yeah as I suspected. "Finished" doesn't trigger because it's looping
#ue4-general
serene quiver
So should I change finished to update?
vivid narwhal
if it's looping it'll never finish.
But if you stick a delay in and set the delay duration to how often you want to increase the speed, that -should- work
dim plover
Maybe you just want to use a looping Timer instead.
vivid narwhal
yeah a looping timer would work too
serene quiver
Hmmm, this doesn't seem to be working for me
?
Like I know I'm missing the target in set but
normal burrow
see GetModifiedMaxSpeed?
serene quiver
Yep
normal burrow
the blue line going to it
serene quiver
Mhm
normal burrow
from Character Movement, drag that out and when you let go look for things like Set Max Walk Speed
vivid narwhal
Get modified speed seems like the wrong thing
serene quiver
Ah I got it!
normal burrow
pushing too firmly jack
vivid narwhal
When you get this working I'd like for you to do it again with a looping timer instead so you can learn both ways
serene quiver
Hmmmm, it doesn't seem to be increasing though?
Something to do with modified max speed I'm assuming?
vivid narwhal
If I'm running at a speed of say 2000 and I'm increasing my speed by 1 every second, how long would it take me to feel the effect?
serene quiver
That's true
scarlet birch
That's a nasty way to do that. It'd be better to increase it scaled by delta every tic rather than all at once every second.
vivid narwhal
You might want to check your maths first to see if that's working. Or use a print string node to debug
serene quiver
Hmmm, I put the delay on 0.0000001 seconds to feel the affect sooner just to test and still seems like nothing
vivid narwhal
Stick a print string after Set and drag the green float node into the actual string (pink)
serene quiver
I changed modified max speed to just get max speed
mossy nymph
that Delay resets each time exec passes through it
serene quiver
@vivid narwhal Like this?
vivid narwhal
From max walk speed
Then run it to see if the numbers on your screen change. If they're the same something has gone wrong
vague sable
mesh distance fields are super cool
serene quiver
Yeah they keep saying 600
uneven fractal
well I implemented megascans into my landscape that sure is a lot of shaders
vivid narwhal
Its max walk speed + increaser right?
scarlet birch
Rather than cast, if it only effects the player then set the trigger volume to only overlap the player in its collision settings
serene quiver
I think so yes
vivid narwhal
What's the increase value
serene quiver
Clicking on it does nothing?
vivid narwhal
Click on it and look at the details panel (default right side of UI)
vivid narwhal
Not the +, the actual variable you made
ancient crown
Since upgrading from 4.22 to 4.23, we are no longer able to select Build Lighting Only on any of our levels. The button is grayed out and says This action is not available while Play in Editor is active, or when previewing less than Shader Model 5, although neither of those conditions are true and it is still unavailable. Also, all levels throw a WorldSettings_0 Duplicate level info warning. Has anyone else experienced either of these things or know how to fix it?
vivid narwhal
Also I'm not sure if Max Speed and Max Walk Speed are the same thing. It's likely they're different
serene quiver
Ok the numbers are increasing!
scarlet birch
Do that. Set the timer interval to something small on overlap, set it to 0 when it should stop
serene quiver
They seem to be moving faster as well!
vivid narwhal
Brilliant. Now do it all again with a timer instead so you can learn both ways
serene quiver
timer as in timeline but with no delay?
vivid narwhal
Nope! What Mike posted
serene quiver
Ah gotcha
scarlet birch
Don't use delta time as a scalar with timers because they will catch up if the tic interval is longer than the timer interval
and/or vice versa. It's late, I'm low on caffeine
serene quiver
I'll save that for tomorrow, I'm very tired atm. Thanks to all of you for being such a big help!
vivid narwhal
Timers are way more powerful imo but they deal with stuff like custom events and event delegates. You're going to need to learn them eventually but don't worry if you struggle at first
serene quiver
Gotcha
Seriously though, thank you guys for being patient enough to deal with me hahahaha
plush thicket
and the shading is all messed up, anyone know why?
shading / materials are supposed to look like this
but im not sure what's going on
maybe a setting for export in Blender is wrong or something?
I'm doing File > Import Into Level...
pseudo swift
can anyone refresh my mind what the hotkey for not selecting smoke/transparent material is ?
i keep selecting particles in my viewport
plush thicket
@pseudo swift Under settings there's a drop down for "Allow Translucent Selection" if that's what you're looking for?
There's definitely a hotkey for it, but not sure what it is
if you hold CTRL+ALT over it it might tell you the hotkey
pseudo swift
which settings do u mean?
pseudo swift
np
plush thicket
oh nvm found it! @pseudo swift
not sure if that's what you're looking for
but if it is
then there ya go
plush thicket
you have to set a hotkey
lmk if it works
np np
does anyone here know how to fix "nearly zero normals" and "nearly zero bi-normals" FBX import error? (from Blender)
pseudo swift
did you check your normals in blender? XD
haha i had already set a keybind for that translucent settings, just forgot about it! thanks for reminding me i had it
uneven fractal
all shaders are compiled but the landscape isn't rendering
swift spindle
means you messed up somewhere in the landscape material or you forgot to assign it 😉
glacial lantern
Hey, my friend and I have linked our project through One Drive, what happens if we both work on it at the same time?
swift spindle
I'd not suggest using onedrive or any drive sharing tools... as it'll upload a lot of unnessesary stuff like the saved / intermediate folders
uneven fractal
there is no errors in the landscape material and it's assigned
swift spindle
and if you both work on same files at same time.. your going to get issues with one being saved to first then not updated
glacial lantern
How could we better share our project?
swift spindle
there most likely is errors.. they just all don't show up in the material editor
you want a proper git setup.. or perforce or svn
glacial lantern
I'll look at it thanks
uneven fractal
that seems like a big defect that the material editor doesn't show errors....
swift spindle
lightmap resolution / wrong lods
main chasm
I'm not sure how to fix that
Do I need to adjust my UV map in blender or is it something in UE4?
swift spindle
it could also be overlapping UVs
main chasm
I'm not getting any warnings about it.
This is the blocks UV map
The lit up part is the trim on the bottom of the wall
swift spindle
maybe it's your tile
main chasm
So should I use a different material?
swift spindle
easy enuf to test with a different texture
uneven fractal
so it seems the problem was the editor was giving a sample type warning and I fixed it by setting the correct sample types but the stupid engine didn't actually want the correct sample types and gave no errors
pale forge
Hey guys... I have character that I made, and retargeted the skeleton to work with UE4 animations. But for some reason when I crouch, he seems to be stuck on the top of the collision capsule. Any ideas what could be causing this?
ripe saffron
you need to resize your collision capsule when he crouches
pale forge
I know that would seem like it... but it's not. for some reason he floats right on top of it.
uneven fractal
seems the megascans textures have weird settings that makes them not work
ripe saffron
I guess it has to do with your root position then .... I would just offset the skelemesh as well as shrink the capsule
pale forge
Is there any way a retargeted skeleton can brake like this?
uneven fractal
how do I convert megascans stuff into regular colors instead of linear colors
my landscape really doesn't like linear colors
abstract relic
Enable sRGB in the texture
uneven fractal
does that work on linear color normals?
abstract relic
Your sample type should be Normal
abstract relic
Warning: your nromal map are now normals 😛
uneven fractal
because their actual format is linear color
placing them in the material window makes the sampler type linear color by default
abstract relic
They need to be compressed as normal map and use the correct sample type
plush yew
Hmmm
Any good video out there teaching how to get good lighting out of UE4?
I'd rather not read a list of things
ripe saffron
abstract relic
yep, the node will look darker
uneven fractal
for the base color texture it makes it unusably dark
in other news I've reached 5000 shaders compiling
abstract relic
Please don't tell me you change diffuse texture compression to Normalmap 😛
abstract relic
thank god
uneven fractal
I changed the normal map to a normal map
why is quixel using this non-standard stuff anyways
ripe saffron
It pretty much worked out of the box for me .... I dont use their shaders but they seemed to work fine
uneven fractal
the stuff works great for everything but my landscape
ripe saffron
your landscape has normals?
uneven fractal
if I have the textures sampled as "color" it gives an error to use linear color instead but if I use linear color the landscape doesn't render
turning it from hdr to default and hdr to normal for normal map fixed those two issues but the base colors are nearly black now
ripe saffron
by default their shader has sRGB on diffuse checked
uneven fractal
mine came as hdr with srgb unchecked by default
ripe saffron
so you are using 32/16 bit for diffuse ?
abstract relic
You didn't change sampler type
ripe saffron
maybe export your texture in a different format
uneven fractal
the sample type on the texture parameter node right?
well I can't give more information now because when I tried to save while compiling 5000 shaders the engine had an aneurysm and has frozen for the time being
ripe saffron
your texture is exr ?
uneven fractal
some were png and some were exr
a few of them became red tinted when I enabled exr on them so I made those png
but the base colors import completly black if I use jpeg for them so those are exr
normal burrow
Where do the exr files come from?
ripe saffron
personally I would only use exr for lighting or displacement .
uneven fractal
my download settings look like this
ripe saffron
try jpeg or another 8 bit format albedo and normals
I think exr export is always in linear space ... so you would want to use linear color and uncheck sRGB
abstract relic
Normal should be jpeg too
ripe saffron
i find png's can also be a bit funky with color space sometimes
abstract relic
Displacement should be Jpeg + EXR. Everything else for basic ue4 export should be set to jpeg
fervent sigil
Can someone check his ue4 default mannequin size? When looking at the mesh editor, approx size says 277x73x283 (hence 283 height).
Looking online though many places says you can use it for comparison on scaling, since the default is 180 uu = 180cm = 1.8m.
uneven fractal
alright I think I fixed all the textures
I'll report back in 30 minutes when the shaders finish compiling
ripe saffron
good luck!
uneven fractal
I find it rather ironic that complex code takes milliseconds to compile while shaders take ages
fervent sigil
@abstract relic how did you measure it? did you look at the mesh editor and looked at aprpox size? what are your dimensions if so?
ripe saffron
one thing that sped up my shader compile times massively was disabling windows realtime virus protection ...thanks windows, great!!
uneven fractal
windows defender?
plush yew
Am I the only one that doesnt have Windows Defender causing slowdowns like that?
ripe saffron
yeah ... I have no idea why
plush yew
Realtime protection is on all the time, yet it never slowed me down
Then again, SSD harddrive does wonders.
Maybe.
Not sure actually. But I have no issue.
ripe saffron
yeah I have a samsung nvme 970 evo
abstract relic
mesh editor. Import dim was 1.58882m, 1.56671m, 1.82281m
ripe saffron
I changed my system and had to "upgrade" to windows 10. Its been nothing but a pain in the arse for the last year plus. I have a near daily, once a day freeze which I have never been able to get rid of.
fervent sigil
where do you see "Import dim" ?
glacial lantern
Hey what is the big "NOT"?
dim plover
It flips the bool. If true, it outputs false; if false, output true.
glacial lantern
Okay sweet, thought it was that
How do I get it?
The person didn't say what it's name was or anything
dim plover
Drag a bool wire, right click, type "not" in to the search.
Or uncheck "context sensitive", and type "not", and see if it appears in the results.
glacial lantern
Think I got it thanks
couldn't find it in the list of all the things with "not" in it xD
brave salmon
glacial lantern
This keeps calling on the next function (Automatic fire) and I can't tell why
No matter if the boolean is ticked or not.
fervent sigil
Don't connect the end of the set to that branch; use another node, a get for the variable
The result of set is only available once the set is done, which is only available when the X was pressed.When the Start Shoot event is called, and the branch is executed, that boolean will always have it's default value - hence false.
quartz nymph
Hey all,
I need to merge two scenes together in UE4, but they were built at different scales.
What's the best/easiest/fastest way of doing this? Basically, how can I globally resize things to the correct scale?
wary wave
With difficulty
The editor doesn't really have a tool for that
There may be a third party extension that can do it, but I have not seen such a thing
main chasm
Hiya. I posted a while ago asking about how to fix some of the issues I was having with lighting in a modular room
For anyone else with the same question I was able to fix it by getting rid of the mesh on the model that leads into the other blocks
radiant haven
IS someone experienced with landscape and Huge maps?
oblique tangle
Any1 know how I can replicate this in UE4? The player enters an area near the vent triggering it open but I have no clue what happens next with the camera
wary birch
Guys, does the stream maths for artists was interesting?
sudden agate
@oblique tangle looks like a simple camera transform interpolation
you can replicate it with "SetViewTargetWithBlend"
oblique tangle
@sudden agate Can you set it to interp to that set camera when something like a box trigger is 'triggered'?
regal mulch
Yes
ViewTarget is basically the Actor the "Camera" bases its View on. Then it further offsets the view by any active CameraComponent on that Actor.
So your Pawn can be a ViewTarget even without the CameraComponent, however then it would be in the middle of the actor of course.
So you can place a CameraActor on that Building and in the LevelBlueprint reference the CameraActor, as well as a BoxTrigger that sits in the vent.
If you overlap the trigger you can set the ViewTarget to the CameraActor.
It will automatically nicely blend over to it.
plush thicket
does anyone know how to make this capsule on the PhysicsAsset editor collide with the cloth?
trying to get this figured out
zealous cloak
whats the best way to have a fluid that fills a pool or so?
oblique tangle
@sudden agate @regal mulch Works perfectly, cheers!
Is the fade out effect seen in the gif something that could be achieved with a sequence?
And then I'm guessing once the scene fades out you could make it load into a new level?
sudden agate
You can fade out the Camera with the PlayerCameraManager
frank pendant
Hello, do you guys know how I can go back to an old save? Where does Unreal keep its autosave? Because I've found saves for each blueprints but not for the full game.
oblique tangle
@sudden agate Could you set a delay for the duration of the fade then load another level
Or is that not necessary
mellow phoenix
Hi all
plush yew
I want onbeginoverlap to change a boolean value in my behavior tree, how do i do this?
honest vale
in actor's BP graph add an event that gets called on OnBeginOverlap
and then fetch the blackboard from the controller and set the bool to whatever you want
zealous cloak
i would need help with fluids. For example filling a glas of wine with a bottle (VR)
opal berry
guys
if I have realistic trees
should I be using static or dynamic lighting for them?
honest vale
dynamic, otherwise lightmaps will balloon memory usage
honest vale
heavier than with static lighting
that doesn't mean it's gonna be too slow to render
opal berry
by default If I place a tree in the scene and have my light source on stationary, and sky light on static and the tree on static and bake lighting, the shadows look like blobs and are not even half accurate
give me a sec I will send a screenshot
digital anchor
you have already been told its the lightmap resolution of the recieving mesh
deep grotto
@zealous cloak water physics are quite complicated and you'd probably be better off making some sort of simplification for your purposes. What are you trying to do?
If it's just a pool you could have a cube that rises with a water texture
zealous cloak
@deep grotto yep i would need help with that. always open for easy solution
it's like filling a cup with water
deep grotto
For VR where I assume you can empty the cup?
fervent sigil
I read online I should set the mapping scale on a Lansdcape Coordinate node to my landscape resolution.
What does the "Landscape resolution" mean exactly? The "Overall resolution" ?
zealous cloak
i have an object with a niagara- emitter and when i rotate it it spills the particles
dim dragon
Local space it?
plush yew
broken?
can someone try this in 4.21
i remember i was using something like this and it was working
dim merlin
Hi guys, so anyone knows it possible to 'link' two terrains together to sculpt edges at once?
supple totem
I think that was shown in one or the epic landscape live trainings
plush yew
@honest vale i do that but i get Blueprint Runtime Error: "Accessed None trying to read property CallFunc_GetBlackboard_ReturnValue"
fervent sigil
@supple totem was thatanswer to me? If so, any chance you can link me to the specific training? (and possible specific time)
supple totem
yes for you, sorry don't have time :?
in general if you are working w/ landscapes the vids are good to watch
near cipher
The alpha on the default texture is showing correctly, but when i import my own texture and check the alpha it doesn't show anything in alpha. Why and how can i fix this because the normal map also not effecting on texture.
plush thicket
can someone actually answer my question please
does anyone know why the viewport is so zoomed out
sudden agate
@near cipher Default Compression doenst have Alpha Channel
fervent sigil
@supple totem I'm aware and saw some, but they are many and long. Please do so at some point that you do have time, since I feel a bit lost. I'll try to find it in one of the videos in the meantime though.
lilac wedge
For some reason im getting this error. LogLinker: Warning: The file 'D:/Documents/Content/UI/Intro.uasset' contains unrecognizable data, check that it is of the expected type.
Ive been using this project every day and it has been fine and for some reason the umg is now missing and giving this error
plush thicket
if you're trying to import .uasset files into Unreal, don't drag and drop
lilac wedge
the engine has gotten rid of the asset by itself
it shows up in file explorer but not the engine
plush thicket
reimport it
lilac wedge
.uassets dont show up when i try and reimport
plush thicket
try renaming the .uasset file in your windows file explorer and then dragging it into the project (not drag into ue)
but drag into the file explorer directory of the project
plush thicket
you just said it shows up in file explorer
lilac wedge
wtf how can ue just corrupt a file like that? Thats 2 months of work gone if i cant recover :/
plush thicket
go to file explorer, make a copy of it, and drag it into the file explorer directory of your game
and then it should (probably) show up
if it's not, then it's corrupted
plush thicket
do you happen to use an antivirus program?
maybe an antivirus is false flagging it and just straight up deleting it
plush thicket
also remember that CTRL+S doesn't save everything
CTRL+S saves the level only, the world only
CTRL+SHIFT+S saves files + level (all)
lilac wedge
but my project layout was set to default and one varible was missing when i opend up the project i
plush thicket
@lilac wedge if you have the .uasset file in the file explorer then it's not "gone"
lilac wedge
i do
but i can import and it says contains unrecognizable data, check that it is of the expected type.
plush thicket
how are you importing it?
oblique tangle
Anyone know if its possible to make a UI widget disappear in the level BP?
lilac wedge
@oblique tangle remove from parent
near cipher
why the download option is disable? when hit the little arrow and click the unreal engine from drop down menu nothing happen.
plush thicket
@near cipher go to the "Library" tab and press this
you don't have the engine installed yet from what I see
oblique tangle
@lilac wedge what do I connect to the target of the remove from parent node?
Actually don't worry, just used the remove all widgets node instead
lilac wedge
@oblique tangle I wouldn't use remove all widgets as you may want to add other widgets later on and itll cause problems
oblique tangle
So for this, where I'm going to load into a new level
Would the remove all widgets in the level blueprint here
wary birch
That’s super cool!
oblique tangle
Interfere at all with the new level
I would assume it wouldn't since they r separate levels
hence separate level bps
Cheers (: @wary birch
near cipher
@plush thicket Thank you
what if i uncheck these all Target Plateforms, does it work for window?
honest vale
can anyone else log in?
to forums that is
I guess it's the same as EGS and other epic infra
fierce forge
hello , how i can rotate a bone from mesh in event graph ?
oblique tangle
Anyone know how I can make it so when I load into a new level I have a new character
i.e the default third person character
plain bluff
Hello,guys.Who saw this Epic's post on their roadmap for UE versions ? Will be very cool,if they will implement Volumetric Clouds like True Sky .
https://trello.com/c/wDMUUwFF/485-atmosphere-volumetrics-sky-and-atmosphere-rendering
plush yew
Guys, what entity would you derive a client class (that calls some server's API?) from? I want to place it in a blue print. I think AActor would be best, but not sure.
plain bluff
@honest vale they implemented it yet ?!?!
honest vale
I don't think there's an out of box volumetric sky but you can make it if you want
fierce forge
hello , how i can rotate a bone from mesh in event graph ?
plain bluff
Guys,screen space GI is workin without RTX in 4.24 version or not ?
fervent sigil
@ancient crown I'm now facing the same issue about the build lighting only. Did you solve it? If so, how?
supple vault
@fierce forge I think you are looking for this? https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Engine/Animation/NodeReference/SkeletalControls/TransformBone/index.html (not sure ...)
I'm a little turned around on where I should be trying to encode some "startup" logic. Trying to create a really basic / simple (read: functional, dont care if it's pretty ... xD) way to
- If "VR Preview" play button hit, select VRPawn
- Otherwise, select ThirdPersonPawn
I was trying to hack this into GameMode but the log messages I'm putting out get dumped to console while the project is compiling (not during execution). So setting DefaultPawnClass seems incorrect... is there a "right place" for this setup to get done?
fierce forge
man i said in event graph no in anim graph
supple vault
sorry (I'm new 😦 )
fierce forge
you didn't read well
supple vault
i didn't know there was a distinction :/
vernal thicket
Anyone know how to do a Input - Event Begin overlap-Event overlap - Gate situation in an actor blueprint? I want my character to pick it up without having to go into my character blueprint
solid sierra
how can I change my integer to a name so I can use it in open level?
opal berry
does anyone here play PUBG if yes do you know how they do their shadows because they dont move or anything but they look good
unlike static shadows by default
cloud cobalt
Don't they have dynamic lighting ?
You should be able to get perfect lighting with static, tbh
Just takes more work
opal berry
@cloud cobalt u sure about that?
cloud cobalt
Sure about which part ?
opal berry
Good shadows and lighting
opal berry
For some reason I don't get good shadows and lighting
Give me 2 mins and I will send a screenshot
cloud cobalt
The reason is probably bad lightmap UVs
opal berry
Do u know the environment set pack from the market place
maiden sundial
When can we do this in UE 
if(int x{}; x == 0)
{
}
I will use the trees from it as an example
cloud cobalt
Trees are a bad fit for static lighting though
@maiden sundial What's that supposed to mean ?
opal berry
So should I use dynamic lighting for trees
opal berry
What I am afraid of is that having to much trees that are dynamic and the performance drops alot
cloud cobalt
UE4 has the latest supported C++ standard already so
@opal berry I mean, tree moves, usually
maiden sundial
And it's not working
cloud cobalt
Which standard version is this from ?
maiden sundial
C++17
cloud cobalt
Yeah, no one supports that for real though
You can enable it experimentally IIRC but compilers don't support it well
@opal berry If your trees move then you just need dynamic. If not, you need clean lightmap UVs and shadows will be fine
opal berry
Do u know the "Environment Set" pack from the marketplace?
cloud cobalt
No
@maiden sundial UE4 supports telling the compiler to run in C++17, as of 4.22
CppStandardVersion.Cpp17 in .target.cs
opal berry
I'd they leaves shake to make a realistic look, is that considered moving?
maiden sundial
Now i'm slightly confused what you are trying to tell me 😅
cloud cobalt
I mean, that's on you to decide @opal berry . Do the shadows need to move ?
If not, feel free to use static
opal berry
No they don't but even then they look like blobs
cloud cobalt
So what does it look like ?
@maiden sundial I told you how to configure UE4 so that Visual builds C++17
Probably need VS2019 etc
maiden sundial
So my Target.cs looks like this
using UnrealBuildTool;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class WaveFighterTarget : TargetRules
{
public WaveFighterTarget(TargetInfo Target) : base(Target)
{
Type = TargetType.Game;
ExtraModuleNames.Add("WaveFighter");
}
}
Not too sure what i should do now with CppStandardVersion.Cpp17 in here
opal berry
So if it's like a forest 🌲 tree the shadow looks like a triangle but with no details at all
cloud cobalt
CppStandard = CppStandardVersion.Cpp17;
maiden sundial
Ah
cloud cobalt
@opal berry Screenshot ?
opal berry
One sec
atomic ivy
[QUESTION] Does anyone know if UE4 benefits from quadchannel memory directly? Yes or no? It depends?
cloud cobalt
Every program on your computer does, but isn't that really minimal ?
opal berry
@cloud cobalt
atomic ivy
I'm not sure. I'm understanding it that the just released hardware does not come with quadchannel memory
cloud cobalt
I've literally never heard of any software actually having better performance with quad channel
grim ore
quad channel is/was for high end chipsets was why and not for consumers. Dual Channel at this point is fine and Ryzen is the main benefit of that right now compared to intel.
cloud cobalt
@opal berry Cool - so to be clear, the light, tree and ground in this scene have their mobility set to static, right ?
@grim ore Honestly, quad channels in anything but a dedicated benchmark will show 0 improvement
opal berry
the ground is a landscape and the light is stationary(default)
cloud cobalt
And the tree is static ?
cloud cobalt
In this case, you probably just need to tweak the lightmap resolution
opal berry
i have been told to do that but people also say it affects ram usage heavily
cloud cobalt
It does, but you have more available memory than you have GPU time
It's a compromise, like everything in game tech
Static lighting works on potato phones so you should be mostly fine
atomic ivy
@grim ore @cloud cobalt So I'm looking at trying to setup a Multi-User Editing link which my understanding is that is a high memory sink. Would that change anything...or simply more than 16GB RAM is preferred? Thanks for your thoughts. I'm not a hardware guru.
cloud cobalt
@atomic ivy You want 16 or 32GB memory, really
Quad channel or dual channel is irrelevant
atomic ivy
Okay, thanks @cloud cobalt !
cloud cobalt
@opal berry It's a setting on the landscape.
opal berry
could not find anything related the the lightmap res in the landscape
cloud cobalt
"Static Lighting Resolution" ?
sudden agate
btw. you need to adjust the lightmap resolution of the shadow receiver, not the shadow caster to have better shadows
in your case you need a higher resolution on the landscape
@opal berry
opal berry
so when creating the landscape I up the overall res?
opal berry
i'll try that and get back to you
sudden agate
Foliage should be in all cases dynamically lit, otherwise the memory/disk space consumption will explode
(memory not so much anymore thanks to VTs)
cloud cobalt
Yeah, dense foliage needs to be dynamic
cloud cobalt
Virtual textures.
sudden agate
^
sudden agate
you can ignore VTs for the moment if you are new to this
wary wave
Slightly strange question, but I'm looking at a potential situation where I have a multiplayer game, wherein I want to reduce the load caused by NPCs on given players
How reasonable would it to 'zone' NPCs into given world locations, and have a given player machine assume ownership of those NPCs, handling them all locally (we don't have a necessarily authorative server, so this is less of a concern). Any obvious caveats people might be able to see?
opal berry
so my trees should be dynamically lit then
sudden agate
@opal berry You should get familar with UEs Lighting systems first.
In my opinion, yes
opal berry
have u heard of PUBG @sudden agate ?
sudden agate
no 
opal berry
i have a question about it
sudden agate
PUBG is completely dynamically lit
opal berry
ok then
cloud cobalt
@wary wave Well clients can't directly talk to other clients, so I don't see that working out well
opal berry
but I was playing like 2 days ago and looked at the shadows of a tree, the leaves in the tree were moving but the shadows were not
which might mean its static
wary wave
@cloud cobalt - yeah, that is a consideration, so network traffic for said NPCs would still need to be routed through the listen server player
sudden agate
maybe too low shadow resolution, making the shadows look static/not moving
wary wave
but it's the movement calcs that are incredibly expensive, and if we have two players in completely different locations, one set of NPCs isn't relevant to one, and vice versa
opal berry
how did u know that PUBG lighting is dynamic?
sudden agate
you can spot dynamically lit scenes pretty easily in UE. Uniform indirect lighting
clearly visible SSAO within that indirect lighting
cloud cobalt
@wary wave Honestly I'd probably look at optimization first, because synchronization calculation across clients seems very dangerous to me
wary wave
optimisation isn't an option 😦
opal berry
they dont seem to be having performance problems anymore(compared to PUBG2017) so I dont think I should be having problems lol
cloud cobalt
Neither is cutting down on the counts ?
wary wave
we're inheriting the NPC classes from the parent project and they're stubbornly refusing to optimise their stuff
no, the counts are already far too low
we have ten NPCs for our coop game and it's driving us nuts
sudden agate
@opal berry this is an example of a dynamically lit indoor scene
cloud cobalt
Okay, that sounds horrible @wary wave - time dilation not an option either ?
wary wave
not sure time dilation will solve anything?
cloud cobalt
I mean more like tick half the NPCs on odd frames, the rest on even frames
Automatic 2x performance
wary wave
I mean it's feasible, the problem is in the movement component
but we're already targeting 30fps, so that would put their update rate to 15fps
cloud cobalt
Which should be fine as far as the CMC goes
wary wave
yup
cloud cobalt
Which part exactly costs this much ?
wary wave
the character movement component has to resolve the entire animation blueprint each tick in order to extract root motion data
the cost is enormous
cloud cobalt
the fuck
wary wave
yeah, that was more or less my response when I dug into it
also the ABPs blend more or less everything into everything, so it's resolving stuff like facial anims and christ-only-knows what else
CMC on these NPCs is 15x more expensive than the UE4 default
cloud cobalt
In any case, trying to have the server not compute CMC, defer that to clients and trying to end up with something usable is a nightmarish challenge
You'd need to rewrite it alltogether imho
wary wave
yeah, that probably won't happen, we lack the resources
personally I'd like to just fix the CMC
but we don't have the engineering capacity on this end to clean up a disaster of that magnitude
cloud cobalt
I don't doubt that, but it's probably still easier than somehow transferring CMCs to clients
From my limited experience
wary wave
that's unfortunate
we're really hitting a barrier where "design around the limitations" isn't working
cloud cobalt
Yeah, I can see that
Listen server with a lot of badly optimized CMC+ABP is... not going to go well
serene birch
you could try the new movement code maybe?
experimental much 😄
I though that using root motion didn't work that well with networking though?
cloud cobalt
It should, it's more like that RM tends to be annoying to work around with generally
real fractal
Hi guys, i dont know if this is the correct place to ask but... Is there any way to scale a entire map?
I just tried doing a group with all the assets but this does not work properly
strong mesa
wary wave
@serene birch - it doesn't work well with networking at all
and we're in 4.21 at the moment
@real fractal - no, there is no reasonable way to do this
strong mesa
Does anyone know what this means
plush yew
there really should be a boolean decorator by default
wary wave
@strong mesa - it says that blueprint didn't compile.
strong mesa
No, i had to turn this off , it keeps getting enabled by itself
wary wave
you have things saved outside of the project directory
(that's the usual cause of that error)
lilac wedge
How do i add a header to a json request using varest? When i add the header the body doest seem to work
honest vale
does it override all headers or is the content type still being set?
lilac wedge
the header is working, allowing me to gain access to the api but i get a response message saying body is missing
and i have set string field body = ....
honest vale
try setting the request object back into the request after you modify the body
lilac wedge
ok so just did a test and i dont think the header has anything to do with the problem
this doesnt work
my api receives the request but does not echo the parameters
also tried setting the object after but no diffrence
vale pivot
Hey does anyone knows how to make a autoattack like in DOTA in top down view?
livid isle
Good evening!
I have a small issue with the UE4 editor.
When I work within a blueprint and press Play (either as Selected Viewport, or as New Editor Window) - I end up with a floating window.
It used to be a docked one, not a separate window. I don't know what changed, and can't find anywhere an option how to force it as docked again.
I would appreciate help troubleshooting this!
digital anchor
its always floating when you play without the main viewport open
livid isle
I'm fairly certain it wasn't floating until recently, for me. It would usually be docked within that yellow frame, and I don't remember minimize/maximize/close buttons available 🤔
grim ore
the only time it's docked is when the viewport is visible (the main level only), otherwise it has to play it in a new window. and technically it's not docked it just playing in the editor viewport so if you have that window in another window or screen it plays it there.
deep pond
Hello everyone! 🙂 I was just wondering, how many of you was profiled by the Epics in the LinkedIn profile by the name/surname, exactly like the string equality? Just got one notification, and i could say that the overall technical circumstances are pretty odd.
Edited: And in case if you are probably wondering - i'm doing nothing wrong in any way. 🙂
obtuse nest
Anyone know what i'm doing wrong when using the HDRI backdrop plugin? I tried dropping my own hdri from peter guthrie into the material slot but it wont accept it
forest totem
@livid isle
livid isle
Thanks sabichao, but that was the first thing I tried (as I mentioned in original post) - it did not change anything.
stiff spoke
Please send me an invitation to this server I want to invite a friend
abstract relic
Is the link in #more-resources still down?
stiff spoke
Me?
abstract relic
Yes
stiff spoke
Can be
abstract relic
There’s your server invite link then
If you’re having issues with it. Report to #server-feedback
stiff spoke
Thanks
normal burrow
think @maiden swift mentioned he was working on addressing it
maiden swift
Ah right! Shows how great my memory is. lol
normal burrow
your fine lol
maiden swift
I never heard back on potential causes for that and haven't been able to reproduce it, so at this point I'm just keeping my eyes peeled to see if it happens again.
The only thing I know invalidates server invite links like that is if the user is banned from the server.
light vigil
Hey everyone - I'm running a flipbook animation through a material. Every time I play it the frame rate gets progressively worse. Anyone know why that may be?
abstract relic
Memory leak?
light vigil
Possibly, the weird thing is it's not tanking the whole game's framerate though
In the way I'd expect a memory leak to
It's just that specific instance of the flipbook animation
light thunder
Why is my AI controller not spawning? I have a child actor spawned into the world, with the AI Controller set, with what I believe are correct settings
When I try to move it, the reference to the AI controller comes back as none
v
strong mesa
Does anyone know howto limit min and max draw distance for widget screen space !?
light vigil
@light thunder Do you have a server sim game? are you checking them on the client where the controller would potentially be null as opposed to on the server
light thunder
no, this is local
I can't get the AI controller to show up at all, period
even like that
that first screenshot is the same blueprint
This is baffling
vernal thicket
Anyone know a better way to organise the anim BP? Got states bloody everywhere
dim plover
Does FastPath not matter for State Machines?
light thunder
Does the nav mesh bounds not work on landscapes?
I am instantly failing, though my goal location and controller are both valid (wouldn't a bad location also mean you'd fail once you tried to move closer?
vivid narwhal
what shows up when you press P?
sharp crest
whats the collision on your landscape?
light thunder
block all
light thunder
I appreciate the attempt
sharp crest
maybe try creating a new landscape
and see if it works on it
then compare differences
light thunder
not a bad idea
sharp crest
dim plover
Oh, maybe you have to remake the navmesh. I've had that issue before.
dim plover
Did you recently update engine versions?
Because that's when I had to "refresh" my navmeshes.
light thunder
in between nav meshes, so yeah
dim plover
Maybe build geometry would have fixed it too. 🤷
light thunder
tried that too but thank you seriously, you too @sharp crest you recommended deleting it as well
light thunder
another quick question - I'm using the default third person character - I thought it had walking on it but this does nothing to speed or animations
light thunder
well he walks like a runner jogs
sharp crest
wdym
abstract relic
Set your max walk speed
light thunder
yep
sharp crest
abstract relic
Mind you, walk movement mode isn’t literally walking. It’s the mode of locomotion
light thunder
can you elaborate on that a bit more please?
I get that the walking is more of a baseline movement mode
abstract relic
Not even that
Just sets limiters. To mimic terrestrial locomotion. Ie x y movement with limited z movement (jumping, climbing, etc). Point is, don’t take walking movement mode as literally walking. The speed is determined by max speed. The mode is still called walking regardless how fast you’re actually going
strong mesa
What should i plug in as object for this cast !?
slate urchin
any idea how to get rid of this light bleed? All lights are set to movable. Object has two sides. 😅
abstract relic
What does the warning say
strong mesa
dim plover
You have to put an object in, the object that you want to cast.
strong mesa
i know , it just doesn't accept any object
dim plover
That shouldn't be the case. What have you tried inputting?
It has to be an instance of an object.
strong mesa
what does that mean
dim plover
For example, (I think) the SpawnActor node outputs an instance of the Actor you just spawned.
You could cast that.
Or something already in the world, etc.
strong mesa
i'm casting from a widget blueprint to an actor
normal burrow
put the widget on the grey pin.
strong mesa
no
normal burrow
its a parent of ItemTemplate?
strong mesa
it the the blueprint of the actual widget
strong mesa
just an actor
normal burrow
how is the widget aware of the actor?
strong mesa
well there is no way for it
normal burrow
what makes this widget?
whole quarry
Why are u casting to self? :d
strong mesa
i was just following along
whole quarry
When you cast you should have a reference to the object you want to cast to
normal burrow
maybe what you want sheriff, add a new variable to your widget of item template or whatever informational object type you need to get at the item template. and when you select the variable, set it to instance configurable and show on spawn
then find where the widget is constructed, and pass said variable
strong mesa
i want to cast to multible objects of the same class
whole quarry
Then use Get All Actors of Class
It returns an array that you can loop trough and cast to each actor
strong mesa
well after i do that it does the changes to all the actors
i set color different for each actor
whole quarry
Then add tags to the actors you want to filter out
strong mesa
well that means i'd have to add about 20 tags
normal burrow
having a hard time understanding what you expect from the cast sheriff
whole quarry
So you have 1 actor with 20 variations?
normal burrow
all cast does is give you the same variable with a different representation
whole quarry
So why do you exactly want to cast?
normal burrow
so you need to know the variable first your trying to fit as a different representation
strong mesa
i get a color variable from the casted to object
whole quarry
So you have 1 actor with 20 copies of it, you will need to predefine (or use random) color after some thing happend right?
whole quarry
Isnt it then easier to do it from the actor?
normal burrow
strong mesa
How so
normal burrow
you don't have this sheriff
frank iron
how do you upload your unreal project to github?
strong mesa
it's broken
normal burrow
he sets it up right here
sets owner to self inside the ai bp. so he's setting owner to the ai bp on the widget
dim plover
Pat, do you know if AnimBP State Machines have/should be FastPath?
normal burrow
Since they don't have any input pins I don't think they have a fast path indicator
but transitions will have a fast path indicator
and things inside state nodes will have fast path indicator
dim plover
Yeah, the transition rules.
normal burrow
so its possible to not have fast path
unsure if it indicates it or not tbh, but would think since it doesn't have input pins it wouldnt show
i avoid the hell out of state machines
dim plover
I saw a comment made in 2017, and I don't fully understand it.
in fact, the "time remaining" shouldnt break fast path
becouse fast path is only on the actual animation blending
not the state logic
that makes sense really.
dim plover
Alright, I'll avoid them (if I develop a good alternative). I hate them anyway.
normal burrow
well, actually
i wouldn't say that. the pins themself are the reason for breaking fast path.
its the activity of needing to read from objects on the game thread that kills it
which is why you copy things to variables on the event graph
moment you try to do anything beyond read variables off the anim bp itself, it just starts saying: K i can't do that.
because it'd require the game thread to be safe.
time remaining is probably something that should be fixed though. I dont think its intentially breaking fast path, unless the thought is the duration could change when the asset is modified
but so much is done with anim assets off the game thread that it makes very little sense for that to break fast path
dim plover
🤷 Well, thanks, pat.
normal burrow
ye, sorry for information overload there :D i think about this stuff too much
dim plover
Nah, it's good stuff. If anything, I would like more information.
abstract relic
Have a cookie floss 🍪
frank iron
anyone know how to upload unreal project to Github?
abstract relic
You just add the project to your repo
frank iron
@abstract relic it doesnt let me upload the full folder, i have to select every individual fiel
frank iron
it doesn't work when i drag
abstract relic
I would look into filehelper and file manager
https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/API/Runtime/Core/Misc/FFileHelper/index.html
https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/API/Runtime/Core/HAL/FFileManagerGeneric/index.html
dim plover
I believe someone was saying that Rama's Plugin can import images.
pseudo swift
guys any tips for animating a camera spinning in a seamless circle ?
dim plover
🤷 I could very well be wrong.
abstract relic
pseudo swift
oh I can parent a camera to a sphere and keyframe the rotation of the sphere
that works i think
abstract relic
They gave you a bp solution. Read
dim plover
Also, pat, GetTimeRemaining node itself is probably FastPath'd, but using it with float comparisons breaks it (probably). So, it's effectively not.
You sure, rubiks?
https://old.reddit.com/r/unrealengine/comments/6i3alg/help_trying_to_load_an_image_from_a_file_render/
This guy mentions Victory Load Texture 2D from File (which he uses to import an image from file).
stray marsh
anyone can tell me how i can create s mesh blend like this
digital anchor
are you sure fast path has anything to do with multithreading? ive been reading it these days and i never seem both being mentioned, i had the conclusion it can be fast path and singlethreaded or multithreaded without fast path, etc
abstract relic
That looks like decals cannway.
cloud cobalt
Looks like a material that blends with a snow/sand material function based on height & a splat map
digital anchor
i remember that pic from the distance field blending tool
shouldnt be needed now with vts
dim plover
Also, Takain, this is apparently in AnimNodeBase.h:
/**
* Whether this node can run its Update() call on a worker thread.
* This is called on the game thread.
* If any node in a graph returns false from this function, then ALL nodes will update on the game thread.
*/
virtual bool CanUpdateInWorkerThread() const { return true; }
visual belfry
normal burrow
should only need one dynamic material instance
unless your changing the material
save the dynamic instance off in your constructor script to a variable and modify it at runtime, should work fine
frozen pond
hi guys, is there any way to create custom event (kind of) for state machine ? i want to trigger animation in that way ( not sure about it)
Or just set bool in character blueprint and trigger based on this ?
normal burrow
only thing state machine will do is inform you of decisions made with the transitions you provide it
yea you drive the state machine by the variables you put on the transitions
frozen pond
k ty
plush thicket
@near cipher
to answer your question, I wouldn't mess with unchecking anything when installing
just get a fresh install of UE4 the way it's meant to be installed
You might need some of these later down the road, so instead of running into that problem, better to have them anyway 🙂
normal burrow
@autumn crystal you make the dynamic instance to set properties on it, then presumably set it to a primitive/mesh . you shouldn't have to recreate that dynamic material past construction script. Just update the values on it at runtime
light thunder
Any advice for navigating UP? I have an AI controller reporting movement success when he is like 5000 units UNDER target point
I've tried swapping out target point for an actual actor
it would be one thing if the AI reported failure that it couldn't navigate
normal burrow
hm yea idk
I tried 
do you know what that create dynamic material instance node does?
it creates a material
a copy
based on the one you give it.
you actually do if you want to change properties.
when you have a material in the project, its properties are hard coded into the material
thus why you need to make a dynamic version of the material first.
first, you make the dynamic material instance in the construction script like you have. you save the return value to a variable and assign the new material to the mesh inside the construction script.
then with your variable to the thing you made in construction, inside your blueprint you just set values on it.
assumptions were going off the images you posted
edgy halo
Hey, i downloaded a multiplayer template, where the "game" starts on a series of widgets (main menu), however i am in vr, how would i make them render in stereo before my player pawn is possesed?
light thunder
I've lowered agent radius, and am using a nav link proxy (set to navmesh default....why can't this guy get through this door?
visual belfry
what does the collision on the doorway look like?
light thunder
I'm all ears if anyone has a recommend video for Nav Mesh tweaking
appears fine
It is just a doorway so I could technically just remove collision but I want to understand what is happening or I won't learn anything
light thunder
static mesh
light thunder
I need to learn how it actually draws, I don't understand how doing x correlates to y when I mess with it
sharp crest
anyone knows how I can disable skeletal mesh getting pushed
kindred viper
Set the variable name to SM_JohnRambo
negating that, you would have to come a little more specific than that. Physics impulse? Standard collision model?
sharp crest
Well say the player is a creature, when I go to another creature, I can push it when I walk into it - I dont want that @kindred viper
kindred viper
probably want them to actually collide but not push then ?
sharp crest
yes
kindred viper
try a physics asset them. Give things actual weight and density
sharp crest
they do have a physics asset @kindred viper
kindred viper
well mess around until it works. Thats what I do :p
sharp crest
kindred viper
its like newtonian laws really. You want to be lighter than the object you are colliding with in order to not be able to push it. There is a point where no movement will be registered. Just tweak until you get it
of course there may be other ways im missing. I don't do a lot of character work these days
kindred viper
equal physics assets
molten path
hey there
molten path
So i have a quick question about collisions
molten path
I'm tryna add collisions to this wall
As you can see
But
when I click apply, nothing happens
sharp crest
go to collision
molten path
sharp crest
and press enable viewing or something
sharp crest
it's a flat wall why would you need complex collision
molten path
I'm trying to learn
I've tried it with a tree
and nothing was working
that's why I'm trying it out with something more simple
but as I said, everytime I click apply nothing happens
:C
kindred viper
just export the mesh out with the original using the _col as an identifier. Then you have custom collision that is the shape of your mesh, which you can further optimise if you wish
there is an actual collision filename addition that imports it automatically with FBX
molten path
Sorry, I have no idea how to do that as I'm still learning.
kindred viper
good thing to learn then
molten path
thanks for the help though, i'll look online
kindred viper
believe me, I try avoid that convex collision creation stuff in editor as much as possible. I had nightmares with it and vehicles. But nothing beats your original design, exported out as pure collision
manic pawn
you can just make it yourself
create a new function, string input and that enum output, set it to pure, put a switch on string node in it, connect return node to each exec pin on it
worn granite
Nah, you best do what Zeb suggests
ocean frigate
Hey guys, I'm trying to get a texture from quixel mixer from bridge into unreal and I must be missing a step because not all of the pieces are coming through (Albedo & AO as far as I'm aware). I get this default block texture whenever I import it. Can someone please point me in the right direction if you've solved this issue before? Here is my texture in bridge
light thunder
Can anyone recommend a good resource for learning how nav meshes are built/ AI pathing?
ocean frigate
And this is how it comes up in unreal
swift spindle
lol whut...
manic pawn
well, it certainly has mixed up the textures
swift spindle
never seen this happen before
kindred viper
me neither as I can't get the damn bridge UE4 megascans plugin working.
manic pawn
I tried messing with the plugin but it's 
stuff, for some reason it comes with a whole 3rd party python integration
swift spindle
your pawn needs to be able to collide with stuff...
molten path
and how do i do that?
kindred viper
@manic pawn I think thats what messed up with it. I already have Python installed (multiple versions). Tried adding the PATH manually and got further but then all the Slate Py stuff started breaking and it all went to crap. So Im just gonna wait until 4.24 :/
swift spindle
that is a loaded question
manic pawn
why, what happens in 4.24? new quixel plugin?
kindred viper
presumably. They said december that Bridge was getting some update at least. I presumed it would be
@molten path aye Im sure it works for everyone else but me. Its my luck :p
molten path
mhm
kindred viper
I only wanted to mashup some assets anyway. Dont need it really
perhaps use it with some houdini traniing
open eagle
why do my pickup spawners keep saying this whenever they spawn a weapon (multiplayer game)LogNet: Warning: UIpNetDriver::ProcessRemoteFunction: No owning connection for actor BP_PickupSpawner4. Function SpawnWeapons_Server will not be processed.
kindred viper
oh its all correct on my end. Made sure it was in Plugins, it's when it comes to compiling the engine it breaks
or rather the plugin
kindred viper
I could dump it into a binary build but perhaps another time
molten path
good luck with that
btw do you know whats wrong with this
I still can't get it to workj
kindred viper
whats not working?
kindred viper
well about an hour ago, I suggested what I could. Not sure what else to say
kindred viper
https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Engine/Content/FBX/StaticMeshes/index.html this is the static mesh workflow. Pretty much follow it to the letter and you can't go wrong.
my suggestion would be to go into a 3d app you know, then duplicate the mesh. Rename it UCX_TheOtherMeshNameHere and export. Then UE4 will know its a complex collision mesh, and use when importing the mesh.
molten path
it seemed simpler in older versions
kindred viper
thats how I've done it since UE3
molten path
man i'm so confused
everytime I enable complex collisions it just shows me the vertex
and then it doesnt work anymore
but simple collisions work
????????????????
sharp crest
add more ??? then it will work
molten path
alright I'll try it
swift spindle
it's a wall
ripe saffron
@ocean frigate just go to your megascans library and import diffuse and ao manually .... sometimes it does this, sometimes its fine.
swift spindle
there is no reason to use complex collisions
grim ore
But what if the wall is like super complex? maybe it has some tragic backstory and now you are dismissing it 😦
ripe saffron
🎻
plush thicket
Hey, does anyone know why my camera view is randomly zoomed out? I must've pressed a hotkey on accident because now all my viewports are extremely zoomed out on this character.
BEFORE
molten path
@swift spindle ok what about this
plush thicket
BEFORE
AFTER
I'm not sure why it's all zoomed out like that
the scale is fine, but I must've pressed a hotkey on accident or something because it wasn't like this before
ripe saffron
@plush thicket select character and press f
plush thicket
@ripe saffron I know, that works, but
when I close the tab and reopen
it's zoomed out again
everytime I have to zoom back in
not sure why that's happening
kindred viper
@plush thicket select the object and press F to focus in viewport
swift spindle
@molten path depends on what kinda game you have.... do you need / have complex foot locations.... ?
plush thicket
@kindred viper it's not just in the viewport
If I open up the mesh, or the physics asset, or the skeleton for this character, it's always zoomed out like that
kindred viper
is it tiny?
ripe saffron
@molten path dont know what 3d app you use but a simple convex hull should be fine... export object and then UCX_object for your hull.
kindred viper
strange. I've done it before but I cant think how I fixed it
supple totem
I'd find some way to reset editor to default settings
plush thicket
@kindred viper https://i.imgur.com/GVjNTGs.mp4
kindred viper
perhaps its in the Viewport dropdown
plush thicket
here's a GIF of what's happening
ripe saffron
you broke unreal!
plush thicket
@kindred viper you said you've had this issue before?
are you able to recall at all how you fixed it?
this is really bothersome lol
abstract relic
was it exported from blender
kindred viper
pressing F I think.
molten path
oof
ripe saffron
but it jumps right back after pressing F
plush thicket
@abstract relic yes
it was
the scale was all set to 1.000
and everything
it wasn't an issue when I first imported it
it started happening like hours after that
super weird
i must've hit a hotkey or something
ripe saffron
the "annoy the piss out of me hotkey" ... I ve hit that before
maybe you set a bookmark ?
molten path
in case anyone wants to see, I posted a quick video that basically shows my problem
I'm still new to all this, sorry if my problem seems obvious or braindead to some of you xd
summer verge
In terms of running UE4 is it better to have a higher processor speed or a higher core count?
kindred viper
@summer verge depends what you do. If you are into materials and artwork, more cores. If you are compiling code you can do the math on whats better by taking the speed / cores ratio to a final speed to match
summer verge
3.6 -> 8 core
3.0 -> 18 core
Those are my two options. I do more of the programming side in UE4 so I'll take a look at how it affects compile times
Thanks for the info!
kindred viper
im taking an 18 core all day long.
normal burrow
you'd be way better with a ryzen 3950x
it costs the same i think as the 10980xe (which is the only 18 core thing i know of) @summer verge https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-3950x-vs-intel-i9-9980xe-geekbench,39640.html you get peak game performance and cores there. but its pretty impossible to land a 3950x. They were in stock at amd.com today for about a minute.
uneven fractal
is it not possible to blend more then two layers in the same landscape tile?
I can blend clay and dirt, or dirt grass, or clay grass but I can't blend grass clay dirt in the same tile
else it doesn't render
swift spindle
@autumn crystal you'd need to expose the server over your router to the internet. Then find a way to open it on the other system. Its unlikely to be that robust an experiance however
this is not an unreal specific setup at his point... but you'd need to find out it's port and your systems IP address... beware.. this can mess things up and is not terribly secure
plush thicket
My cloth isn’t colliding with anything, anyone know why this could be?
Is there some setting somewhere?
kindred viper
@plush yew need to replicate it
spice canopy
@molten path on the static mesh asset editor did you select on ybe details panel "use complex collisions as simple"?
I do not recommend this for performance except where necessary. You usually dont need to check ALL the vertices for collision, just a few blockier shapes that cover the mesh closely
normal burrow
@autumn crystal you need to run a vpn
plush yew
when I squeeze to pack, it redirects me to a website :'/
normal burrow
which one?