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grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 5:10 PM

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how would it be hell?

scarlet birch Nov 11, 2019, 5:10 PM

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Is anyone aware of a problem with importing height maps for landscapes in 4.23.1?

past pilot Nov 11, 2019, 5:14 PM

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is there a way to rearrange the content browser? id like to put the sources panel on top of the content panel

scarlet birch Nov 11, 2019, 5:16 PM

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@ornate ice Weren't there some dialog graphing plugins in the free content recently?

ornate ice Nov 11, 2019, 5:16 PM

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yep

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but didn't want to use a plugin

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I wanted to make it my own

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😦

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I know lol

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but my goal is not to make a "game" by putting plugins together

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but I'm making the game to learn

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to become better at solving game dev specific issues

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 5:22 PM

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Is there anything particularly wrong with reverse engineer the plugin

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https://horugame.com/unreal-engine-4-22-with-visual-studio-2019/

HŌRU

GlassBeaver

HŌRU | Unreal Engine 4.22 with Visual Studio 2019

This is a short guide on getting the freshly released UE 4.22 source build, launcher build and any existing projects to compile & work with VS2019. If you have a launcher build i.e. not building…

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Just look at the article

ornate ice Nov 11, 2019, 5:32 PM

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@abstract relic nothing actually that's what I'm trying

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 5:41 PM

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what is the error regarding not finding vs2019?

spice canopy Nov 11, 2019, 5:42 PM

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@ornate ice I believe there is also a dialog management system built into the engine already but I haven't watched that video you posted yet so not sure what to say.

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 5:42 PM

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which parts of vs 2019 do you have installed?

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well poop. is VS updated? 16.3.8?

plush yew Nov 11, 2019, 5:45 PM

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Does anyone want to help me with a Fangame

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 5:45 PM

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can you open existing projects or generate from existing projects?

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you could try grabbing one from a public source or download a CPP example from the learn/launcher? was just an idea if its something weird with the launcher creating the SLN or the SLN itself not working for VS

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can you launch VS itself properly?

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lol I just realized I never install the game dev with C++ stuff, always desktop C++ stuff

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shouldnt matter tho

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I gotcha I was just curious if VS was fully installed

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so under individual components what does it show for the MSVC build tools? mine has 14.22 installed for example

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nah .23 should be fine

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as long as you have one of those you have the c++ you need 😦

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that and the C++ ATL build tools but I am sure you hav that as well

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all I could think is to check the desktop C++ dev and see if it adds the correct stuff but even then I doubt it

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it can't find in your dev env the right stuff I think

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its down farther under SDKs but if the other tools are installed I am sure its installed

dim plover Nov 11, 2019, 5:55 PM

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Wait, get 14.22. Don't get 14.23.

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 5:55 PM

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.23 will work for his issue tho so its not that

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you could try clicking the desktop dev with C++ and let it install that stuff but shrug

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I compile from source so I don't know what is needed for a launcher build only

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so the log you posted before, is that all that is in the log file in the saved folder?]

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ah, I wonder if the log has anything else but I doubt it

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should be in the project folder under Saved\Logs but I doubt it

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I am assuming you have not wiped windows?

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You could always check your environment variables to see if anything is stuck for some reason 😦

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it should have made a project, that should come up when trying to compile the module

dim plover Nov 11, 2019, 6:02 PM

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Rubiks, do you still have the problem with UE4 not finding VS 2019?
Search this Discord for Check %appdata%\Unreal Engine\UnrealBuildTool\BuildConfiguration.xml, maybe that'll help.

plush yew Nov 11, 2019, 6:07 PM

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Hey Guys! I have a problem. I try load one project, and the splash screen stopped in 45%, and i have this line in the log:
[2019.11.11-18.00.15:384][ 0]LogMaterial: Display: Missing cached shader map for material WorldGridMaterial, compiling. Is special engine material.

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Is error, or just load the WorldGridMaterial?

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 6:09 PM

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45% is compiling materials, it is normal, it will take a while

plush yew Nov 11, 2019, 6:11 PM

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okay, thank you. How many time? 10-20-30 mins?

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 6:11 PM

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yes

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your machine speed

plush yew Nov 11, 2019, 6:12 PM

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nice, i have a low-end specs for UE4 😄

Intel Core i3 2120
16GB DDR3 1333MHz
GTX760 2GB GPU
``` 😄

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 6:12 PM

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depends on your project then, that is a dual core it's going to take a long time to compile shaders

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@autumn crystal have you checked your system environment variables to make sure there is nothing odd in there?

plush yew Nov 11, 2019, 6:13 PM

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@grim ore, understand, i wait, while loading.

@autumn crystal You have installed VS2019 and all deps?

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 6:13 PM

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Anyone can help? Any reason why my server wont load past this point?

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plush yew Nov 11, 2019, 6:17 PM

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@autumn crystal you have Game development with C++ package for VS2019?

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@autumn crystal okay

errant tundra Nov 11, 2019, 6:19 PM

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Is unrealengine.com down for anyone else? I can get to the forums, just not the main page

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 6:19 PM

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@autumn crystal I dont think you should, but an older one might have been an issue is what you were looking for

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in regards to this VS issue, if you uninstall VS 2019 completely and try to create a project is it the same error?

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even with your engine set to 2019?

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did you ever look in the log?

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but the screenshot shows a project?

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unless desktop project games blah blah is not a project?

plush yew Nov 11, 2019, 6:27 PM

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Sorry to butt in but, does anyone know of anyone offering private ue4 tutoring lessons who I can present my game idea to and they can teach me the necessary skills to create it?

worn granite Nov 11, 2019, 6:31 PM

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@cyan slate Types (enum, struct, classes) should have declarations in C++. After that, you can do whatever you like. Most people put core logic in code and scripty one-offs in BP. Even UMG can be C++

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 6:31 PM

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@autumn crystal it says right there its because you dont have VS2019 installed

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totes missed that hehe.

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 6:36 PM

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I dunno what to say then, the screenshot shows it trying to compile a project but if that project doesnt exist then shrug maybe its something weirder than VS not being installed

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 6:37 PM

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path too long?

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 6:37 PM

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you could always copy one of the C++ templates out of your 4.23 engine install and try to run that and see what happens

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its not circular, getting a project to create the SLN will fix your issue. having a valid existing CPP project you can use to test with is a valid starting point.

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if you are saying its not creating a project so we can see the full log, then using an existing project we can get a log from is more than what we have so far

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welp good luck

kindred viper Nov 11, 2019, 6:53 PM

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can you even uninstall visual studio? That crap leaves more behind than someone ducking the rent

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rm on windows box? 😮

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been a while since I did serious command line stuff. I like the idea of the upcoming replacement though.

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ahh

cursive dirge Nov 11, 2019, 6:58 PM

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@kindred viper there's some cleanup tools from microsoft for some VS

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but even those leave things behind

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it's really ugly

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can't believe they do such a bad job at it

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I've been in situations where I've had to manually delete every VS file from disk and clean remaining registry entries pointing to those folders

orchid aspen Nov 11, 2019, 7:19 PM

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Hey everyone, I'm in a bit of a pickle with trying to get access to the Unreal Engine source on Github. I used to have my account linked, but they've since changed the procedure and my account seems to be in a weird state... Basically I go to the Unreal Accounts page, check connected accounts. and Click connect under github. It breifly opens the page you'd see before it prompts you for a login for github and asking for auth. But it bounces back to the epic connect acounts page with a "error=canceled" in the URL now.

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I've tried in Chrome, FF, IE, Edge... and from two different machines.

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Last time it was connected via the "Github Username" field in the profile, and accepting to be added to that organization on github from the email it sent. but that was years ago.

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all other connected accounts connected without a hitch.

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Really wanting to try out Chaos, but can only do that building from source and I cant get it T_T bad times.

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 7:28 PM

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have you tried just making a new email and github? start from scratch since you just want the code

orchid aspen Nov 11, 2019, 7:35 PM

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I havent, but I use my Github account heavily, including their premium features. I'd hate if that's the only way around this issue.

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thing is, it never even gets to the login prompt. So I'm not sure I can even get to a point of trying the new login

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my situation is 100% the same as this user: https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/915613/github-account-linking-does-not-work.html

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Looking in the console during connection it seems to fail on finding a root element for the login prompt though... so I really have no idea what's up.

severe ibex Nov 11, 2019, 8:01 PM

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Here's a potentially loaded question. What's the best way of containing information about a static mesh in the mesh? Currently I literally have it stored in the mesh name in 3Ds Max and parsing it out with some BP script, reading back from the end so all information is stored in the object name. Apartment_26_3_1 where the 1 is floor number, 3 is bedrooms and 26 is apartment number. Or is this just madly fragile?

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:03 PM

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if you use datasmith you can use user data/user properties/meta data to store that info in the file when you export and parse it in BP's

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but I don't know if that is overkill

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oooh I get that error on one of my accounts, time to test!

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so I get that error on 2 of my accounts, both have/are linked to epic games github right now but show "connect"

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so I can't connect but they are already connected lol

orchid aspen Nov 11, 2019, 8:14 PM

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unfortunately I disconnected mine...

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because I wanted to connect the new proper way ><

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which in retrospect was really dumb.

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But glad to know the site is indeed broken for more than just me

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:17 PM

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ok so

midnight gate Nov 11, 2019, 8:17 PM

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📎 unknown.png

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my unreal engine broke

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why does it say its not instaled

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:17 PM

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I couldnt even get the damned web page to show up for me in IE but if I copy the "connect" link to an IE broweser I can get it to work

midnight gate Nov 11, 2019, 8:17 PM

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the epic games launcer juts updated

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help

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📎 unknown.png

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theres on instal button

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im stressing

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:17 PM

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click on library

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see what it shows

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you probably changed your default or it changed it

midnight gate Nov 11, 2019, 8:18 PM

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it says i own fortnite

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but its not instaled

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thats all

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:18 PM

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not that library, the one for UE

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so Unreal Engine on the left, library at the top

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and yes it's stupid

midnight gate Nov 11, 2019, 8:19 PM

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epic games amirite

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is it just me or epic games sounds like something a 6 year old would say and they named their company after that

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:20 PM

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yep IE11 lets me log in

orchid aspen Nov 11, 2019, 8:20 PM

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wat

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I tried IE11 haha

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:20 PM

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https://i.imgur.com/JVbP4fS.png

orchid aspen Nov 11, 2019, 8:20 PM

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ok lemme try that exactly

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:20 PM

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I had to copy/paste the connect link as it wouldnt show the actual account info but this came up

orchid aspen Nov 11, 2019, 8:21 PM

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I tried that

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it still redirected me back to the accounts URL with error=canceled on the top :/

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so close

midnight gate Nov 11, 2019, 8:21 PM

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hey btw mathew

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:21 PM

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😦

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damned it works here, that was my only idea lol. It should show that "link" page then you link it and it has the popup

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lol have you tried on a phone?

midnight gate Nov 11, 2019, 8:22 PM

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HEY MATHEW

orchid aspen Nov 11, 2019, 8:22 PM

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I did haha

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nothing works...

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I wonder if I use firefox but spoof the useragent to IE

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:23 PM

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hey @midnight gate

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have you tried it on the xbox one browser? the ps4 browser? might as well just try them all lol

midnight gate Nov 11, 2019, 8:23 PM

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thank you for all the help in helping me learn ue4 i apperiece it alot cuz turns out i love to fail and fix my mistakes

orchid aspen Nov 11, 2019, 8:23 PM

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hah

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I tried removing all the stuff after too, doing just "https://accounts.epicgames.com/linkGithub"

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still get error=canceled

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:24 PM

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yep it's not showing the correct stuff

orchid aspen Nov 11, 2019, 8:24 PM

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whats the actual connection login prompt's URL?

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:24 PM

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uh the github popup?

orchid aspen Nov 11, 2019, 8:24 PM

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yeah

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:24 PM

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lemme find it lol

orchid aspen Nov 11, 2019, 8:24 PM

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minus your info obviously :P

severe ibex Nov 11, 2019, 8:37 PM

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@grim ore thanks. I'll have to look but no idea if itll just be more hassle on the 3ds max side or UE4.

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:39 PM

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yep can't answer that one as datasmith itself is it's own beastie lol

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but I know with the new editor utility widgets and datasmith pipeline you can process stuff as it comes in off that meta data and even use it for positioning or adjusting or just pull the data out later for whatever processing/data you need. It's powerful but wonky lol

severe ibex Nov 11, 2019, 8:42 PM

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Yes Datasmith is... a thing. Just curious to know if I'm clearly doing something wrong or nit. But this seems to be a way. Had to do it for someone who was using unity so I guess it's a thing companies have used before.

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:44 PM

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yep I just found out about having meta data stored in the assets in max and sketchup and stuff, not an artist here, but it seems really handy since you can just leave a crapton of tech data and such in the original file and then do what you want with it later

midnight gate Nov 11, 2019, 8:44 PM

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HALP

severe ibex Nov 11, 2019, 8:44 PM

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Bey I've been in arch viz 10 years and don't know a thing about metadata in max.

midnight gate Nov 11, 2019, 8:44 PM

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i needa do advaned ui

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how do i get a ui system like this?

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📎 images.png

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 8:59 PM

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lots of art and using the UMG system

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the top can be text and buttons with text, you can change the transform on buttons to make them angled. Images are images. You can put a render target to show the 3d model or just put a 3d model somewhere and put the UI around it

severe ibex Nov 11, 2019, 9:03 PM

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Yeah all of that ^^

UMG widgets can take a lot to do a good job of it.

orchid aspen Nov 11, 2019, 9:27 PM

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I really miss one thing from the pre-opensource days of UE

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having paid support.

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v_v

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just got another response from someone on that unrealanswers question. They've been back and forth with epic for a long time about linking github issues. I guess I gotta make a new epic account just to get the source

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 9:30 PM

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😦

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it's a weird one for sure since the same steps don't work for different people

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hell it could be my ISP or a VPN or some other weird thing in between even

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 9:50 PM

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https://twitter.com/TimHobsonUE4/status/1194002849828610054

Tim Hobson (@TimHobsonUE4)

We're looking for more writers to join our Unreal Engine Documentation team!

Do you enjoy:

Writing tutorials or informational blogs?
Working with real-time engines (games or otherwise)?
Learning and teaching others?

Let's chat! Shoot me a DM.
#UE4

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:05 PM

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Is there an Autism friendly user interface that doesn't make people like me sick or get overwhelmed?

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:06 PM

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^ me when I first started with 3dsmax.

I do think there are some ways to modify UI, one of em being a marketplace pack, and I think there are other ways as well.

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:07 PM

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Luos, look at Houdini’s ui

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:07 PM

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NEVER

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:p

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:07 PM

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@fierce tulip start blender 2.79 or zbrush 🙂

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:07 PM

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its like zbrushes ugly brother

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:07 PM

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You need two monitors for it 😜

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:07 PM

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I can't pay for anything so how about an inbuilt "Easy Interface"?

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:07 PM

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i've used houdini pre 11 versions

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:08 PM

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Easy is relative

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:08 PM

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Easy as in Autism friendly

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:08 PM

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if you cant pay for anything gamedev is going to be very hard

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:08 PM

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Not 10'000 things without description

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Well, everyone starts out small

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And I already have a few games made

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So, it's not impossible

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:09 PM

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well

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4.24 which will be out in a few weeks/months should have a tool for UI overhauls

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:09 PM

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But the UE4 interface is so, well, professional aimed, it makes newcomers choose something like Unity or even make workarounds and make 3D games in 2D Engines

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:10 PM

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I would like a ui that is blind friendly (no sarcasm)

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:10 PM

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compared to photoshop, 3dsmax, zbrush, maya, houdini, UE4 looks like a newbie tool

dim plover Nov 11, 2019, 10:10 PM

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I was going to say, UE4 looks very friendly. There aren't weird small button icons everywhere.

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:11 PM

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@abstract relic there will be a colorblind tool thing for ue4 soon (for editor itself)

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:11 PM

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Tbh Photoshop is 1000x better for newcomers as you don't need 2 PhDs to create a cube with texture.

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:11 PM

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@fierce tulip now...but remember early days...when it was mix of ue4 new ui and ue3?

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:11 PM

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pfff

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true

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@abstract relic https://twitter.com/codekittah/status/1153019782255562752

Alessa 'Codekitten' Baker (@codekittah)

So, today I can finally reveal what I've been working on as I've gotten permission to Open Source it from the studio.

Everyone, meet Colorblind Accessibility Tool. It allows for project-wide CVD settings without the need for Post Process LUTs #UE4 #gamedev #a11y https://t...

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abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:12 PM

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Hurray! Doesn’t help me but still, hurray!

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:12 PM

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:p

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:13 PM

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Helping a larger demographic at least

dim plover Nov 11, 2019, 10:13 PM

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Is that colorblind plugin just an in-editor thing? *Nice, this looks pretty useful.

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:13 PM

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UE4 feels like I'm trying to create a triple A game on the PS2 when all I did was a NES port of an arcade game. Far too overwhelming

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:14 PM

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meh, just take your time. one day at a time.

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:14 PM

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I tried

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:14 PM

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@fierce tulip ahahah...jss...have you seen that tweet by Asher?
https://twitter.com/Vuthric/status/1193774384575500289

Asher Zhu (@Vuthric)

an essential UE4 feature that's shockingly overlooked by many professionals https://t.co/ZRiGj0PPRC

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umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:14 PM

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I watched 2 hours of Tutorials

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:14 PM

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hehe yes

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:14 PM

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And I still can't create a cube

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:14 PM

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rama-editor ftw

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:15 PM

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Because there's nothing that tells me "Hey, click me and create something"

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:15 PM

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@umbral sentinel tbh, you make the cube in blender/maya/max/modo/zbrush/whatever and not in ue4

dim plover Nov 11, 2019, 10:15 PM

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You can make the cube in BSP.

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:15 PM

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lol bsp

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:15 PM

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Mate. Try any 3D software (Houdini, zbrush, motionbuilder, etc) and come back to us with that complaint. You’ll get it with enough time.

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:15 PM

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Or "Click me to add a texture"

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:15 PM

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and convert it to static mesh!

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:15 PM

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dont suggest crap like bsp :p

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:15 PM

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then generate the uvs

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:16 PM

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Then how am I supposed to make anything if I have to make the game in Blender that's even more complicated than UE4

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:16 PM

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lol

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:17 PM

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#looking-for-talent ?

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:17 PM

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meshes & models > blender/zbrush/maya/max/modo
animation > max/maya
textures > quixel, substance, photoshop, knald, xnormal, 3dcoat.
materials > inside ue4

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:17 PM

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Oh God

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:17 PM

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sound > about 10 dozen tools

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thats how it is

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always has been

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:17 PM

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I can make sound easily

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:17 PM

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animation > maya/motion builder (mb is expensive af)

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:18 PM

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This is what I use:

Objects - what
Animation - Aseprite and/or some obscure website
Textures/Graphics - Aseprite
Game Building - GDevelop, trying to use UE4

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And everytime I open UE4 I cry a little

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:19 PM

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2d stuff wont really work on ue4 (that well) unless you wait for the upcoming 2d tool replacement thingy

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or know what you are doing.

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:20 PM

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Oh, I have no idea what to do with UE4

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Except for making Games

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But currently I'm trying out Unity

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:20 PM

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for 2d stuff it might be the better engine atm

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:21 PM

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*and if it’s really small in scope

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:21 PM

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I'm just trying to make a PS2 looking FPS

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:21 PM

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agree...you can make 2d game in ue4, but it's not what ue4 made for, so you have to be a good programmer in general to use it for that

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:22 PM

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But have to listen to tutorials for games in which 1 character is more MB than I imagined to make as entire game

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Also, I'm trying to make a FPS

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Not 2D game

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:22 PM

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for ps2 look...probably unity will work better, as the forward renderer there is more convenient than one in ue4

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:23 PM

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The what renderer

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:23 PM

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but...in unty you have to use c#

dim plover Nov 11, 2019, 10:23 PM

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Unity and PS2 graphics go hand in hand, whether you like it or not. 😂

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:23 PM

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If you want to make a game that runs and looks as bad as ps2 era games, definitely go with unity

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:23 PM

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All of my previous games have literally Gameboy graphics (No joke)

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And thanks

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Will def use Unity

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👍

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:23 PM

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i honestly wish you luck :)

umbral sentinel Nov 11, 2019, 10:24 PM

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Thanks

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Same to you on whatever you're doing 👍

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:24 PM

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Good luck. The journey will be a long one

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:25 PM

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@abstract relic "If you want to make a game that runs and looks as VINTAGE as ps2 era games, definitely go with unity"

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:25 PM

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That’s true. The devs during that era made some miracles happen

stiff spoke Nov 11, 2019, 10:25 PM

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why when I make the package of my game it works well, but when I try my game (package) on another computer it's not working, why?

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:26 PM

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i've did some research on how to make ps1 games, specifically how render engine worked, the dithering, integer wpo etc

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@stiff spoke what does it say?

stiff spoke Nov 11, 2019, 10:27 PM

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Wait

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:27 PM

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moving vertices with.. whats the word.. a few zero's after the .

stiff spoke Nov 11, 2019, 10:27 PM

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@next badger

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:29 PM

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@fierce tulip dang it...i was talking about ps1

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:30 PM

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:p

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:30 PM

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you know the wiggly models it had

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:30 PM

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it was cute though

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:30 PM

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indeed

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 10:32 PM

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some of the conversations I miss in this channel are mind boggling. There are so many good resources out there for learning the basics of the engine I don't see how anyone can get stuck or confused or overwhelmed to start with unless they are literally not trying 😿

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:32 PM

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"unless they are literally not trying"(c)

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:33 PM

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You can’t help those who will not accept help

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 10:33 PM

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I want to try tho damnit

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:34 PM

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You are brave to stuff their throats 😜

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:35 PM

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My first 3d experience was 3ds max...2.5...no chances to make something in that.
Then i've bought encyclopedia of it. Read every page, from start till end. And, i could make almost anything in it after that. Yet. It took me like several months to read it. 1000+ pages.

olive bobcat Nov 11, 2019, 10:37 PM

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I mean the editor itself isn't that hard to use, I think what scares most people is UE's library and also just blueprints in general

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:37 PM

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There are no book that will tech you UE4 api however. Or Rendering Pipeline in it. Or some new features that pops up every few months.

dim plover Nov 11, 2019, 10:37 PM

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I'm personally having trouble learning Maya (also in the context of UE4). It's really not clicking for me.

olive bobcat Nov 11, 2019, 10:38 PM

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Don't get me wrong blueprints aren't hard by any stretch, but to someone who hasn't spent their obligatory quota of 50 hours having an existential crisis in the face of arcane cpp errors, it can appear overwhelming

dim plover Nov 11, 2019, 10:38 PM

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Learning the basics of UE4 is incredibly easy, just anything past the basics gets unfairly tricky, imo.

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:39 PM

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How long have you been at it out of curiosity? Maya is a tricky one, it’ll either click or you’ll be forever begrudging

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:39 PM

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max back in the day took me about a year to be somewhat proper at, and i feel like I am still lacking 14 years later.

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 10:40 PM

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Maybe it's the definition of "the basics" that is at issue here. some people might expect to wham bam I made a full networked game as learning the basics while others are happy if they can add assets and make them move

dim plover Nov 11, 2019, 10:40 PM

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I've been on and off it for like... ~5 months? I'm about to dive deeper into it, got a book that I like. *I watched like 3 Udemy courses for Maya and those didn't really click.

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Plan to get a tutor off #looking-for-talent.

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:40 PM

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What? Like a “make a game button”?

stiff spoke Nov 11, 2019, 10:40 PM

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📎 IMG_20191111_233843.jpg

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@next badger

olive bobcat Nov 11, 2019, 10:43 PM

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I tend to put the "you have the basics down" line at the point where you know enough about the editor and it's workflow to where for 60% of new things you run into, they can be figured out in a trip or two to API docs and a bit of fiddling, as opposed to a full on tutorial on how to use them

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:43 PM

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speaking about clean UI's
https://twitter.com/codekittah/status/1194018504246214656

Alessa 'Codekitten' Baker (@codekittah)

Looking for a super clean Minimal #UE4 theme?

Super easy to install. Just copy and paste. :3 #gamedev

Some updates coming in the future, as @newincpp is assisting me figuring out the behemoth that is Slate.

https://t.co/LNPIFdYbBm

olive bobcat Nov 11, 2019, 10:43 PM

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You can apply that to any framework really

abstract relic Nov 11, 2019, 10:43 PM

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That must be frustrating floss. Goodluck, kick it’s arse!

fierce tulip Nov 11, 2019, 10:43 PM

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you can do it flossy!

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https://giphy.com/gifs/snl-saturday-night-live-season-44-fea4EGLCkk81aRVWp0

Giphy

Saturday Night Live

olive bobcat Nov 11, 2019, 10:46 PM

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also sweet jesus, initial shader compilation is pain ;-;

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I can't tell if my hardware is just shit or it's meant to be an adventure

stiff spoke Nov 11, 2019, 10:46 PM

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why when I make the package of my game it works well, but when I try my game (package) on another computer it's not working, why?

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:55 PM

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@stiff spoke um...is it packaged?
what files you're moving to another machine exactly?

stiff spoke Nov 11, 2019, 10:56 PM

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The file I placed the package of my game

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:57 PM

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packaged game is a lot of files

stiff spoke Nov 11, 2019, 10:57 PM

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Yes

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So?

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:58 PM

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but your error says you have no those files

plush yew Nov 11, 2019, 10:58 PM

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How can I put these actors on all trees automatically?

📎 unknown.png

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 10:58 PM

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blutility

stiff spoke Nov 11, 2019, 10:59 PM

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OK so I will try to make another package then see what will happen this @next badger

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 11:01 PM

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just make sure you're packaging to some separate folder

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also #packaging

stiff spoke Nov 11, 2019, 11:04 PM

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Me?

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How's that in a separate folder? @next badger

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 11:07 PM

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📎 unknown.png

stiff spoke Nov 11, 2019, 11:08 PM

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OK

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Thanks I go Try

plush yew Nov 11, 2019, 11:11 PM

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Unreal website down?

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 11:12 PM

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works for me

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forums/docs/answerhub

plush yew Nov 11, 2019, 11:13 PM

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I can go to the forums just fine but going to unrealegine.com takes me to a 414 Request-URI Too Large page 😛

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Even when clicking the home page button the forums

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:20 PM

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Could anyone help me with figuring out why my dedicated server doesnt launch, theres no errors in the log or warnings but it isnt moving past this bottom line [2019.11.11-16.44.07:695][ 0]LogWorld: Bringing World /Game/Loch/Loch.Loch up for play (max tick rate 30) at 2019.11.11-16.44.07 [2019.11.11-16.44.07:811][ 0]LogWorld: Bringing up level for play took: 0.998997 [2019.11.11-16.44.07:812][ 0]LogGameMode: Display: Match State Changed from EnteringMap to WaitingToStart [2019.11.11-16.44.07:882][ 0]LogGameState: Match State Changed from EnteringMap to WaitingToStart [2019.11.11-16.44.07:882][ 0]LogLoad: Took 7.176369 seconds to LoadMap(/Game/Loch/Loch) [2019.11.11-16.44.07:883][ 0]LogLoad: (Engine Initialization) Total time: 9.68 seconds

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:32 PM

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when your client tries to connect to it nothing happens?

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:32 PM

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the server doesnt launch

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it freezes at the engine initial

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:33 PM

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what do you mean by freezes?

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:33 PM

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it doesnt go past engine initial

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:33 PM

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well that lines says it was done, dedicated server has no output unless you are doing something with it

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:34 PM

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[2019.11.11-16.44.07:883][ 0]LogLoad: (Engine Initialization) Total time: 9.68 seconds

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that part means its done?

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if so then i cant see it on ports or anything

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:34 PM

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do you have it running in log mode?

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:34 PM

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yeah thats the log ^

stiff spoke Nov 11, 2019, 11:35 PM

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Can you teach me more about travel server in the living room #multiplayer

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?

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:35 PM

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so nothing above there in the log?

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:36 PM

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ill get the full log sorry

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:36 PM

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if thats the end then it seems like it's up

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the port stuff should all be above that

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:36 PM

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https://pastebin.com/FF0y3RUE

Pastebin

Log file open, 11/11/19 16:43:58 LogWindows: Failed to load 'aqPr...

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:38 PM

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[2019.11.11-16.44.06:811][ 0]LogNet: GameNetDriver IpNetDriver_0 IpNetDriver listening on port 7777

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right above that

ember cliff Nov 11, 2019, 11:40 PM

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So I'm stuck at 45% initializing 4.23.1 with no plugins and no projects open. I have ran it for > 8 hours. I can run 4.22 just fine.

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:41 PM

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45% is shader caching, what does task manager show

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:41 PM

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right above? packethandler?

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:41 PM

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no I mean the line I pasted was right above what you pasted and it shows the port

ember cliff Nov 11, 2019, 11:41 PM

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Nothing.

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:41 PM

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ohh

ember cliff Nov 11, 2019, 11:42 PM

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It doesn't seem to be proccessing.

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:42 PM

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Theres this line

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[2019.11.11-16.44.06:812][ 0]LogRHI: NullRHI preferably does not allocate memory on the server. Try to change the caller to avoid doing allocs in when FApp::ShouldUseNullRHI() is true.

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:42 PM

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yep that is normal

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:42 PM

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would this be a problem?

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okay

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:42 PM

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have you started up a client and had it try to connect?

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:42 PM

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just confused to what the problem can be

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:42 PM

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@ember cliff is this loading the engine or loading a project?

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:42 PM

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am i not able to check it on my end?

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or cant you play an host at the asme time

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:43 PM

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you can do it yes, just fire up a client and connect

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just make sure to connect locally not externally

ember cliff Nov 11, 2019, 11:43 PM

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Engine. Launching it from the launcher. I have no 4.23 projects yet.

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:44 PM

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😦 it shouldnt take that long even on the worst machine. You can try shutting anything down that is running (any instance of UE4), removing your DDC files, and starting it up again

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uh.. did you happen to install incredibuild?

ember cliff Nov 11, 2019, 11:44 PM

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Again, I have been able to run 4.22 no problem.

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Was installed at one point, I uninstalled it.

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:45 PM

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it only does this cache on startup of the engine, you probably had that cached before you installed 4.23

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incredibuild will destroy your shader compilation 😦

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:45 PM

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doesnt show on lan or internet

📎 f7ba3b0b6e49a11ac9c16b4ae3c2a5a7.png

hot thistle Nov 11, 2019, 11:45 PM

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How do I remove the player from this?
Its a slam attack, and the player and ground components will be hit, but I only want the other components to be affected by the Simulate Physics.
I'm not sure on how to remove the player from this calculation

📎 unknown.png

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:45 PM

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did you try connecting directly with the console command?

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:45 PM

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whats the command sorry

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:46 PM

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should be open 127.0.0.1:7777 if it's running on the same machine

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or open localhost

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and then check the dedicated server log to see if it says anything

bitter iris Nov 11, 2019, 11:49 PM

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god dammit i compiled shipped version

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:49 PM

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@hot thistle as a test from the overlapped components plug that into a for each loop. Then during the loop print out each components name. Find the one you dont want to change and note the class it is. Then remove the print string, and do a cast to the one you dont want to change, and hook that up to a branch. If it's that one you dont want to change then you do nothing, if its anything else you can then set the physics

ember cliff Nov 11, 2019, 11:50 PM

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Aight, incredibuild had some leftover stuff. I got rid of it, engine launched fine. Thanks!

grim ore Nov 11, 2019, 11:50 PM

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yay

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incredibuild is a sneaky bastard that way

hot thistle Nov 11, 2019, 11:51 PM

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The Player component is the one I don't want to apply physics to, but instead damage it

ember cliff Nov 11, 2019, 11:52 PM

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Yeah, I uninstalled it because it was slowing down compiling because iirc it was single thread for the free version.

next badger Nov 11, 2019, 11:53 PM

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incredibuild is garbage with a free tier

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still wondering why ms has no any compiler cache

ember cliff Nov 11, 2019, 11:54 PM

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I noticed. :L

gilded plinth Nov 12, 2019, 12:03 AM

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Hey All, need a bit of help. How can I get the size or at least the scale of a static mesh in c++ when I'm setting the scale of it in a blueprint? FloorComp is my Static Mesh Comp, and I derive a BP from this cpp Actor in which I then scale the Static Mesh (My floor tile). Now back in C++ I wanna get the size of the floor post my scale adjustments to the Static Mesh Comp in the derived BP. When I print the size of the Static Mesh in BeginPlay() it prints the size before my scaling in the blueprint UE_LOG(LogTemp, Warning, TEXT("Vector X of the floor is %f"), FloorComp->GetStaticMesh()->GetBounds().GetBox().GetSize().X);

next badger Nov 12, 2019, 12:04 AM

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#cpp

gilded plinth Nov 12, 2019, 12:04 AM

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ah dang so sorry thought i was there!

radiant locust Nov 12, 2019, 12:13 AM

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hey i was wondering what channel should i be in to ask a question about lighting?

next badger Nov 12, 2019, 12:21 AM

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#graphics or #aec-visualization first one is general

bitter iris Nov 12, 2019, 12:38 AM

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@grim ore it works with the command open 127.0.0.1:7777

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 4:45 AM

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Is it possible to use a blendspace inside of a montage? I've got directional flinching that's base in a 1D blendspace and it'd be nice to manage flinching from within a montage rather than the state machine

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 5:06 AM

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ok, I've discovered that I've dug myself a bit of a grave in this game dev project

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I don't have any method at all to model a character which matches the style of the surrounding props and environmental stuff

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all the environmental stuff is high-res and realistic, however player models like that are scarce and very expensive

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I have a couple options

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I could design my game in a way which would eliminate all player models (first person perspective, interaction with other characters is limited to intercom/radio)

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I could pay for lower-res character models (least preferable)

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or I could break out my wallet and pay for much higher-quality character models

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but I don't know where I could even find someone to do a character model like that

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On reddit there's a subreddit called model requests that might be able to help

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I think there's also a channel on here dedicated to finding/giving jobs

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@plush yew is there a higher-brow version of fiverr?

olive bobcat Nov 12, 2019, 5:19 AM

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those channels I'd assume

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 5:20 AM

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how much does a high-res character model go for?

olive bobcat Nov 12, 2019, 5:21 AM

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not sure really

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I'd assume it varies case to case

primal edge Nov 12, 2019, 5:23 AM

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have fun!
https://youtu.be/AElxgCRXF64

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#UnrealEngine - UE4 GEMS - Unpack, modify & Pack the *.Pak files

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thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 6:15 AM

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Does this look okay for rain? I feel like its maybe a little streaky.

📎 Piccy.jpg

pliant yoke Nov 12, 2019, 6:44 AM

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the streaks are good but they're too thick @thin tendon

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looks like it's raining cigarettes

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 6:45 AM

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Thanks thats what I was thinking as well

stiff spoke Nov 12, 2019, 6:45 AM

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Thanks it works @next badger

pliant yoke Nov 12, 2019, 6:46 AM

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do you have a procedural wetness scalar for the terrain materials @thin tendon?

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i was wondering what the best way to simulate shiny wetness is

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that looks pretty good

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 6:47 AM

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Thanks. I just have a global set up to a material parameter collection. Then I just added that global for wetness into specular and metallic for each of the materials I want to look wet

pliant yoke Nov 12, 2019, 6:47 AM

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specular and metallic, okay thanks :)

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 6:48 AM

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Your welcome mate

cloud cobalt Nov 12, 2019, 8:10 AM

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Ask #work-in-progress !

valid pike Nov 12, 2019, 8:15 AM

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@storm venture Butiful

plain tiger Nov 12, 2019, 8:40 AM

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What things do new users find particular hard? I have made tutorials now about creating custom nodes, using uv-textures, bumpmaps, things like that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbGZiSSnqiA&list=PLKgLkop0j2ummsAjPI1H6LGBcsPJwLOiv looking for new topics to make vids about

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kindred viper Nov 12, 2019, 8:47 AM

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most times the problems I help new users with are reference related. Not being able to get data to communicate between BPs. So I send them to THE blueprint communication livestream from years ago that still holds up.

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 9:31 AM

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Is www.unrealengine.com url broken? 414 Request-URI Too Large.

fierce tulip Nov 12, 2019, 9:36 AM

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works for me

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https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/feed

Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine | Feed

More free resources are now available to empower Unreal Engine developers and help advance their projects.

sly coyote Nov 12, 2019, 9:37 AM

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With 4.24 preview out now, does that mean 4.23 is the new most stable release or should i stick to 4.22 a little longer?

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 9:37 AM

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@fierce tulip yeah now it works again here 🤔

fierce tulip Nov 12, 2019, 9:37 AM

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looking at what people have been saying, 4.22 is more stable compared to 4.23

sly coyote Nov 12, 2019, 9:39 AM

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Ok ill stick to it a while longer, i havent had the chance to play with the new toys so i wont be missing anything

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 9:47 AM

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@plain tiger A good topic is optimization. Would probably take you several videos though

mint sequoia Nov 12, 2019, 9:48 AM

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@thin tendon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmaGxprTUfI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SwlwgV-cz8
Both fantastic resources

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In this Unreal Fest Europe 2019 presentation, Software Engineer Jessica Baker talks about Rare's new philosophy on automated testing to deliver Sea of Thieve...

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Fantastic Bottlenecks and Where to Find Them | Unreal Fest Europe ...

This talk by Fractured Byte Technical Artist Roman Leshchenko breaks down the most common mistakes made by developers, render and content pipeline bottleneck...

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The 'fantastic bottlenecks' is good for general users who might have missed common optimization tips, the sea of thieves one is good for advanced users

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If you don't have time to watch the video I summarized fantastic bottlenecks into a google doc here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pLLl5W1Euh5LNc3F8faswNqgk0c945Uj7jMp5vi-Djw/edit?usp=sharing

Google Docs

Fantastic bottlenecks and where to find them

Fantastic bottlenecks and where to find them Cliffnotes taken from the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SwlwgV-cz8 Common Bottlenecks Inflated Memory Hard references are always loaded Soft references are loaded on demand Use soft references whenever possible When creati...

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 9:50 AM

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Thanks for the vids. Optimization is one that comes up for me all the time. Every single time I work on a feature to update my project I have to look at ways to balance the new features

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So far I have found driving things with materials and spending time on LODS has made a huge difference

nova verge Nov 12, 2019, 10:06 AM

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hey there, i'm facing a problem with missing bones whole importing from blender to unreal, is this the right place to ask for help?

safe forge Nov 12, 2019, 10:14 AM

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@thin tendon Too Thick mate!

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@mint sequoia Ty!

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@thin tendon are you using a PP material?

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 10:16 AM

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PP material for which now?

safe forge Nov 12, 2019, 10:16 AM

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for the rain 😉

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 10:16 AM

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PP material?

safe forge Nov 12, 2019, 10:16 AM

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its something im working on too

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.....

fierce tulip Nov 12, 2019, 10:16 AM

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hehe, they said pp

safe forge Nov 12, 2019, 10:16 AM

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its called a post process material

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 10:16 AM

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ohhh nah mate

safe forge Nov 12, 2019, 10:16 AM

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using particles?

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interesting 😄

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 10:17 AM

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yeah with a material function for culling rain particles

safe forge Nov 12, 2019, 10:17 AM

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why would you have to do that?

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isnt the whole point of particles you can control how many spawn and how they die etc

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 10:18 AM

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Just give me one sec trying to think of the best way to explain this one

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So when you make particle rain system you can add collision. This is good for areas you don't want it to rain like indoors

safe forge Nov 12, 2019, 10:19 AM

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^ yup got ya

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thats what i was wondering 😄 😄

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 10:19 AM

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But the collision setting only supports meshes that were there before runtime

safe forge Nov 12, 2019, 10:20 AM

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right

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im impressed with the density of the rain you have

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 10:20 AM

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So having a material function that culls based of the real world locations of culling boxes. Allows me to have areas that don't rain but where created at run time

safe forge Nov 12, 2019, 10:20 AM

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ok cool 😉

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 10:20 AM

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Thanks they aren't actually individual droplets

safe forge Nov 12, 2019, 10:21 AM

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^ nice1

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 10:21 AM

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They are actually flat sheets that have a moving texture. That rotate randomly around the player to give the illusion of rain. So there are only actually about 8 particles at any given time

safe forge Nov 12, 2019, 10:22 AM

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yup got it 😉

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also can try a hybrid approach 😄

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 10:24 AM

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Yeah I know it was a weird approach. There was just a bunch of issues that needed a work around and that was just the way it flowed

safe forge Nov 12, 2019, 10:24 AM

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nah it sounds good, sounds like a decent approach

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 10:24 AM

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Thanks mate

somber quail Nov 12, 2019, 11:06 AM

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Holy sh**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd_sdFaYdIk

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serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:07 AM

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interesting!

fierce tulip Nov 12, 2019, 11:10 AM

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teddy has grown so much hehe

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 11:11 AM

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duuuuudes ?

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epic aqiures quixel ?

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whaaaaaaaat ?

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free quixel ?

fierce tulip Nov 12, 2019, 11:12 AM

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holy f-in shit

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 11:12 AM

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😮

safe forge Nov 12, 2019, 11:12 AM

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awesome!!!

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 11:13 AM

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i will statr using ue4 from now on then

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:13 AM

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free Mixer 2020

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attack on Substance 😄

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 11:14 AM

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not only that, its free scans for ue4 users ?

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:14 AM

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yep

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and lower price for the others (remains to be seen how much lower I guess)

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 11:15 AM

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rtx + scans = ue4 love

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:15 AM

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Switch to one of our new plans, and we’ll refund you for the remaining duration of your 2019 subscription. If you’re using Megascans only with UE4 we’ll refund you for all of your purchases in 2019.

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make sure to check to get your money back 🙂

fierce tulip Nov 12, 2019, 11:16 AM

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thats best news since substance went adobe and basically.. well.. pushed them out of everyones way :p

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 11:16 AM

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@serene birch i never used it befor so can i have free scans still ?

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in ue4 ?

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:16 AM

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seems you can get them for free right now

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so try making an account I guess ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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they also put 10 of their packs for free on the marketplace if you just want them the classic way

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 11:18 AM

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signed in with epic game account, thats sound great !

somber quail Nov 12, 2019, 11:21 AM

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I hope Adobe think hard about how they're going to handle Substance going forward in light of this

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Mixer 2020 is looking pretty tasty with all that new painting functionality

dark depot Nov 12, 2019, 11:21 AM

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yeah this is going to get interesting

fierce tulip Nov 12, 2019, 11:22 AM

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https://twitter.com/Luos_83/status/1194213819394002944

Yoeri Vleer (@Luos_83)

hey @UnrealEngine & @quixeltools https://t.co/b9k0RlwlJm

▶ Play video

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 11:23 AM

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Thats awesome. I applied to them under an indie dev license and got rejected. Now I won't have to bother getting their attention

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:23 AM

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😄

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go go!

fierce tulip Nov 12, 2019, 11:23 AM

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hnng

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:23 AM

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heat up those network cards

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 11:23 AM

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Have you seen thier stuff. They have some amazing HD textures for landscapes

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 11:23 AM

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its actually free maan !!!!!! its just you have to apply for tos that all scans must be used inside ue4 ???????

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:24 AM

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https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/profile/Quixel+Megascans

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 11:26 AM

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The quixel website just keeps giving a bad gateway message

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 11:26 AM

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@thin tendon lol

thin tendon Nov 12, 2019, 11:31 AM

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ok got it working and holy crap this is amazing

dark depot Nov 12, 2019, 11:33 AM

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this is going to make the mega jam interesting... now we wait for the person that adds everything and just has a giant 10GB+ jam game hahahaha

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 11:34 AM

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Substance painter is badass, but if Mixer (for free) has even a fraction of the functionality then this is badass.

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 11:35 AM

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What determines/spawns the character you play when you start a map? I want players to orbit a camera and not be able to do much untill they login and then grab their details from a file and load those variables into a character then spawn it.

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:36 AM

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gamerules has the default player class

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 11:38 AM

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Epic buys Quixel: Everything costs half off or is free now for everyone! Free megascans for our customers! ```

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:38 AM

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well not to be that guy but

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Adobe only makes their money while you use their tools

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Epic makes their money when you sell games

cloud cobalt Nov 12, 2019, 11:40 AM

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There is more than one way to make money with tools, even considering Adobe can't have the same revenue model

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They were a much more reasonable business a few years ago

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:41 AM

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they noticed that the business model of selling new versions of their tools was slowing down a lot

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because at one point, new versions of Photoshop risk making the tool worse than the previous version and this doesn't bring sales

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maybe they should try a 2% of sales business model 😛

cloud cobalt Nov 12, 2019, 11:42 AM

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"Software ships terrible update, is unhappy people don't buy it"

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 11:43 AM

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Substance had to be making some kind of money before Adobe bought them out and turned their software into ransomware.

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:43 AM

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the point is that at one point they kind of "perfect" what is Photoshop

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so it gets hard to make significant updates to get people to buy the new version

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and trying too hard risks making users angry 😛

cloud cobalt Nov 12, 2019, 11:44 AM

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Photoshop has been commercially available for 20 years

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 11:44 AM

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Well then... don't base your entire business model of rehashing software which is essentially feature complete?

cloud cobalt Nov 12, 2019, 11:44 AM

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Maybe it's fine that it doesn't make significant money anymore ?

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:44 AM

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and computers have evolved a lot for 20 years, but evolution is kinda slowing as hardware and software got "perfected"

cloud cobalt Nov 12, 2019, 11:44 AM

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It's not like Adobe is still working on it

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It's not like Photoshop is getting better

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The subscription is bullshit

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:45 AM

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maybe it's fine but that basically means downsizing the company and firing many engineers that aren't required to update the software much anymore

cloud cobalt Nov 12, 2019, 11:45 AM

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No, it does not - it means moving them to new products

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Like, say, the one they just bought

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That's how things should work

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:45 AM

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but they bought engineers with them too 😛

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this is just classic growth pains

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 11:45 AM

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Well my point is, I didn't mind the idea of subscribing to substance to get new features as long as I could jump off and keep what I had. Now that they went to ransomware model I pretty much bought out my license because at the end of the day it's a hobby for me and I can't justify to spend a monthly fee in perceptuality.

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:46 AM

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that's the way things are

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old entrenched companies kinda stop growing

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then they try stuff to remain relevant

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that stuff gets people angry

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new products will then try to squeeze themselves in the cracks of the armor of the old companies

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 11:47 AM

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It's not like a law of physics.

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Yes you see it happen, but it's not always the case.

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Nobody thought Kodak would go the way they did.

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But you have other companies reinvent themselves and carry on.

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I mean, Nobody Predicted Apple to be what it is today.

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Or even Microsoft as weird examples.

drowsy perch Nov 12, 2019, 11:48 AM

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unreal engine gave us everything to create games, how many of you developed a game from a to z?

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 11:48 AM

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Apple used to be a slowly dying maker of overpriced desktop computers that looked fancy.

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@drowsy perch depends on how you define game 😉

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 11:49 AM

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well once the old company looses the fat, it becomes one of the smalls that tries to enter other markets 😉

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 11:50 AM

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Yes, and this is inherently more about management then.

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We've all seen people or companies catch lightning in a bottle and be unable to replicate it.

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Epic right now is apparently full of cash and is expanding into different areas, some of it (game store exclusives) are pissing people off. But Ultimately they could have just taken their extra money and started to make more games? Unreal 3: Secret of cow people?

drowsy perch Nov 12, 2019, 11:53 AM

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or they could offer more money for startups

wary wave Nov 12, 2019, 11:53 AM

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they've done that in the past

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and still have grants available

drowsy perch Nov 12, 2019, 11:54 AM

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more

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I am running out of budget for my game

wary wave Nov 12, 2019, 11:54 AM

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there's a pot of millions of dollars already open, how much more do you want?

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ah, so it's about you, not about startups

drowsy perch Nov 12, 2019, 11:54 AM

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about my startup

wary wave Nov 12, 2019, 11:55 AM

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Why should anybody give you money?

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(if you have a viable product, obtaining funding should not be difficult)

fierce tulip Nov 12, 2019, 11:55 AM

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dont bring your problems to the market, bring your seeds to the market.

wispy comet Nov 12, 2019, 11:56 AM

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holy shit

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anyone seen this?

thick herald Nov 12, 2019, 11:56 AM

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for sale: Seeds. Place in mind, add thought. T&Cs apply

wispy comet Nov 12, 2019, 11:56 AM

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dark depot Nov 12, 2019, 11:56 AM

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yeah

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scroll up

thick herald Nov 12, 2019, 11:57 AM

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not a fan of megascans

fierce tulip Nov 12, 2019, 11:57 AM

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lol

wispy comet Nov 12, 2019, 11:57 AM

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oh 😅

dark depot Nov 12, 2019, 11:57 AM

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its kinda insane when you think about how many assets it is

wispy comet Nov 12, 2019, 11:57 AM

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i'm super excited

dusky inlet Nov 12, 2019, 11:57 AM

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holy shit

dark depot Nov 12, 2019, 11:57 AM

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whatever they are doing in the future

wispy comet Nov 12, 2019, 11:57 AM

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it's thousands of dollars worth of assets

thick herald Nov 12, 2019, 11:57 AM

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the subscription fees are expensive imo]

dark depot Nov 12, 2019, 11:58 AM

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we dont have those any more

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😄

drowsy perch Nov 12, 2019, 11:59 AM

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Mixer is also free

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alex

thick herald Nov 12, 2019, 12:00 PM

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As far as I can see the free Megascans assets are the free ones that have always been free.

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or I have I completely missed something <- very likely 😄

drowsy perch Nov 12, 2019, 12:02 PM

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yes, you are wrong, tap on Subscribe button on megascans and see the pricing

thick herald Nov 12, 2019, 12:05 PM

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remember to add VAT to the pricing of the subscriptions too

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 12:05 PM

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So Epic acquired Quixel?

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 12:05 PM

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they added a few free assets to the UE4 marketplace for now, as a way to make them "user friendly" to access for UE4 users but there is also a way to get them directly from the Megascans library

tardy sapphire Nov 12, 2019, 12:08 PM

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Hey guys, I have a lightmass crash problem, I don't get any message like ran out of memory etc.. nothing, just says crashed
I can build other scenes, just not this one particular scene ..

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dusky inlet Nov 12, 2019, 12:11 PM

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I logged into quixel using my epic account but assets still say they cost me points I dont have 🤔

fierce tulip Nov 12, 2019, 12:12 PM

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some stuff might still need to be set properly.

dusky inlet Nov 12, 2019, 12:15 PM

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probably

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so exciting, honestly, there is so much free content you can use to do high quality scenes nowadays

drowsy perch Nov 12, 2019, 12:18 PM

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I would like to see a new UI for UE4

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 12:18 PM

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did you get that popup?

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dusky inlet Nov 12, 2019, 12:19 PM

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I think I didnt

dark depot Nov 12, 2019, 12:20 PM

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the website is a little weird atm you can get make that pop up by downloading bridge

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 12:20 PM

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try to relog on https://quixel.com/

Quixel

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or heck, try https://quixel.com/epic-migration 😄

Quixel

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somber quail Nov 12, 2019, 12:21 PM

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@tardy sapphire Clean and validate swarm cache and also check for duplicate material names

tardy sapphire Nov 12, 2019, 12:23 PM

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@somber quail How would I check for duplicate material names exactly? I don't get warnings or anything, the project is huge. :/ Maybe too many objects in scene? I have about 4500 ..

coral raptor Nov 12, 2019, 12:26 PM

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Hi everyone i was testing Mixer few months nths ago, and i have question did they add custom meshes support?

fierce tulip Nov 12, 2019, 12:27 PM

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iigtc next update they will?

honest vale Nov 12, 2019, 12:43 PM

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the refund process was surprisingly pain free

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just migrate your account and it's done

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 12:51 PM

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Hey guys. I need a quick feedback. I have a 500gb m2 SSD and a 1TB "normal" SSD. How should I organizing my files? Projects and UE on the m2 SSD, Assets etc. on the 1TB SSD? Does that make sense so i dont bottleneck anything?

turbid wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 12:51 PM

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holy shit

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megascan

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 12:52 PM

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Yeah thats why I'm asking the question above 😉

fierce tulip Nov 12, 2019, 12:52 PM

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@plush yew m2 > windows
ssd > ue4/ue4 projects

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if possible.

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also, hardware generally #lounge

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 12:53 PM

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Thanks for the quick response and sorry for the offtopic. Will use #lounge in the future 🙂

turbid wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 12:53 PM

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i did not see that coming holy crap

next badger Nov 12, 2019, 12:56 PM

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Epic. Quixel...what are you doing? I have no so much HDD space!!!

turbid wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 12:56 PM

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x)

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Photogrammetry for everyone !

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That's insane wth

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Megascan was used in Jungle Book movie ffs

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insane

radiant haven Nov 12, 2019, 12:58 PM

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is there a good tutorial for realistic flight physics?

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without paying smth

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other thing is what is the difference

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plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 12:59 PM

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Yeah thats a big game changer right there!

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 1:02 PM

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So what's next for epic? 2020: we used our fortnite money to buy Adobe and Autodesk, all their products are epic game store exclusives. 2021: February free game of the month, space quest 2 and Epic Photoshop

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How do the top quixel? I'm excited if ue4 gets mixer integration and we see some substance level material and painting action in ue4 editor down the road.

wispy comet Nov 12, 2019, 1:08 PM

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that'd be sick

thorn vector Nov 12, 2019, 1:10 PM

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Spatialos 2020 for networking ppl?

somber quail Nov 12, 2019, 1:38 PM

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@tardy sapphire filter in the root for materials and look or script a tool to do it for you

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I have some WIP stuff on my Github that can search for duplicates

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 1:40 PM

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Just curious do we want to have #quixel room?:D

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To a) keep the excitement there b) help people with setup of the tools and account?

fierce tulip Nov 12, 2019, 1:41 PM

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ill suggest it

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 1:41 PM

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Thanks...also... holy F.... 😄

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I like your status 😄

somber sonnet Nov 12, 2019, 1:50 PM

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hi

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:06 PM

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Yeah a #quixel room makes sense.

drowsy perch Nov 12, 2019, 2:06 PM

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10 GB materials :0

honest vale Nov 12, 2019, 2:07 PM

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I don't see the need for #quixel

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:07 PM

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So I haven't used bridge, but I am curious if it would be a viable way organize and have access to all my various ue4 and other assets in one place.

honest vale Nov 12, 2019, 2:07 PM

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yes

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in the bridge you can input library locations

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and then it parses the json files the megascans assets come with

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and lists them in the view

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you can then export them from the app

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if I recall correctly

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:08 PM

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But non megascan stuff I mean

honest vale Nov 12, 2019, 2:08 PM

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oh, probably not

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it's intended for megascans

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:08 PM

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Like if I want the ue4 starter chair in mixer

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I must have misread their description then.

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:09 PM

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Mixer doesn't support 3D painting in the public build juuuust yet.

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It will soon though!

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:09 PM

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They seemed to be selling it as a one stop content manager, but it makes sense I guess.

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:09 PM

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Bridge also works with non-Megascans data.

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:10 PM

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Okay yeah, that's what I wanted to know.

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Bridge

honest vale Nov 12, 2019, 2:10 PM

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rly?

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:10 PM

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Like if I buy a content pack off marketplace, or make my own models in blender and texture in painter, it would be useful to have all my assets organized in one program

honest vale Nov 12, 2019, 2:10 PM

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how does it handle the various texture maps if you use non megascan data?

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:11 PM

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I'd be excited if bridge could do that.

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Especially if it supports tags or more advanced organization features.

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:11 PM

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You can import them and organize them manually if you prefer to do so. I don't really use anything outside of the Megascans ecosystem so I haven't had a need to do that yet, but I know it does function in that manner

honest vale Nov 12, 2019, 2:11 PM

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right

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btw is it possible to rename megascan assets in the bridge?

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I remember I had some assets with names like "asdf322" or so

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a sequence of seemingly random letters and numbers

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:12 PM

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Not to my knowledge - the assets are named in such a way that they're categorizable

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Believe it or not, it's definitely not random! However I will most certainly agree that the asset naming system isn't always human-readable. We're working on that 😄

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:13 PM

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Well I can't wait to give it a shot, especially since bridge works with blender

honest vale Nov 12, 2019, 2:13 PM

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is there a reference for the naming scheme somewhere? 😄

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:13 PM

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I'd be happy to use it to organize all my assets in one place

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:14 PM

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Internally, yep! The naming is actually broken up into a few chunks, specifying who uploaded it within Quixel, who scanned it, etc.

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:17 PM

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So yeah it looks like bridge is designed to work with any assets and a variety of tools. I'm very happy they have a proper plugin for blender (unlike substance(

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But I wonder how it would handle ue4 assets which have custom materials? Ue4 seems pretty touchy about folder placement and such.

next robin Nov 12, 2019, 2:20 PM

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@thick ruin are UE4 licensees now allowed to redistribute Quixel assets as part of a Modding SDK?

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:23 PM

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@next robin Check our Terms, via https://quixel.com/terms. I believe that's covered

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We've never historically had any issue with adding our assets to mods, but redistributing them is another story entirely

candid hearth Nov 12, 2019, 2:25 PM

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@thick ruin Grattis! This was really good news 🙂

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:25 PM

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Varsågod @candid hearth

next robin Nov 12, 2019, 2:26 PM

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Cheers, been looking through it but it's not all that clear to me, yet.

grave osprey Nov 12, 2019, 2:26 PM

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How quicksel work ? Can you download smart material out of it ?

radiant haven Nov 12, 2019, 2:27 PM

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can i make a programm with bp?

grave osprey Nov 12, 2019, 2:27 PM

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Can i use quicksel to substance painter ?

somber quail Nov 12, 2019, 2:28 PM

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@radiant haven What do you want to make?

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 2:28 PM

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and this is why we need #quixel room 😄

somber quail Nov 12, 2019, 2:28 PM

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@grave osprey Not really.

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 2:29 PM

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The questions will keep on piling 🙂

lapis vine Nov 12, 2019, 2:34 PM

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Like it: quicksel

hexed dock Nov 12, 2019, 2:35 PM

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I'm running into something puzzling. I have a debugging shortcut pure function FormatFloat that I use to just format a float with one decimal place. I have used it in BPs without problem. But I tried to use it in a BP for a widget's OnPaint, and it throws the error Function Format Float can modify state and cannot be called on 'self' because it is a read-only Target in this context I don't quite get this. The function is a SUPER simple wrapper. It just takes one input (float) which is pinned to ToText's Value and returns one output (text) that's pinned to ToText's Return Value. No other pins are hooked up, and there are no vars accessed. I'm not sure why it thinks it can modify state.

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 2:35 PM

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Probably not the place 🙂 ask in #blueprint

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also format it a little 😄

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:35 PM

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@grave osprey We offer materials via https://quixel.com. You may use those materials in any application, generally speaking

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And yes, a #quixel channel is probably a good idea at this point 😄

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 2:36 PM

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@upper heart can we please have it?: ^

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Probably in Content Creation category...

upper heart Nov 12, 2019, 2:38 PM

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We are discussing it

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 2:38 PM

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quick quixel question, if I were to download them all how many hard drives would I need to purchase 🤔

lapis vine Nov 12, 2019, 2:38 PM

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While the ball is rollin', why not buy and SpeedTree? Will sit nice on the channels 😄

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:39 PM

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SpeedTree is good stuff - I love working with it

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 2:40 PM

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SpeedTree was free with the Quixel Indie program... maybe next time 🙂

lapis vine Nov 12, 2019, 2:42 PM

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Yes, yes, I think so too.

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😄

safe rose Nov 12, 2019, 2:43 PM

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After all that crap about adding channel

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You going to add quixel one ;0

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 2:44 PM

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@thick ruin I have couple questions...

UE4 is multiplatform, will Quixel honor that? I know that Bridge works on all Win, Mac and Linux, but Mixer does not last time I checked. I was hoping that at the end of the beta it will be made available but that has now moved.

The UE4 plugin did not work on Linux last time I tested... plans?:)

I guess some of this is on Epic now, but if the code to the tools is open under similar conditions that UE4 code is open we can possibly help make this happen.

safe rose Nov 12, 2019, 2:44 PM

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just lump it into #graphics @upper heart

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Just like you said you would for everything else

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"graphical related"

upper heart Nov 12, 2019, 2:44 PM

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I didn't say we are adding anything

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I said we are discussing it

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:45 PM

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@alpine wigeon We try to support everything we can in terms of operating systems. Now that we have some serious funding by working with Epic, we can actually put some real dev time into a lot of things - including other operating systems outside of Windows and MacOS.

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Most of our issue prior to the Epic acquisition was that we were a small company trying to develop huge things

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 2:46 PM

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Great stuff Jonathan!

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 2:46 PM

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Yeah I know I was subscriber for several years now... 🙂 always loved the work 🙂

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:47 PM

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Thanks for sticking by us! I know it was rough for a bit. Trust me, I've been around Quixel since 2014, long before Megascans became a public reality

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:49 PM

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@thick ruin I was just commenting how I envy your position compared to the poor people who had to try and sell Adobe buying up substance. This really seems like a win win for everyone. Can't wait to try Quixel products.

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:49 PM

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Yyyeaahh... I can't really talk about that, even if I wanted to.

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 2:49 PM

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😄

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:49 PM

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It's okay. I understand.

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I hope everyone at Quixel makes out well from this too

safe rose Nov 12, 2019, 2:49 PM

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They should all be getting pay raises if anything

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I don't see how anyone would be getting cut from this deal.

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 2:50 PM

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You guys from Quixel just made my life so much easier 😄 keep it up

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 2:50 PM

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I hope the entire Quixel team goes to Unreal Fest Europe... not just one guy 🙂

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:50 PM

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I will say that what I write is not in a script provided to me by Epic. I am a natural Unreal Engine user dating back to 2008 and I write tutorials and do live streams on the engine without being prompted to do so

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Unreal is part of my everyday workflow. It's been like that since I was in college

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:50 PM

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Yeah, it seems like a natural fit, I hope it's something good for everyone.

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 2:50 PM

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I don't see how anyone would be getting cut from this deal.
probably the reverse even, more money needed to hire more people to tackle on more stuff 😮

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:51 PM

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But, I imagine it's easier to do your job when you believe in what your saying. 😂

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:52 PM

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Oh absolutely! I don't want to work where I have to write things I don't believe in. That's why I've always loved working at Quixel. The company has always aligned with my viewpoints on 3D art (especially regarding procedural art vs scanned art, and now with the ability to blend both seamlessly in Mixer) and in overall customer service and appreciation.

Speaking of streams, if you missed mine last week you can hear my goofy voice here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aEXiMtav5c

YouTube

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floral crane Nov 12, 2019, 2:53 PM

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Real quick question, does anyone know if lighting intensity affects performance. I know attenuation radius does, but I'm wondering if I'm doing myself a disservice by not making this interior brighter.

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 2:53 PM

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When is your next stream Jonathan?

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:53 PM

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Hopefully this Friday, although it won't always be art I'm making. We'll probably be streaming something related to the big news of today

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 2:54 PM

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I'll have to check it out later when. I'm off work but I'm certainly interested to check out more quixel stuff going forward. It always seemed like quality product, but I'm not really able to afford a lot of third party stuff , so this is certainly exciting for me.

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 2:54 PM

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Alright I'll tune in! Just subbed

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Yeah can't wait to get home from work so I can mess a bit with Quixel too 😄

floral crane Nov 12, 2019, 2:55 PM

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Ahh I'm a work atm, is it okay to share this around to my department?

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:56 PM

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Feel free to!

floral crane Nov 12, 2019, 2:56 PM

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Awesome!

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:57 PM

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Actually, fun fact about that stream, it showcases UDK stuff I made nearly 10 years ago using crude photogrammetry techniques, AKA take a photo and cut out the alpha in Photoshop manually and use nDo for normal maps from that photo. Going from that workflow to our current one made redeveloping that project significantly better in a lot of ways

floral crane Nov 12, 2019, 2:58 PM

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Ahhh I feel that pain aha.

radiant haven Nov 12, 2019, 2:58 PM

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@somber quail realistic flight physics

grave nebula Nov 12, 2019, 2:58 PM

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God, I used to love DDO/NDO back then.

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 2:59 PM

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I still use NDO frequently in work I develop

floral crane Nov 12, 2019, 2:59 PM

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Feels like everythings changed a lot, although I can't say I miss how much faster we can do things now. 👀

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 3:01 PM

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Just received the mail, also Unreal Studio will be free for all from 4.24 release.

"We wanted to inform you of a change to our product lineup. As of the upcoming Unreal Engine 4.24 release, the features of Unreal Studio are being rolled into Unreal Engine and will be made available to everyone for free."

"This means that, with the release of Unreal Engine 4.24, the Unreal Studio beta program will be retired but you will continue to have access to its features—such as Datasmith, static mesh editing, and the Variant Manager—in Unreal Engine, which will remain free of charge. "

floral crane Nov 12, 2019, 3:01 PM

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Atleast with ArchVis, time is a lot of money for some clients. 😅

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 3:01 PM

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hello, is it possible to contact Epic dev guys for a feature request? If yes, how? Thank you

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Via Github I believe

floral crane Nov 12, 2019, 3:02 PM

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What's the feature.

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 3:02 PM

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Just a heads up guys, if you need anything here please feel free to ping me. I am currently tabbing between a ridiculous number of chat channels and forums and social avenues but will make every effort to respond ASAP

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 3:03 PM

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it's a little one, but I think a useful one, about the vault in the Epic Launcher, I would like to have folders to organize assets

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@thick ruin sure, thank you and take this paracetamol for today 😉 (Great move you Quixel guys made, by the way)

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 3:05 PM

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That was already requested several times and I believe something like that is on the roadmap...

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 3:05 PM

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@alpine wigeon , excellent, thank you.

floral crane Nov 12, 2019, 3:05 PM

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Yeah, organisation I think has been mentioned before.

proven ivy Nov 12, 2019, 3:06 PM

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you can choose where you want the vault to be, but after that, not sure how you can "organize" things in it

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 3:06 PM

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I think it was even mentioned on some stream...

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Well it would be ideal to keep the tags and categories just like the assets have in the marketplace 🙂

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with the ability to add custom tags:)

proven ivy Nov 12, 2019, 3:07 PM

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well that could be easy with the manifest

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 3:07 PM

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my list is getting huge, and now with Quixel Megascan... oh my! ^__^

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 3:07 PM

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I need to buy another drive 😄

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 3:07 PM

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Megascan textures are in jpg format only?

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 3:07 PM

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ahahah

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 3:07 PM

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(they probably are big enough on my HDD anyway)

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 3:08 PM

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I think there are also meshes too, so not only jpgs (or pictures)

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Thank god I have about 5TB SSD 😄

proven ivy Nov 12, 2019, 3:08 PM

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well in order to keep my vault as small as possible I only download the assets I need and then remove them from the vault. it also makes sure you don't have assets for older engine versions

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 3:09 PM

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Well he is talking about the vault tab in the Launcher

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 3:09 PM

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yeap, that's a way

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 3:09 PM

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not the actual disk space

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 3:09 PM

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exactly

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 3:09 PM

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@serene birch *.JPG unless you're on a Studio plan, where we offer *.EXR 32-bit downloads.

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 3:09 PM

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Looks like 4.24 Preview 2 is up on the launcher.

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I'm not downloading aaall the staff, it will be impossible, one Paragon character is around 3GB...

serene birch Nov 12, 2019, 3:10 PM

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ok I see

proven ivy Nov 12, 2019, 3:12 PM

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@plush yew I only see the preview 1, even on github

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 3:14 PM

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I have the Preview2

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📎 unknown.png

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 3:16 PM

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you live in the future

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I have 4.25...

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(master branch)

dusky inlet Nov 12, 2019, 3:18 PM

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is the quixel master material properly setup? Giving me warnings that displacement and roughness are being sampled as colors

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https://gyazo.com/d0c529506d125c3a0e5c57e74091f476

Gyazo

fierce tulip Nov 12, 2019, 3:25 PM

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Welcome @thick ruin

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 3:28 PM

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Thank you! 🎺 🎺

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Also hi @ashen brook, good to see you outside of Facebook and Twitter!

kindred viper Nov 12, 2019, 3:29 PM

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good to see anyone outside of twitter tbh :p

ashen brook Nov 12, 2019, 3:33 PM

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Hey @thick ruin 🙂

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 3:36 PM

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Enjoy Japan for me, because you know me and ✈ mix like oil and water 😦

abstract valve Nov 12, 2019, 3:36 PM

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@thick ruin Hey Jonathan, welcome to the family 🙂

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 3:37 PM

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❤

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 3:39 PM

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Hi @thick ruin, thanks for all the answers you are giving on r/unrealengine! 👌

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 3:39 PM

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Of course, anytime!

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My only regret is that I don't have six arms to type faster

wispy comet Nov 12, 2019, 3:45 PM

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mate @thick ruin if you don't mind the ping, my little scrappy indie game is gonna look so much better thanks to y'all holy shit

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I can't get over it, it's really incredible

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 3:46 PM

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I'm making a game primarily set in a forested/mountainous area and it's going to take all of my restraint to not dive in the deep end and start using these 😂 😢

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 3:46 PM

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No worries @wispy comet! Ping me anytime, if I'm around I'll reply. Be sure to tag us on Twitter. You can reach us via @quixeltools or get my attention directly by @5ynaesthesia

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Both @quixeltools and @5ynaesthesia go directly to my phone

wispy comet Nov 12, 2019, 3:47 PM

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I'm usually against companies getting bought out (read: substance getting bought by adobe) but i'm all for this

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 3:47 PM

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Are we going to get to the point in which people have to make their games loook crappy on purpose to stand out?

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"I made this tree using Ms paint"

wispy comet Nov 12, 2019, 3:47 PM

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i get an awesome workflow i couldn't afford before and some sick assets, thanks exclusively to you guys!

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MS Paint? Real pro right here

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 3:48 PM

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It's going to be hard to compete with these Quixel assets

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 3:48 PM

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Truthfully, I usually am too, but this isn't a normal acquisition. Everything is becoming more user-friendly and less expensive. It is nothing but a win overall for you and for us

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 3:48 PM

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The only way to win is to not play (MS paint)

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 3:49 PM

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MS paint fan boy right there 😄

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 3:49 PM

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Now to write a shader that takes the photo realistic quixel assets and stylizes them so your game stands out.

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 3:50 PM

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Well it is now more about what you can do and less about what you have access to 🙂 which is a good thing...

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 3:50 PM

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When everyone's game has amazing photo realistic assets, what next?

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Oh it's a great thing

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 3:50 PM

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Everyone's game is optimized....

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 3:50 PM

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I'm not complaining, I'm just excited to see what people will do with them.

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 3:50 PM

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that is next 😄

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 3:50 PM

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it's all about using the resources that match your abilities 🙂

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 3:51 PM

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Oh wait...Epic is working on the new tools to help with the optimization...dang...ok needs to be something else

wispy comet Nov 12, 2019, 3:52 PM

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Aww man i can't wait to get home and mess around with these :D

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 3:52 PM

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Another great thing about having access to these scans and all their values and data

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 3:53 PM

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@thick ruin I have a quick question from our little community. The megascans are free to use with UE4, but ONLY with UE4 or is it fine as long as UE4 is the final destination?

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 3:53 PM

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Would be having high quality references for making a procedural material that can mimic the scans

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 3:53 PM

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I.e: I need a prop for my game. I model it in a DCC like Blender and export it to UE4. Can I use Megascan materials to texture it in Blender?

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 3:54 PM

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It's fine so long as Unreal is the final destination.

storm helm Nov 12, 2019, 3:54 PM

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On top of Acheta's question- can we use Megascans in Blender or Marmoset to showcase how an asset will look, if the final output is used in UE4?

wispy comet Nov 12, 2019, 3:54 PM

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Ooh, good Q

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Oh awesome, so i can pass them through speedtree?

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 3:54 PM

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Of course, that's expected!

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Show SpeedTree that love ❤

wispy comet Nov 12, 2019, 3:54 PM

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Ayy, that's awesome >:D

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 3:54 PM

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I mean who's crazy enough to manually create trees, good lord, I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy

wispy comet Nov 12, 2019, 3:54 PM

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Gotta show you guys that love ❤

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Oof yeah, that'd be pain 😅

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Now if only epic bought speedtree.... ;)

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 4:00 PM

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it is $19/month ... for the small guys... you can get that with the money you saved not subscribing to Quixel 🙂

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 4:00 PM

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Yeah I just thought about that too 😄

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 4:01 PM

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Also you need to generate only couple trees....so one month subscription and there you go

storm helm Nov 12, 2019, 4:01 PM

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Considering Substance Suite is $19 a month, and up until a few years ago so was UE4, if you just switch to Mixer 2020 when it's out, you only really need to pay for Speedtree then for $19 a month

manic aurora Nov 12, 2019, 4:02 PM

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I have an ai black board logic errors problem in my complex code, can someone please spend a time with me to help? This is bothering me a week now..

wispy comet Nov 12, 2019, 4:02 PM

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yeah, i get that xD

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I'm totally fine paying for speedtree

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 4:03 PM

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@manic aurora try in #gameplay-ai

storm helm Nov 12, 2019, 4:05 PM

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@thick ruin What if I'm using UE4 as the basis for doing a base render as part of a multimedia illustration, which would be further manipulated in Photoshop to create a final image? Would I be able to use Megascans assets in this workflow?

thick ruin Nov 12, 2019, 4:06 PM

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I honestly don't see why not, so long as Unreal is being used as the primary pipeline and isn't being ported to another destination

radiant haven Nov 12, 2019, 4:06 PM

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is there an unofficial c# support?

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c++ is a bit to hard for me

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 4:08 PM

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@radiant haven There are Plugins for C#, but never really tested it

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 4:08 PM

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UE4 is using modern c++ which is not that far of from c# convenience... just learn 🙂

radiant haven Nov 12, 2019, 4:09 PM

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yeah but I wanna learn c# for an upcoming game ~~S&Box~~ for mod creating and with c# I have 2 things made in one

plain bluff Nov 12, 2019, 4:13 PM

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Guys,do u know why Quixel Bridge not importing models ? All like textures or mats is good importing,but not models !

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 4:14 PM

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@alpine wigeon or the money you saved not subscribing to Unreal Engine 👀

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 4:15 PM

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@visual belfry I am the Linux guy... I do not pay for anything ...DUH /s

kindred viper Nov 12, 2019, 4:15 PM

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im the windows equivalent 😄

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 4:17 PM

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Ok to be clear that was sarcasm... I do not mind paying for stuff if it brings value to me or I enjoy the thing... Like Quixel... I used like 5 textures, but I have 2k points there and 3 years of subscription 😄 their goal is just so cool 🙂

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 4:17 PM

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(hey Epic, can we do free Houdini Indie subs for UE4 users next 👀 )

kindred viper Nov 12, 2019, 4:18 PM

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I used to spend money, but then free open source stuff started being the in-thing. So I am just revelling in it 🙂 no more Adobe subs, no more Autodesk subs. I like this "democratic" keyword they keep using too, which just means more free stuff for me 😄

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 4:18 PM

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yeah just use Blender + Mixer => UE4 and you are golden 🙂

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And obviously MS Paint 😄

kindred viper Nov 12, 2019, 4:19 PM

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im lucky in that I dont really do artwork. So plug and play art is nice for me. Megascans for example

warped tangle Nov 12, 2019, 4:19 PM

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I thought I didn't need to do artwork....until I did. Learned real quick! lol

kindred viper Nov 12, 2019, 4:20 PM

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yeah I only do enough for prototypes

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let the real artists do the real work I say

bitter iris Nov 12, 2019, 4:22 PM

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So I built my built my game originally from 4.22.3 then i had to convert to source to do dedi servers. How can I upgrade to 4.23.1? Do i need the source, like am I stuck in source only now?

kindred viper Nov 12, 2019, 4:22 PM

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the incremental updates are done in Git or by redownloading the binaries when an update occurs

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if you are going to be upgrading your source engine build often, I would really learn how to fetch updates with Git. It doesn't seem to let you do it via the Git for Windows app tho. You need to command line it

bitter iris Nov 12, 2019, 4:24 PM

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Can i remove source from my project? everytime i try it just says rebuild source

kindred viper Nov 12, 2019, 4:25 PM

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no. its a one way process. Once its source, you dont go back unless you can take your content and migrate it to a bp only project

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I mean, technically you could go manually remove everything that makes it a source project, but its easier to migrate

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I have to ask though, why you need to upgrade specifically? Because like I say, if you need to upgrade often, you will need those Git methods to deal with it

bitter iris Nov 12, 2019, 4:31 PM

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Foliage BP, Texture streaming is the main reasons

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I can just copy the content over to a standard 4.22.3 an just convert

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 4:31 PM

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I would wait for 4.24 at this point ... just saying...

kindred viper Nov 12, 2019, 4:32 PM

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there is some nice stuff in 4.24 but then its a couple of months away at least right?

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 4:32 PM

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Try the conversion... it should be fine...you might run into issues when building the dedicated server ...

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It might land in December if previews go well ...but that is a wild guess

kindred viper Nov 12, 2019, 4:33 PM

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well preview 2 came quick enough

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 4:33 PM

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But I would hate for him to the upgrade to 4.23 and a week after he is done 4.24 lands... 😄

kindred viper Nov 12, 2019, 4:33 PM

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heh I just did that. went from 4.19 to 4.23 and 4.24 preview 1 landed the day after

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 4:34 PM

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How did it go?

kindred viper Nov 12, 2019, 4:35 PM

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smooth tbh. I expected a full failure but I only had one deprecated function

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mind you it's mostly slate work so its not changed

viral rampart Nov 12, 2019, 4:48 PM

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Hello guys.. would like to ask how to show my vertex count? Advance Thank youu

alpine wigeon Nov 12, 2019, 4:54 PM

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Double click the mesh in question and top left corner should show some info.

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 5:15 PM

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Do you know if I can find this kind of hair texture on some websites ? : https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRPD4LHZdOzsZCx9lOCokqs3lOXYsr9_fqolu3ycGHZdfk4nahL&s

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 5:15 PM

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any hair megascans? 🤔

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 5:16 PM

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or if there is free plugin for blender or any software to do this ?

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@visual belfry haha yeah I've automatically checked it since it's free now ! ^^

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 5:17 PM

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there's an animal fur texture 😛 😛

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 5:17 PM

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yeah but it's more materials

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 5:18 PM

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think you want to be looking for "hair card textures" or similar though

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 5:18 PM

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I don't know if it works for what I'm trying to do

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yeah it's more some of hair card textures

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 5:18 PM

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there's a houdini node specifically for it as well: https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/nodes/out/haircardtex.html

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 5:18 PM

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in fact, I'm following this tuto : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hMJxCssOzI

YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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and around 1:40, the guy has this kind of mesh but he don't tell how he did this 🙁

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it seems there is just simple hair painted with brushes but I was wondering it should be probably better if I was using ready nicer textures

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Houdini is just awesome but I don't have it ^^

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I have only blender

abstract relic Nov 12, 2019, 5:24 PM

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You can make hair particles in blender and render them into a texture. Hacky but eh

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 5:27 PM

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Yeah, maybe it's the simplest solution yet... 🤔

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and on this page, I'm seeing that even with kinda simple hair, it does the job very well : https://docs.unrealengine.com/udk/Three/CreatingHairUsingAlpha.html

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so maybe i can just paint it, don't know... I'll try it...

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 5:28 PM

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I saw that done

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The guy basically flatted the model via UV space

grave nebula Nov 12, 2019, 5:28 PM

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@plush yew At your level, you don't really need any special tools for this. Just model and render them out it any package of your choice, such as blender.

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 5:28 PM

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And baked the particle fur to a texture

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https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/66658/bake-hair-particle-system-to-textured-low-poly-mesh/78632

Blender Stack Exchange

Bake hair particle system to textured low-poly mesh

I got a scene with a lot of fur (really dense hair particles). There are 1000 particles x 750 interpolated ones (with clump curve and kink) per object. Obviously, this is really slow to render and ...

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Maybe a solution?

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 5:31 PM

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@crude vessel « I have a technique which might be unorthodox but very efficient. The idea is to deform your mesh into its UV map while keeping the hair attached to it, so you can render it into a UV texture »

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Yeah you're right, it looks pretty nice indeed

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thanks ^^

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Ok guys, I think I'm gonna try this

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thanks again

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 5:32 PM

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I think that's what I linked to

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I think as long as you can control your seams, it looks pretty darn good

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 5:33 PM

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Yeah I just copy pasted what I've seen in your link haha ^^

runic iron Nov 12, 2019, 5:33 PM

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In final fantasy XIII trilogy they did some rough shapes and used a texture with alpha for the hair

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https://youtu.be/amtP7JCErKc?t=730

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sharp crest Nov 12, 2019, 5:34 PM

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Soooo I forced closed my edtior and now opened back and it seems like all my custom Trace Channels and Surface Types has been reset...
Any idea how to prevent this from happening?
Version 4.21.2

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 5:37 PM

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@runic iron Yeah it's also hair cards with textures and alpha transparency I think. Looks really good.

runic iron Nov 12, 2019, 5:38 PM

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In FFXV

📎 unknown.png

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Source http://www.jp.square-enix.com/tech/library/pdf/SA2015_slides.pdf

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yeah exactly. Yup looks really nice !

short solar Nov 12, 2019, 5:43 PM

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This is square enix !

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There is unreal engine server

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 5:53 PM

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Will the "Quixel WTF" have the endurance or will it die out in 24 hours?

abstract relic Nov 12, 2019, 5:53 PM

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Them fortnite money

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 5:53 PM

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There goes any hope I have of becoming rich selling rock asset packs

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kappaross

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 5:54 PM

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how much were the megascans packs on marketplace before?

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 5:54 PM

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I was going to get an epic megagrants to make rock asset packs for MP

grim ore Nov 12, 2019, 5:54 PM

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still need good assets even without the textures 🙂

abstract relic Nov 12, 2019, 5:55 PM

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Now you can focus on the mesh

grim ore Nov 12, 2019, 5:55 PM

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I tried to model a rock, i made it as far as a sphere and gave up

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 5:55 PM

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What you do is download free rocks, rotate it 180 degrees on the x axis.

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Bam, brand new rock!

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 5:56 PM

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there seem to be plenty of quixel rocks 👀

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 5:56 PM

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I could use. The mega grant to write a script to export the rock in every position you'd want the rock to be.

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That way you wouldn't need to rotate the rock in the editor.

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 5:56 PM

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if only they could make your game good notlikethis

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 5:57 PM

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You'd just pick the rock with the perfect rotation already.

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That's the level of service this community needs.

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 5:57 PM

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did anybody manage to login to quixel with his epic games account?

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 5:57 PM

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yes

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 5:57 PM

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In all seriousness, u can't wait to see what people do with all these quality assets.

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 5:57 PM

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when I login using it, it tells me to link to my quixel account, which I dont have

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and which I cannot create, because when creating a new quixel account, it actually redirects me to create a new epic games account 🤷🏼

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 5:58 PM

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I need a grant to download all the quixel assets, reduce them to 16x16 8 bit and sell them as 'retro'

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 5:58 PM

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I need a grant for the hard drives to download quixel assets

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 5:58 PM

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It's stylized!!!

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Hahha

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 5:59 PM

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lol dont give the wrong people the wrong ideas @crude vessel

abstract relic Nov 12, 2019, 5:59 PM

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Just make Minecraft style rocks

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 5:59 PM

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"quixel assets, only color graded 10% warmer, now available on marketplace!"

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 5:59 PM

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📎 20191112_185849.jpg

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Arrived jusz in time for the huge megascan news :D

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btw, i feel like that all thats left is for epic games to give us pc hardware for development purposes

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 6:01 PM

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that's what the megajam is for alex

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prove your worth in the game development battle royale

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200 teams enter, 3 emerge victorious

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 6:02 PM

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lol wtf you are kind of right @visual belfry

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 6:02 PM

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I need an epic megagrant to make asset flips

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 6:02 PM

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Hey! I need a small help! How i can make a changeable skin tones from standard material?

crude vessel Nov 12, 2019, 6:02 PM

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I can't even make proper jokes because no matter what I can think up, someone would do it for real unironically.

abstract relic Nov 12, 2019, 6:02 PM

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Oh geez you just broke my happy little reality there Atomic

tawdry lodge Nov 12, 2019, 6:03 PM

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How are megascans assets in term of optimization ?

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Roughly I mean

normal burrow Nov 12, 2019, 6:04 PM

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but Kansas

tawdry lodge Nov 12, 2019, 6:04 PM

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Thx, so thats actually great. Could be useful in a game

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The thing is your custom mesh might not keep up with the overall visual quality of the megascan one

visual belfry Nov 12, 2019, 6:06 PM

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@normal burrow there are 42 results for Wheat on quixel, Kansas is covered

normal burrow Nov 12, 2019, 6:07 PM

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covered in wheat, fiber for all

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 6:08 PM

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@hearty rose you can send me a tutorial? I can't find

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It's my standard texture

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grim ore Nov 12, 2019, 6:10 PM

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you would need to multiply your texture that goes into the base color against a color parameter to adjust it's color but even then on human skin it's not just a case of adjusting color to make it look right https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Engine/Rendering/Materials/HowTo/Making_Parameters/index.html

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 6:12 PM

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@grim ore ?

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grim ore Nov 12, 2019, 6:12 PM

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that is the basics yes, if you convert that vector 3 into a parameter you can adjust it in real time inside a material instance

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but how well it works depends on your input texture

plush yew Nov 12, 2019, 6:13 PM

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okay, thank you, i look your linked site and learn 🙂

lapis vine Nov 12, 2019, 6:13 PM

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man, if it was just possible to write some text code for these graphs... like in parallel

maiden swift Nov 12, 2019, 6:13 PM

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Well, what a news day for Epic and Quixel. 😄

lapis vine Nov 12, 2019, 6:14 PM

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bah, 1st time mentioned here