I'll do an editor layout reset
#ue4-general
fiery harbor
nope, still same
it does look like all the small windows except for "Toolbar" are closed, but they are shown as visible:
faint cedar
Anyone had the pleasure of 4.22 crashing every time y ou use "Update / Sync Workspace" ?
fiery harbor
oh, it did fix the "Graph" view for widget blueprints, just the "designer" is broken
faint cedar
I suppose that's more pertinent to the source-control chat
wary wave
@paper kernel - or just use the remove in the drop down on any of those entries?
paper kernel
fiery harbor
this is how it looks like now: https://i.gyazo.com/a149ccec1b13c7934a10a826f28c5219.gif
in all widget blueprints
I really have no idea what could cause this..
sudden agate
restart editor
fiery harbor
I did that many times already
I also did a full engine rebuild and deleted DerivedDataCache
I already try to fix this since a few hours
sullen wraith
having major issue, instead of it adding each individual item once
it continues to add the same item forever
gloomy acorn
hey guys, can steam IAP be used if the game is not on the steam store? (the game would be on my own store)
wary wave
doubt it
even games like Warframe that have their own launcher etc, if they have IAPs on Steam, the game is on Steam
prime tulip
question: Is there a way to turn off ALL distance fields on all current project static meshes, EXCEPT 1 or two static meshes?
because right now distance fields are on by default, putting a mesh's distance fields to 0 resolution disables it which is fine, but it's just crazy to go through potentially thousands of meshes to turn them off everywhere
seems like this would be a very handy feature (if it doesn't exist yet) to choose between an inclussive or exclussive system regarding distance fields
The thing is I don't need distance fields except for a a few meshes, but all of the unusued generated distance fields seem like an incredible waste
dawn gull
No one is answering me on umg, sooooo
prime tulip
especially taking into consideration that distance fields aren't particulary ligthweight
dawn gull
Hello, i'm trying to make a main menu, and pause menu, but i put an image in the button, and i cannot get rid of the gray box(left) the button on the right is almost the same size, and no image in the button, but i set it in the button settings, but i cant get it small. help?
(sorry for interrupting)
modern sinew
Does anyone know any good tutorials for how to make a terrain modifyier for the player to use?
wary wave
"terrain modifier"?
wary wave
UE4 does not support this
cloud cobalt
Well, not out of the box as a simple tool
wary wave
you could write an entirely new system
but given you're currently struggling with basic BPs, I think it's well outside the scope of your ability right now
cloud cobalt
Yup
cloud cobalt
First game with UE4 and getting really advanced plugins that tie deep into the engine ? Nah
wary wave
^
wary wave
Yes. UE4 does not support this
regal mulch
By coding them
modern sinew
Not possible through blueprints?
cloud cobalt
lmao no
regal mulch
Most likely not
wary wave
not at all
worn granite
Nah you'd quit
modern sinew
It's such a common feature tho
wary wave
the kind of feature your describing requires an experienced engineer
and it's not a common feature
regal mulch
It's not common at all ¯_(ツ)_/¯
worn granite
It's BP though
wooden wraith
not at runtime
modern sinew
I haven't come across a tycoon or city builder game that doesn't let you modify the terrain
wary wave
it's mostly a small number of high-end strategy games that have that kind of feature
regal mulch
@modern sinew Who says they are using an out of the box solution?
wary wave
and those builder games use dedicated engines, built from scratch to suit their needs
modern sinew
I'm just saying since it's so common, you would think UE4 would have thought to put a way to make it
worn granite
And just because a game ever did something, why does that suggest BP would have a built-in way of doing it
regal mulch
It's maybe common to a genre of games.
That doesn't mean it's common to gamedev
Most games don't have terrain modifier
And if they have, it's coded
cloud cobalt
No
It does something different which is 3D deformable terrain
It's less controllable, more advanced than what you want
worn granite
It definitely doesn't do it out of the box
modern sinew
Well how would one of you more experienced people go about making such a system
cloud cobalt
By spending a year on it
worn granite
But it'd be easier to start from that than to even approach making this in BP
modern sinew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtVTGUK5pRA What I'm talking about is something like this
regal mulch
Most likely be createing something that can modify a plane runtime
worn granite
We know what you mean
regal mulch
SimCity never used UE4. They use an inhouse engine where someone created the terrain modifier for that game
wooden wraith
I'd suggest looking into the procedural mesh stuff the engine has and read up on height map generation, it should cover most of your needs
regal mulch
No one said it's impossible
It's just not supported out of the box
And takes a lot of time even for skilled people to implement properly
modern sinew
Because one of my ideas for a game is a Ski Resort Tycoon
and I want players to be able to make their own mountains
modern sinew
Is it harder than multiplayer?
worn granite
Break your problem way down and do nibbles
modern sinew
Online Multiplayer I mean
worn granite
'ok so I need to know how to take world coordinates and convert them into my system so I can manipulate data'
is something you could potentially find some media on
regal mulch
What would you gain from knowing what I find harder?
I can pull off almost everything if I have the time.
So no, they aren't comparable
And I also don't think they are both hard.
worn granite
But Cedric is also an expert
regal mulch
These 5 years of UE4... ¯_(ツ)_/¯
worn granite
So what he doesn't see as hard, you might
modern sinew
Ok, well does anyone know any tutorials for a click and drag pathway/roadway building system?
worn granite
You missed my point and my advice
modern sinew
That's easier at least I would think
cloud cobalt
Do you have tutorials for building a liquid-fueled rocket engine ?
regal mulch
Welp I'm out. Have fun explaining the "There is no tutorials for all of the stuff you want."
worn granite
Find tiny little roadblocks and Google about them
regal mulch
By the way, drop me a tutorial on how to send a rocket to mars. KTHXBYE
(It's for a hobby project)
worn granite
That involves you actually trying stuff so you have roadblocks
That's how I Google, should I ever need to
cloud cobalt
Tutorials cover the basics of the engine, @modern sinew , sometimes they cover simple systems built on top, but they do not cover stuff that usually take dozens of engineers over years.
There is absolutely nothing simple about a drag-and-drop roadway system
modern sinew
I mean, there's tutorials for stuff like wallrunning and grappeling hooks
Wouldn't call those basics
not hard
but
worn granite
Also, just putting it out there.
99% of tutorials that seem to be about entire games, they're bad and are more vlogs than education.
cloud cobalt
@modern sinew What you're trying is much more involved than wall running
worn granite
Also grappling is an 'easy' mechanic
modern sinew
I know, which is why I'm doing my FPS game idea first
maybe I can take some money from that and just pay someone to write the code for this harder stuff
cloud cobalt
Right because FPS are much easier 🙄
worn granite
The engine is giving grappling WAY more than it gives custom terrain (that being none)
modern sinew
They are. And have more tutorials
cloud cobalt
They're not really
modern sinew
more common, rather
modern sinew
Stranger, my point being there is a start-to-finish FPS tutorial series, and not many other genres have such a series
cloud cobalt
That does not mean they are easier
It just means the code is simpler
Code is 10% of a shooter
modern sinew
It means there are more resources for learning them
even the simpler parts of a tycoon game (object placing, etc), I cannot find tutorials for
modern sinew
Simcity games sold well, as did RTC 3 and Planet coaster. Now, that's picking the most popular for the sake of a point, but still. They don't neccesarily sell badly
My idea is basically PlanCo meets Steep
pallid compass
Hey does anyone have a tutorial is writing your own engine? pref DOD style? because i have been struggling
modern sinew
writing your own engine???
worn granite
Handmade Hero
pallid compass
not c++
modern sinew
(and I thought I was the one asking about the crazy stuff)
pallid compass
dont take me out my comfort one
zone*
i did finish writing my shader system and manager though, need to finish the file system
worn granite
Beggars can't be choosers.... That's the only engine tut I know of
wooden wraith
You would fit in well at the misc-dev channel in GDL :p
worn granite
All the others are just walls of text
pallid compass
dam
modern sinew
Rei, if you're that good, do you know how to make a system like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtVTGUK5pRA ?
cloud cobalt
@modern sinew Look, I've been doing games with Unreal for around a decade - here's my advice.
- Games are really fucking hard. If you can see the credits menu and it has more than 5 names, that game can't be done alone.
- Code is 10% of most games, so you're gonna need art too, lots of it, including unique art that you didn't pay for.
- The average game on Steam today sells 100 copies at like $5 each so don't plan on making money with games.
pallid compass
10% wat
cloud cobalt
Unique, high-level gameplay code, not counting engine
modern sinew
@cloud cobalt I have a friend who makes 3D models, I'll ask if they can make them for my game in exchange for like 35% of the profit
pallid compass
I aint counting the engine code either, its way more than 10% :p
exchange for like 35% of the profit
you poor soul
u dont even know
modern sinew
Profit percentage is 1; All I have, and 2; a good incentive to do your work well
cloud cobalt
50% chance that you're paying the artist more than $100, I hope he's motivated
For an average game development company
pallid compass
You will be lucky if u even finish the game
modern sinew
Would it be a better idea to start a Kickstarter when I have the gameplay done?
to get the money for the models, music, etc?
cloud cobalt
Seriously, forget about money alltogether - games are only a source of revenue if they're a massive hit
worn granite
Not really
pallid compass
no one will give u money for a kick starter when you dont have anything under ur belt
not even a portfolio
modern sinew
I'd have the demop
pallid compass
You know what your trying to do right now?
modern sinew
No, Rei, this is "I have a plane, can I have money for paint and gas?"
cloud cobalt
Seriously though, forget about money, it won't happen
frosty bloom
Another day, another poor souls dreams being crushed by being unrealistic
pallid compass
paint and gas is RPG maker
modern sinew
And if it does, @cloud cobalt ?
pallid compass
ERIK U LIVE
cloud cobalt
It won't, sorry
frosty bloom
Heey : ]
pallid compass
Btw red Pandaz your like the 10000th person to say all this
non of them are still in the discord
and they ones that might be, have a disaster of a project or have given up
modern sinew
It takes more than an idea, it takes motivation to keep working on it
pallid compass
I can link about 3 people off the top of my head who will tell you there 4 year project has gone to poop
It takes skills, man power and team work.
modern sinew
If they give up they don't have that second bit
cloud cobalt
@modern sinew Like I said, the average Steam game sells 100 copies - are you better than the average game development company on the PC market, or lower than average ?
spare steeple
this is fun to read
worn granite
Guys, you have to let the kids scrape knees
cloud cobalt
Average means 50% of developers sell less
modern sinew
@cloud cobalt A lot of those are just stuff like asset flips tho
Not somethign with care put in
frosty bloom
You have no idea how much gets buried do ya? 😉
pallid compass
You can give up because your out of scope, its called not going potato
spare steeple
@modern sinew the best option you have right now is to build some joke game thats a funny joke on purpose that you have no plans to sell so you can learn the process of making a game and how to use the engine
cloud cobalt
Well my game wasn't an asset flip, it took 5 cares of care as a team of three, guess how much we sold ? And we've been quite lucky tbh
modern sinew
What’s your game like tho
pallid compass
3 units!
cloud cobalt
Making money on Steam is now a combination of very uniquely appealing game, extremely good and clever marketing, raw talent, and sheer dumb luck
misty creek
I would suggest doing a game jam, that way you can try and build a complete simple game and see the amount of work it takes
pallid compass
Game jam is a good idea to knock someones perspective in too place
modern sinew
UE gives a better deal on the Epic Games launcher tbhh
pallid compass
spare steeple
epic games launcher doesnt give a better deal on features or customer count
cloud cobalt
@pallid compass Careful, mentiong DK can get you warned here...
pallid compass
Dude no offense but by the sounds of it u wouldnt get on the epic games launcher
wait wtf u can get a warning for DK effect?
modern sinew
I’ll try at least
pallid compass
I have posted it quite abit, no warning yet?
Its not meant to be offensive, just to help people understand scope really.
modern sinew
And Rei, I’m well aware that I’m inexperienced, which is why I’m going with by far my easiest idea first
cloud cobalt
Look @modern sinew , all we're saying is, try something realistic and don't hope for money, and you'll be very happy with your project.
I do want you to be happy with your project and finish it
You can discard that advice if you want but we've all been there
spare steeple
your best option for a first project isnt your "first idea" but rather something you dont intend to sell at all
because it wouldnt sell
worn granite
Did you just imply somebody here is a washout flipper pandaz?
pallid compass
no such thing as an easy idea
modern sinew
No
pallid compass
Let me quote u from a friend today, im sure he wont mind
worn granite
🍿
frosty bloom
Did you just assume my games scope?
pallid compass
But even the simplest shit tends to spiral out of control.
Achilleon has been trying to make a strong robust 2d fighting template, and hes been at it for 4 years.
modern sinew
Well, haven’t had any problems that hold me up for more than a few hours yet
I’ll tell you if that ever happens
pallid compass
You aint going deep enough then :p
worn granite
But does your game use line traces Stranger? Have you even SEEN raycasts
cloud cobalt
lmao
You know I've always wondered how many traces we do per frame
Got to be thousands
spare steeple
just build the game and dont think about money, do it because you like it and after a while you might be working on a project that people are willing to pay for
modern sinew
I’m not
pallid compass
CMC does tons of line traces under the hood afaik
spare steeple
thats the right mindset then
misty creek
Have you ever made a complete game before?
pallid compass
I think id rather make a shit engine than a full game tbh
modern sinew
In GMS 1.4. All my 2D games look bad tho because I’m not an artist, but the gameplay is there
worn granite
And they're trying to keep you from crashing when your dreams don't happen
pallid compass
Visuals is the first thing people look at
misty creek
3D games are a lot harder to make than 2d games
pallid compass
I hope u got $$ to pay him
cloud cobalt
The first 5 seconds of your trailer is the only thing 90% of people look at
pallid compass
Shit takes tons of time
zinc rivet
expecting people to give you free work is a great way to ruin a friendship @modern sinew
worn granite
Better make it a logo drop right @cloud cobalt
pallid compass
The idea of modelling a full game on my own actually makes me feel sick af
modern sinew
Not asking for free work
cloud cobalt
It's not free, it's exposure
zinc rivet
and it will be free
because you won't sell shit
is what people are saying
so unless you can pay out of pocket, I wouldn't try
worn granite
Have done multiple royalty projects. Guess how many I saw a dime for
zinc rivet
or just make it clear that it's for futzing around and no profits are expected
worn granite
Guess how many were even worth it for my resume
modern sinew
Hmmm, just you watch tbh. You are so pessimistic you’d make people think no game in the history of ever has made a profitable game
cloud cobalt
5% of games today are profitable
zinc rivet
hell, that's not exactly unique to games even @worn granite so many shitty app / startup ideas out there
modern sinew
And if I do make a profit?
pallid compass
WAIT @worn granite u got a shirt once 😉
cloud cobalt
Then you'll be teaching us
zinc rivet
then you're lucky. but don't count on it
pallid compass
Il eat my own words
like i told everyone else
Im yet to eat my own words
in past 4 years of being in here
modern sinew
Sticking to basic mechanics for this one. Simple gameplay, simple AI
spare steeple
nobody is telling you that you wont have a successful game, theyre just telling you to keep your expectations low
pallid compass
What even is basically really
modern sinew
It’s only a hope, as I apparently have to keep saying
pallid compass
I am hoping for you
zinc rivet
@spare steeple and that you probably shouldn't ruin friendships or try to build a business on a moon shot
modern sinew
Because nobody seems to register it the first dozen times :/
cloud cobalt
I did
modern sinew
The only thing that I think I might have to cut due to it being way more complicated than the other stuff is the ability to see a translucent “ghost” of your character from your fastest run. I have no clue how to do it, and it’s not super necessary, so if it has to go it has to go
cloud cobalt
I guess no one mentioned the award winning, prized indies doing 1000 sales
We're all hoping you succeed, really. Game development is a family, everyone here will be truly happy if you make money from your game @modern sinew . I will, anyway. I'm trying to maximize your chances of that happening, but you're the biggest obstacle on that path right now. That's all I'm trying to say.
Good luck I guess
pallid compass
train for 6 years as generalist
spare steeple
@modern sinew just keep working on your project and eventually youll realize you know how to do it
pallid compass
then try it
worn granite
We register your hope as much as you seem to register what we say
modern sinew
IMO it’s better to try and fail than to look at something, go “too hard”, and resolve to never do it
You just have to know your abilities
cloud cobalt
No one's suggesting you don't try, the opposite really
modern sinew
That’s not the opinion I’m getting from the chat
cloud cobalt
We're suggesting you try 10 games this year
worn granite
Which is why I'm not gonna reiterate
misty creek
That is why I suggested you do a game jam. That way you could see the scope of what you are trying to do
But best of luck to you
zinc rivet
You just have to know your abilities
That's what we're saying. Start small scope, learn what your abilities are before you try to guess that you'll be able to do a larger one
modern sinew
I’ve already made small games. If I wanted, I could take just the mechanics I currently have and make a platformed
*platformer
Just wouldn’t have assets tho
modern sinew
Well I’m planning on sinking exactly $0 for the demo, not counting time
zinc rivet
@worn granite backer or the person behind it?
cloud cobalt
Did you already finish small games, assets included ? Code is a small part of a game
worn granite
And if I had 3 years of savings I'd take that project solo
cloud cobalt
Sales included, customer support included
worn granite
So yeah I'd do it again
modern sinew
I’ve not spent any money yet, and all I need to add now is the combat mechanics and I’m good to go
worn granite
@zinc rivet the person behind it
cloud cobalt
Anyway, have to get back to work, or serious discussions. I do hope we see you back in some years as a beytter listener
pallid compass
Lmfaoi that story immut
cloud cobalt
Good luck
pallid compass
My fav
zinc rivet
ah. that probably isn't actually all that rare, even for non-game related projects 🤔
worn granite
And youre wrong Rei, the shirt was from a paid project
worn granite
Tbf I know of some poor bastard that dumped multiple thousands into a Kickstarter game that flopped hardcore
pallid compass
lmfao jfc
wary wave
dumping a lot of money into KS is a foolish thing to do, heh
but fools and their money....
pallid compass
Actually i dont mind
this is how it goes
Fool puts money in to kickstarter, some guy pays me to fix his mess of a project, money ends up going to me to buy socks
cloud cobalt
The correct business of games is doing the platforms and tools
zinc rivet
socks are nice
cloud cobalt
Game developers are the biggest fools 😛
pallid compass
Programming socks ofc
zinc rivet
@cloud cobalt clearly why valve no longer makes games
worn granite
You can also do freelance gameplay mechanics
dim plover
Honestly, hentai games + Kickstarter/Patreon seems to be the actual best.
zinc rivet
"Average game session: 2 minutes"
pallid compass
sweats nervously
abstract relic
This was a fun read
pallid compass
i have not drawn toddy in awhile
cloud cobalt
@zinc rivet Also why Epic is happy doing UE4 & the EGS
modern sinew
What do you guys think of the concept of a FPS game where you get a point bonus based on how fast you complete the level? With mechanics all aimed at making it fun to go fast?
cloud cobalt
Though Fortnite is making them happier
spare steeple
you should explore and develop the concept yourself honestly
regal mulch
So basically a FPS racing, like that truck game.
cloud cobalt
Spend a month on a prototype, show us the result
spare steeple
build a prototype that isnt just words on paper and have your friends play it
cloud cobalt
^
regal mulch
Clustertruck it was
zinc rivet
@modern sinew hard to say, with a concept like that, the execution matters more than the basic idea
modern sinew
I will. Planning on having the demo, which will be the tutorial but with free assets, done within a month of summer break
cloud cobalt
Also Mirror's Edge is a great ref
modern sinew
Apparently Mirrors edge wasn’t all that great
cloud cobalt
ME has the best running movement of any game I've played
pallid compass
ME was F**** amazing
cloud cobalt
Whether the game as a whole was great is another discussion, but the movement ? Aim for that incredible movement
worn granite
Yeah ME movement is a good target
cloud cobalt
zinc rivet
oh god @cloud cobalt that would probably make me puke
modern sinew
Then again, the only review I’ve seen of it was by Zero Punctuation, who isn’t known for stellar reviews
cloud cobalt
As far as speedrunning first person games go, ME is the gold standard in the mind of every player
So aim for that
Make it better if you can
worn granite
Zero Punctuation is great but you have to understand what he does
modern sinew
How much is ME? Is it worth picking up a copy to look it over?
zinc rivet
I use zero punctuation when I'm on the edge of buying a game, I'm not sure, and my wallet's holding me back. mostly cus I'll end up not buying it
spare steeple
if you wanna make a game where speed is the goal then you need to make it satisfying for players to spend hours finding the best mathematical route to beat the level
thats what speedrunners do
the theorizing is more fun than actually playing
worn granite
No
spare steeple
people will compare you to ME if you try to copy ME
worn granite
Better to buy other genres
spare steeple
make the game you have in mind based on what you like
modern sinew
Ok
cloud cobalt
... the answer is yes
spare steeple
if youre trying to make a game based on some random idea you had it will inevitably be worse than if you made a game that is the kind of thing you would enjoy playing yourself
modern sinew
So it’s better to ignore it, to keep my vision for the game pure then?
zinc rivet
no, ignoring what's out there is a great way to not learn from mistakes
modern sinew
Well now I’m getting conflicting answers
spare steeple
btw this >>>> mirrors edge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpiNDxssUL0&t=14s
modern sinew
Ok
cloud cobalt
If you're doing a parkour game
worn granite
You're getting conflicting answers because it's a nuanced art full of room for subjectivity
modern sinew
Well the parkour only goes as far as a grappling hook, wall-running, and sliding, but IG IG
zinc rivet
sounds like titanfall's movement system
modern sinew
Haven’t played it, so it’s not copying
zinc rivet
nothing wrong with learning from what's out there
I'm just adding another datapoint that you should learn from
pallid compass
Haven’t played it, so it’s not copying wahh?
zinc rivet
and understand that these games were all made by teams of passionate, competent people
polish takes a lot of time
frosty bloom
holy smoke ME had some intense Chromatic Aberration going one
worn granite
Even if you aren't trying to copy a game, ppl will say you did
modern sinew
Anyway, the story RN is that you’re a prototype stealth/strike robot that failed to complete testing to the governments standards, so you are discarded, and can choose to either prove yourself back to them or join the rebel group
pallid compass
nou
modern sinew
Thoughts?
pallid compass
forget about story
zinc rivet
^
pallid compass
get something that works
cloud cobalt
No one cares about the story
pallid compass
what u even doing fam
modern sinew
The story is just there to connect levels anyway
pallid compass
go buy
modern sinew
But there should be some cohesion
still moth
so calculating the actual speed of a falling object its the time of fall in seconds multiplied by 9.8 meters.. so for every time a script runs, shouldnt i just have to multiple the time that the script starts by 980 unreal units to get the amount of distance traveled in a specific elapsed time?
pallid compass
Buy it, read it, come back will help alot
modern sinew
Any chance it would be in my local library? I mean, they have a book on conlanging in there, and that’s even more obscure
cloud cobalt
Buy a PDF today somewhere ? 🤷
pallid compass
I highly doubt it
fierce tulip
Xd I purchased that book a few days ago. still waiting for it
zinc rivet
@still moth it's 9.8 meters per second squared. Velocity increases over time
still moth
thats what i mean.. so i can use the game time to calculate how long the object has been "falling" in a given time interval by multiplying that time interval from the start of fall by 980
spark sonnet
I finally found out how to make my drone go up! 😄
still moth
so if a clock starts when the script begins, and is cycled by a timer every .1 second, first time it runs itll be 980 x .1, second time would be 980 x .2, then 980 x .3 getting progressively faster as it goes
worn granite
So the first second you travel 980. The second second, you've added 980 to your velocity.
zinc rivet
^
worn granite
So you can't just scale acceleration by time.
still moth
yeah, but the distance isnt measured on a per second basis, its measured every 10th of a second, so 980 x .1 for the first 10th of a second, then 980 x .2 for the second tenth of a second
worn granite
No.
zinc rivet
Per tick, you're adding gravity constant * time interval ^2 to velocity
still moth
it wouldnt be delta time, it'd be the time elapsed since the actor was created
worn granite
K
zinc rivet
The equation he's describing is 980*(1/10)*n where n is the number of intervals it's been falling. Still wrong
When it should be v = 980 * (1/10)^2 + current velocity
@still moth why do you want to calculate the time it's been falling from location? Just record the fall start time and subtract it from the current time or something lol
still moth
so set a variable for Z velocity, every .1 second that the script runs itself, 980 multiplied by 0.10, square that, and add that to the existing Z velocity and set the new variable
zinc rivet
No, square 0.1, so it's 980*0.01 + current velocity = new velocity.
@still moth what are you actually trying to calculate? Forget the tick rate etc, what are you trying to get out of the calculation in the end?
because it sounds to me like you're doing more than you have to
or.. I might have misread your earlier comments.
do you actually just want to update the velocity at each tick?
still moth
so basically im just adding an additional 9.8 units to Z velocity every 0.1 second
lucien, im creating an arcing line trace that'll follow the path of a bullet without rendering a physical projectile
zinc rivet
ah. yea that's what you're doing as far as the math goes
that won't give you a smooth curve, since I assume you're going to calculate displacement linearly for the time segment, but it's a good approximation
still moth
it wont be perfect, but close enough
zinc rivet
for something like a bullet, the distance covered horizontally is high enough per time segment that it probably won't be very visible
depending on speed and visible distance, you could end up with just 1 or 2 line segments
still moth
the way its going to work is there will be a few shorter line segments out to about 100m, after that, then the bullet drop kicks in
since guns are zeroed out to a certain distance
zinc rivet
realistically, that's not how bullets work yaknow, but for game mechanics it's probably good enough ™
still moth
well yeah
you could apply drop from the start, angle the forward vector upwards by a small amount, and have the falling bullet intersect the crosshair at a given distance
zinc rivet
yea. Players would probably find it frustrating when they keep overshooting targets at 50m though
still moth
hey, thats how it really goes though, i zero my AKs the same way the russians did, a 300m zero.. aim at the "belt" of any target and your point of impact will be anywhere between the neck and the crotch out to the effective range of the rifle, with no need to pay attention to holdovers
zinc rivet
anyways, if you wanted to smooth out the bullet path you could probably construct a spline for each segment instead of a straight line
but that math is more complicated
still moth
yeah
this is close enough, closer than most games will ever be
im building this script to get a best case scenario for as close as i can get it with a stacking line trace method and then comparing that solution to actually spawning a physical, but unrendered projectile with CCD and letting the in-game physics handle it
see what gives me the best result, the best performance
zinc rivet
normal ingame physics might not handle high velocity objects very well
ever hit an object and have it warp through something?
still moth
yeah, thats tunnelling
thats what CCD corrects as it checks between where an object is in one frame, and where it is in the next for collisions in between
theres a bit of a performance hit with CCD enabled
zinc rivet
ah right
plush yew
is there way to create massive ring world
still moth
you mean gravity pushing away from a central point?
zinc rivet
there's a lot that you could do to optimize it, but it probably isn't worth doing the extra computations for CCD unless it's a pretty large projectile (cannon shell maybe?)
still moth
CCD is only necessary for very fast projectiles
the other option is to just draw a string of line traces
zinc rivet
that's probably what I'd do for simplicity 🤷
the difference in actual simulation accuracy is small enough that players wouldn't notice
still moth
and thats why im working out the rate of gravity to do a semi-accurate group of line traces instead, and when this is working properly with blueprints i may rewrite the script in C++ for even better performance, because once its working, tweak a variable here and there and the "projectile" can be customized
zinc rivet
yea could code it in C++ and edit parameters in the data-only blueprint for things like forward velocity etc
grim ore
don't forget you can just use a math expression node in BP if it's just maths
zinc rivet
also true. it's not exactly a heavy calculation - you're talking a single ray per tick per projectile, projectiles probably don't exist for more than a couple ticks unless they're very long range
still moth
lmfao.. oops
forgot to do a check to see if velocity was above zero.. got bullets working like boomerangs now
looking at these arcs, they do look a lot like the actual trajectory of a 5.56 round, since those are the figures i used from a ballistics chart to get the decrease in velocity over time, and starting velocities from
spark sonnet
Is there a float that changes between A and B for example each second?
still moth
asking me?
spark sonnet
No just asking. I am making an actor that needs a variable that changes between 1 and -1
still moth
i set the "lifespan" of the actor which spawns these projectiles to about 2 seconds.. this variable can be adjusted to adjust the "range" on certain weapons.. after 2 seconds, the actor kills itself if nothings hit
you need it to change from 1 to -1 over time? use a timeline
could maybe lerp it as well
spark sonnet
I have a lerp I just cant figure out what I need to change the alpha in the lerp
I tried set float in event tick but it didnt work as I wanted
rapid ridge
Hey guys, simple question: I want to make a Button that outputs a random number from 1 to 7. The catch is, that some of the numbers are not available to output so it needs to try make another random number until it outputs a number that is available. Is there a way to achieve this without the error that I can't make an infinite loop?
spark sonnet
Maybe you could use a less or greater than float?
Why are some of the numbers not available @rapid ridge ?
rapid ridge
Because those are Characters that are chosen already
modern sinew
How do you change a speed? not the max speed, but the current speed?
spark sonnet
Ah
rapid ridge
and it should put a random one from the available ones
spark sonnet
I see
zinc rivet
@spark sonnet what do you mean "changes between -1 and 1"? that could be interpreted several ways:
- is 1 for a second, then -1 for a second,
- linearly bounces between -1 and 1 over the course of a second
- moves between -1 and 1 with easing (something like a sine function)
spark sonnet
option 1 and 2 will work @zinc rivet
@rapid ridge You could make 7 variables and have them set to true if the integer is that value but Im sure there are easier ways : )
rapid ridge
yes thats but thats whats already happening
zinc rivet
@spark sonnet could use Get Game Time In Seconds, modulo it with 3, subtract 1. set it to a variable
rapid ridge
well I think I'll just need to make another node to get around the error of infinite loop, even though its not very elegant. thanks anyways @spark sonnet
zinc rivet
er, after rounding the game time to an int
i assume
er wait nvm, that's wrong
lol
still moth
whelp.. this ballistic script is finally done
zinc rivet
yea
spark sonnet
then if its odd set to -1 ?
zinc rivet
that'd work
still moth
now, on to a CPP script
zinc rivet
I overthought it
spark sonnet
it works! Thank you
still moth
hmm
off to youtube for some C++ tutorials i guess
im not even building this mechanic in a game project, just the default FPS project, i'll plug it into a project later.. im building mechanics piece by piece
twilit hill
anyone knows a video about advanced destructible meshes? i need to find a way to always break a mesh at a specific point, which should be do-able with the ability to "support" the areas around, but i would like to dig a bit deeper before i attempt something
- the training video from epic is not advanced (its just a showcase with "basic" stuff)
twilit hill
nevermind, guess physixlab is the way to go 😄
wary wave
experimental mesh / blockout editing tools thingy? anyone remember what it is called and how to enable it?
can't find it anywhere
found the Unreal Studio version, but it's not what I'm after
I'm looking for the one that operates in the main viewport
dim plover
This one? @wary wave
https://www.reddit.com/r/unrealengine/comments/aed4f0/playing_with_the_hidden_mesh_editing_tools/
oblique sorrel
Oh how I love this kind of tutorial...
"How to create a procedurally-generated forest in Unreal Engine 4"
Then, within first 5 minutes: "First, we're gonna need this $599 'procedural forests' pack from the marketplace..."
versed spear
could you not use placeholders?
oblique sorrel
It's just an example
spark sonnet
If I am going to make lets say a helicopter. Should I make one static mesh and one skeletal mesh only consisting of the moving part?
versed spear
oh i get you
oblique sorrel
Might be "How to create a flying AI", "first we need this $299 volumetric pathfinding plugin"
latent moth
does anyone know why a scene capture component 2d render these dark blocks (the other standard block is the terrain, with mountain meshes around it)?
rare axle
Which textures are the most important to keep high res? I heard that your diffuse/albedo maps matter less than having high resolution roughness / normal maps. Is this true?
wary wave
@dim plover - cheers
still moth
wow, just finished my first C++ script and it actually works
granted its just a simple line trace but i had to create both float and vector variables, set them, and set up the line trace.. but hey, getting a single, working line trace in C++ is a step towards getting many line traces to work together in C++
frank escarp
C++ line traces and BP line traces cost about the same cpu cost
still moth
perhaps, for a single line trace
frank escarp
for a bunch of traces, is still about the same cost
still moth
now try having 6,400 of them per second with decreasing velocity and applied gravity
frank escarp
it gets cheaper if you tryhard and use async traces (can only be used from C++)
@still moth make sure to have 1 "manager" type actor for that
Tick overhead is a thing
still moth
its not going to run on event tick
frank escarp
if you gonna have a lot of actors moving around doing traces
still moth
what happens when you fire a gun is you spawn an actor and that actor runs a script to draw one line trace on the end of another over a period of time and applies decreasing velocity and accelerating gravity to the trace, so the trace arcs over time through the air.. i have it working flawlessly in blueprints right now, now im recreating it in C++ both as a learning experience and out of curiosity
too many people using UE4 lately seem afraid to get into C++ and i want blueprints to be something that can help me, not a crutch i become dependent on, if that makes sense
still moth
perhaps, but still necessary in a lot of circumstances
ive often wondered if engines using other scripting languages like C# and lua have more capabilities and things they can do vs blueprints or if theyre all really about the same.. because i keep hearing people speak of things BPs cant do, and i wonder if text scripting languages can
sullen wraith
do you need to do anything special to port game to linux?
still moth
well you wont be using directx
grim ore
you need to package it for Linux 😛
still moth
wasnt there a new API that came out recently thats supposed to be better than vulkan?
autumn furnace
Hello, I don't really know where to ask, so I'm asking here.. I'm doing some networking experiments/proof of concepts for a multiplayer game and I would like to use UE4 as the client (I am a beginner with UE4, I know the basics, but I'm a beginner with that Engine). I know UE4 has many networking capabilities but it just doesn't fit my needs. So here are my questions:
- What do you think about getting rid of UE4 networking capabilities? Will there be any "wrong behaviors" in the future because of it?
- My client is now connecting to my dedicated server. I would like to run multiple clients from within the "Play" button, but without activating the "Listen server" thingy that UE provides by default, nor the internal dedicated server. Should I edit the Engine source code to do that, or is there anything easier?
Thanks!
grim ore
i guess the answer to both would be if you aren't using the built in networking then you can remove it if you think that will help. I don't think it would be much of a problem leaving it in if you don't use it in the end.
pulling it out might be more of a problem than it would help
autumn furnace
Yeah I thought about removing it, but I was hoping to find a #define that would ease that process. Why would it be more of a problem than keeping it and using it?
grim ore
the engine has networking built into it, removing a chunk of the core engine would require quite a bit of engineering for possibly no gain.
if you are using it now with your networking stack and not using the built in one are there any issues?
crisp hawk
is it possible to have sub game modes per level stream?
like, the one master game mode for the persistent level ,then sub game modes for each level stream?
grim ore
I would assume not but it should be easy to test
crisp hawk
i think i might just create blueprint classes and stick them in the master game mode, then use the correct blueprint class based on the sub level the player is in
grim ore
yep from what I can test the persistent level game mode is what is running when you are using sub levels
crisp hawk
ok, thanks!
grim ore
all the sub levels do is add their data to the existing world so it makes sense
crisp hawk
just wasn't sure if htere was a certain pattern that people do for this
dry moon
Anyone know why this wouldn't detect default collision
Worked fine in 4.21
the wall collision
It just seems to completely ignore walls
plush yew
Hello guys, I have a little issue (I hope this is the right place to ask for help)
I made a material in Substance Designer, this is what it should look like:
https://puu.sh/DfAEL/0c7604329c.png
The problem is that in UE4 it looks very different:
https://puu.sh/DfAGO/c9bfad3c42.png
This is the material setup:
https://puu.sh/DfAHI/89359ac2c3.png
What am I doing wrong? Thanks
fluid stag
@plush yew opengl or direct x normals? you can open the normal map and check flip green channel see if that helps
plush yew
The normal is fine, it's just that either the color, or the roughness, or both look wrong
Like it's too reflective
Whereas in Substance Designer the roughness is perfect
fluid stag
ahh
sudden agate
your texture is probably set to srgb
dry wraith
Anyone know how to make an actor move in a cutscene?
sudden agate
you need to turn off srgb for the roughness
fluid stag
^^ make sure all masks files are set to be mask type
dry wraith
I want to make it look like a plane is flying away in a cutscene
plush yew
Just checked, it's not set to srgb :S
sudden agate
is it the correct sampler type? it should be linear color
dry wraith
Can someone help me make it look like a plane is flying in a cutscene?
plush yew
It's "Linear grayscale"
dry wraith
I have a camera scene set up but I don't know how to make the actor move
plush yew
If I set it to linear color I get an error
sudden agate
Linear Grayscale is fine.
Try turning sRGB on and change the Sampler Type to Grayscale
grim ore
ue4 has a default specular value, do you have any specular set in your substance? if not set your specular to 0 in UE4
dark depot
@plush yew make sure your also exporting as an 8 bit texture and unreal is set to masked as said above
Also remember your lighting is different
plush yew
What do you mean with set to masked? Apologies for the dumb questions but I'm absolutely new to UE4
Also I've set it to grayscale but it looks the same
dark depot
Ue4 is a bright scene there compared to the foggy sd one your using
sudden agate
you dont need to set the texture to mask compression that makes no sense
plush yew
I've tried changing environment in SD, I tried many, it always looks correct
whereas in UE it looks too glossy
sudden agate
can you change the Camera to face the bright side? Would like to see the result from there
plush yew
Sure, one sec
This should be the bright side:
https://puu.sh/DfB2Q/b4e70360c4.png
Slightly tilted:
https://puu.sh/DfB4p/282afc063c.png
sudden agate
Can you give me your Roughness Texture?
plush yew
Sure, I'll DM it
sudden agate
👌🏻
grim ore
You did adjust the specular in UE4 right?
grim ore
he has a spec of 0.5
abstract relic
Spec is almost useless 😜
plush yew
If I hook a 0 constant to specular I get no reflections at all, like the material's completely rough
grim ore
correct, specular is like a reflection for non metallic which you have set your object up as
and it defaults to 0.5 so kinda reflective
plush yew
Tried lowering it to 0.05 and it still looks wrong, like the little reflections present are still too reflective, whereas anything below 0.05 turns to completely rough:
heavy ether
curious if anyone here has ever used any of the programming language plugins for unreal, c#, javascript, angelscript?, others?
i'm leaning towards playing around with the javascript one, since it doesn't apparently require a fork of the engine, but the examples also don't look like very good javascript, and the docs are not very good
heavy ether
i'd like to hear what your experience is? and opinions why
frank escarp
using ue4 since before it was public, multiple games released, working on AAA right now
heavy ether
i meant with the language plugins, not challenging your work 😄
sudden agate
@plush yew First, turn off Screen Space Reflections. They are either super crisp or not there, unlike baked reflections
frank escarp
ah
it depends on the lenguage
there is not a single one that works properly
in general, they tend to be very buggy, or extremelly hacky, or they just dont work in a distributed game (only work in editor)
as far as i know the C# version only worked in editor, for example
same with the js version
plush yew
Uhhh how do I do that?
frank escarp
whats the point of using a lenguage that isnt supported by unreal devs, and that you cant even use to make your game
sudden agate
@plush yew Put a post Process Volume into your map and set it to unbound. Then turn the Screen Space Reflection Intensity to 0
heavy ether
it's something i'd like to look at, because once my porting (unity to unreal) project is in a better shape, we'll be moving a bunch of devs that are far more versed in javascript and c# systems than in C++, none of whom have used Unreal before
heavy ether
@sudden agate source code availability is mandatory
zinc rivet
mandatory to who?
are there specific things you're trying to do in unity that you can't because you don't have the source?
heavy ether
mandatory to the project, we have to be able to build for custom hardware
frank escarp
you aint gonna have unreal running on custom hardware mate
out of the jokes, godot is probably a better choice here
grim ore
if you need source code then use godot, it supports C# so why not
cloud cobalt
No source code should be a huge nope no matter what imho
frank escarp
its small size might allow you to customize it a ton
weaknes #1 of unity @cloud cobalt
its such a huge issue when developing on unity
cloud cobalt
Agreed
heavy ether
so, anyway, even if we end up with an Intel target, we still want to have source code for as much as possible. and that's why i was told to port our demonstration to Unreal.
zinc rivet
@cloud cobalt i mean yea, but if I had a team of JS engineers who needed to produce something on a reasonable deadline, I wouldn't say "Ok everyone learn a completely new language and framework" if I expected to get stuff done in a reasonable amount of time
frank escarp
@heavy ether you should still know C++ is a beast
unity devs will have issues with it
grave nebula
Customizing UE4 too much is an unliftable task. Adopting for custom hardware might defy the purpose of using it at first place.
heavy ether
yeah, we have some C++ devs, although i've got the porting task, despite having not used C++ in 20+ years, because I used Unreal extensively in the old days. lol
anyway it was just something i was wondering about, if it might make anyone's lives easier, or would just make mine worse. 😄
i didn't know C# before we built our unity demo, so i'm not adverse to learning, and C++ is a completely different beast than it was in the 90s
frank escarp
Godot is still using 90s C++
for some reason XD
C++11 changed the lenguage a lot
and C++20 is going to be another huge jump
they are even removing header/cpp split
heavy ether
i think we crossed Godot off the list very early as completely unsuitable. I don't remember that specific discussion, though
cloud cobalt
The code bloat with C++ post-03 is real and absolutely bonkers
And full portability of C++11 only became a thing recently
(Like, 3DS didn't support it)
cloud cobalt
C++14 brings little enough to the table that I'd be fine with 11
frank escarp
C++14 is mostly just an "extras" release
touches a couple details and little more
C++17 mostly adds a few fancy constexrp things and std::parallel for
which is amazing
tho unnecesary with unreal, we have our own parallel-for there
cloud cobalt
Which is exactly why the software I uses to work on is still C++03 only
frank escarp
i think C++03 is a horribleidea
no lambdas
and no auto for loop
and no "override"
cloud cobalt
If you're writing glorified C with extreme portability and performance in mind, C++03 is clearly better
frank escarp
even IF you write glorified C, doing C++11 and more is good
cloud cobalt
Nah, because code size is basically double
frank escarp
RIP
since a while already, i like to write almost-C code
this is from a tiny minesweeper i created for discord, as a meme XD
lambdas are great
cloud cobalt
Imagine that with manual allocation everywhere
cloud cobalt
Other than massive dyn allocs for strings 😛
tacit harbor
Hi all
cloud cobalt
It's practical, and can be done without
frank escarp
badly
tacit harbor
Where I go to report problems
tacit harbor
K
But Yeah for some reason my character bp doesn't cast to game instance
I tried different characters GPS and different engines version s
Bps
tacit harbor
No I mean in construct script in character
I try getting game instance in there but cast fails
grim ore
casting fails or getting the game instance fails?
cloud cobalt
What are you casting as a game instance ?
plush yew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UBNXneL1oo&t=210s I use ue4 4.21.2 and used that tutorial to make celshaded graphics first time and its not working. I did all right and it worked before that video (i used ue4 live stream version)
cloud cobalt
Cast is just a type conversion
cloud cobalt
It takes an object of class A and returns it as class B, if B inherits from A and the object is actually a B
That's all cast is
tacit harbor
Casting to my game instance bp
sudden agate
noob question: How do I recompile usf files?
CTRL+Shift+ doesnt work
grim ore
https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Engine/UMG/UserGuide/CreatingWidgets , you would create the widget in your hud event graph then add it to your viewport.
sullen wraith
got it cheers, i was missing add to viewport
stoic cobalt
yo
can anyone help me out with multiuser editing
i was trying it with my friend today and some assets werent syncing
like textures and materials
spark sonnet
Why is one of my cameras going through the wall while the other isnt? They are both on a springarm with the exact same settings
grim ore
different collision settings on the arm? the channel it is checking against
spark sonnet
they are the same. could it be the wall?
grim ore
well it could be but I assumed you tested the same wall with both camera setups
grim ore
It does a basic line trace using the selected channel against collision along the arm
maybe it's working but your camera is not on the arm correctly or something else is pushing it thru?
but you said same setup so weird
spark sonnet
ok I fixed it. The camera was a bit behind the spring arm. Thank you for your help @grim ore
frail river
Hey, anyone know a way to run a blueprint from a level sequence? Or at least how do I do something similar, I want to spawn an actor when I get to a certain frame
grim ore
ah so the arm was fine the camera was just not at the end
spark sonnet
yes. I didnt know it had to touch the spring arm line, but it does make sense
grim ore
well it doesnt have to, it's just going to offset the camera that amount from the end. It still might be usefull for some effects, like if you want it offset from the trace still like over a shoulder or something
spark sonnet
Ah ok. In this case I wanted it to not go through anything so this was the right solution for this actor
plush yew
Turns out I had to plug a parameter and the roughness texture into a lerp and that did the trick:
https://puu.sh/DfDrN/d890101af6.jpg
Thanks for the help regardless 😄
grim ore
what does the material look like now?
thorny stream
how does construction scripts work? I use it on my Character BP but it doesn't seem to always run?
plush yew
thorny stream
for some reason i have to recompile the construction script once I save all or it doesnt work, and when i launch/package my project it doesn't run
spark sonnet
whats inside the construction script @thorny stream ?
grim ore
no I meant, what does your material graph look like. the one with the texture setup.
spark sonnet
what do I input to possess my thirdpersoncharacter? nothing works
grim ore
you need a pawn to possess
spark sonnet
but this doesnt work
grim ore
you are not possessing anything so you have no player pawn to get
you need to keep a reference somewhere of your blueprint pawn/character that you want to possess so you can get back to it later
spark sonnet
oh
thorny stream
ok it's not the construction script, its just the bp in general
spark sonnet
why would you need that?
thorny stream
I used it so that my camera won't follow my character
thorny stream
yeah it stops working when i save the Level BP
still island
Which GPU would be better for game dev in general, texturing, 3d designing, substance etc. Two choices: GTX 1070 or RTX 2060. I am not looking for game-benchmarks, but gamedev related calculations.
still island
I am aware that none of these are that intensive, but looking for better choice. RTX will get come extra baking support, but it has less vram
cloud cobalt
It's like 6GB lol
still island
Yeah, GTX has 8GB
cloud cobalt
Both are huge
still island
for gaming itself yeah, but If you deal with substance, photoshop and that kind of stuff, it's really not that much
cloud cobalt
I'm not familiar with Substance, but I never found Photoshop to use a lot of VRAM
Heaps of RAM and scratch disk that's for sure
still island
photoshop + substance 😛
cloud cobalt
So yeah if you know for a fact Substance uses multiple gigabytes of VRAM, maybe take a 1070
If you plan on trying raytracing some day, take a 2060
still island
That's why I asked for advise, because there are pros and cons for both of them, and I thought there'd be someone who has experience with both
cloud cobalt
You're looking at two GPUs with close specs anyway
The 1070 is cheaper, isn't it ?
Probably the most significant difference too
still island
roughly the same price
cloud cobalt
Ah, well
Well, if you need the 8GB, get the 1070, the 2060 would be my choice if not
still island
Their specs are not that close if you think about it. RTX as I said, has less vram which is important in game dev, but on the other hand, it will get a lot of other benefits, like faster baking etc. So the decision is not that straightforward
frank escarp
just get the RTX
now that raytracing has been confirmed to be on PS5
and ue4 gets support
cloud cobalt
VRAM is not nearly that important unless you've got a very specific application
I have 4GB here and I'm pretty sure I need a third of it
UE4 in games default to a limit on VRAM usage that's fairly low
Now if Substance requires 4x more than most games do, fine
still island
My friend, who's looking for this GPU currently has 4GB, and it's absolutely eaten by substance and company 😛
plush yew
@grim ore Oh sorry, it looks like this:
https://puu.sh/DfFd2/be4f8f8317.png
grim ore
cool, thanks
idle garden
"The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable."
tropic marsh
<@&213101288538374145> hey can i get banned please
tropic marsh
i'm getting myself banned from every server because fuck it i dunno
snow crown
you can leave the server
fierce tulip
lol
snow crown
ok, this reeks of account compromise
so imma just mute and see what happens in a day or two
wary wave
yup
modern sinew
Hey how hard is making a racing game btw?
ashen brook
as incredibly hard as making any other kind of game
weary basalt
modern sinew
IG the hardest parts would be the AI, or if I included OMP matches, that
Would I be correct in those two?
frank escarp
nope, not at all
AI in a racing game is the easiest p;art
the hard part in a racing game is the race mechanics
the race physics of the vehicles
making an AI is just a very simple pathfind style AI. You can even just make them follow a given path automatically, its very, very easy
if the player is leaving them behind, then cheat and boost their speed. If its the reverse, nerf the bots a bit. Its what all racing games do
modern sinew
Ohhh, ok
cedar snow
booo @ rubberbanding ai
frank escarp
if you feel extremelly fancy, its quite easy to make a neural network that drives
its literally one of the classic "noob excersises"
modern sinew
Anyone have any cool race location ideas? I’m thinking: Hawaii, Rockies, Arizona, Sarajevo, one or two of the other old cities in Europe, maybe one in Japan
polar hawk
the lower intestine
modern sinew
IG San Francisco too? That’s a classic for racing games
cedar snow
idk those locations have been used over and over and over again
placid locust
Does anyone have experince with handling weapons / arms clipping with objects? I tried everything
cedar snow
pretty sure hawaii has been used in a racing game
but my point is that i'd do something different
like cloud racing in jupiter's deadly atmosphere
my 5 cents 😄
modern sinew
How hard is creating online matches with like 8 players?
digital anchor
same as 3 same as 10, 5x harder than 1
modern sinew
Very hard or not very hard tho
digital anchor
if takes a day to make your game, you will take five days to make it multiplayer
if takes a year, make it five years
hard is relative
buoyant meadow
If I have an animation with root motion enabled, how do I go about using JUST the root rotation and not the root movement?
Do I have to edit the character movement component c++ or is there a tickbox I'm missing
restive fern
Idk fam
hard zinc
hey guys, noob cpp question
do I have to use VS explicitly to build anything or can I just use UE4 compile and build?
zinc rivet
@placid locust what exactly have you tried?
modern sinew
@cedar snow Hows this for a way to make my racing game different? Just make an area with all the streets of that area, and let players make their own races by picking a spot, and adding checkpoints?
Then have a way for players to rate how they liked each race
and have it automatically put the best ones on top
zinc rivet
@placid locust I'd probably do something like have a collision box on the weapon, and if it intersects something, animate it such that it moves the weapon back / to the side / etc until it no longer intersects. could get pretty complicated though depending on the desired fidelity.
mighty bronze
OK guys this sounds like a stupid question but I'll ask anyways, I am a noob at Unreal but know C++ basics
where do I start to get a crash course?
*actually scratch that, I meant to say deep dive.
dim plover
Probably Udemy.
restive fern
use bps
zinc rivet
blueprints
dark depot
why would he do that
spare steeple
what files can i delete in the folder for a launcher engine without removing it from the launcher and still allowing me to install plugins for it that i can then copy to my source built engine
wanna save space
or rather what files should i keep
dark depot
he asked for resources to code @mighty bronze you might be good asking in #cpp but yeah udemy/docs/etc
placid locust
@zinc rivet So isn't there any way to prevent the skeletal mesh from clipping into objects like the character does?
grim ore
The skeletal mesh does not prevent itself from clipping, its the capsule around it that stops it
zinc rivet
^
long dawn
Is there anyway to make the move tool 90 degrees when your object is at an angle?
grim ore
change the coordinate system to world instead of local?
at the top of the viewport the globe icon
otherwise you are asking for something else and you can make a widget utility for that lol
placid locust
@grim ore I tried to add a capsule to the weapon mesh but it dosn't work
Still clipping
grim ore
well you never said what this was for, we just pointed out the character is stopped from clipping by the capsule and collision. how is this weapon set up, how is it moving, does it have collision on it?
grim ore
then you are going to have to handle clipping yourself. the capsule of the character when you move it is checked for collision. Any other colliders are not going to check for collision.
placid locust
😟
grim ore
you would have to do stuff like collision checks using traces to see if it collides with anything and if so move it out of the way. I guess another alternative would be to make the players capsule bigger as needed but that might lead to other problems
modern sinew
Anyone know why any other mesh that I put for the Advanced Vehicle Blueprint just disintegrates when I try and play?
placid locust
@grim ore ty very much
halcyon summit
Hey, I have a problem, for some reason when I'm inside a building, my lighting gradually intensifies, I think it has something to do with the sky light but I'm not sure. https://youtu.be/xJFDD0x0cVk
grim ore
@modern sinew perhaps the collision on the vehicle is conflicting and its causing it to freak out
long dawn
;p didn't even know that existed ty @grim ore
grim ore
@halcyon summit that would be the adaptive eye exposure. you can disable it in the project settings completely or use a post process volume
halcyon summit
oo ok ill look into that, thank you very much
placid locust
@grim ore is it possible to resize the character capsule on runtime?
modern sinew
@grim ore
grim ore
@modern sinew is your mesh a skeletal mesh? perhaps it has animation trying to play
grim ore
@placid locust it looks like you can using the Set Capsule Half Height node
it's my only thought, if it's a static mesh it shouldnt change at all but if its skeletal the bones could twist it
modern sinew
Ok that worked
But I thought of something even easier because I basically have all I need from another project, combined with a tutorial I’m watching
First-person rhythm-based platformer
maiden swift
@zenith flower This is not the place for you to rant. If you have a problem, ask for help. If you have a problem with Unreal, tell Epic. There are many ways to reach out to them.
plush yew
hey guys
im trying to make a map for my RPG
what tool would you suggest?
do you think something like Cartographer 3 or Inkarnate would do the job?
zenith flower
RPG Maker, by TheMoshPit, google it
If the results, are meaningless. Welcome to my world. Bye
plush yew
nah... not pixalated
modern sinew
Can someone give me some ideas for simple games? All of my ideas rn are either too hard or require a lot of assets
dark depot
pong
modern sinew
That’s hard
zinc rivet
lol