well you could hash or salt the save 😄
#ue4-general
thick herald
calm widget
Any one tried adding virtual texture to terrain? I'm getting CTD "Shader expected a uniform buffer of struct type LandscapeContinuousLODParameters at slot 3 but got null instead. Rendering code needs to set a valid uniform buffer for this slot."
midnight gate
@whole quarry theyre my enemies
calm widget
If arrays are your enemies, well, you're outnumbered
plush yew
why it has problems?
thick herald
@calm widget I've added it, didn't encounter that error.
calm widget
Hm, i see, any idea what to make of the error? @thick herald
abstract relic
Just broken variable. Don’t panic Fish
thick herald
Sorry @calm widget nope. All I did was follow the docs for it basically.
whole quarry
Seems like there is no input given from the Structure, resulting in a null == NotAnItem
plush yew
a ok
I did some setting in input because this was written in the docs
so how to fix the problem? I want to test the inventory and then add this inventory in my project
whole quarry
read the docs carefully, if it doesnt inform you how to fix it, you can ask @vale halo, he's very kind and usually awnsers fairly quick on messages and mails
plush yew
ok cool
ember shadow
Hello, i was just wondering if anyone can help me make my character rag doll?
whole quarry
@ember shadow enable simulate physics on the physics component of the character
ember shadow
Its a bit more trickey than that
plush yew
in my own project I went in edit project settings then in input and I imported the file of the inventory in my project and then I decided to open the inventory project and test the inventory and now the variable is broken-wtf-what's then?
whole quarry
check the docs fishy 😛
maybe you need to populate the items list so it has items to check or something
@ember shadow maybe this helps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhkdZAK85pQ
(i only checked the first 3 seconds, but the thumbnail is promising)
ember shadow
thanks! i will check it out, i only want part of the character to rag doll, the top half so hes floppy lol
ember shadow
cool ill check that out then
abstract relic
Your level has too many foliage instances. First, make sure they have cull distance set up and set up light mass importance volumes. If it’s still too heavy, you need to have your level broken up into metaphorical bite size pieces. Look into level streaming and world composition
ember shadow
@whole quarry that video isnt what im looking for
abstract relic
Perhaps this? They have examples in content example. You can -I believe- download it in the marketplace. That or the learn tab. Probably the learn tab https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Engine/Animation/PhysicallyDrivenAnimation/index.html
ember shadow
its not rly that either
i just want half of my character mesh (top half) to simulate pyshics (ragdoll)
calm widget
There is a node "set all bodies below simulate physics" i used that in my project, works just fine for that
ember shadow
where about is that?
calm widget
Set it up in your player bp
wise stone
All my assets and projekts dissapeared. Not a singel track of them. Cant find then anywhere in the pc what can I do?
whole quarry
@wise stone is the hdd/sdd where you stored them still present on your computer?
plush yew
I have some question about the docs-I am doing the steps now but when I copy the bp-s from the InventorySystemChaarcter to my own character there are no variables that are used in the code-dod I need to create them or not? @whole quarry
cus I have errors:
I am a little bit confused-xD
whole quarry
Did you migrate it or did you copy-paste the blueprint nodes to your own project?
plush yew
I migrated it
I followed the steps
I have the whole folder with the following bp-s and files
whole quarry
Weird, it says the CurrentlyOpenChest variable does not exist
plush yew
yup but this code I pasted it from the other character bp to my own-do I need to do it?
do I need to make the branch to each action in my own character bp?
in my own character bp in action forward it doesn't exists the code with the branch-do I need to do it ?
whole quarry
I havent used the Inventory System yet, so I dunno
plush yew
ohh gg
whole quarry
ive it in my vault for a year or so 😛
plush yew
oh ok
I need help
!
do I need to paste the bp from the other character to my own character??
who to contact? @contact wi?
tribal sphinx
I recently started exploring UE and hence, I don't have much experience. When I imported a mesh into UE, a portion of it turned black, the rest of it is fine but can't do anything about the black parts. I checked the normals, the UV, everything is fine, but I can't get rid of that... I need help
plush yew
@vale halo
whole quarry
best is to send him a DM
plush yew
ok yeah I did it
so from this I need to paste this code to my all action inputs? but in which character in my or the other?
whole quarry
@plush yew did you do this:
yes
whole quarry
I've the docs open, so just verifying all the steps
edgy halo
is there any way to change a sockets rotation at runtime?
scarlet birch
Yes. You can get the socket by name from the mesh and then set its rotation. There's also a node in the animation graph to do the same.
edgy halo
i cant find any get socket by name
oh, i suppose i can use find socket
cant figure out how to actually set the transform, id really really prefer to do this in the bp and not the animbp
scarlet birch
err I may be wrong. You can definitly do it in the animation graph. I thought you could in bp too, but I don't see it now.
in the animation graph there's a transform bone node
edgy halo
yeah okay, well thanks 🙂
scarlet birch
normal burrow
super frustrating they dont have a transform version of that damn node lol
when you view skeletons and modify their orientation and translation. it generates a huge animgraph internally of just modfy bone transforms
really would prefer to skil the euler conversion
scarlet birch
I've never used it and don't see a use in my normal flow.
scarlet birch
Yeah, my bad. I wasn't thinking. I should have remembered to drag off the get socket to see the set rotation, I was looking for it in the root right click menu and didn't see it.
slender ibex
hey guys, does anyone know where the github link for the unreal engine 4.23 chaos destruction went to? xD
mb, found it^^
weak sorrel
Hello there ! I have to make http call to my own web server. I've seen many here using VaRest which is a plugin to achieve that using BP only.... But it doesn't have much documentation and they are actually changing some things making the plugin not very easy to use. Should I ditch that and do everything in C++ ? I feel like it's going to be much easier to maintain in the future
sweet relic
@weak sorrel Ya, if you are comfortable in c++ you should do it. C++ is hands down easier to maintain than BP
pallid talon
I accidentally saved "Two-Step" on a computer I do not want to save it on, how do I remove it from this computer?
weak sorrel
well I'm not comfortable with C++ atm but I'm gonna spend lots of time learning more right now
worthy flame
hey, i have a jump animation that starts after half a second. And how can I make it so the jump starts after .5 second after I press jump?
weak sorrel
thanks @sweet relic
sweet relic
always good to learn! and simple http calls should be pretty straight forward in cpp
grim ore
It can't hurt to try the VA Rest plugin, spend an hour on it see if it works. The source is available as well so you can always maintain it just think of it as a headstart to your C++ code at the worst. It's pretty easy to use it follows normal REST structure last time I used it.
@worthy flame How are you triggering the animation to play now?
alternately does it need to wait 0.5 seconds? If not cut that first part off and problem solved
worthy flame
well there is a animation before the jump. and it takes .5 seconds to jump. Im using anim BP to tell it when to play the animation. triggering animation when pressing space and jumping
@grim ore
grim ore
so you need press space -> animation play -> delay 0.5 seconds -> character jump?
worthy flame
yes
grim ore
so that should be your code then. I assume your BP is using the Is Falling to determine if it's jumping like normal? if so you might have to set a separate boolean to trigger when you hit space to start the animation instead of checking is jumping is triggered
worthy flame
yes i did do it like that. I think I know what you mean
grim ore
could even split up the animation into starting jump, jump and then trigger the starting jump when you hit space and trigger the transition into the "jump" animation when you hit the jump event on your character
worthy flame
yes but isnt that the same thing as the one you said before?
its the same thing but different way?
grim ore
yes you just have more control in the end but the end result would be the same. having delays just feels weird sometimes
what you do all depends on your project tho so it's hard to just say "do this" and it will work
it sounds like just changing the transition rule in the anim BP to checking a boolean for like "start jumping" and setting that when you hit space and delaying the actual "character jump" command half a second might work
do you have auto exposure/eye adaptation turned on?
exotic cave
Have you rebuilt your lighting recently?
grim ore
two words for the same thing basically. in the editor you can disable it in the editor by clicking lit in the viewport then at the bottom changing the setting or disabling it
in your project settings you can disable it in the rendering section
you can also enable/disable it in a post process volume in the level
worthy flame
@grim ore Ive tried to cut the animation and do it that way, but its even worse. I cannot set up the delay. Is there a way to trigger jumping after the delay, without using the anim bp?
grim ore
it adjusts the level of light that camera takes in (brightens up a dark scene over time)
you would put the delay into the character BP where you have the jump command
press key -> set bool to start jumping (triggers animation in anim bp) -> delay 0.5 -> jump event
this is off the top of my head since I don't know how your anim BP is set up but assuming its triggering on the jump command like the normal template and checking the is falling property which triggers when you jump
worthy flame
how would I set up the trigger anim in the bp? when the bool is set to true?
fierce forge
hello , what is renderviewfamily ?
worthy flame
in the animBP i assume?
fierce forge
and why it is so very big ?
azure cargo
please for the love of God can someone help me with something on UE4? i just want to preview my game but the camera just falls straight down the map when i do it
worthy flame
@azure cargo i think you have the same problem I had a couple months ago. I had to delete my project and start over. That was the answer when I was trying to fix it. You could try to set the cameras position when you start play but that still wouldnt help you i guess, bcs it didnt help me. i dont remember anything else that I found for that
grim ore
@worthy flame https://imgur.com/a/91fAFxT I modified the jump command, checked for the variable in the character and set it in the anim bp, and changed the transition from idle -> jump start to check for the new boolean instead of the older one
@azure cargo are you using a template for this project?
azure cargo
@grim ore i believe so. the 2dSideScroller template
grim ore
any chance you can show a screenshot or video? what have you changed.
for the side scroller the camera should be on the character, and the character should be using collision on the platforms by default
normal burrow
@fierce forge its normal for things to not be perfectly uniform in stats. some things you should expect to be larger than other things. I'm fairly confident that that is normal overhead, but you've cut out the timing information so I have no idea.
Don't know exactly what that stat is for, but if you try using the same stat command on something that runs well, like a template you can get an idea of what is normal stats
grim ore
RenderViewFamily - Total scene rendering time.
normal burrow
aka, the sum bar
grim ore
it's for UE3 but https://docs.unrealengine.com/udk/Three/StatsDescriptions.html is still accurate for the stat info
worthy flame
@grim ore how did you get the start jumping bool in the last pic, i cannot get it. I made my bool in the character BP. and got access in the event graph by casting to it, and now when i want to put the bool in the anim thing I dont have it
grim ore
the 2nd picture is me getting the variable from the character in the anim bp event graph and saving it to a new variable in the event graph called StartJumping
worthy flame
so you got the start jumping from the character bp and set it to a bool you made in the anim bp?
grim ore
yep, same way the is in air is done
grim ore
heh doing that to the third person template with a 0.25 delay makes it look weirdly weird
fierce forge
MathewW and how i can make it lower ?
normal burrow
Gamer Liber, pay more attention to the time reading
fierce forge
?
normal burrow
it sounds like that bar will always be at the top because it encapsulates everything below it.
grim ore
you can make it lower by making your scene "better"
less draw calls, less unique materials, combining meshes as needed, etc.
normal burrow
you can make the time lower yes, but it does sound like the size of the bar in the graph (what is actually reported in your screenshot and not cut out) will not change for that particular thing
fierce forge
combining mesh will help much ?
grim ore
we don't know, it's your scene
normal burrow
just stating that if your under impression that you can shrink the bar, it does not work like that. you need to look at the time
grim ore
10000000000 cubes using unique textures is going to end up different than 3 objects with the same material
fierce forge
i have just a road , some trees and some grass
trim steeple
Could make it worst or could help. Very hard without a lot of specification
grim ore
start with the draw calls count that should be in the bottom section
fierce forge
draw calls ?
fierce forge
at mesh draw calls is 216
grim ore
and what is your performance like? Stat fps
fierce forge
80 fps in viewport
with build
with a gtx 1060 , amd fx 8370 and 16 gb ram
but if i see really everything it is like 600 at mesh draw calls and 60 fps
grim ore
well is 60fps bad?
fierce forge
is not
grim ore
you are looking at this wrong
that bar will be based on your project, and draw calls as well. you are going to have a certain amount and it's not bad
if your project is running bad, then yes optimize where you can but if it's not you are optimizing prematurely and without possible gain
if you want to see your unlocked fps type in t.maxfps 300 and see what it goes to
grim ore
what is your target goal for this project?
fierce forge
like fps or what ?
grim ore
yes, what
plush yew
why do impulses need those very high vector values to have a visible effect?
fierce forge
60 on 1920x1080
grim ore
on what hardware?
fierce forge
gtx 1060 , amd fx 8370 and 16 gb ram
grim ore
ok so your spec then. Is it getting that target or are you below?
trim steeple
@fierce forge don't forget that you run the editor which is far from light 🙂
grim ore
play in editor, stand alone, or built project?
fierce forge
in standalone
trim steeple
(I assume maybe too fast hehe)
grim ore
you should always test against built project if you have a chance
grim ore
so at this point you basically just need to figure out what is causing your frame rate loss and start improving it. foliage is probably a good start
fierce forge
i optimized it
grim ore
are you using the foliage tools or just placing down meshes? is the foliage optimized iwth LOD's
fierce forge
i use LOD'S
trim steeple
- do you have set a cull distance
sharp wasp
Have a quick question if someone can help me with if they can DM me about unreal camera system
fierce forge
and i have cull distance
grim ore
yep you just might not be able to do that
grim ore
there is no 1 answer for optimizing, it's a very skilled skill
trim steeple
Did you look the material complexity? Maybe your tree have unoptimized textures for the leaves.
fierce forge
probably
trim steeple
It depend on so many little factor
fierce forge
i use a leave texture from megascans
trim steeple
@plush yew in my experience you need very high vector if the character his on the ground
plush yew
@trim steeple oh hey how is it going 😄
grim ore
plush yew
you were Gabriel from Mike's discord? with that game you were working on
tribal sphinx
anybody have any idea what's causing the black area to appear and how to fix it?
plush yew
Doing alright 😄
trim steeple
https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Engine/UI/LevelEditor/Viewports/ViewModes/index.html @fierce forge You can preview your shader complexity and more using those tools
grim ore
@tribal sphinx do you have proper UV mapping for that part of the mesh?
trim steeple
@tribal sphinx Make sure you set your lightmap to the automatic UV
@tribal sphinx Also you might want to check the resolution of the lightmap, maybe it's too low :p
fierce forge
how i can make lower mesh draw calls , because when there's a lot i have 40 fps , when there's just 100-200 i have 120+ fps
trim steeple
It's a lot about making your level in a "wise" way
grim ore
the quickest way is to force your meshes to the lowest LOD so they look like crap and run faster lol
tribal sphinx
@grim ore @trim steeple Thanks for the reply guys, I'll give it a try
grim ore
we can't really fix your scene for you @fierce forge and all the suggestions we have given are up to you now. There are links to help you just have to go "huh, this is causing this much hit to performance. can i fix it or is there somewhere else I can make this up" over and over
and over
and over repeatedly
delete half your tress, does the FPS go up? Whoo trees are a problem. Can I live with half the trees or do I need more or less? how much of a frame in MS do the trees use up? is it related to 10 materials per tree or perhaps the trees are too high in poly count? etc. etc.
sharp wasp
Hello, can someone DM me I have a question regarding how to make the camera turn 180 in first person mode in unreal engine to see behind? I'm trying to recreate the Outlast mechanic. 🙂
trim steeple
@sharp wasp You can ask here if you want 🙂
grim ore
Set control rotation to forward vector * -1 lol
trim steeple
The quickest way aha
grim ore
just make sure you turn the control rotation if using a character and not the camera or mesh
wait uh that's not the exact math there just uh napkin logic lol
trim steeple
Or you can set the control rotation if you don't use it
sharp wasp
Yeah, I'm also trying to make it return back to first person when the button is released
trim steeple
@sharp wasp a very quick way would be to take the z axis, do a +180 and then clamp the axis again and set the rotation with the new value
sharp wasp
I'll try that
trim steeple
I personally do it often
plush yew
@sharp wasp if you want an interpolation you probably will need a timeline and if the camera is attached to a spring arm you will have to rinterp the spring arm rotation on the timeline or do an ease only with the Z value
grim ore
yeah @trim steeple idea of just adding 180 is way easier than mine, just make sure to set the control rotation if using a character otherwise it goes wonky
grim ore
took me foreeever back in the day to realize using a character and the controller to not just set actor trasnform lol
trim steeple
Bp weather effect is created by you?
plush yew
it says the class is deleted
plush yew
oops read that wrong
trim steeple
@ebon linden I never use a private function in blueprint, don't even know if it's possible
no worries 🙂
Is it possible that you are calling a c++ function?
what you could do is to create a event inside the blueprint that call the node you need and then you could call the event you created to which you have access
grim ore
You can go into the function and there is an access specifier on it in the details panel that might be set to private if you want to change it. It's probably set up to be private for a reason tho.
trim steeple
I hope it is aha
jaunty zinc
Hi, I have a destructible mesh using APEX, anyone knows how to change the size of it? (when I change the mesh of it, the pieces are large and glitchy, and when I change the cell count it doesn't really work)
worthy flame
i moved a file to another location and now there are 2 files of the same thing
how do i get rid of the duplicate without it ruining my stuff
grim ore
you can right click in the folder that had the old file and fix up redirectors, then repeat on the new folder
normal burrow
like matheww said, you're best just playing with things and seeing what does or does not help the frame rate.
but that particular warning i believe is more a thing on lightmap accuracy and not performance.
you have texture coordinates that overlap and thus produce artifacts on the lightmap
don't think that would do anything but make your lightmaps ugly but wouldn't pretend to know for sure without testing it now a days
normal burrow
Frames take effort
forest tree
Wise lads! If I have a struct on my Character that is replicated in my multiplayer game, should the ActorComponent that is updating that struct also be replicated? The whole component?
Whoever just asked for a tree modeller: https://www.evolved-software.com/treeit/treeit
You deleted your post so I can't @mention you
Check treeit out @fierce forge , there's also pre-made packs on the forums 😉
But it's an awesome piece of software, and free.
fierce forge
totally free ?
forest tree
Yes sir!
normal burrow
Would recommend you read the license still
fierce forge
without royalty ?
forest tree
All model exports are 100% free to use with any engine/projects, whether its darkbasic or ue4.
fierce forge
normal burrow
yeah these sayings aren't worth much if theres a license file
if theres no license file then your not really being granted anything
fierce forge
forest tree
Licence Agreement:
Please read the following terms and conditions
carefully before use/installation of this software.
Your use of this copy of Tree It indicates your
acceptance of the following licence agreement.
This software is not to be distributed via
any website domain without the prior written
approval of the rightful owner.This software must not be modifed, taken
apart, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble
in any manner.DISCLAIMER: Any user that Runs/Installs Tree
IT acknowledges that he or she is
receiving this software on an "as is" basis
and the user is not relying on the accuracy
or functionality of the software for any purpose.
The user further acknowledges that any use of
this software will be at the user's own risk
and the copyright owner accepts no responsibility
whatsoever arising from the use of this software.
😉
normal burrow
that looks sufficient
fierce forge
you used it ?
fierce forge
not you
forest tree
I have, it's used a lot AFAIK
If you want something easy
There's a few packs like that on the forums
fierce forge
i prefer to use tree it
forest tree
Sure, that gives you more control
These packs are from TreeIt though
Just some premade unreal assets through TreeIt
Whichever works for you 😉
floral parcel
Do you guys have any good sources for academic papers for games (like bullet ballistics, etc.)
normal burrow
Haven't found any single one source for that sort of thing
forest tree
Np 😉 Have fun!
fierce forge
tnx
worthy flame
ive deleted my character and made a new one and my camera doesnt move right, movement is weird and i cannot make it move like the third person camera did when using it
fierce forge
@forest tree i need to use my textures ?
grim ore
was it the third person template character you deleted? Make a new project with it and look at it or migrate it. There are quite a few settings to change out for the spring arm and character
keen quartz
So im currently trying to profile a performance hiccup that happens when I transition out of a sequence playing in one scene, into another scene.
Kinda like an intro cutscene. When profiling the hiccup all of the threads seem to be just idling / waiting for CPU. So i really cant find, why this hiccup happens.
Is there anywhere a more detailed guide on how to profile properly?
worthy flame
i deleted the third person BP
ive looked and i used the same settings but I cant set it correctly
the character moves weirdly, and if I set up the settings as in before. it doesnt work the same
@grim ore
grim ore
then you dont have the same settings. It might be easier to just migrate the character back into your project
hushed hare
i have a problem that literally shouldnt exist
a plane i have is blocking the player
problem is
and its not a blueprint changing it
forest tree
@fierce forge I'm not sure on anything detailed regarding TreeIt, I only played with it briefly
scarlet birch
@hushed hare Might help to actually show the check boxes. Your screenshot cuts off at what's most relevant.
scarlet birch
you can change presets\
grim ore
the pawn is set to block world dynamic and your other item is world dynamic no?
scarlet birch
it's blocking world dynamic,
scarlet birch
I was typing that , but I thought if they weren't both set to block it shouldn't block
grim ore
then maybe it's not this, maybe it's something else causing the blocking?
hushed hare
like what?
scarlet birch
Personally I'd use a different object type for the trigger
grim ore
if you move the plane does it still block? like move it away completely just to make sure it's just the plane
scarlet birch
could be mesh or something
grim ore
and the plane is just a static mesh actor right?
hushed hare
the plane is on an actor that is always rotating so yeah it moves
and yes its a static mesh component
scarlet birch
I mean, it could be the mesh on your character
hushed hare
the character doesnt have a mesh assigned
should i make the actor the plane is on a pawn or something?
grim ore
I just tested your settings with a default TPP character and a static mesh actor plane and it went thru it fine
scarlet birch
if the plane's only purpose is to act as a trigger I'd set a trigger object type and have both set to overlap rather than block\
grim ore
so it might be something else
scarlet birch
but yeah 👆
hushed hare
yeah the thing is i wasnt messing with collision
it stopped working when i started working with clip planes
grim ore
Plane blocks the camera channel but not the character itself
hushed hare
and i undid the clip plane stuff
grim ore
did you restart after changing the clip plane?
hushed hare
im setting it to ignore all but pawn
no
but i have restarted since then
i need a dynamic clip plane on a scene capture component thats what i was doing
grim ore
my only other thought is use the showflag.collision 1 and pxvis collision commands to see what collision looks like at runtime maybe you are missing something
but those 2 settings shouldnt collide based on my tests
assuming that is on the character and the plane
rustic panther
https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Engine/Rendering/VirtualTexturing/Runtime/QuickStart/index.html
Redirects to the Chinese language version, I've seen this weeks ago with another part of the documentation... is there a fix for this yet??
hushed hare
didnt redirect for me
whole quarry
hmm, can't remember 🤔
rustic panther
that link redirects me on chrome and IE
hushed hare
this stupid collision is making me mad
scarlet birch
flush your dns cache or try another dns server
setting it to custom and ignore all , overlap pawn doesn't fix it?
hushed hare
ill do that again to see what happens
to exxplain it
something weird happened
yep
didnt work
i didnt even get the weird thing
scarlet birch
Happy days. What I thought was going to be a minor optimization just cut my gamethread down from 4-6ms to 1-2ms.
strong spindle
Does anyone know if it is possible to have a multiline copyright notice specified via settings in the editor? Or if not, if it is possible to just modify the value in DefaultGame.ini
rustic panther
I flushed my DNS and looked into any router issues and I don't see anything wrong that would explain why Im getting redirected
scarlet birch
idk, it's fine for me
hushed hare
ok this is pissing me off
i played and it worked
i went back to editor
played again
doesnt work
scarlet birch
No idea if they redirect based on IP or something. Have you tried clicking the little globe and selecting english? I'm assuming you have.
worthy flame
ok i sorta fixed my camera. but the character moves weird. if I press W it goes on the X axis forward. to go backwards i need to press S. and it only moves in -X axis. how do I make my character move where I press not dependant on the axis. It should go forward if I move my camera to the side, while holding forward and if i change the direction the camera should stay in the same position but the direction should change
hushed hare
how the hell does this block something
rustic panther
it doesn't, something must be changing something
or there's another collision somewhere
hushed hare
theres not another collision somewhere and i searched the entire project for nodes that change collision
worthy flame
nvm figured it out
hushed hare
its not just the portals colliding
the player collisions are messed up
it is set to "overlap all dynamic"
but still lands on the floor
rustic panther
welp, it's not the router, cause other computers on the same network don't get redirected to the chinese version
scarlet birch
Vpn?
rustic panther
nope
scarlet birch
idk, vpn, dns, cache would be my guesses after that I'm out of ideas
@hushed hare maybe try setting the mesh to something? I've seen weird errors with null meshes in the past
hushed hare
the mesh's collision is set to no collision
scarlet birch
or start listing the collision events and see what's hitting what
hushed hare
I set the mesh and it still acts the same
it collides when it is set to no collision
and then randomly falls through the floor in one spot
jesus christ
this is the buggiest stuff ive ever seen
i open a normal actor
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grim ore
that seems weird. Your not super far away from the world origin are you?
hushed hare
no
thats what it looks like trying to view this actor in the viewport
it looks fine in the main editor window
theres the world location
grim ore
😦
hushed hare
this is the player's collision and it still is blocked by stuff like the floor and the plane that it should overlap
scarlet birch
are any of those meshes simulating physics?
scarlet birch
movement component is not compatible with physics
rustic panther
so flushing the DNS may have fixed it, after restarting chrome it's apparently fixed
hushed hare
well i mean the jump thing
so then no
no physics
i set everything to overlap all dynamic and no overlap events are being triggered
its just ignoring them
u know what i just remembered
scarlet birch
😢
hushed hare
time to delete half of the project files
so which folders in the project directory are the go-to deleted ones
scarlet birch
☠️
fallen marten
Nut make sure your capsule is set to overlap, not just the player mesh
rustic panther
actually it isn't fixed, it was a different page
fallen marten
Every component must overlap if you want it to free fall through everything
hushed hare
@fallen marten every single component in the game is set to overlap
and the player still lands on the floor somehow
fallen marten
The floor is set to overlap too?
hushed hare
yeah
all of it
overlapalldynamic
the player can walk around some of the floor
but one part
it jsut falls through
thats where it all started
when i realized even tho the player was set to block the floor
and the floor was set to block the player
the player still fell through
only in that one spot
hushed hare
the floor was a single large plane set to block all dynamic
and a collision box also set to block all dynamic
i added the collision box later on because of the player falling through
but it didnt fix it
fallen marten
So wait you want the player to fall through or stay on the floor?
hushed hare
stay on
hushed hare
im testing overlap events with something else
the player needs to overlap with something
so i set everything to overlap
and it still doesnt overlap
it just ignores it
before it was blocking it for no reason
and to add on
the player still can walk on the floor anywhere but in that spot
even tho its set to overlap all
fallen marten
Sounds like a mess
hushed hare
yeah it is
i wasntt even messing with collisions when it started
i was messing with clip planes on a scene capture
fallen marten
Set all the collision back to fresh like in a third person template
hushed hare
tried it
keen quartz
So im currently trying to profile a performance hiccup that happens when I transition out of a sequence playing in one scene, into another scene.
Kinda like an intro cutscene. When profiling the hiccup all of the threads seem to be just idling / waiting for CPU. So i really cant find, why this hiccup happens.
Is there anywhere a more detailed guide on how to profile properly?
sweet relic
fallen marten
Nut are you print stringing the overlap event? Test with that and see if you can get an actor value or an overlapped component value to come up
You need a value or a clue to work with
Same as your player. Add some print strings to some overlapped or hit events
hushed hare
idk i quit until they fix their engine
fallen marten
Lol it ain't the engine
Print string your code
Trust me, you'll find something
It's the single most helpful node when debugging your shit
scarlet birch
When asking for help assume you don't know what's important and what's not. Don't crop screens, show everything. It's painful to have to pull out information. I don't know how everyone else does it. I just don't have the patience for it.
polar hawk
it is called community service and it is soul crushing
cloud cobalt
Overlap events are not easy to get working
Mostly because you need to change a lot of settings (all of them in the doc)
grim ore
It's not that, the issue is items that should not be colliding are colliding and his test by turning everything to overlap is still colliding items.
something went funky in his editor when he was messing with stuff and it's cascading onto other stuff.
scarlet birch
I love the collision system. I think it's incredibly time saving if you take the time to think out your collision channels.
fallen marten
Exactly
Red I haven't tried removing a C++ class yet but I imagine you would have to find the C++ file and header file in the project folders and delete it there
grim ore
https://www.reddit.com/r/unrealengine/comments/cicdml/why_cant_i_delete_a_c_class/ the googles is amazing
cloud cobalt
And regenerate the project files, and recompile.
spare sun
yes thanks for noticing my question, thats what im doing rn
wish there was a
FASTER WAY
grim ore
create a program to do it for you?
spare sun
why would you create a program to delete classes 🤔
polar hawk
wish there was a FASTER WAY
grim ore
you can skip the deleting binaries/intermediate by doing a clean in VS instead
normal burrow
results now, thoughts later
cloud cobalt
There can't be a faster way because of how computer programs work, simply put.
polar hawk
what
sweet relic
rm -rf
spare sun
sure there can be a faster way of deleting a class with no dependencies whatsoever out of my editor screen
grim ore
Switch to Unity, deleting classes are faster there
fallen marten
Lol
cloud cobalt
No, there cannot be
grim ore
bam problem solved
cloud cobalt
UE4 uses C++, which doesn't have any fancy notion of "removing parts of the executable while it runs".
grim ore
The editor uses a .dll to load the classes, the .dll needs to be compiled from VS for UE4 to load it. You can't just remove the class from the editor without..... doing all that stuff
fallen marten
I'd rather smash my computer than use unity
spare sun
well there is the dll way of patching but fact is the class aint used anywhere and nothing depends on it
cloud cobalt
Still need to recompile
polar hawk
which is supported
cloud cobalt
Which is the slowest part by far
grim ore
Question, does UE4 even know where the files are on your disk for your C++ classes?
polar hawk
yes
cloud cobalt
No
grim ore
like in the editor
spare sun
yes it does
polar hawk
yes
cloud cobalt
UE4 knows where the class is declared, but it cannot know where it is defined.
Again, C++ limitation
polar hawk
uh
grim ore
was mainly just curious on if ue4 would even know what file to delete if you nuked something in the C++ portion of the editor (if it was allowed, obviously it's not)
cloud cobalt
If you're wondering why, the reason is you can have a class definition split over any number of cpp files
normal burrow
when you double click a node in bp matheww it tries to bring you to the header file
full, absolute path.
polar hawk
its pretty trivial to search for the definition of a function
normal burrow
ye no source file
cloud cobalt
If you think anything about C++ is trivial, there's no point arguing about it
polar hawk
sounds good to me
spare sun
imo you could just add a delete button and * hide * any interaction with it
normal burrow
fwiw uht does this same trivial underestimation
scarlet birch
grim ore
It does sound like switching to Unity is the easiest way to make this quicker
cloud cobalt
Obviously
spare sun
matthew unity guides when
fallen marten
Or just use blueprints
grim ore
I have one on my channel, the learn portal has one, and the docs has one, and live training has one, and uh... there is one more
normal burrow
your breaking my heart mathew with this joke haha
spare sun
blueprints are easier to delete?
normal burrow
someone might think your serious
spare sun
oh ok then
cloud cobalt
Blueprints aren't compiled as machine code, so they don't have the same problems
normal burrow
in unity, you can delete files the best!
polar hawk
I'd argue blueprints are overall harder to delete
spare sun
yea its not as much about machine code stranger
grim ore
I am serious, pick the tool for your needs. If you want faster iteration times and need grandpa code go with Unity or something other than UE4 C++
regal yoke
Can someone explain me tags in nutshell
polar hawk
it is far easier to corrupt a ue4 project deleting a blueprint than a native class
fallen marten
Depends on how extensive in use the bp is I guess
cloud cobalt
@spare sun Oh, but it is. Removing a fully independent, unused C++ class still needs to produce a completely new editor executable for your game. Blueprint may break half your game if the class was in use - like for C++ classes - but at least it's content
spare sun
ofc I understand if you got dependencies and gotta sort all that shit out
lilac wedge
is there a way of converting a texture to binary in order to upload to an api?
cloud cobalt
Blueprint work a lot like Unity scripts - they run inside a VM
regal yoke
Can someone explain tags to me
spare sun
I honestly don't think I need to close the editor to generate a class do I
cloud cobalt
You do
polar hawk
you don't
spare sun
cloud cobalt
If you don't want weird, project-breaking errors
cloud cobalt
Seriously having a hard time guessing whether Allar is joking here
But generally speaking you should never compile with the editor running
polar hawk
I'm not and there is so much damn misinformation about this damn engine
scarlet birch
I do it all the time.
sweet relic
@cloud cobalt you actually don't. you just need to know what you are doing
cloud cobalt
I'm aware
normal burrow
we're at the point where we consider hot reload to be broken
grim ore
You don't have to wear a seatbelt when driving a car, it doesn't mean it's safe.
normal burrow
maybe thats the difference?
regal yoke
Hey what are tags
polar hawk
fancy fnames
scarlet birch
Idk, it depends on what I'm changing whether or not I restart the editor after making a change in c++
cloud cobalt
Beginners will often do something like adding a new UPROPERTY betwene two others, hot reloading, and saving the Blueprint inheriting from that class- pretty much guaranteed broken asset
wary wave
ignorable unless you have a specific reason for them to be there
grim ore
@regal yoke Which tags? Actor tags, component tags, gameplay tags?
polar hawk
extremely fancy fnames
grim ore
well gameplay tags are in the docs https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Gameplay/Tags/index.html
and technically Allar answered what the other Tags are lol
opal hornet
hey i've been having an issue with ue4.24 where the scene stutters every 3 seconds. this happens on any new project and when moving about in any rendered environment, via viewport, simulation, etc. any ideas?
this issue doesnt occur on any other version btw
fallen marten
Just walk away from it for a while and let the engine sort itself out. It happened to me on 4.21 and just leaving it for a while worked. Idk what is happening in the background during that time
opal hornet
huh hadnt tried that, alright will do
fallen marten
If it doesn't come good, I'm not sure what to suggest
fallen marten
Could always check task manager and see if there are those compiler threads running too I guess
thick herald
I've noticed 4.24 having intermittent stutters too, in new projects. No idea why - mainly because I don't know how to check properly. But's more common than I'd like. Had to nuke several attempts before one was stable.
lilac wedge
what us apple image utils image conversion result?
outer lark
I'm not sure where to ask this: is there a way to populate a data table using a folder of assets?
I have a folder of over hundreds of assets of the same type. I'd like them all contained in a data table, each their own row, so I can access them via blueprints easily.
sweet relic
@outer lark you will likely need to write a script for it
personally i would use python to do something like that
outer lark
Oh boy ... where do I go to start learning about that?
sweet relic
outer lark
Thanks
digital anchor
another option is using scripted actions
light vigil
We are have a lot of sub levels and when I change a seemingly unrelated blueprint it asks me to check all of the sub levels out; any way to make it less sensitive to that?
chilly gale
Is it worth trying to make UCX files now days or jus let UE4 create collision?
normal burrow
define worth?
i think its required still to get accurate collisions authored. The simplified collision generation stuff isn't well suited for everything. Sphere shaped objects shouldn't use ucx etc
hoary silo
I found some logs for when my game is crashing from importing the mesh: 2020.01.15-00.02.03:562][710]LogSkeletalMesh: Section 0: 4923 vertices, 53 active bones
[2020.01.15-00.02.03:562][710]LogSkeletalMesh: Section 0: Material=0, 9842 triangles
[2020.01.15-00.02.03:581][710]LogSkeletalMesh: Built Skeletal Mesh [0.22s] /Game/Monster_01.Monster_01
[2020.01.15-00.02.03:582][710]LogLinker: Failed to load '/Game/Monster_01_Skeleton': Can't find file.
[2020.01.15-00.02.03:583][710]LogLinker: Failed to load '/Game/Monster_01_Skeleton': Can't find file.
[2020.01.15-00.02.03:584][710]LogLinker: Failed to load '/Game/Monster_01_PhysicsAsset': Can't find file.
[2020.01.15-00.02.03:585][710]LogLinker: Failed to load '/Game/Monster_01_PhysicsAsset': Can't find file.
[2020.01.15-00.02.03:591][710]LogSkeletalMesh: USkeletalMeshComponent::InitArticulated : Could not find root physics body: '/Engine/Transient.World_1:PersistentLevel.SkeletalMeshActor_0.SkeletalMeshComponent0'
[2020.01.15-00.02.03:591][710]LogWorld: UWorld::CleanupWorld for World_1, bSessionEnded=true, bCleanupResources=true
[2020.01.15-00.02.03:591][710]LogSlate: InvalidateAllWidgets triggered. All widgets were invalidated
[2020.01.15-00.02.03:600][710]LogWindows: Windows GetLastError: The operation completed successfully. (0)
abstract relic
add material before exporting
hoary silo
I already have one, but ill add another
abstract relic
normal burrow
person asking about text render: its a component you add to an actor, not a bad question at all.
not a bad question at all
open eagle
How do you set up a replication graph
blissful trail
alright so i'm gonna buy a new pc maybe soon and im choosing parts
i cant decide on the cpu either the Intel Core i9-10980XE or AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
what would be better vfor unreal and blender ?
normal burrow
3950x.
normal burrow
you gain 2 cores on the 10980xe but overall performance tanks to where the 3950x is usually gonna pull ahead of the more expensive chip.
plus the chipset on 3950x is more ideal for future things if you go with one of the latest mainboards
open eagle
that's if you go with x570
normal burrow
10980xe is going to do well in quad channel memory tasks
believe x570 isn't the only one that has gen4 pcie
open eagle
that't the only 500 series board that exists
normal burrow
ah they skipped 550?
open eagle
yep
blissful trail
how does the rtx titan do in unreal ?
normal burrow
then yeah, you'll shell out some extra for x570
normal burrow
its not really a question of how it does in unreal, its a three thousand dollar gpu
it is a little better than the fifteen hundred dollar gpu (2080ti)
blissful trail
$4055.70 aud :/ is alot
normal burrow
not worth.
open eagle
technically the world's best RTX gpu is the NV Quadro RTX 8000
edit: worlds most POWERFUL
blissful trail
not rly for gaming
open eagle
?
normal burrow
if you ignore rtx and just compare rasters, the 2080ti isn't a whole lot different if 11g of memory is okay.
the 1080ti isn't a lot different either
but if you must have rtx in unreal then yeah, those super spendy ones are most ideal.
normal burrow
that site is horrible.
normal burrow
their rankings are nonsense and numbers are inaccurate
https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsung-970-Pro-NVMe-PCIe-M2-1TB-vs-Corsair-Force-MP600-NVMe-PCIe-M2-2TB/m497261vsm841469
the above for example, this is not even a close race but they show samsung pulling ahead in read speed
normal burrow
high end ROG is what i go with usually
open eagle
normal burrow
strix is good, crosshair i think is their higher end on am4 though
open eagle
twice the price tho https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-crosshair-viii-hero/p/N82E16813119109
normal burrow
eh, well form factor then
brittle remnant
Anyone know why I can't change any settings of the post process volume I just added to my character? All grayed out.
blissful trail
whats a good case ??
normal burrow
are you in PIE shepkin? (playing in editor)
brittle remnant
yea
normal burrow
you have to stop pie
open eagle
@blissful trail if you want a nice looking build then https://www.newegg.com/black-lian-li-o11-dynamic-e-atx-full-tower-case/p/2AM-000Z-00049?Description=EAtx case&cm_re=EAtx_case-_-2AM-000Z-00049-_-Product
brittle remnant
oh you mean actively playing no
warm crescent
somebody please tell me- where can I go to get some help quickly?
normal burrow
hmm i dunno about post process volume tbh. if your not in play mode, would think it'd be editable.
brittle remnant
blissful trail
hm the pc is only $6600
normal burrow
@brittle remnant scroll to towards the bottom of the grayed out area
is enabled selected?
normal burrow
its probably the best mix of gaming and work pc you can get
blissful trail
i managed to get it up to $9,000 aud
normal burrow
you start getting into 3960x and 3970x and they'll still game 'good' but its more about getting work done at that, then 3980x and 3990x are probably a crawl at gaming
blissful trail
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/vBM8jp idk this might get the job done xd
normal burrow
I have no frame of reference at aud lol https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vBM8jp
that network adapter is dumb
if its as expensive as this lists it
pseudo phoenix
Hi. I really need help and I don't have much time... Do you guys have options to build for Macos in your package project menu on windows 10
blissful trail
$9205.99 aud, $5813.78 usd, a little over £5163.15 euro
doesn't show full price in euro becos some parts are not avalible in europe
normal burrow
yeah i mean, these things shouldn't be that expensive
blissful trail
idk why its like 9k aud but what eva
normal burrow
its a slow ssd for the chipset there too
rgb fans incompatible with mainboard
memory is slow too
open eagle
@blissful trail you can't just throw in those corsair LL120s like that, you need to throw in a few commander pros
the RGB wont work
ur mobo does not have enough headers
blissful trail
it might be so expensive because australia is litterally on fire rn
ima try and lower the price a little
normal burrow
most those should need is one commander pro. but your better off going thermaltake if rgb is a real concern. they will plug directly into the mainboard.
the controller i mean.
corsair afaik is still not addressable by aura
mp600 is the ssd to go with if your not caring on price
that intel 10g card at 300 something is just a rip off though.
blissful trail
would i need a wired & wireless network adapter ?
normal burrow
no, onboard if you go with that strix
you get on 2.5gbit onboard lan. its not as fast as 10g but a 10g card shouldn't set you back more than 80 dollars
but yeah the price in us even , with us retailers i wouldn't expect thse things to top 3k
blissful trail
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/x2gL4n its a bit better i think
$6968 aud
i accidently added too much ram xd
marsh swallow
So many times i could have used this....
open eagle
How can I implement the shooter replication graph system in to my game
rancid lynx
when scaling actors, the collision boxes work perfectly while im holding the actor , but once i drop the actor, the collisions seem like jelly. wtf is up with that?
vr game. attach component to right hand, then set simulation ON forces a detatch, if i pick up the item again, collisions work great, but while droped, if scaled, collisions act like jelly
pivot is in the center of the mesh. so scale should be proportional correct.
plush yew
On the Chinese unreal forum, it's a QQ group, one of the members shared an open source hot patcher plugin, and I thought it may be useful to share it here as well
https://imzlp.me/posts/17590/
Google Chrome can be used to translate
From the developer notes It is used to track resource changes in engineering versions to make patches
icy wind
heya, not sure where to post this but just giving a shout out to update windows 10 because a critical bug has been found. Its apparently pretty bad considering the NSA reported it so it could be patched up. (if you want it moved to another channel or were already informed just delete this message then >.<)
vague sable
Very urgent that you manually do a Windows update and reboot after. There is a serious Windows 10 remote exploitation exploit in the wild right now.
http://wired.com/story/nsa-windows-10-vulnerability-disclosure
wheat dirge
In other words... they found out people could keep them from spying on you, so they had to fix that so they could keep spying!
lapis vine
winged crypt
bittersweet that Epic made it impossible to bounce a trace back and forth in an infinite mirror loop, I kinda wanted my pc to shit itself
feral crow
marsh swallow
So we just got through some odd testing and what to know if anyone else experiences this. We have a music system that has a delay in it for looping and cutting in times for intro, outros etc. this makes perfect transitions. However we encountered while testing the loop on a song, that the delay was wrong. the music playing while in editor would finish, but 10 seconds or 8 or 3 or 9 of whatever it just so happened to be would pass in silence before it loops. this involved changing focus to a BP and dragging around in it while the delay was running. However if we just hit play and it sit, the loops are perfect.
tldr; does dragging around and whatnot while in BPs, if the code is not in a "break" state, cause delays to get thrown off?
4.22.3 btw. Its just the weirdest thing. we can open our in game menu, open the console whatever, just so long as we never break focus on the viewport the delays are matched up with music play time. break the focus by clicking on a BP with console open or shift+tab and click on the BP and move around and its thrown off. very weird!!!
winged crypt
@marsh swallow Timers and delays aren't guaranteed intervals of time as far as I know. If you break focus from the game, the framerate drops significantly by default (I think this can be disabled to keep it running) and it's probably what's causing issues. You could use delta time instead to accurately measure the intervals of time you need, at least this way it would be framerate-independent.
Someone please correct me if wrong.
marsh swallow
see i thought delay was in seconds, not framerate. thats what i was trying to lookup.
winged crypt
https://www.reddit.com/r/unrealengine/comments/47gnr3/manually_created_loop_with_a_delay_executes/
There's a long comment here by "SionSheevok" that might be useful
marsh swallow
cause if its calculated in framerate, that makes total sense, however that means its HIGHLY unreliable in framerate to match music times. each pc could fluctuate and really slow pcs with a bad framerate mess up the entire looping process. lol
grizzled willow
I'm still having problem with exchanging files between PC/unreal project
winged crypt
@grizzled willow What's the problem?
grizzled willow
well yesterday I did a test with "migrate", it's a cascade particle with some materials on it
on the other PC (with different project), the cascade settings are all messed up and all the texture was detached from the materials
I test it again just now, but this time I make sure the folders and contents are intact
winged crypt
When you migrated, did you migrate into the Content root folder of the other project, or how?
grizzled willow
I select the object (cascade particle) then select "asset action" then "migrate"
winged crypt
What folder did you choose to migrate to?
grizzled willow
I suppose UE will collect all the dependencies on that particular asset
winged crypt
Yeah
normal burrow
Don’t think there are other ways. They all migrate afaik
grizzled willow
"content" folder
normal burrow
Entire content folder, yes
grizzled willow
well now it seems that all the materials kept intact
but the particle don't seem to show proper color
and texture is still applied properly within the material but they don't show up on the particle?
I check on the nodes, they're all fine
on the first test, the material node lost all the texture so I had to re-apply the texture
maybe this is one of the cause : I "migrate" the particle into non UE4 content folder
jaunty zinc
Hi, I have a destructible mesh using APEX, anyone knows how to change the size of it? (when I change the mesh of it, the pieces are large and glitchy, and when I change the cell count it doesn't really work)
grizzled willow
then on the other PC I just copy them within the new PC "content" folder
there should be proper way to reimport them on the other PC that I'm missing I suppose
but import and such only shows options for fbx and obj (external files)
or perhaps I should use .uasset?
normal burrow
Beyond confused by what your trying to do
grizzled willow
ROFLMAO
normal burrow
Source control?
grizzled willow
source control requires one, single unified project across all PC, correct?
basically what I'm trying to do is to collect art (in this case, particle fx) from different PC/artist
into my PC
normal burrow
The project is just a folder and can be move entirely
You must migrate entire content folders afaik
To merge
grizzled willow
🤔
kind of impractical but I'll give it a try
so what if I want to merge 2 particle fx into my project
winged crypt
You can migrate a single asset, but it will pull all of its dependencies with it, but nothing extra
normal burrow
It’s why mp things are in folder of their own
winged crypt
what engine version are you on btw
normal burrow
You sure sinn?
winged crypt
yeah I do it regularly
grizzled willow
UE 4.24.1
normal burrow
Cool didn’t think that was possible
grizzled willow
@winged crypt it works
but like I said the particle don't display correctly
okay migrate process is good I think
how to re-import the folder properly?
normal burrow
What is frame of reference for color?
winged crypt
I've had cases like this in the past where my materials would get totally screwed up after migrating, but this was many versions ago and I don't remember what the cause was
@normal burrow Like, how do you know why red is red?
normal burrow
I’m just wonder if post processing is different between his projects
winged crypt
ohhh hahah
exorio can you post a screenshot of what they look like in your good project VS the bad one
grizzled willow
so on the PC that I want to export the particle, I select the particle > asset action > migrate > put them on server
okay hold on
this is on the original PC
this is on my PC
I check on the materials and cascade
they're all fine
it's only that when importing them I'm clueless on how to do it, so I just use explorer and place the migrated folder into my "content" folder
making sure they're at the same hierarchy structure
so probably, the main question now is how to properly import the migrated asset into different PC?
since I'm sure using explorer isn't the way to do it
"explorer" as in windows file explorer
tribal sphinx
Does anybody know how to clear that black area when importing into unreal?
I checked the UV and Lightmaps, they are fine, but can't figure out what's causing this.
The original mesh is okay too, no visible overlapping or anything...
normal burrow
It really sounds like source control is what you want @grizzled willow
A single project between computers
But a zip of the entire project will transfer to another computer. Source control will make it many times easier
grizzled willow
mmm yeah I'll try that later
but the first question is what is the proper way to import migrated assets?
normal burrow
Don’t think there is such a thing
grizzled willow
so it should be fine using windows file explorer right?
normal burrow
Everything in unreal is file path based
So if everything in the file exists in the other project it will work
grizzled willow
I think I should set up a single project on server
normal burrow
I think so too
grizzled willow
so artist can migrate into that project
normal burrow
No lol
Source control is what you want
Everyone working in the same project
It makes versions
grizzled willow
yeah but it's kind of overkill on what we plan to do
I'll take a look on that for sure
but currently we just need something quick and dirty
normal burrow
And you send it to the server. It keeps track of versions and everyone does not migrate anything
grizzled willow
since we don't do full games on it
normal burrow
Hm yeah, you’d have to be willing to learn a bit. But I don’t see a centralized server for a project being utilized by everyone in a smooth manor
As far as file server I mean
exotic thicket
If you just want a "quick n dirty" way to move files seems like you could just do zip files lol
exotic thicket
but frankly sometimes source control will save your ass even in a simple project and it's not that complicated
normal burrow
It’s easy. It does take some sitting and reading though
svn is probably the easiest to get up and running
Apache web server plugin
exotic thicket
git's probably easier if you just use github or something like that (assuming you don't have gigantic assets since I believe there is some limitations in filesize)
grizzled willow
I think it works
something in my viewport don't lit the particle enough lol
weird since we're using new projects and just starter content
I didn't change anything
I tested on the original PC
turn off the light and it still show properly
normal burrow
Make sure that the other computer does not have editor open
grizzled willow
So I'll check on my viewport settings first. Since the other-other PC can display properly
two panes, and one displayed it incorrectly and the other one correct
so definitely the viewport settings
normal burrow
@tribal sphinx have you tried detail lighting view?
grizzled willow
thanks BTW guys
sullen wraith
im trying to figure out the best way to make a interactable map such as plague inc, and those kind of strategy games, does anyone have any input?
grizzled willow
yeah I figured it out, the left pane had all the post process disabled and the right pane all turned on
sorry for this lol
okay one more question
as pointed out by @exotic thicket and @normal burrow source control had to rely on external softwares like git and apache correct?
exotic thicket
well, you could do "not really source control" and just zip file your entire project and send it over to someone
but beyond that yeah you need specialized software for it, since they do things like allowing you to "commit" your changes in such a way that you can later easily come back to them
(which is very handy because you can safely edit your files and not worry about messing things up)
grizzled willow
just thought that UE4 should have somekind internal tools or whatsoever for that kind of need
exotic thicket
it has builtin support for a number of source control programs, probably easier for them to add support for existing tooling for it :)
exotic thicket
np
grizzled willow
emmmm onnneeee more question this just came up
do unreal asset have somekind of id like in unity?
that really causes pain in the ass when I work on unity
seems like everything is packed within uasset file I suppose
subversion eh okay thanks @normal burrow 👌
remote roost
for me, its git + sourcetree
grizzled willow
will look on all the alternatives
remote roost
for me, its the mcchicken, the best fastfood sandwich
grizzled willow
normies, I prefer whopper
worn sparrow
random sunsets in unreal be like ❤️
hot pulsar
Amazing !! 👍
worn sparrow
its just the sky bp and speed trees set at defaults, works wonders
real happywith that addition 🙂
cause why not 😛
hot pulsar
Are you creating it on a laptop or PC?
nova pier
Ahaha thank god I’m paid hourly
hot pulsar
hahaha 💯
worn sparrow
@hot pulsar pc, 970 i5-4690k 16GB ram :D
terrain in 2k
versed spear
Lamo mine would crash if it is over 15k. You computer must be a beast.
zealous cloak
can someone help me with subtitle management
i want to update a textbox in my level. Can i use the level sequencer for that?
manic pawn
ah yes 19 fps
forest tree
@nova pier
nova pier
@forest tree I’m convinced there’s a related XKCD for everything lol
tame delta
What's the issue when dynamic shadows look fine in editor but disappear in game view again? 🤔
I swear I've encountered and fixed that like 5 times but have awful memory for that kind of stuff
timber minnow
Hi everybody , i'm trying to use the depth of field on my camera but it doesn't seems to affect anything in my scene , does someone has any idea of how i could make it work ?
i'm using a simple cam ( not a cine cam )
uncut vigil
@zealous cloak #cinematics
plush yew
@timber minnow You may need the post process volume in your level
And then play with the settings, see how it goes
The volume needs to be big enough to encompass your scene that you want to have an impact on
timber minnow
@plush yew it worked without post process but thx, the value had to be very very small at some point , so i had to write them down by hand hand not using the slider as it was clamp between 0 and like 10000 and the effect work with a value of 0.1
blissful trail
any idea's on how to make this look any better ?
rip the crystals in dialga and palkia disapeared
plush yew
idek where to put this, but does anyone know why everything looks like t h e f u c k i n g s u n?
i just came back to this project looking like this
i have no idea what's wrong...
i checked all the light sources and none of them were at stupidly high brightness levels
no
if i set it to unlit i can actually see stuff
@nova pier why'd you just delete your messages? lol
and yes ill check auto exposure whatevers (thats all i saw)
nova pier
I doubt it would fix it lol but lmk
brave widget
Meshes are automatically triangulated importing into Unreal.
tribal sphinx
ohh, I'm new in unreal, so don't know much about these, yea something about 3's rather than 4's, I think I've read it somewhere, but the problem is that creates some black areas in my mesh, and I can't seem to fix that, how do I get rid of the black areas??
brave widget
Thats not the triangulation causing that, thats another issue. You UV unwrapped it, correct?
tribal sphinx
yea, many times, did it manually too
worthy flame
hey, how to set it when I press a button it stays active, and when I press it again it makes it off. I cannot find my file where I dont this before. if you know ping me pls
plush yew
does anybody know how to fix my issue?
tribal sphinx
@brave widget added a lightmap too, didn't fix it, been at it since yesterday, not even a single article on the internet too, I'm like what did I end up with
red prairie
Hey guys! got some problems with Vertex painting! Anyone know how to connect AO properly?
Thats what it looks like in the engine
brave widget
You have a material created and assigned to it in Unreal as well? Assuming yes, but just making sure @tribal sphinx
brave widget
@plush yew Are you using the new SunSky actor by chance?
tribal sphinx
@brave widget Yea, I have, the material doesn't show up at the black area, the rest of it responds to the material
plush yew
nope...
brave widget
LightsOut, normals pointing in the same direction? I would think it'd be invisible instead, but maybe its the reason 🤔
GamingMidi, I have no idea then, sorry 😦
tribal sphinx
@brave widget Yea, I thought so too, but unfortunately that's not the problem too, that's when I checked the wireframe and thought the difference could be the problem, but that's not it too
I must be missing something somewhere
honest vale
if you want AO to be visible always you need to multiply the base color with it
plush yew
ok ill try my other projects then, if they're broken too than i blame myself for breaking unreal engine just like i broke way too many other apps xD