSH key
pallid compass
wait fuck i just mixed two things up :p
i just tried too use github desktop
for gitlab
๐
Does gitlab have a desktop equivlant?
pallid compass
ahh
pallid compass
Im going too take your advise stranger
frank escarp
@cloud cobalt LFS is on gitlab
im using it right now
i self hosted a gitlab server on a raspberry pi
and i use that for my repo
pallid compass
Im going to setup a github repo with a blank object, and use practice using gith first
pallid compass
practice using gith*
frank escarp
using LFS to put the whole thing in it
it works
im using Sourcetree as the interface to deal with git bullshit
its.. slow
i cant do a full "content" update without it breaking completely
mostly due to LFS + the amount of files that change
cloud cobalt
Okay then
surreal viper
btw how do you organize unreal project for git lfs?
since it can't be filtered based on file size... do you copy big files to a dir, or you simply place the whole "art" folder to lfs space?
cloud cobalt
What I do is I have an art repo, a Content repo and a project repo
art repo isn't on Github or Gitlab (too big)
frank escarp
@surreal viper thats about it
that gitattributes file tells LFS to work on all the binaries
pallid compass
-googles perforce-
frank escarp
its just a fucking hassle to deal with due to its software
git is much, much nicer to use
specially for code
becouse branching and similar stuff
cloud cobalt
Perforce is easier, it's also less powerful for code, and it's an expensive piece of shit
frank escarp
Perforce is the only source control software to work well with huge projects filled with binary files
literally the only one
LFS is a hack
it works, but its a hack
pallid compass
its a hack what omg
cloud cobalt
I don't even use LFS, @frank escarp
cloud cobalt
because that would be horrifyingly bad
frank escarp
a thing i used to do, that actually worked
was to use GIT for the code folder
and SVN for the Content and binaries folder
cloud cobalt
^ works too
frank escarp
SVN is easy to use, and its centralized.After all you aint gonna merge binaries for shit
but GIT extra complex features make it great for code
surreal viper
sounds meh to keep the two synchronized ๐ฆ
frank escarp
not that hard
cloud cobalt
@pallid compass Source control is not just a sync, it's way more than that. It's an archive of changes, a release tracker, a backup system
pallid compass
mfw im super confused already
cloud cobalt
One that works with thousands of developers too
pallid compass
ah
frank escarp
so i just didnt branch
pallid compass
so what ur saying is
frank escarp
and the perforce version was the "dev" version
pallid compass
i gotta git gud
frank escarp
for my other team members
my own stuff and shanenigans were done locally with no source control
i just uploaded the new version once i thought it was needed
maybe once per week or so
plush yew
Please welcome @lament compass to the community! :beers:
frank escarp
now i just work on my own branch
frank escarp
source control is absolutely essential
its a fucking pain in the ass, yes
but its needed
if you dont have it, its really fucking dangerous to do anything
frank escarp
easy mode is SVN
stuff goes up, stuff goes down
and thats about it
GIT with its branching bullshit is harder. But software like SourceTree will help you a lot with it
my artist got used to using git with it in a day
becouse she didnt need any of the branching features or similar, just upload/download the data
pallid compass
Let me just get this straight
surreal viper
yeah, sourcetree is okay for artists, basically just 3 button or so ๐
pallid compass
Once iv setup my git control in ue4
and iv made a repo
and cloned it
other people are basically just cloning that repo
right
surreal viper
don't forget to use a proper .gitignore file configured for unreal
frank escarp
git plugin for ue4 doesnt have LFS support
and trust me, you DONT want to do binary files with normal GIT
frank escarp
LFS is kind of a git "plugin"
frank escarp
at least grab SVN
the unreal plugin works
its git the one that is really tricky with ue4
cloud cobalt
@frank escarp I do binary files with normal Git all the time ๐
cloud cobalt
8K textures and so on
The project is something like 3.5Gb, the repo is 9
Not too bad, honestly
frank escarp
mine is 25 gb
surreal viper
I do that too, and I just create a new repo regularly ๐
frank escarp
but as i use LFS, people can clone it without bloating the hell out of their drive
cloud cobalt
Yeah that's more annoying ๐
frank escarp
and that didnt happen with perforce ๐ฆ
my perforce repo is 30 gb
of wich 10 gb or so is the actual files, and 20 is the old stuff
it has like a thousand commits
even binary file abuse like uploading a 500 mb map 20 times
git would probably be at around 60-100 gb for that same repo
we need delta patching in LFS...
pallid compass
heres random question
I just added a repo too my git desktop, the one ue4 made wth happens if i click commit changes to master when i dont actually have that repo on github
frank escarp
@pallid compass all this source control bullshit means i can go back to when my project was on 4.7
cloud cobalt
You mean on 4.1 ๐
frank escarp
@pallid compass it will be local
cloud cobalt
Amateur
pallid compass
can i hook the local one in too my server one on github
frank escarp
every user has his own server
yes
thats what you do when you do a "push"
you take the data into your local branch, and upload it to a central server
pallid compass
Its currently Project_f4.16
and it should be project-f
so i push it?
gotcha
frank escarp
look at a git tutorial lol
and as i said, github will hate you, you cant use a normal github repo for a binary game
repo sizes get bloated to hell
pallid compass
yeah sorry im just being nosey as i was messing about with backed up project from awhile ago
ah
frank escarp
thats why unreal engine downloads files separately
when you download it from github
the github only holds the code itself
pallid compass
ahh
frank escarp
external libraries and binary assets are downloaded with the setup.bat
pallid compass
that makes alot of sense
dam u source control
such confuse
why has no one made a streamlined version
they would be richo
tall pendant
for small stuff p4 is free
surreal viper
"they would be richo"
-> they are ๐
frank escarp
remember that Epic uses it for unreal engine since like 1
if you are a "enterprise" customer, you get read only access to the perforce repo
tall pendant
5 users IIRC
frank escarp
the UE4 in github comes from that
frank escarp
you cant pay it
pallid compass
hm?
frank escarp
why do you think they dont have public pricing?
pallid compass
i thought someone just said it was free for small stuff
frank escarp
last time i heard it was like 800 dollars per user
surreal viper
per year?
frank escarp
this kind of software its also exponential
like, the more users, the more you have to pay per user
surreal viper
Cost free license, available on application, for OSS or educational use; Also free for up to 20 users, 20 workspaces, and unlimited files;[4] Or free for unlimited users and up to 1,000 files; Else $740โ$900 per seat in perpetuity, or $144โ$300 per seat per year on a subscription model, both with volume discounts
OSS?
surreal viper
perforce according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_version_control_software
open source software
pallid compass
ah
tall pendant
@surreal viper yeah its a 12 month sub or if you have 25+ users you can get a better deal
surreal viper
and there are people having the money to pay for it, good for them ๐ฎ
tall pendant
your data is precious if not invaluable. esp. if you doing it for a living.
plush yew
anyone here used Git for a project thats like 60gb
ive been using perforce but i want to change to git and host my files on github
i just bought a github private repo
anyone know how hard/easy the conversion is
pallid compass
trying too figure out how too push empty project from local repo on too server repo
plush yew
i dont really want to use perforce anymore
pallid compass
also stranger that tut u sent me with the interactive thing for git was awesome
plush yew
send me it
plush yew
Please welcome @cerulean imp to the community! :beers:
cerulean imp
Good evening everyone
half mango
hey guys
when i import from blender into UE, my model of a kitchen
i get these errors
then more errors when i try to build the lighting
anyone know the problem?
man, so many strange things happen after i import
haha
lots of light map problems too
versed rain
so... as a newbie i've started to follow the strategy game structuring to try and learn things right. i can't find the CameraDirector there. I know I can create a camera director from an AActor, add it to the stage and set a camera to it but... is that the right way to do it? How would you setup a camera for a top down? what do you think is the best approach?
plush yew
Hi there. Did anyone ever try to send a job to a printer or to send a email when you hit a button in ue4?
I don't know where my question would fit, maybe programming, but I wanted to ask in general first. Maybe someone knows something
wary wave
you're entirely on your own, I think
plush yew
@wary wave sooo I should try to code something in c++ which gets the job done?
wary wave
it will have to be c++, and something like a plugin
paper kernel
Async loading error, missing dependency on some widget >_>
aight, im about 5 past kill-the-ui-o'clock
no menus, just keybinds
(โฏยฐโกยฐ๏ผโฏ๏ธต โปโโป)
29 references already on the said "missing dependency"
this project is cursed I say
surreal viper
you are getting this wrong, that's not a curse, that's how life works
paper kernel
life usually advances somewhere in 3 months, this project does not
just errors, crashes, file corruption one after another
surreal viper
sounds like my life then
paper kernel
ยดnow it's showing references that do not even exist anymore
plush yew
Please welcome @muted cape to the community! :beers:
muted cape
hey all)
surreal viper
hi
late sundial
Top of the mornin all ^_^ . Hope its starting out shiney
I'm curious what titles are everyone working on today?
surreal viper
it's not even mornin here
muted cape
what are you thoughts on current situation with games' crowdfunding?
surreal viper
depends on
muted cape
We're polishing our platform for it, and looking for a few thoughts outside of the box.)
I've wanted to put a new thread on the forum but can't quite decide into which section.
surreal viper
I like when someone with experience uses crowdfunding
but if it is your first game it's weird to ask for money when you have basically no idea what you are doing
but that's just how I see it, most people disagree I guess ๐
muted cape
well, with all them icos and cryptocurrencies people are now collecting millions over a piece of paper with pencil drawings
a new gold fever, lol
muted cape
our platform's key feature is that every project undergoes various checks - feasability, potential, legal risks, etc.
to minimize unfulfilled dreams(
surreal viper
oh you are hosting an own platform for crowdfounding?
muted cape
yep, its launching in october
surreal viper
and basically you want to be better than e.g. kickstarter via not letting shit on your platform?
plush yew
Please welcome @drifting hawk to the community! :beers:
late sundial
Oh right, world wide, I keep getting used to local servers. Well good evening then
muted cape
well, not only with that. there are some problems with taxation and jurisdictions, i.e. i can't raise money on KS if i'm not in KS, or don't have a represenative
*if im not in the US
so i have to either fly there for the period of campaign, or pay a representative)
late sundial
Eeeesh
muted cape
and if it's a small budget, it's not even worth it(
not to mention they can just not let you into us)
*US
surreal viper
ihave never heared of this going to US part
but the countries you can start a kickstarter project is kinda limited
@late sundial thx, what's up there?
any cool project?
late sundial
Just getting started on the day. Got 3 weeks until my first title releases so its nose to the grind, well been nose to the grind for 5 months lol, and bug hunting . Its called Hangry Bunnies From Mars. What you working on?
surreal viper
small 2D sidescroller game
*3D
any public info about your game? (website, video, anything?)
late sundial
Oh yeah yeah umms lets see I'll grab our beta trailer, one sec
Also, Nice on getting to work on a scroller! Frikin loooove well built platformers. Casual, stealthy or rage inducing difficult or somthin else?
Heres my shameless plug
https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=BdK3eawLjPg
surreal viper
it's kinda difficult but I try to make it not too hard
late sundial
waite wrong link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdK3eawLjPg
there we go
its beta trailer
Well built scrollers though. Are a thing of game design beauty at its core. At least for me
Ori and the blind forest and Super Meat boy and Mega Man 2 . To totaly nail the intended player path and cotrolls and rewards like that. Thats not an easy thing
surreal viper
nice trailer
I want to try vr too but I did not find the time and the money to buy devkits ๐
tame stag
hmm, steam works fine in standalone but not in development build.... any tips`?
late sundial
Yeah, I didn't realy either heheh. I started learning UE4 and told myself I was not allowed to buy a Vive until I hit a point with my training that I could not go any further without a headset. By that point I had saved up enough
Still frikin hurt though. Stinkin Vive is worth more than my 95 Civic
surreal viper
how much people do you work with on that game?
late sundial
I am the programmer/bluprinter game designer. Another guys is our designer/modeler, another guy is a animator/modeler for about a month, and another guy has taken care of schedualing, advertising, and helped out with some menues a bit. Also another guy is our musician of course. The core is just the three of us though
muted cape
whats the distribution model?
late sundial
Steam Vive on release day, then we immediately port to the Oculus and get that onto steam and the occulus store, then if it does well onto sony. If thats what you mean by distribution model?
muted cape
yep)
late sundial
Oculus port shouldn't take more than a week
Huzzah for UE4 building in everything working universaly for the most part ๐
plush yew
Please welcome @celest haven to the community! :beers:
late sundial
Heyo
muted cape
hey ho!
late sundial
Elath, is yours going to be a casual, stealthy or rage inducing difficult or somthin else?
muted cape
Interesting bunnies btw, though i didn't really understand much from the video)
surreal viper
not casual for sure, but I am not quite sure about the difficulity yet
it is aimed to be harder than ori and the blind forest but easier than dark souls / hollow knight
also I try to mix the game with dialogues and exploration, it's a bit like an action rpg sidescroller mix, so instead of making a game based on one overcrowded genre it is based on 2, so It will be terrible compared to no matter what ๐
I am kinda okay with the platforming part, but it took about a year to drop the shitty ideas, and now I have to do the same with the combat system as well, won't be easy :/
late sundial
S_X ty ty ๐ . Yeah we got much feedback along those lines so the next trailer we are going to try to show more of the game . Its and arcade style wave shooter. Just stay alive as long as you can and enjoy the humor along the way, and the weaponry ๐
Elath, one of my favorite games ever was Wonderboy on the Sega Genesis. So that gets me kinda excited to see another sidescroller RPG to come around.
good idear though to go that route. The genre is a bit crowded and yah gotta have a "thing" to stand out
Oh god, how did I forget, Dust, that was one frikin hell of a game too
surreal viper
hmm, Wonderboy has a remake, maybe I'll check that one out, thanks ๐
late sundial
Orly, well now you got me lookin for it
Wow looks pretty sweet. One big Dawwwsss though, no companion. That was actualy one of my most favorite features. Still looks fun though
surreal viper
Dust looks interesting too, now I have 2 games to check ๐
late sundial
hahah, for sidescrolling RPG I would prolly recomend dust over alot of other games. IT was a one man army indie dev game too if I recall right. That one inspired alot of people
Its kind of staggaring to think of just one person doing that game when you play it
*staggering
halcyon marsh
Hello do anyone here have a good tutorial on swiming in ue4 :/ ?
plush yew
Please welcome @velvet python to the community! :beers:
opal spindle
Question
Are we allowed to use images used for the UI of the editor for a game?
For example the the icon for the learn tab or whatever
Or maybe some character icon used in locomotion
plush yew
Please welcome @primal fulcrum to the community! :beers:
plush yew
Please welcome @tiny coyote to the community! :beers:
vivid panther
I believe you can use any of the /Content files in your own projects, but you cannot distribute them (Your project can't let the user download the textures to disk)
viscid totem
So I just installed Windows on my laptop again just so I can use Unreal better when Im out of home
I hope it was worth the trouble ๐
plush yew
Please welcome @wraith verge to the community! :beers:
fierce tulip
hopes a @rapid vine, @chandler, @monica, @phoebe, and an @joey are also welcomed soon.
<_<
kindred viper
badum tsch
buoyant echo
S e r i o u s l y
fierce tulip
yes, i went there
pallid compass
Would someone mind explaining
Coefficient
pre multiply additive value
Post multiply additive value
for modiifer magnitudes too me, as if i am 12 in the head
plush yew
Please welcome @hazy quartz to the community! :beers:
safe rose
seriously
๐ฆ
I mean, I guess I could upgrade to 64
but, I would need to buy a whole new kit
Since i have 8x4GB DDR4 sticks
safe rose
No
It's when fixing up redirectors
after moving a crapton of assets
oh my god
something's not right ๐ญ
buoyant echo
lmao.. Good luck on fixing it!!! ๐ฆ
buoyant echo
Pray tell, what did you do? ๐ฎ
buoyant echo
Well... That's standard! ๐
buoyant echo
Hmmm fair enough ๐ค
safe rose
The issue is...
I literally moved over 500 uassets
So, there's some hard limit to what Fix Up Redirectors can do
buoyant echo
I just recently did the same. The problem was that the assets stayed in their folders "Invisible" inside editor, but still inside the windows explorer. So I had to manually move them
wary wave
there should be a commandlet that just does the lot
something like UE4Editor.exe "Myproject\MyProject.uproject" -run=FixupRedirects
severe mirage
what makes a game a Triple A game?
plush yew
Please welcome @stable schooner to the community! :beers:
late sundial
I'd say at least 2-200 million dollar budget?
Did anyone else just suffer a random big perminant framerate drop in the last 3 hours?
fierce tulip
@safe rose its better to disable "show folders" and enable "show redirectors" and fix those up. then you can do about 50-100 each time.
fierce tulip
then what is?
fierce tulip
O_o ive done it with projects over 200gb with thousands of redirectors and never had that
fierce tulip
unless there is a redirector-infinite-loop, doubt it
safe rose
Also, annoying
That I cant' delete some folders
Or, that I can't delete top level folders and subfolders at the same time
(empty ones)
Even the lowest level sub folder sometimes will not delete, have to reopen editor
and then I am able to delete it
(or do it via explorer)
fierce tulip
that on the other hand has been an issue since 4.0 sadly
safe rose
Aye, just some annoyances
Obviously if the Folder Structure was set up right in the first place, not a big deal
But, I am reorganizing a client's folder structure that has not been maintained properly over the past year
fierce tulip
been there with quite a few clients and a few personal projects as well
keep in mind that materials referencing meshes as their preview will fuck shit up
they will break migrating and sometimes even building/cooking project
safe rose
hmmph
fierce tulip
so you should actually re-assign a new mesh in each material and instance
or you'll go insane around the final building moments
the mesh isnt properly referenced to the materials that use the mesh as preview so you wont get a warning when moving the meshes
but the material will still think its in that specific folder (sometimes reason why you cant delete a folder)
safe rose
Hmm, someone should make a plugin to do this automatically @sacred crater ?
^ I would pay good money
For a complete reorganization plugin
fierce tulip
ive asked and also reported it. nothing changed yet though
safe rose
Even better, would be one that could be used with @polar hawk Linter
Man, I see the ๐ฐ
sacred crater
A plugin that does what? I can't follow and not gonna read up 5 miles :p
safe rose
A complete folder restructure plugin, that would handle Fixing Up Redirectors and Deleting Folders after it's done ๐
But Also could handle renaming of assets
Which is why I said, if it linked up to Linter, that would make it easier, if not, something custom/along the same lines as Linter
Lazy Dev Folder Restructer
sacred crater
I'd say allar should expand linter, would be overkill to make a new one and also not gonna compete with a good friend :o
:p*
safe rose
True
plush yew
Please welcome @minor edge to the community! :beers:
Please welcome @dire prism to the community! :beers:
Please welcome @plush yew to the community! :beers:
humble rivet
I've created a Healthbar with widget yesterday and changed a setting for it to always turn to the screen .. but can't remember what I changed for it to function this way
can anyone enlighten me..
glossy flame
I'm guessing you put it in screen space...that's not exactly turning it to face the screen but it looks like it
humble rivet
think so but can't find it in the details panel anymore Xd
xD
Under what expansion can I find it ?
vital drift
Anyone know a good blueprint series on youtube?
gaunt arch
@vital drift The unreal's youtube channel has some good blueprint series if you're just trying to learn now
unless you're looking for advanced stuff
vital drift
I'm looking for stuff where it's advanced, still explains the stuff, and also goes through a process of making like a small game that's basic
long ice
anyone know anything about custom line trace channels?
more specifically how to edit them past just creating new ones that either ignore everything or block everything in project settings
I can't find documentation online
errant brook
Hey everyone. Do you happen to know why a packed AO/Roughness/Metallic/Height map might import or look right in the engine? The individual channels are right when I preview them in photoshop. When I import I turn off sRGB and I set it ti Linear Color in the material but something that is rough is showing as super glossy.
sacred crater
Yoeri; your shader savoir
fierce tulip
wouldnt call myself that :p
fierce tulip
hugs @sacred crater
errant brook
You can see the reflection when there should really be none
So these are temporary textures and materials in my first iteration. But I'm transitioning from Unity so all of my materials are having this glossy problem
fierce tulip
normally most software outputs them as rma (rough, metal, ao)
so this feels confusing XD
errant brook
I'm using substance designer and merging them into one output
Sorry so R=AO, G=Roughness, B=Metallic, A=Height
fierce tulip
you could just lose the blue channel as its apparently empty and put whatever alpha you have in that
but yea, almost think you might have substance set up for spec workflow instead of roughnes
did you accidentally enable flip green channel?
thats all i can think of
also, bedtime
fierce tulip
yea, no need to use metal if its just black. no need to put anything into metal then. idput your ao in the empty metal channel
errant brook
That seems like a Normal thing
So Unreal doesn't need a map in metallic?
Even if it is black?
errant brook
ok
fierce tulip
if its metal its 1, or a b/w mask
craggy nymph
Huh? @errant brook, your roughness is almost 0 -> it looks shiny. If you want your surface to look non-shiny, you need values close to 1.
errant brook
So in Unreal roughness is white?
craggy nymph
Roughness =/= glossiness
errant brook
OK that makes sense now
fierce tulip
slaps @craggy nymph because no
:p
glossmap looks way different than roughness, even when inverted
craggy nymph
That's what I just said
craggy nymph
@errant brook You should check out the documentation if you haven't already https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Engine/Rendering/Materials/PhysicallyBased/
craggy nymph
good night Luos
errant brook
I am familiar with the process, I'm coming from Unity, for some reason I feel like it is inverted in unity
or maybe I'm just inverted
because the same packed texture looks right in Unity
Inverted meaning that roughness / matte is 0 in unity
craggy nymph
I haven't used unity, but a quick google tells me it's called Smoothness in Unity. That's the opposite of Roughness.
errant brook
Oh yes, that is the problem.
Thank you both so much
Confirmed. I'm backwards thanks to Unity and smoothness being 0
polar hawk
Frosted flakes are more than good
errant brook
Appreciate all the help
humble rivet
Event AnyDamage is there an other variation that doesn't run on server?
weary basalt
No Damage Events are always handled Server side. Though you could just simple implement it yourself.
plush yew
Please welcome @tepid bane to the community! :beers:
tepid bane
Hello everyone ๐
I'm new to UE4.16 and I am running into an issue with the FPS tutorial https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Programming/Tutorials/FirstPersonShooter/1/3/index.html
The solution that UE4 generated does not match the tutorial and I am getting compiler errors
glossy flame
The tutorial looks fairly recent since it uses AGameModeBase (introduced in 4.14), but I'm not sure if it covers IWYU.
That said, it doesn't really look like anything in this page specifically would need an include
Could you post your errors? Take them from the output log rather than the error list in VS
tepid bane
Yes, give me one second
the tutorial seems to be referencing files with a slightly different name as well
"In the Solution Explorer, locate FPSProjectGameMode.cpp (FPSProject > Source > FPSProject)." I do not have that file
glossy flame
Okay yeah, it looks like UE4 gave you a GameModeBase rather than just a GameMode, so you can either change the class name or change your function definition to use the correct class name
Minor things change, you just have to roll with it when using older tutorials
I don't actually think the tutorial is new, just that they went back and changed something after an update.
tepid bane
Yeah, I figured it was a bit out dated. Just they labeled it as 4.16 :/
glossy flame
I think they fixed the obvious API changes, just not that now UE4 names your GameMode differently
No big deal to fix though
tepid bane
Ok, thanks I will try this fix now
New to UE4, comming from Unity so these little things are going to trip me up all over the place lol
Do you know where I can submit these issues so that the devs can fix this for the next guy?
worn granite
tepid bane
Thanks! That should be close enought
plush yew
Please welcome @plush yew to the community! :beers:
kind pumice
for anyone with lighting knowledge - specifically nvidia volumetric light - is there a setting that will lower the blinding effect when you look directly at the light source without decreasing the contrast of the light shafts?
seems like a double edged sword unless I'm missing something
tepid bane
plush yew
Please welcome @strong tree to the community! :beers:
Please welcome @left echo to the community! :beers:
left echo
hello?
tepid bane
hey
left echo
I'm just a blueprint noob looking for some guidence :p
left echo
Do you know anything about blueprints?
tepid bane
super tiny bit... just started today
left echo
I just know some basic Unity C#
tepid bane
i would suggest watching videos about blueprints on youtube
left echo
I've seem some of them. Variables and some basic games stuff is pretty straightforward, but I'm trying some VR stuff, and there isn't much on that :/
left echo
I've build off of the Oculus motion controller demo, I've just run into some blueprint location setting issues. Thanks for the link though ๐
hey @tepid bane I have a question you might be able to answer ๐
tepid bane
whats up?
left echo
The VR demo is set with trigger to grab, but the oculus controllers have the nice dedicated grab buttons. Do you have any idea how to change button configurations?
left echo
Ah, just like Unity, why didn't I try that? ๐
tepid bane
Pretty much just change your action mappins
lol ๐
just learned this like 35 min ago
left echo
Thanks! I'm guessing the names are what's refrenced in code/blueprint?
left echo
Ah, I think I'll stick to my blueprints :p does code really have any advantage over blueprints?
tepid bane
Technically you are starting from a better end since you will know the flow of the API/Engine a bit faster than if you started with the code. C++ is about 10x faster performance wise than the blue prints. Also, code always gives you more control.
Blueprints is a good start IMO
left echo
Is code really that much faster? That's crazy. Is it possible to use both? maybe program a blueprint function node, or use a sperate script?
plush yew
Please welcome @cyan elm to the community! :beers:
left echo
I don't know if I could make a full jump to coding all at once
tepid bane
Yes , the reason it is that much faster is because you "have more fine tuned control over what is going on, rather than a general flow", the code is generated rather than precisely written.
But tbh do not let that scare you away from BPs
cyan elm
hello
tepid bane
10x slower is still as fast as Unity lol
worn granite
So like the deal with BP is that you can get pretty far with it, and any major performance difference is mostly going to come down to your code- not the lang you use
But, BP has had some pretty serious flaws, and continues to suffer workflow problems
tepid bane
Drag and drop coding is never going to be perfect
worn granite
Oh, surely not
But I don't think you can just ignore the issues BP has; anyway, if you're trying to argue that somebody should at least try C++, its well worth mentioning these other issues
left echo
do you know much about BPs @worn granite ?
tepid bane
I'm not arguing that at all. BPs is a great start to UE4 in my opinion since you will know what is going on a bit faster
cyan elm
i dont know what I am doing :p
tepid bane
What are you tring to do?
cyan elm
there is a game called greetings that I thought was pretty funny and I wanted to try it out, I ended up here and am very confused lol
tepid bane
This is the Unreal Engine chat lol?
cyan elm
yes :p
worn granite
And I do, @left echo
cyan elm
i got it sorry for the bother
worn granite
Seems odd you got here by trying to find a game's discord. I'd maybe go tell them they're linking here rather than their game's discord
kind pumice
lol the dev probably hangs out here and inadvertantly linked the wrong discord
plush yew
My first RNG in Unreal Engine!
buoyant echo
Bonus: Make it so it works against, and then for the player.
plush yew
I'll try, just started using UE4 today though
Please welcome @plush yew to the community! :beers:
tall sage
Issue: : on 4.15.3 Clicking on widget or menu does not work
Solved : https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/242151/context-menu-show-bug.html
kind pumice
RNG is always fun
random bool is great for a quick coin flip
seriously wish volumetric lighting were cost-free. I just put it on my players flashlights and it looked badass. costs too much though ๐ฆ
plush yew
Please welcome @pseudo herald to the community! :beers:
floral heart
in EngineVolumetrics there's some decently faked volumetric effects... too bad they don't do shadows.
wary wave
Volumetrics with shadowing:
http://shaderbits.com/blog
plush yew
Please welcome @cold gull to the community! :beers:
plush yew
Please welcome @normal cradle to the community! :beers:
languid shard
@wary wave goddamn firewall is blocking the CSS of his blog ๐ฆ
wary wave
that's both annoying and weird
summer verge
What class would be the best to handle how a projectile bounces? In a Projectile Component subclass? Or somewhere else? I know I can set a "bounces" bool but I want to check things like speed and normals in order to determine if the bullet should bounce or go into the object.
floral heart
Speaking of that, I couldn't get the bounce on a projectile component to work. ๐
paper kernel
there should be projectile path prediction function available now
if you dont want to do physics simulation
plush yew
Please welcome @oak linden to the community! :beers:
Please welcome @plush yew to the community! :beers:
surreal viper
is there an easy way to make a collision dominant?
e.g. the character controller should not be stopped/slowed by a physics simulated dead body, but it should push the dead body around
Is something like that possible?
plush yew
@everyone Can someone please help me with a issue i have in ue4
iv'e looked for a solution and cannon't find one
basically im trying to edit in my widget for my HUD and i can't move or place more than one item inside the widget ill put a giff in chat
surreal viper
place a canvas panel or a container first
safe shoal
^ what they said
whole quarry
Already awnsered in #blueprint
whole quarry
Lol
plush yew
Please welcome @heady summit to the community! :beers:
plush yew
Please welcome @crude quail to the community! :beers:
short onyx
wtf, all my computer lag cause i Compile just a little thing (i just moved a node)
And it's make 3h for compile
did i break somethink? xD
wary wave
you may have made an infinite loop
plush yew
Please welcome @hidden aurora to the community! :beers:
cinder iron
question, when i change something on the collision settings under project settings, do i have to recompile the whole code?
wary wave
no
worthy ether
All of my hobby code uses the prefix L (LObject), modules called LCore, LUI, but im pretty sure creating an onlinesubsystem requires me to use the name OnlineSubsystemLucifer. whats the quickest way to burn everything to ground?
wary wave
those are ini config files
remote beacon
Morning all
plush yew
Please welcome @radiant sparrow to the community! :beers:
paper kernel
๐ค hmm
It seems this new Whisper mode in Nvidia settings is lowering editor framerate
blueprint feels super sticky
fierce tulip
oddly, even when searching trough the entire history of discord, that has only been asked once by you with that account.
:p
wary wave
there are plenty of Discord bots out there, why do you "need" this one?
this one doesn't either
given there's tons of bots out there and none of them do it, I'm guessing that functionality isn't exposed
none of us control the bot
also, what 'group' function?
plush yew
@quasi scaffold, Sent you a DM with information.
wary wave
well I don't know what you're looking for, but I don't think you'll find it here
the Ayana bot might have what you want if it's something to do with roles
paper kernel
that sounds like a lot of work to change roles to do a simple out-of-workscope question
instead of mute&hide
fierce tulip
thegamedev network discord has a bot that can do that
im just a tiny admin, i know bleep about bots
good luck
wraith raptor
Hey guys, does anyone know If I should use ES2 oe ES3 preview when building for HTML5?
I mean, which one is the most accurate one to develop in?
glossy flame
@quasi scaffold the code is on GitHub too
I don't think the bot does the roles though, you just add them through the server administration system itself and the bot just checks if you have permissions
plush yew
Please welcome @fringe timber to the community! :beers:
Please welcome @tepid palm to the community! :beers:
hello
paper kernel
๐
slow orbit
Last night I tried doing some more advanced BP tutorials and have been reallly hitting my head against the wall on them.
I feel you ๐
humble rivet
Anyone know if the homing projectile in the projectile movement component is working ?
paper kernel
yup it works
pallid compass
works fine
plush yew
Please welcome @marsh chasm to the community! :beers:
Please welcome @austere shadow to the community! :beers:
safe shoal
Sneak-peak of Sequencer 2.0 (go to 1:26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqFSNEKOlwg
worn merlin
I wish I could do that
plush yew
Please welcome @austere fiber to the community! :beers:
pallid compass
When you cant figure out why a GPE is not working D:<
pallid compass
well i call bullshit on the engine, total mirror of 4 other working versions
and 1 simple GPE wont apply
god dam so god dam annoying, teach me too update my engine version from git
wraith raptor
Does anyone have experience packaging games for HTML5 that could help me out a bit?
plush yew
Please welcome @delicate bay to the community! :beers:
plush yew
Please welcome @hybrid peak to the community! :beers:
half mango
this software is bullshit
for days i am trying to fix this lightmap overlapping error
used different ways and it still is broken
pallid compass
it means u have overlapping uv's normally
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgocNENpIGM
Omfg they finally added a move gizmo too zbrush hahaha
plush yew
Please welcome @chrome prism to the community! :beers:
tall pendant
might be better suited for #work-in-progress since its substance not unreal ๐
steady frigate
sorry... i was kind of thinking#graphics but its not UE4 graphics
fixing now ๐
tall pendant
hehe no worries
cosmic ledge
Right, got 2 whole weeks off work coming up and quite a bit of downtime, thanks Scottish Summer, I need a project. Something interesting and small. GO!
plush yew
Please welcome @solid breach to the community! :beers:
sharp crest
I seem to be getting some really low FPS drops from time to time in the latest few days, cant think of anything I did that might has something to do with it.. It's just like every 5 mins the editor goes to 5-10 FPS and then it's okay after a minute
I tried being on a empty level and it still happens
weary basalt
New GSync monitor?
GSync has issues with how the editor throttles rendering when its not being used.
sharp crest
Didnt change a monitor in the latest few months
late sundial
@humble rivet HAve you watched the WTF Tutorials on projectiles and homing? If not do check em out he's got all sorts of short to the point goodness
@cosmic ledge well judging by your icon, make a VR one punch man rock smasher ๐
polar hawk
gaunt abyss
Anyone else not able to login into anything unreal related?
Their servers are down...
quartz ether
Someone put their eye glasses on the keyboard and cause mayhem.
plush yew
hey guys
late sundial
hey hey
plush yew
I have been trying to upload my project to github
and i get this: ```Counting objects: 19238, done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (18253/18253), done.
error: RPC failed; curl 55 SSL_write() returned SYSCALL, errno = 10053
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
Writing objects: 100% (19238/19238), 21.21 GiB | 7.96 MiB/s, done.
Total 19238 (delta 5902), reused 14209 (delta 873)
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
Everything up-to-date
ive googled around, only thing i find is saying to increase the postBuffer
and i increased it to like 1gb
still does this.
late sundial
did you install the git LFS for large files?
plush yew
uhm
i think so
git lfs install
Updated git hooks.
Git LFS initialized.
yea
is that all i have to do?
late sundial
dang, thats about the extent of my git knowledge :S
placid whale
Hey! Thanks! ๐
plush yew
Please welcome @cloud berry to the community! :beers:
cloud berry
Hello ,I am Chinese ,my English is not good ,but i like programmer,i like ue4,i want learn more
solid breach
TY whoever came to my stream and invited me to this community today. I'm not quite into the development yet just teaching myself how to make some quality assets before I really get going into the game design. Super excited to be here. ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ
plush yew
Ported a project to 4.16. Now I have this constant flicker on all torches. Any idea what's causing this? https://gyazo.com/ec5336b43c3813c63444712d58db46b2
cyan burrow
how do i share this discord server with a friend?
glossy flame
kind pumice
finally got nvidia's volumetric lighting working
performs pretty well
blinds the shit out of you if you look directly at it though, need to figure that out LOL
plush yew
Please welcome @lavish lodge to the community! :beers:
errant brook
Hey everyone. I know this isn't a graphic design room but I wanted people's opinion on my logo design. Would you all mind choosing one of the options (heads)? Or if you have other ideas that would be great too!
errant brook
Can I ask you both why the left one?
real geyser
Is it hard to mod Ark without the use of C++ coding?
They apparently only allow blueprinting.
modern root
@errant brook Honestly I really like all of them in a row like that
As a logo in general the whole thing looks great (would just centre the mastermind interactive a bit more) and you're as good as gold! in my opinion ๐
errant brook
Thank you, Jack. I kinda liked them all too. I almost thought of an option where I don't have one set head, I change it out based on the game or my mood.
maiden swift
The first one (far left) has the best silhouette, I think.
errant brook
Great point.
maiden swift
That can really help with brand recognition.
errant brook
Thank you
buoyant echo
@errant brook I think the reason it's hard to choose, is because all of them have three elements, making them all really stand out. But I'd agree with the Far left, 4th and 5th to the right.
late sundial
@errant brook Oh oh sry for slow reply, the others feel more comedic and simple, where as the one on the left for me instantly grabs my eyes as psychotic mad scientist awesomeness
but thats just me ^_^
Also , the fonts and arangement are perfect for me , would not change those at all
Anyone know what day of the week is best to release on and why? Or any articles or experience on the subject?
plush yew
Please welcome @lavish light to the community! :beers:
late sundial
Heyo Xy ^_^
lavish light
Hello
late sundial
Whats everyone else out there workin on?
obsidian bison
Well this is annoying...
Right on the front page of Google (when searching the title ofc) is a link to a free download of my marketplace asset lmao ๐
late sundial
what the honest, daaaang man thats , I'm sorry
obsidian bison
Already messaged Unreal's piracy email but the fact that it's right on the front page is really... yeah it sucks lol
5 pages of people stealing the asset
late sundial
What kinda jerks steel from individuals. I dont validate or condone it but I can kinda see how someone can validate steel from a big giant company but to pirate single peoples hard work. Thats just frikin heartless
obsidian bison
And it's 30$ lmao
late sundial
jeeezus >< honestly
obsidian bison
A little heartbreaking but oh well, I really feel like they need to find a way of catching these sort of people or putting big cease and desists on these sorts of sites
Not a professional on legalities however
late sundial
Aye, hey hey, time to hit up the UE4 community lead and ask for a someone to setup a guidline and steps to follow to help with anti piracy efforts
obsidian bison
They have a page for all their contacts but sadly I doubt much will happen lol
late sundial
If they had a protocol setup I think that could go along way with the community being able to help with anti piracy. And yeah, fingers crossed. Still, makes yah wanna get through the internet and light some peoples computers on fire
obsidian bison
Oh yeah for sure
If only we could somehow hide some sort of metadata into files to catch piracy
late sundial
Just gunna toss this one out here. If anyone is good at figureing out why somthing faile dto package. Any help is greatly apreciated. HEre is a link to my logg.
https://forums.unrealengine.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=150648&d=1501736939
poop
wrong link
oh waite, no thats the correct link
obsidian bison
Taking a look
I'm building lighting anyway so no time waste for me lol
@late sundial ERROR: UBT ERROR: Failed to produce item: D:\ChimKBFM\KBFM\Intermediate\Plugins\WindowsNoEditor\NativizedAssets\Binaries\Win32\UE4-NativizedAssets.lib ?
@late sundial https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/466236/automationtool-exiting-with-exitcode5.html
Try this out
Looks like the errors might be directed at localization or something, from the warnings/errors
plush yew
Where is the setting to turn of f these shadows so i can edit landscape easier
https://gyazo.com/7451cbb9efd72aa5afeb64fb6c8d754e
obsidian bison
@plush yew
plush yew
thanks mate
obsidian bison
npnp
plush yew
Please welcome @sterile oak to the community! :beers:
Please welcome @coarse arch to the community! :beers:
iv'e built my lighting and everything but why is that there https://gyazo.com/cd493f084e26646bd79d5179ce84f652
obsidian bison
Hmm looks like a landscape tile, try painting over it if you can
plush yew
Nothing a restart couldn't fix idk what it was
obsidian bison
Odd
whole quarry
Try googling it, that question has been asked multiple times on the awnserhub
plush yew
Please welcome @rare violet to the community! :beers:
heady bridge
@rare violet Welcome
rare violet
Thanks
plush yew
Please welcome @jovial sable to the community! :beers:
Please welcome @gritty chasm to the community! :beers:
humble rivet
http://imgur.com/a/vrx9L the projectile stops when it reaches the target and doesn't destroy or apply damage http://imgur.com/a/vrx9L
while it has both in the BP
modern root
If you're using Perforce might be some useful information in here for you to take away:
https://www.perforce.com/webinars/game-development-best-practices
humble rivet
got both fixed was an issue with wrong event being played.
sullen sonnet
so how does 1 share their amazing work for swag purposes ?
plush yew
Please welcome @thorn crown to the community! :beers:
humble rivet
How do I convert this http://imgur.com/a/I1ql8 to shoot at any target within the triggerbox ? ? As it is now only shooting when the player character gets in the trigger box.
plush yew
Please welcome @last aspen to the community! :beers:
Please welcome @hallow finch to the community! :beers:
jade moon
Some dude here with some free time to help me setup blueprint animations for character?
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/female-movement-animset-pro
sacred crater
It's probably object type
hallow finch
hello, I'm new to the discord and by reading the instructions I'm not sure in what channel I should ask my question: I'm looking for information for modifying weapons effects in FPS-like game. Like the bounching radious of the rocket launcher and such kind of effects, can anyone help me?
paper kernel
it shouldn't be object type tho
gameplay logic related questions to #blueprint or #cpp , game design question to #design-chat and visuals to #graphics
@hallow finch
hallow finch
thank you
sterile cairn
What is the best way to add a blendspace to an already established set of animations? I've tried the "Apply Additive" and the "Layered Blend Per Bone", but the prior turns it into a freakshow and the latter overrides animations set further up in the pipeline.
timid wigeon
Does anyone know why any of my objects inherited from AActor and APawn fail to call BeginPlay()? Super::BeginPlay() is there as well as my own code following it. As well as this, the Tick function for any of these objects will only call when Allow Tick Before Begin Play is set to true. The Event BeginPlay also fails to call in their blueprints.
paper kernel
@sterile cairn did you use branch point in layered blend?
obviously it overrides the base animation if it starts from root and blend weight is 1
but if you move the start higher in the skeleton tree the base animation applies to everything from root to that point
then starts blending at given weight
@timid wigeon im not sure, but BP wants to call parent tick and beginplay first by default, dunno do you need to do that manually in c++?
now I have a question: my InputAction says OverrideParentBinding, but it only works if something gets called, how do this without calling anything
sterile cairn
@paper kernel I'm looking to use a blendspace to have the character turn its head naturally, so that the neck turns as well. I've got animations that are blending together that range from the entire body down to just the face. I just can't find a way to add the blendspace on top of what I have without overlapping.
whole quarry
Bone blending
paper kernel
IK would be next thing to look into
afaik it shouldn't interfere with facial animations
whole quarry
Nah just go full Exorcist
sacred crater
Anyone know how well UE itself(not compiled games) supports multithreading and multicores? Better to invest in very good single thread or better to invesst in very good mult thread/core?
wary wave
Editor uses 50+ threads
sacred crater
So better to go for the Intel Core i7-7820X than the INTEL I7 7740X?
wary wave
I couldn't say
sacred crater
I don't really care about the price tag, just want to know the best one for VS/UE. But thanks for that info :)
languid shard
well considering you are aiming for the latest gen of i7 in both cases
and that UE4 uses multithreading and cores to the max
get the best you can afford :p
I have the 7820HK on my workstation and its maxed out when baking stuff
or building with VS
sacred crater
Yeah I don't compile things that often, but I'd like it to go faster, but VS is something I def want to go faster
plush yew
Please welcome @plush yew to the community! :beers:
buoyant pine
This images ( png) are all jagged in game but they're not jagged in the real images
anyone knows the reason?
paper kernel
I hear ryzen aint bad either for workstations
half mango
anyone know why i have all these messed up lighting?
the weird muddy shadows
i watched tutorials to fix light maps but it still says they are overlapping..
it's just in shadowd areas really, no direct light
everything is messed up
steep flicker
Hey, show the uv map used for lightning. Also what happened to me sometimes was that I had the "generate lightmap" checkbox ticked when I imported the mesh and i ended up not using the one i made in Blender.
half mango
i've tried both
i made them in blender
by using smart UV, then making another map
and adding a light map to that one
to each object
exported, imported without generate UV and it's still messed up
which uv map do u want to see?
it's all different objects
seems like the problem is something different, if i auto generate UV in UE i get the same results as when i do them myself in blender
sacred crater
@buoyant pine show me texture settings
steep flicker
From the mesh where it says overlapping. The lightmap res you increased already and also baked on higher quality?
It could be just low res/quali
half mango
yeah i tried building on production too
tried different lightmap res as well
even 400~
buoyant pine
@sacred crater
half mango
one sec
buoyant pine
sacred crater
Texture group : 2d pixels (something like it)
Filter to nearest
half mango
@steep flicker you want a screenshot of the UV channel 1 of onf oe the mesh?
coordinate index is also set to 1
it seems to look fine in the editor
steep flicker
It looks like it's overlapping
half mango
hmm
steep flicker
left side
half mango
to the auto UV is failing you think?
the blender one too
blender ends up with very similar results
sacred crater
@buoyant pine
sacred crater
Just wasn't sure you saw it and it was getting spammed away :p
steep flicker
In Blender you can check what face is what part of the uv. Maybe check it there again. If UE says it's overlapping, it probably is ๐ Also if you switch to Lightmap Density View Mode in the viewport it may give you a hint too for the meshes.
buoyant pine
I can't find that property tho
half mango
here's blender version, that's not overlapping right?
this one was messed up too though
nah even the ones that aren't overlapping are messed up
buoyant pine
@sacred crater remains jagged QQ
sacred crater
Hmm
Ping me in pm and bug me about it in 2 hours
I'll be in a project that has the settings that make it smooth
plush yew
Please welcome @thorny ibex to the community! :beers:
sterile cairn
@paper kernel Yeah, there is lookAt, but it has the same issues as the blendspace wherein it completely stops any animation on that bone. I'm able to get it working with transform bone and doing an additive, but it doesn't look at good. ๐ฆ
paper kernel
to be fair, you can play any combination of any animations on each individual bone if you want to
but if you want to character to look somewhere, it's gonna override the base animation at some level
closest to original would be 2 bone ik setup with blendweight of 0.5 using head and neck bones