Thanks!
#ue4-general
slow musk
grim ore
The current thought is due to the popularity of fortnite a lot of people are trying to take over accounts and unfortunately those are tied to our Unreal Engine accounts
upbeat trench
are we sure the problem isnt with the two factor authentication? lol
steady sequoia
Has anyone else had issues with the translation gizmo and scale gizmo in the editor not displaying properly?
I noticed that it had happened after I updated to 4.19
Translation gizmo doesn't show up entirely and the scale gizmo is reduced to thin lines instead of the usual trapezoid
Rotation seems to work competely normally
warm mountain
so guys heard about enjin? the guild hosting site? Looks like they are trying to get in contact with Epic to develop a form of collaboration
i've seen that site quite a lot looks like they are looking to connect UE developers with each other and also with their customers from the looks of what they are doing with unity right now
reckon that would help us developers reach out to a larger audience if we could advertise to their web owners and clans?
fading magnet
Is there an easy way to paint textures onto the landscape without setting up heights? I just want to sprinkle a little gravel here and there...
steady sequoia
Decals?
steady sequoia
They've never been a problem for me but then again I never used them in extreme quantities
So someone else can confirm or deny for me
keen birch
Decals will murder your PC in large quantities
I'd just paint using the noise brush, personally
Or the pattern brush
sudden agate
has anyone successfully exported single textures from the paragon assets?
I am interested in the female Hair textures (Root, ID, Depth,Alpha etc), As I'd like to base my hair sheets on that
Laying out UVs without the texture is pretty hard 😛
fervent lake
@slow musk This is what`s going on with the UE4/Fortnite-hacking : https://kotaku.com/whats-really-going-on-with-all-those-hacked-fortnite-ac-1823965781
Someone managed to hack into my account and use 25 dollars to buy V-coins for Fortnite. Tried contacting Epic several times, but they`re not replying. Sad.
latent moth
All, simple question: I'd like to do a simple climb over obstacle (like a fallen tree or a fence), but all of the tutorial I find end up doing complete climbing or jumping vaults and such. Can someone tell me a good starting point? For instance, is such a climbing just a lower jump with a climbing animation?
regal mulch
@fervent lake Friend of mine had someone buying the PVE content upgrade. They replied eventually and refunded.
bitter iris
I just finished packaging my game, Its now not opening up for some reason. Anyone can help?
flat trail
the name of the .uproject file must match the name of the project passed in the command line
getting this weird error when creating a 4.19 project on a server based partition
4.18 projects works fine
bitter iris
what oyu mean project passed inthe command line
bitter iris
my uproject is the same as my ue4 project?
flat trail
yes
confirmed 3 times
tried making projects with all the different templates within 4.19
still same
rose bison
never seen that, try right-click "Switch Unreal Engine Version"
rose bison
did you migrate to 4.19?
flat trail
when changing the project to a local folder on the pc it works
no its a new project
blank new project
no template
rose bison
when changing the project to a local folder on the pc it works
what do you mean with that?
network folder?
flat trail
yes
rose bison
hm, never tried that
flat trail
its currently on a network partition, the strange thing is that 4.18 works on the network folder
but not 4.19
cinder iron
Is there anyone working on a triple A environment over here? I have a single and simple question about company practices
wary wave
a) yes and b) what do you want to know?
rose bison
the answer is sub-levels
cinder iron
@wary wave is functional testing a common practice at all?
rose bison
close enough 😃
cinder iron
XD hahaha
I'm used to do always functional testing but somehow it seems that is not as usual as it should, but I dont have enough data to conclude if thats something a lot of companies do or dont
rose bison
for me as programmer, that uses those environments
it's like 40% programming, 60% playing the game
and then report all issues that come up, including environment
cinder iron
well QA testing is another topic to talk about
I'm more about functional testing
Code coverage
So a suit to test specific features like unit tests
wary wave
unit tests are not common, no
rose bison
no, more about regression tests
wary wave
ah
rose bison
and you can't really automate them in most game specific cases
wary wave
yeah, therein lies the problem generally speaking
there are a few things you can usually test deeper down in the engine itself
worn ocean
i got a question in UE4, can you use the Unreal Tournament as the base reference of your game, you just modded it to make it a little different. If i remember in UDK, you can use the UT game as your reference, its one of the basic template of UDK when you create a project
wary wave
but for the bulk of your game, you're reliant on having people actually test the product
rose bison
well, for everything that is code, you sure do tests
not unit most of the time though
code coverage is a must for large projects though
but everything that extends to gameplay
you can't really automate
cinder iron
I mean there are levels and levels
For example for the plugins at piperift we have a high-end system for automated tests relying on single features (unit) and the combination of them (system)
But it seemed like companies rely mostly on user manual testing + QA testing.
rose bison
well, because you can't really just take one solution like a UnitTest framework and be done with it
cinder iron
Obv QA testing complements the first practice
rose bison
most, if not all cases are highly specific
and writing automatic tests for those is a huge task
pallid compass
auto tests end up saving time and money in the long run
wary wave
the only automated tests we're using here are on the build machines, and they basically only check that the build is compiling, blueprints are compiling, and that asset references are valid
cinder iron
Do companies like DICE, Activision, Epic. Automate test at all?
pallid compass
i think they mix test?
wary wave
I'd assume they have some level of automated tests
pallid compass
automate and human right?
cinder iron
That would take a lot of time @pallid compass
devout gulch
can confirm Unit testing is not common
cinder iron
Needing human interaction for automated tests is dumb XD
devout gulch
moreover
devout gulch
if you propose it they will look at you like you are madman
pallid compass
not humans for automated
wary wave
automated humans 🤔?
cinder iron
Ah aaah got you ! XD !
pallid compass
i blame u guys
cinder iron
Hehehehe
pallid compass
i actually use my A* algorithm to test if u can get outside the map at all
cinder iron
So i got 2 no's @wary wave @devout gulch to sum up
pallid compass
league of legends use automated testing
devout gulch
if you work at really big studios like Ubisoft it might be more common
devout gulch
but in your average AAA studio not really
rose bison
well, in case of league of legends it might make sense
pallid compass
normally imo
rose bison
when you have a rigid gameplay framework that doesn't change for a decade
cinder iron
Its more money at the end of the day, but can save you a bit the ass
rose bison
it might be efficient to write automated tests for those
pallid compass
u want to auto test anything thats not built non orthogonal that can be effected by other systems when u make changes to X systems
rose bison
any agile development with a 1-3 year cycle with a somewhat small team, not worth, imo
cinder iron
Well usually from an input you spect certain output with certain deviations
pallid compass
you know "pragmatic programming"
cinder iron
So they can
devout gulch
what you can't really test is implementation of specific uses of those systems
you still setup automated tests for it
but it's getting more complex
rose bison
the thing is, unit tests for software are very cost effective
you take a framework and get value out of it
devout gulch
I have or rather had unit test coverage for my Ability Framework
but then I made so many architectural changes that I just removed them
but in the end I'm going to reintroduce them
it's so much easier to catch regressions this way
cinder iron
Good to know what you guys do in your respective companies
cinder iron
I see
rose bison
how do you test 3D stuff though?
you would need a very custom system for that
testing several outcomes
non determistic outcomes with physics
it would be a mess
devout gulch
depends what you ask in 3d
rose bison
and not cost effective at all
cinder iron
@rose bison with our system
rose bison
I just think it's feasable for 90% of gameplay cases
pallid compass
3'd is just 2'd with an extra axis dont be spooked
rose bison
and that is what matters
wary wave
you could write tests for certain strategy game mechanics
general action games or shootery games, not so much
cinder iron
In game information
You dont need to compare pixels
Unreal already gives you information to test stuff
For example one thing i had to test was physics serialization
Having in mind certain deviation produced by a posible substeping error
Ill keep asking around to see what people do, I'm quiet interested in collecting a common answer
bitter iris
What programs are there to open Pak files?
My pak file is 25gb an just tryna figure out whats taking the space
wary wave
I don't think you can just open an Unreal Pakfile and look at the contents so easily
cinder iron
You can visualize that info in engine. Tou are not suposed to open pak files
I would say it is even ilegal
wary wave
but you can look at the source content easily enough and work out where the space is going
and there's nothing illegal about decompiling pak files
it is however not easy
bitter iris
Is there anyway to package only whats being used?
cinder iron
You can exclude directories to cook
And include maps to cook
Maybe you are cooking too much
wary wave
it's not really possible to package 'only what is used', because there's no real way of knowing what might be loaded at run time
bitter iris
ill show you the package area 2 secs
wary wave
you can however manually exclude directories etc, as vorixo says
bitter iris
cinder iron
Ugh cant see there im on mobile XD haha
bitter iris
dawn linden
Just turn off UsePakFile, then package and examine the resulting Content directory. It will show the exact same assets that are going into the pak file.
bitter iris
yh
bitter iris
So what settings should I be ticking
inner mountain
Hey everyone!
Can I get some legal advice about UE4 here?
Specifically, can I publish my game's sources & assets (excluding any UE4 stuff) under WTFPL license?
uncut wraith
Can anyone help? Im not getting access to https://github.com/EpicGames even though i have registered everywhere and linked my accounts. Should i write to support?
tough quiver
What makes the Level Sequence Cinematic render goes faster? It doesn't seem to be loading up the CPU and GPU the way i am used to.
regal mulch
Yes. We aren't official, so you'd need to properly contact their support via email.
@uncut wraith
Why did it tag Denny
rose bison
huh?
rose bison
freudian slip
regal mulch
Probably hehe
uncut wraith
Alright, thanks.
surreal viper
any idea how is it possible to restore a skeletal mesh which was in ragdoll state?
I disabled the physics simulation and tried to reset the relative transform of the skeletal mesh component, but for some weird reason the mesh still ends up being in a random location in the other side of the world
frosty bloom
UE4 should have like a seperate Tree for sockets, like you attach them to Bones but they won't be inbetween and everywhere in such a mess
polar token
I get that when trying to make an apex cloth, any idea how I could fix it?
and ideally, fix it on 3d max or zbrush
crude rock
does anyone know when well get a DRX branch of UE4? 😃 would be nice to put the titan to work
pallid compass
u talking about d3d12?
crude rock
well, its an extension of Dx12 yes
crude rock
ive been holding it since 4.12.. getting blue overhere
cloud cobalt
DX12 is low priority
pallid compass
I cant imagine my self working outside of data assets now
cloud cobalt
Vulkan is much more useful, since it's cross-platform
pallid compass
i really dont know how i lived using structs and data tables
crude rock
well since they got the Raytracing demo up and running, there should be a branch there somewhere..
cursive dirge
@crude rock they said like 30 days on some nvidia talk, and does it even run on Titan?
I thought at least nvidias tech required Voltas
mint sequoia
Any idea when vulkin is coming
cursive dirge
NVIDIA Volta GPU
NVIDIA driver version 396 or higher (to be released in early April)
Windows 10 RS4
Microsoft’s DXR developer package, consisting of DXR-enabled D3D runtimes, HLSL compiler, and headers
yeah they are
pallid compass
so maybe a year or two before its stable in ue4?
tall pendant
drx runs on more gpu while rtx is volta only
crude rock
yeah, but it is possible to get the Titan V today so..
cursive dirge
but I'm assuming that RTX would be the one to arrive first as that's what they demonstrated
cursive dirge
heh
cursive dirge
Note that DXR is an experimental feature of DirectX as of Windows 10 RS4, and is targeted at developers only. This means that developer mode must be enabled in Windows in order to run DXR applications. (Settings → Update & Security → For developers).
pallid compass
i wouldnt rush to something like this, if ur winning to spend X money on a titan V
cursive dirge
wtf is RS4 even?
pallid compass
because there is no promise its all gonna work from A to B
but thats just me
unless its for a personal fun project then go for it
crude rock
ofc not, but we are looking into new stuff in the research division in my company.. so we're getting a couple of titan Vs anyway
mint sequoia
Release 4? Idk
mint sequoia
Oh lol
cursive dirge
it's upcoming update
Microsoft has released the new Windows 10 version "Windows 10 Fall Creators Update" to public on October 17, 2017. Now the company has started releasing builds for the next version of Windows 10 codenamed as Redstone 4.
cedar snow
what's the difference between data asset and data table?
does the former also load the stuff on request?
mint sequoia
@pallid compass I believe, with no certainty whatsoever, it's based on the order of first appearance of the category in the header... Maybe..Or not
mint sequoia
Shouldn't hot reload on header changes, it's asking for trouble
bitter iris
Can anyone help me with steamworks
pallid compass
ooo vaei it worked ;o
tough quiver
@cursive dirge Since DXR is part of D3D12, does that mean that UE4 is going to have a better support for D3D12?
cursive dirge
@tough quiver no
tough quiver
Oh, that's unfortunate :/
broken nimbus
anyone know a solution for "XAPK file validation failed" for android?
plush yew
Hello, or can we find good texture to import into my Unreal Engine 4? Thank you in advance.
elfin jacinth
Good morning Discord friends!
grim ore
Hey I'm not your friend buddy
@plush yew there are some free textures on the marketplace from GameTextures, alternately you can try game textures online
grim coyote
Hi, I'm a noob at unreal and having a bit of an issue; I updated my project from 4.18 to 4.19, but when I do it doesn't seem to carry over/make new dlls? Everytime I try and open up the converted project I get 'missing/different version dll files, rebuild?' and I click Yes, then It tells me that doesn't work and to do it manually
'Beneath' being the name of the project
vale halo
A. Please use the output log when diagnosing errors as VS tends to mess it's error dialog up ^^
grim coyote
Alright
bitter iris
guys cna anyone help
i gave a key to a friend totest my game
it says connection time out
vale halo
Mind elaborating on a key?
bitter iris
steam key
vale halo
Steam, itch, etc.?
bitter iris
Its not showing in his library
vale halo
Hm, well that sounds like a steam issue 🤔 Is he sure his internet is working/etc.?
vale halo
That's probably not the issue then
https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/648814841524404791/ looks like that's a really weird issue 🤔 If he hasn't yet, ask him if he can reboot his computer...that generally helps fix weird issues
broken nimbus
After 8 month of work our game is finally out !!!!! I will glad if you can test it and give me some feedback
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.NorthWind.SkyEdge
here you can see some of the screenshots from game
its made with unreal engine 4
worn granite
...dive into the strange real... buddy you just made my standards I'll hold you to like 50x higher
also go post to /r/acecombat/
fan-made other games are welcome there
plush yew
Hmm, is this place suitable for noobs getting into UE4?
worn granite
what area of UE4?
plush yew
Probably level design and graphics
worn granite
Dunno, but I don't see why it wouldn't be
plush yew
Thanks 👍🏻
mortal gale
I see that DataSmith doesn't show that it runs in Linux, but does UnrealStudio run in Linux?
livid haven
Unreal Studio isn't really an application.
It's basically a name for the suite of Datasmith and UE4.
harsh tiger
https://gyazo.com/6c6942b03e790a0f86ba724f9a7729a1 why does this always fail? its on my player and i have no clue why the cast fails
livid haven
Well, a cast would fail if the object you put in isn't actually of that type.
So... work backwards from that?
harsh tiger
i'm casting to a game instance and the wild card is game instance. what am i missing?
harsh tiger
omg
livid haven
I assume the GI stands for GameInstance and thus GI_CustomPlayerSettings is based on GameInstance, but they're not the same thing.
Also, wouldn't be any reason to cast from GameInstance to GameInstance anyways - you already have it as a GameInstance reference.
harsh tiger
i just saved my project closed and reopened it and went back into the project settings and it was set to none. so i changed it to GI_CustomPlayerSettings and it worked
livid haven
Meaning your GameInstance class wasn't set to GI_CustomPlayerSettings anymore?
harsh tiger
i did set it to that. but it changed back to none for some reason
cedar snow
wrong chat. sry.
livid haven
Huh, weird.
dense patio
anybody use World creator 2 with UE4 in here? have some questions before i go spending 300$ on something i have no clue about
coarse wigeon
@dense patio Get this http://quadspinner.com/gaea
dense patio
@coarse wigeon that is a pretty nice find, and its reasonable for pricing
i wonder how ue4 integration is?
coarse wigeon
It should just work.
dense patio
have you used it yourself?
i like the price, and ill do some looking it up, just wondering
coarse wigeon
I personally have not tried it. But I know people have been using it with UE4
dense patio
nods kk ill do some searching, thank you 100% for the find
really nice to know more tools are out there
i wish more people would go to the substance route
pay monthly till you reach the max payment
as an artist i cant afford 10K worth of tools needed all at once
coarse wigeon
Very much agreed
grim sinew
@dense patio The subscription route always ends up being more expensive, unfortunately. You pay $90 more for substance per year if you pay monthly.
And yeah, Gaea is great, it's just incomplete. It's in a very unfinished state right now, the full release is in early Q2 this year.
dense patio
sure... but i can afford that monthly
i cant afford 280 this month
or next month
i mean lets sum up some prices
grim sinew
A valid point. Still, just something to keep in mind.
dense patio
500 for zbrush + 300 for 3dcoat + 400 for substance suite + 50 monthly for Adobe Creative Suite + 280 for maya
280 month **
so each month im already shelling out 350+
grim sinew
3dcoat is kinda rundundant in that list.
grim sinew
Use Maya to uv map
grim sinew
You have literally no reason to UV a highpoly
dense patio
retopo
grim sinew
Quaddraw.
grim sinew
I dunno, Unfold3D (both the plugin and the standalone app) seem to do a pretty good job for me.
dense patio
personal pref at this point
grim sinew
Whatever works though, yeah
dense patio
i love 3dcoat 😛
anyway, all i am saying is, they should offer
ill pay the 90$ more for a longer period
at least i can use the app now, today, and get more clients
which helps me pay it off sooner
i guess i could alwys just get a loan and do the same....
hm.. never thought of that
grim sinew
A loan over $90 may not be the best idea.
dense patio
no, a loan for 5K
and get all the ones i need right off the bat, then pay it off as the clients come in
or do the monthly
would/could be cheaper... maybe
depending on pricing, apr, and a few other factors
hm.... something to study and look into as well
grim sinew
Also, you don't need the full creative suite unless you're getting into video editing. All you need for 3d work is photoshop, even that's debatable with substance now though.
Photoshop alone is like $10 instead of $50 per month.
dense patio
i am 😛 and do
i have many businesses
😃
my wife does photography and videos for weddings
i create video games and use photoshop, as well as websites using dreamweaver for freelance work
i use audition to make my SFX and such
as well as VO's for games
i use Acrobat Pro for making all the documents for clients and streamlining them with PDF stuff
got my hands in many cookie jars, so i need the broad swath of tools
maybe not every artist is like me... but, i certainly feel the sting 😛
grim sinew
Yeah, when you spread yourself out that far it gets expensive.
The people setting these prices just assume you aren't doing that
dense patio
well im a jack of all, and can provide end to end to all my clients
its my selling point 😛
but indeed, i am sure they are not aware of that
so good point
left talon
Hi everyone, we’ve recently released a new component/widget library for TouchDesigner that would be useful for a lot of Unreal users that are interested in working with or learning TouchDesigner for interactive installations. The library includes lots of visual effects, API and hardware interfaces, and day-to-day workflow tools. For more information, you can check out http://store.nvoid.com or let me know if you have any questions.
frosty bloom
Does anyone know why Mixamo movement animations are in the air? Exported them out of UE to set them right but they already were, now I don't really know what their problem is. All regular animations works just fine with the character.
coarse wigeon
I think this applies to allot of programmers. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/381175259702886400/427786956622004224/image.jpg
fluid stag
love working with landscape materials and making small iterations and changes........
dense patio
lmao, yeah i know the feels @fluid stag
plush yew
Ok, hello Unreal Engine users, I am here because my friend sent me here to get some help. I am one of the many that have not even got to try out unreal engine because of the error (0xb000007) <- i dont remember correclty but its something like that, in the mean time I am re installing unreal engine 4.19 after a billion tries of other things, I have seen a very long post on the forums explaining all the different ways and I have tried every single way and nothing works I can link u my log after this finishes downloading I have reinstalled my like the C++ things or whatever it's called <- sorry cant remember the name now I'm not that good at computers. Please may someone help me fix this issue I'm desperate to try game developing, I am using a 64-bit windows 7 ultimate, I also have tried replacing my DLLs but still nothing, please can someone go in a voice chat with me or something and just talk me through and try a whole bunch of different things please
I picture me self to become on of you guys one day but I just need some help now
^^ also if I ever fix this issue can someone point me out like some videos or things to help me get started and learn how to game develop
❤
grim ore
if you ever get it fixed the Learn tab on the launcher is a good place to start
plush yew
ty for that tip
ima just get a bunch of vids saved up for when i do get it fixed so i know what to do
please anyone?
anyone that sees this message i would happily take any advice or help
grim ore
I don't think there is much else we can do besides refer you to answerhub and google. If you have tried it all you just might simply have some incompatible hardware
plush yew
no way
like
i know for sure
let me give u my log
of the download that i had last before i uninstalled it
i might get a new one after this download
doubt it will change
gimmie a moment while i find it
i dont have the exact log cuz i got rid of it
but i found it through my post on the forums
here is my original post
gray basin
who can help me with my blender character to unreal engine ?
I made one need help with being to unreal
dense patio
any font? format?
i import fonts no problem, format matters
@gray basin what do you need help with....
export the model as an fbx from blender, if fbx is not an option you can export obj (static objects) and should be fine
put it to the folder of the game and walla auto import loads the file
gray basin
@dense patio
it is going to be a playable character and there is errors and I need the best option
hushed monolith
so what's the consensus on 4.19? better than 4.18 in terms of stability? any insane regressions?
dense patio
@hushed monolith didnt kill my game
network optimizations are great!
and most of the bugs in there are still there.... 😛
so... upgrade for me
hushed monolith
excellent
the 4.18 upgrade sent me to development hell for a month and a half... so I'm a bit skeptical 💩
dense patio
yeah, not much regression if any
my biggest complaint is how long it takes to approve plugins
3 plugins already ready for 4.19 but they are not pushed yet
however, substance painter was out day 1 of release....
seems fishy
dense patio
steam party, journman map plugin, dungeon architect, and dialogue system
steam party just got approved like 2 days ago
the rest are still not updated
although the creators submitted release updates
upbeat trench
its a busy time of year 😛
dense patio
i would buy that if substance wasnt updated day 1 😛
upbeat trench
you dont think Epic put them top of the pile because of their relationship with Allegorithmic? Doesnt sound fishy to me
dense patio
shrugs everybody has varying degrees it seems, however letting big name corps push content out same day without letting the smaller ones is bad practice. Why not let everybody get a chance to submit on the same time if they have released content?
upbeat trench
I dont think trusting a reputable software company over relatively small names is unreasonable myself
dense patio
lol, i mean sure that makes sense on paper, but its only one viewpoint
upbeat trench
Epic has had a relationship with Allegorithmic that goes back before UE4
dense patio
so, purely based on assumptions, you are suggesting they can release without approval of UE4
upbeat trench
Ive heard some horror stories about MP submissions but theres not alot you can do. Id much prefer Epic suss them out and make sure they are safe for us end users
dense patio
i have seen loads of submission that were "approved" that dont compile
so whatever they are doing now.... doesnt work
and is a long process
iron belfry
does anyone have any experience with particle systems?, i have a beam partcile that does not obey the target. The origin is set to beam emmiter, and its fine because it is attached to the sphere. the target is set to user set but when i input the world coordinates, it always is above it instead of where it should be (in this case the center of the sphere).
dense patio
right now, the wait doesnt matter to me, but assuming i had a game on the market and relied on this
upbeat trench
if youre moving engine builds with a released product thats kinda your fault tbh
typically you lock it down a ways out
dense patio
sure, you could pawn that on the person
but if the dev team can move fast enough to test, verify, and ensure 4.19 works, but by that time the plugins are still not approved and submitted... wouldnt that push the blame some place else? we purely talking here, btw
and im more or less arguing to argue, at this point
you make valid suggestions and counters, so no worries there
polar hawk
Yo I need some fellow dumbasses to man my crew in sea of thieves because im a dumbass
upbeat trench
its all good, Im not unsympathetic, I just think some regulation has to take place to stop nasty people abusing the system
polar hawk
lets all be dumbasses together
upbeat trench
wrong channel
dense patio
so what about "proven" plugins?
if a plugin has 5 release builds and has no hits on their account
cant they earn that right?
i mean 5 version builds of success means several months if not years of dev on the product
highly unlikely they would abuse such a system
upbeat trench
well I do agree Epic should promote people who are upstanding members of the MP but perhaps not over big companies with a solid reputation in software development 😛
dense patio
several years of low budget plugin making their engine better seems like a pretty good reputation to me 😛
something most big companies are not tackling
steam isnt making steamparty and making steam integration easier.
upbeat trench
eg if they prioritized Dungeon Architect over Substance, which do you think would generate more complaints?
dense patio
nor are UE4 devs doing their work to make that happen
im not saying you prioritize anybody
im saying clear the path for people who have proven themselves
let them release content updates without review boards
upbeat trench
there has to be some sort of prioritization its clear Epic wont have the resources to handle every submission the day it comes in
dense patio
make a ULA that says its the content creators responsibility and the downloader of that content and that UE4 is out of the middle man job.
hollow breach
I like to know something or am I doing it wrong? always when I try to move something in the Content of UE4 is does not move it all the way, there is always a copy of it in the same place I moved it from
dense patio
they only middle man new content creators, and verify for a few times, releasing control of that when they become trusted
@hollow breach go to the top root folder in UE4
right click
click fix up redirctions
wait for it to work its thing
upbeat trench
I wouldnt use plugins if they wernt certified
dense patio
then walla. done
upbeat trench
as you said some peoples business relies on em
dense patio
shrugs again, if the certified was worth a damn i would agree with you
but when plugins exist that dont compile, and are buyable...
certification means less and less
upbeat trench
not compilable is fine as long as its not a virus
its not like they are signed exe's
dense patio
so your concern is virus?
plugins, in most cases are not exe's
they are source code
im sure some exist that are exe
upbeat trench
exactly they are dlls which means they run through Epics exe which puts the responisbility on them
you cant make illegal clauses in EULAs
dense patio
sure... but im not enough of a lawyer to argue semantics about it, and i doubt you are either. So lets stay away from such a convo 😛 as it would mostly be conjecture
if you are versed in law of such, then far be it from me to question you
upbeat trench
Epics has lawyers and they chose to do it this way
so whos really using conjecture here
dense patio
eh... thats an assumption
hollow breach
thanks @dense patio
dense patio
they chose a path, doesnt mean its the right path
and it doesnt mean its free from question
upbeat trench
Im not saying youre not entitled to an opinion
dense patio
big business, especially in tech industry learned this lesson years ago.
upbeat trench
I just think that no matter which way you look at it the MP will never be up to snuff
dense patio
well i mean you are not saying it directly, but the previous statement very clearly says, they know what they are doing so deal
upbeat trench
theres plenty of content I have which isnt even updated to the latest version even in breach of the EULA
dense patio
nods true
upbeat trench
it sucks, I mean acouple of plugins I have are for waaay older versions
I doubt Epic is that slow that they didnt get around to checking one not updated since 4.14
dense patio
did the person submit changes?
did they post that?
the previous plugins i post have all said in their own threads release versions have been sent to Epic, and pending approval
upbeat trench
no idea, think they cut and ran when they found out it wasnt easy money
dense patio
nods
so thats vastly different than what im proposing here, although i dont think you are arguing that with me, so no need to delay on that
like i said, good banter, and well thought out, certainly gives me another perspective on the situation
upbeat trench
Im just saying that it wont really ever be same day releases as cool as that would be.
dense patio
as somebody who could create content for the store, i have stayed that process as it seems cumbersome and mostly not worth the effort.
im sure models are easier than code though, so maybe those update faster
upbeat trench
Ive heard someone say its taken like 7 months for the initial approval of a MP submission
so they are pretty quick with the updates in comparison
dense patio
lol
7 months...
how can they compete with unitys submission process if that is even close to true?
upbeat trench
how much junk is on Unitys store?
upbeat trench
plus Epic is a games company, recently I saw a Tim Sweeney quote which said they have like 700 people working on Fortnite
so the Engine/MP team is rather small in comparison
dense patio
uyeah
upbeat trench
Unity made a point at GDC to say they arnt a games company so their focus is primarily on their Engine/MP
dense patio
again, interesting concept
certainly has many talking points, most of which would be assumptions on my part
so, ill digress at this point 😛 ty for the discourse
upbeat trench
if you wanna go around to Epics place and kick their arse I'll join you 😉
dense patio
ill release my gme, make millions, and then go talk to them
i think at that ppoint they will listen a bit more than me being a nothing 😛
😉
who knows, maybe ill ask to be hired and work on marketing and distribution
upbeat trench
you could work on certifying MP content 😛
I cant wait for the new 4.20 stuff though because BP plugin things might be able to get through submission quicker
good thing there too is even though BP is alittle slower since its on the editor end and may not be in the packaged product theres no worries about speed
upbeat trench
Im probably not going to move to that and instead wait for 4.20
dense patio
Network changes was a big deal, if they release replay of fortnight I'll be more inclined
4.19 didn't depricate anything major
Was a 5min update
upbeat trench
yeah 4.20 will probably be alittle trickier
plush yew
so
upbeat trench
thankfully its slowed to a quarterly release now
plush yew
can i get help on my error :3
dense patio
What error
upbeat trench
depends on the error
dense patio
Context matters
plush yew
the launching error
dense patio
Lol
plush yew
i mean
dense patio
Lolol
plush yew
like i described the problem
thats what i mean to say
and no one responded except one person
dense patio
Matt
dense patio
Yes I read it
Xooooooo means nothing
You need to go into what happened before the error
plush yew
nothing
i downloaded it
and havent even got to try it
i click launch
and the error
i didnt even get to try unreal engine
dense patio
4.19?
plush yew
yes
plush yew
i already saw a post on like the forums and nothing helped
dense patio
Hard drive
upbeat trench
umm
dense patio
Lol
upbeat trench
do you actually have the launcher.exe on your computer?
cuz this log seems to tell me you dont
plush yew
from epic games launcher
dense patio
Well when I get home I can troubleshoot further
plush yew
ty
dense patio
On my phone I can do next to nothing
plush yew
just dm me or something cuz i expect this chat to be flooded or something
by the time ur home
plush yew
ok 😃
upbeat trench
"c:\games\unreal engine\launcher\engine\binaries\win64\UNREALENGINELAUNCHER.EXE"
this is what its telling me is missing
but youve obviously got the launcher working
plush yew
hm
upbeat trench
maybe that is a launcher error, have you tried finding the UE4.19 directory and launching it directly?
plush yew
i can show u my log from before
like the last download
in the log
it says that the launcher is missing
[ ? ] c:\games\unreal engine\launcher\engine\binaries\win64\UNREALENGINELAUNCHER.EXE
? <- apparently means missing
[ ? ] c:\games\unreal engine\launcher\engine\binaries\win64\UNREALENGINELAUNCHER.EXE Error opening file. The system cannot find the path specified (3).
upbeat trench
yup, have you tried finding the UE4.19 directory and running the UnrealEditor.exe manually?
plush yew
no havent
just tried the options that were listed in the big forum post
that was closed down like 4 years ago
upbeat trench
okay so you tried to click the arrow and create a shortcut and running that?
grim ore
the engine by default loads the launcher up if it's not running. there is a way around the launcher auto starting as well
plush yew
um
i did the veryfing thing
and its doing that rn
i will try that stuff after
by later i mean
like as soon as this is done
a couple minutes or so
upbeat trench
yeah it sounds like the editor isnt finding the launcher
desert gorge
Hey guys which works better with ue4
Visual Assist or ReSharper C++?
weary basalt
Never used Resharper but ive heard that its slower than VAX
dense patio
okay i am home
@desert gorge resharper is a nice tool
my main coder uses it, problem is cost
if you can afford it he swears by it for simplicity
they often complain about them at times though.... but thats c++ workflow
plush yew
back
cinder iron
Wow you have a main coder XD that rocks, how much do you fed him? I was looking in adopting one
cinder iron
Hehehe
dense patio
i am the lead artist and there is another artist on the team 😛
and i say have, because, yes, i own them, they are mine
and i am theirs
upbeat trench
3 full stacks, thats alot of food 😛
dense patio
its symbiotic
@plush yew no veryfication errors
if not, yes run the launcher, we should dm and video
so i can see your screen
plush yew
ok
upbeat trench
I was suggesting just running the editor directly from the exe earlier to see if that works
desert gorge
@dense patio ResharperC++ version is cheaper than VAX I think
dense patio
i wouldnt know @desert gorge i dont use it
they bitch about it 😛
@upbeat trench ill walk him through that as well
testing this first
😛
we gonna get him working, no worries abou tthat
plush yew
question so that debugging thing u talked about there
how does that play a role in making a game
@dense patio
plush yew
ooo
dense patio
without it, they dont show up
plush yew
ok thats cool
dense patio
you get a blank screen that says enable dbugging and logging
😛
as an artist i was very prone to such
until i started to try and report those crashes to my codres
coders**
plush yew
hmm k
dense patio
they instructed me on how to resolve the problem, i learned all from trial and thousands of errors :p
plush yew
do you mind if i can ask for u to send a pic or something of your work?
plush yew
hmm
dense patio
you can see videos 😛
dense patio
so, me and my team made that for the winterjam
we made that for the megajam (was only 3 days for us, since we started super late 😦 )
dense patio
that is REALLY old though, almost 1 year old
and all of that has been redone
is more recent character
plush yew
thats lit
dense patio
https://youtu.be/CmxwEp1MWt0 is another game we made for another gamejam
that was in UE4 as well
4 days
plush yew
dude if u ever have the time teach me a lil bit hah
ima spend most of the time searching up vids
and learning
plush yew
my thing is done
dense patio
kk recall
plush yew
k
gray basin
Hi there i still got my model made. i need a animator and rig. Then who can make it playable on unreal engine. I haven't got any cash please do it out of kindness You will be credited on the game
crisp fable
honestly if you can't do this stuff yourself you shouldn't be making a game, but good luck
gray basin
I am still learning
crisp fable
so learn off others and dont ask them to do it for you, its rude
dense patio
i blocked him
😦
odd it says blocked messages
lolol
@desert gorge coder linked me this
desert gorge
@dense patio Thanks 😃
dense patio
no prob
@upbeat trench running from exe does the same thing
testing some other things, but looks like it might be memory limitation
or.. rediraction issue
im having him reinstall (sadly) without moving the directory 😛
could have changed environment variable, but forgot about that till after he hit uninstall
upbeat trench
yup that was my second guess is that it was moved manually
crisp fable
resharper is great
its infinitely better than VAX in all but one aspect
VAX takes a few minutes to start up
resharper can take 20 minutes on a UE4 project 😮
but once its running its fantastic
upbeat trench
lol so you just never close VS is that the trick
upbeat trench
VAX takes awhile to scan on the first load
crisp fable
there seems to be a 10% chance it will need to regen on a project regenerate
upbeat trench
sounds like a mini-game
weary basalt
Ive only ever used VAX so im biased lol
upbeat trench
I hate VS all together so my bias isnt towards either 😛
crisp fable
then gave resharper C++ another shot
dense patio
They updated resharper and fixed that load issue
Still it as fast as vax, on initial
But not 20m anymore
dense patio
just recently i thought
could be wrong, but im pretty sure that was my coders only complaint
ill ask him again
but i think they fixed that
nevermind, he says it still takes a bit of background processing before it is ready for use
lol so.. .maybe... not "fixed"
crisp fable
yeah its nowhere near as bad
but it sure lets you know when something should be const
the other thing VAX has on it is some special ue4 logic regarding UPROPERTIES, UFUNCTION and include ordering
ie it sticks all includes before .generated.h
native sage
Makes sense tbh
gray basin
DM me if you want to help work on a crash fan project no cash sorry
dawn linden
@crisp fable Do you have any other performance issues with R#? I'd really like to be able to recommend it, the functionality is so nice - but performance has been so bad lately that I'm on the verge of dumping it.
My setup is definitely underpowered, but that doesn't justify it constantly locking up the IDE as it has been.
gray basin
@dawn linden want to join my team
devout gulch
@dawn linden Resharper while nice, having good refactoring, static analasis,
is slow as fuck
it simply cant handle full Ue4 source
it slows down intellisense below default level of VS
dawn linden
Intellisense? I have Intellisense turned off and use R# own autocompletion. Or is that what you mean - its autocompletion is slower than VS Intellisense?
devout gulch
yes it's slower
dawn linden
Anyway yeah, in general I am finding the same. Though it's strange that it's been a lot worse recently. When I first got it, it was just slow to process the source, but then worked great. Now it takes even longer, and regularly locks up the UI even after it's done.
Aside from the lockups and reindexing time though, I don't find it slow for the actual autocomplete/symbol lookup or anything.
devout gulch
because it's doing static analasis
you can disable it
somwhere
but it's still slow ;/
dawn linden
Yup. If they were dedicated to improving it I'd stick with it, but their attitude pisses me off. All they do is suggest and blame other things and never concede that their software has clear performance problems.
sacred terrace
Hi, I want use material custom note in Unreal Engine 4.19 and I get this error. Does somebody know?
float4 output;
float2 offsetUV;
float1 filter[9] = { -1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f,-1.0f, 8.0f, -1.0f,- 1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f };
for (int i = -1; i < 2; i++)
{
for (int j = -1; j < 2; j++)
{
offsetUV = float2(i, j) * invSize;
FScreenSpaceData ScreenSpaceData = GetScreenSpaceData(offsetUV + centerUV, false);
output += smoothstep(0, depthMax, ScreenSpaceData.GBuffer.Depth) * filter[(i + 1) + (j + 1) * 3];
}
}
output = clamp(output, float4(0, 0, 0, 0), float4(1, 1, 1, 0));
return float4(CalcSceneColor(centerUV), 0) * (1 - output.x);
Used code .
plush yew
@sacred terrace Use SceneTextureLookup instead
sacred terrace
@plush yew Thank, Can you tell me more details about this?
plush yew
Replace ScreenSpaceData.GBuffer.Depth with SceneTextureLookup(offsetUV + centerUV, 1, 0)
I see you're doing a Laplacian 🙂
You can get rid of FScreenSpaceData ScreenSpaceData = GetScreenSpaceData(offsetUV + centerUV, false);
sacred terrace
Do you mean like this ?
for (int j = -1; j < 2; j++)
{
offsetUV = float2(i, j) * invSize;
/// FScreenSpaceData ScreenSpaceData = GetScreenSpaceData(offsetUV + centerUV, false);
output += smoothstep(0, depthMax, SceneTextureLookup(offsetUV + centerUV, 1, 0)) * filter[(i + 1) + (j + 1) * 3];
}
sacred terrace
I got similar error
plush yew
Try connecting Color to a separate input on your Custom node
chrome ivy
I am looking for good level artist which can do everything in the level by himself.
Just PM me I also pay upfront
sacred terrace
@plush yew it works! Thank you very much!!
glass imp
Hi, I would like to setup a camera in my actors which is facing the character, so looking at his face. Then when my player is speaking with that actor, I would like to switch his camera to the camera of the other actor, facing him, so the player will see his face while he talks. I setup a camera in my characters called "Talk camera" looking at the face of the character. Then when I press a key I use "Set Active" on that camera, but the result is the view changes, but still follows my main player
ripe geyser
Guys, got a problem. I broke somehow the link to the .uplugin extension... how can I open it?
I went to "UE_4.18\Engine\Binaries\Win64" but couldn't find anything suitable to open it
latent moth
hello all, is it possible to pass an event A of blueprint A to another event B in blueprint B, so that when the event in blueprint B is finished event A is called?
glass imp
same as above, but with now with pictures: https://forums.unrealengine.com/development-discussion/blueprint-visual-scripting/1450920-player-using-another-character-s-camera
floral heart
you can directly call custom events, but most preexisting events are intended to be called through other systems and are not themselves callable
latent moth
so here's the thing: I am declaring all of the functionalities related to creating sessions in the Game Instance. Those functionalities have delays so they cannot be used in a function.
However, I am calling functionalities like Create Session from different places (such as widgets), but I need to have the callback for On Success
I am unsure on how to pass in a callback basically
bleak remnant
does the UE4 documentation have everything you need to make a full production game?
or must you consult some other learning resources and/or people
wary wave
UE4 documentation gives you enough information to get started
wary wave
that would depend on what you need to know, but generally speaking you do some digging
wary wave
yeah, looking through the docs, editor, source code, then google, then ask here is usually the order I'd go through things
plush yew
someone said. the engine is huge and the documantation is scattered on the floor
o.o
wary wave
the source code is largely self-documenting and when you get used to the naming conventions you can usually make pretty educated guesses where to find things
plush yew
guess that takes few decades to know that..
can one person do that in his lifetime or do I need a big team of 1000 people?
wary wave
eh, just work with the code a bit and you'll be fine
Epic's coding standards, including naming conventions, are documented
plush yew
😄
bleak remnant
I'm going to start looking into the source code heavily as per @wary wave's advice. Looks like there's a lot of info I can grab from there
There's a lot of strange syntax though it's not pure C++
it looks... weird
wary wave
it's very macro heavy
bleak remnant
It's like UE4 code
plush yew
can someone who is not good in english do that @wary wave
wary wave
sure, code is code
bleak remnant
@plush yew code is code, language agnostic 😃
plush yew
ya but explanations in pure english are not code
(i think that the documentation is in pure english and not just code)
bleak remnant
do you just look at the GitHub repo for the source code?
or you clone it and open it up on VS?
plush yew
i am not that far!
bleak remnant
lol
plush yew
give me a example site please
hot ledge
I’m using line traces to figure out how tall a certain wall is and use that information to make my character jump over it. my animation works fine but after my animation ends my character comes back in the original position.
wary wave
probably need to set location of character upon completion of the vault?
nova shoal
sup slackers 😃
warm mountain
hey guys
plush yew
sup discordler
warm mountain
i've been working a bit on the level design of my game
and how to connect the levels together in a way that the player can understand
having a big problem with it right now X.X
but i'm taking reference from Taris in KOTOR
granite steppe
Is anyone having issues with UE4?
The Epic Games Launcher shows 4.16 as my latest version..
warm mountain
@plush yew thats a good question, I've yet to figure it out. Need to get some prototype sets of each area done to guage
plush yew
If the game should be big, .. you know.. I don't want to discourage you, but... big things need big humans.
If you're just a small fellow.... shrug
warm mountain
nah its alright Brien I understand
its a project i'm working on with 20 friends
we are doing it on and off from work
its probably going to be as big as vanilla killing floor 2 from estimates
warm mountain
Thats a cute dog!
grim coyote
Hi, I'm kind of a Unreal/Cpp noob, and I'm having some issues converting my cpp project to 4.19. I keep trying to update it and getting errors
Is there a better channel to ask about this in btw?
serene shale
Does 4.19 have a vram leak?
drifting ocean
It seems 4.19 moves all "Bad blueprints" to the world zero zero zero location instead of showing the Bad blueprint icon for them in the proper location. Anyone to get that back to the 4.18 behaviour?
bitter iris
anyone know why my cursor doesnt show when i go into the inventory
drifting ocean
If the event to go into the inventory is in the character BP put it there
drifting ocean
yeah, should work
bitter iris
Like so?
plush yew
hello, i want to click on an object to make it do something, but this doesn't work.
bitter iris
When I click I to get out of it, it still shoes the cursor, should I copy the 3 set's under the 2nd part of the flip flop? @drifting ocean
hexed dagger
Hey guys, what do you think as a beginner is the best starting place to learn Unreal Engine 4 extensively, in 2018 ? I have seen there's plenty of youtube videos etc, but since a lot of them are dated and I'm afraid the ones outside of Epic Games will teach me wrong workflow/manners I don't know where to look at !
drifting ocean
Yeah you need to undo it to get out of it
playing in editor is a bit weird with recapturing the mouse, shouldn't have the same issue if you play in a separate window
bitter iris
should I launch in standlone?
So when I press it again it should remove the cursor
but doesnt
Is there anyway to lock the cursor to the inventory
Does this
drifting ocean
That's a more full view of my weapon interaction BP
Works fine, even in PIE in 4.19 . Do remember having it be a bit weird with recapturing the mouse before though in PIE
bitter iris
So how would I stop the cursor when having the inventory open, from moving around the players camera
regal mulch
Setting the InputMode to UI only
regal mulch
Where ever you enable the mouse
And later back to GameOnly if you don't use any UI anymore
serene shale
Hey I was wondering if someone could tell me if I'm doing something wrong.
So I'm trying to set a bool to true in the player controller through a UMG.
Basically it's for class selection, I.E. I click on the Wizard button which sets a bool in the UMG to true and then in the PC I'm grabbing that bool's output and connecting it to the input for the bool in the PC.
serene nest
Could I ask someone to point me to an example or documentation for swapping materials using an interface? I want my VR users to be able to swap materials on portions of the model.
serene shale
I would also like to note that there's a level transfer
regal mulch
@PhantomX#8327
-
Modify the PlayerController Boolean directly, instead of gabbing it from the Widget.
Widgets should only display information, never hold them. -
"Level Transfer" doesn't give us enough information. Is it #multiplayer or singleplayer?
Are you connecting to a Server or switching Level while already being on the Server?
@serene nest Not sure if there is any documentation, but what's stopping you from implementing it?
It's usually easier to just start and then come here with actual problems
serene shale
It's singleplayer, I'm just using a map for character creation and another for the actual game.
I tried storing it in the PC by casting to the PC in the UMG and setting the bool to true however that didn't work for me neither.
regal mulch
If you switch the level, it'll destroy and recreate most of the actors
serene shale
I basically just want the player to pick their class by a push of a button before entering the game.
This is also a one time thing, I'd honestly would prefer there not to be a level swap from character selection/creation to Gameplay level.