Additionally you could open a listing on #looking-for-talent
#ue4-general
wraith wyvern
can some one help me here? im following this tutorial from youtube but it doesnt work
rocky radish
can some one help me here? im following this tutorial from youtube but it doesnt work
@wraith wyvern what tutorial?
wraith wyvern
oh hi daniell
lemme link it
you can do it ig
then if it works for you its me
rocky radish
what about it doesnt work in the first place?
wraith wyvern
everything
rocky radish
be more specific
rocky radish
did you select a widget to create?
wraith wyvern
yup
rocky radish
and inside that widget did you put anything?
rocky radish
first of all, when you're trying to show the widget do you keep c pressed or are you just pressing it once and releasing it?
wraith wyvern
well what i tried to do
was when hold C
you colud selct a bunch of stuff
like items to spawn
then when released
it wolud go away
rocky radish
ok so its not showing the widget for you right?
rocky radish
whats inside your spawn menu widget?
wraith wyvern
oops
rocky radish
also when you release C you're not hiding the spawn menu widget at all
wraith wyvern
shell pendant
Noob question. If I load an architectural preset - The option to bake lighting is gone.
If I work in a standard game preset - I can bake my lights and get the GI look I want.
Is there something I'm overlooking?
digital badger
Danielll is right, when you release C, you want to get a reference to the spawn menu and get a node called "Removed from Parent"
wraith wyvern
well it doesnt even work
digital badger
Would you kindly add a print statement to your On Pressed C function?
wraith wyvern
the spawnthing thing
digital badger
Just to check that it's firing
wraith wyvern
now it works
with that removed
well
not really
it doesnt work
but it shows up
rocky radish
what doesnt work now
rocky radish
so its not showing up?
digital badger
You're really not letting us help you easily.
digital badger
Please be more specific in a single message
rocky radish
i cant see my mouse cursor
@wraith wyvern you didnt connect that node
from your screenshot
see?
wraith wyvern
hold on can i add you two to a group call ill be muted and you can see?
rocky radish
i cant move
@wraith wyvern you need to use 'set input mode ui AND GAME only'
by using 'set input mode UI only' its not going to allow any keyboard input
digital badger
I'm unavailable currently. I hope Danielll will be able to assist you further
rocky radish
i'd rather not join a call
wraith wyvern
okay
rocky radish
but did you do what i said in my messages?
wraith wyvern
wraith wyvern
connect it to what
rocky radish
after 'set input mode Game and UI'
wraith wyvern
wraith wyvern
wraith wyvern
okay
so
when i press C
it stays on my screen
plus
still doesnt place anything
rocky radish
it stays on my screen
@wraith wyvern you mean it doesnt remove it when you release it?
rocky radish
you should use 'remove from parent' for that widget
so it gets out of your screen when you release C
wraith wyvern
wraith wyvern
whats the variable?
@rocky radish i have to go brb also when i press spawn on the object thing my actor number goes up
jagged salmon
Is there any way I can isolate the blacks in this material, making blacks -> white and the blues -> black?
rocky radish
whats the variable?
@wraith wyvern the reference to the widget
uneven tundra
Is there any special tutorial for ue4 that is like the "best" one, a good example is the Blender Guru series for Blender.
wraith wyvern
@wraith wyvern the reference to the widget
@rocky radish idk why but i cant get a refence
rocky radish
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/225448446956404738/734163772255502406/Desktop_Screenshot_2020.07.18_-_18.44.23.89.png just promote it to a variable like in this screenshot
grim juniper
Right click the return value on the create widget node and promote to variable
wraith wyvern
i got it
thanks any way fox
i got it just before you sent it š
doesnt work @rocky radish
as in
it doesnt disapear
rocky radish
you're not setting that variable though
like on this screenshot https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/225448446956404738/734163772255502406/Desktop_Screenshot_2020.07.18_-_18.44.23.89.png
after the 'create widget'
wraith wyvern
wraith wyvern
rocky radish
now try it
rocky radish
you need to set the target to the player controller
ornate ice
Hey people I wanted to ask, how relevant is the Animation playlist from Unreal 4.8 that is on youtube to learn about UE4 animation system?
wraith wyvern
rocky radish
ok try it now
wraith wyvern
yup
god damn it
okay
one problem
when i press a button
( so a object to spawn)
it closes the menu
fucks sake
another problem
when i press C
when i relese it
it removed my mouse cursor
but
it doesnt
as in it just looks like its gone
it doesnt act like it
rocky radish
please just send one message instead of a lot of messages
as in it just looks like its gone
@wraith wyvern you also need a 'set input mode game only'
restive zinc
@rocky radish how do you move an character away if they overlap with another character
wraith wyvern
rocky radish
@wraith wyvern set the target
@rocky radish how do you move an character away if they overlap with another character
@restive zinc launch character? add movement input? really depends on how you want to do it
wraith wyvern
yup okay that bit works
restive zinc
@rocky radish push the character cms away
from the other character
i guess launch
rocky radish
you could use launch character for that
wraith wyvern
okay im going to list all my problems
- doesnt spawn in the actor
- when press one button to spawn in a actor the whole menu closes
rocky radish
can you show me
@restive zinc show what exactly?
restive zinc
@rocky radish show me in blueprint when they overlap launch character
rocky radish
- doesnt spawn in the actor
@wraith wyvern what did you set the transform (of the spawn actor node) to?
wraith wyvern
nothing
rocky radish
you need to set that transform variable to something, otherwise its going to spawn at 0, 0, 0
wraith wyvern
sorry can you do a example?
rocky radish
in the tutorial you followed there's a part that it shows that the variable is being set
restive zinc
@rocky radish like this?
rocky radish
@rocky radish like this?
@restive zinc yes, but you need something for the launch velocity
restive zinc
@rocky radish do i also put something for other actor
rocky radish
hmm... actually the launch character is probably going to launch the touched character instead of the one that touched it
š¤¦āāļø
dumb me
restive zinc
@rocky radish like I want them to push apart if they overlap
rocky radish
uhhh daniell i dont see anything where he adds to the actors
@wraith wyvern i meant what he/she did in 4:40 in the tutorial
rocky radish
you're not setting the transform to anything though
look in the tutorial, he/she sets it to a scene component transform
@wraith wyvern
wraith wyvern
you mean this
restive zinc
@rocky radish what does rvo avoidance weight do
rocky radish
@rocky radish what does rvo avoidance weight do
@restive zinc what are you trying to do with it?
wraith wyvern
danielll it still doesnt work
rocky radish
danielll it still doesnt work
@wraith wyvern show your bp
wraith wyvern
restive zinc
how do i check if two of the same ai are overlapping @rocky radish and if they are set avoidance to on
rocky radish
how do i check if two of the same ai are overlapping @rocky radish and if they are set avoidance to on
@restive zinc you need to add a collision component (Capsule Collision for example) and see if its overlapping with another player
@wraith wyvern whats inside the blueprint you're trying to spawn
rocky radish
@rocky radish i already have a capsule sollision
@restive zinc if its the default one it doesnt generate overlap events with other characters
restive zinc
so do i check that then
rocky radish
he does add meshes @wraith wyvern
if you dont add any meshes it wont have anything to show
restive zinc
@rocky radish i already check it now what?
rocky radish
@rocky radish i already check it now what?
@restive zinc use event ActorBeginOverlap then
and it will fire that event whenever something overlaps with it
restive zinc
@rocky radish its not working
wraith wyvern
i have had all this time this was like one of the first things i did
rocky radish
because as i said, the DEFAULT capsule component does NOT generate overlap events and has collision mode for pawns set to BLOCK instead of OVERLAP @restive zinc
so its never firing that event with other pawns
restive zinc
@rocky radish I HAVE SET THAT TO OVERLAP INSTEAD OF BLOCKING
rocky radish
no need for caps im trying to help 2 people here
wraith wyvern
restive zinc
@rocky radish k
@rocky radish simulae overlap are both checked on the mesh and capsule component
and overlap settings are on
rocky radish
add a print string to check if the event is firing Moldy
rocky radish
ok
wraith wyvern
thanks for helpin btw danielll if i get pissed im not at you its just unreal is a bitch some time
rocky radish
np
restive zinc
@rocky radish idk why its not working
rocky radish
hmm..... i still need to figure out why isnt the Frog bp spawning
wraith wyvern
yeah it isnt even SPAWNing this time
as
in
it use to build up spawned actors but now it litrally does nothing
this use to go up
inner cloak
@rocky radish Youre not putting the code in constuction script, right ?
rocky radish
@rocky radish Youre not putting the code in constuction script, right ?
@inner cloak ?
did you mean to @ Frog?
inner cloak
oh .. sorry, yes i misread .. @wraith wyvern did you put code in construction script?
inner cloak
wraith wyvern
its in event graph
heady quartz
What are u trying to make
wraith wyvern
a frog spawn
as in
god damn why cant i just
hold on
i got a idea
imma stream
to my thing
you guys watching?
the fuck
@rocky radish you watching?
inner cloak
I did watch but having streams of stream of stream is hard to follow
wraith wyvern
yeah it will catch up
what the hell?
@rocky radish i had to press the button multiple times for it to work
and when it did work the menu dident shut when the frog spawned
spice cliff
hey, i just wanted to ask, im using the 'spawn actor' node for respawning my character after death, but i'm having a problem where UE4 just crashes when i complie and i wanted to know if this is normal and is a bug
wraith wyvern
can some one help me with this issue?
i had to press the button multiple times for it to work
and when it did work the menu dident shut when the frog spawned
radiant jasper
turns out what I thought was the issue wasn't, if anyone knows how to fix this pls help
all those black pixels showing up
wraith wyvern
i hate taht
radiant jasper
me too thats why i wanna fix it
spice cliff
LOL LSD dream emulator vibes
radiant jasper
lmao
it works fine on windows but getting it to run on iOS has literally been a nightmare
rocky radish
sorry i was away Frog
wraith wyvern
sorry i was away Frog
@rocky radish its alright
i had a live stream
the button only works some times
alpine laurel
why is it that every time i build, whenever i click on the viewport to try and look or move around i just end up shootng backwards?
radiant jasper
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/225448446956404738/733840103583121519/video0.mov
has anyone ever had this issue before
plush yew
How to āspawnā a bullet in prepared place on screen/map in specific second after the game start using blueprint? Is it possible?
grim ore
@plush yew i am sure it's possible but what do you mean specific second after the game starts?
heady quartz
@plush yew spawn a projectile on the location you want (when the event begin play fires) if that what you meant
potent sleet
Is blueprint hard to learn? And if you did take the time how long would you approximately take to fluently use Blueprint Scripting?
hidden knoll
Does anyone know how to use 'CopyProperties' in the Player State?
I can't figure it out
grim ore
@potent sleet hard to learn is based on your skills and experiences.
I know programming and had 30 years of pc experience and programming at the point it was released so it was very easy for me to get fluent in it.
fierce forge
how i can make video reward with admob ?
grim ore
@fierce forge docs? https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Platforms/Mobile/Android/Ads/index.html
there are also plugins. I dont beleive there are interstitial ad support out of the box in the engine
grim ore
yep out of the box there is no interstitial support. You will have to code it yourself using the SDK and C++, or get a marketplace plugin that does it for you
cedar bay
When I use my scrollwheel to zoom inside the UMG editor, my screen always returns to the center instead of focusing on my mouse cursor. Is this some kind of setting?
grim ore
@cedar bay what is our setting in the top right of the viewport for the preview type?
cedar bay
Fill screen I believe. It happens on any of the settings.
grim ore
ah, it shouldnt on fill screen š¦ it will on desired or custom
so no, it should not do that it should zoom in and out on the area your mouse is over
cedar bay
It seems to only do it if my mouse is within the green box, otherwise it just snaps to center of the screen :/
But the closer I get, the more it snaps even if its inside the box
Weird
grim ore
if its outside it snaps to that corner for me
so closest point to the box side if possible but definitely not what I am seeing there
cedar bay
I can see it snapping to a corner, but it snaps to the wrong corner most of the time. Then it starts snapping to the center the closer I get lol
grim ore
actually It might be doing that for me I wonder if you screen size is just weird. dpi scaling?
oh no you have desired on that is why that is happening
that might explain the huge jump back to the middle but I wouldnt rule out something like windows dpi scaling making it worse
cedar bay
I tried fill, desired, and custom and it behaves the same for all of them so I'm pretty lost on that
grim ore
pretty much the only time it really seems to be smooth is when you zoom in inside the widget boundaries
hidden knoll
What does overriding a function do?
grim ore
a parent has a function called "make noise" that plays a sound for a cat meowing
a child of that parent can override the function "make noise" and inside of the childs make noise it will play a sound for a dog barking
if there was no override in the child and you asked the child to "make noise", the child would use the function in the parent and would play the cat noise
hidden knoll
@grim ore Do you have any ideas of how to transfer variable data from one player controller to another?
I have a Lobby Player Controller and a Gameplay Player Controller, I need to get some variables from the Lobby PC and put them on the Gameplay PC
hidden knoll
yes
grim ore
then your only option is to use the game instance or to save them out or look into doing something else custom (C++ code)
hidden knoll
The thing is, it's a split-screen game, so I don't know who has what variable with the game instance
lucid socket
@hidden knoll Associate a unique id with the data. Perhaps the player's user id.
hidden knoll
How would I do that with a boolean for example?
hidden knoll
Okay
lucid socket
And you can store that in the GameInstance.
hidden knoll
k
alpine laurel
is it normal for your project file to have another project in it?
just another folder in there called "MyProject" and i dont know why
hidden knoll
@lucid socket Do you by any chance know how to use 'Event CopyProperties'?
lucid socket
In PlayerState?
hidden knoll
yeah
lucid socket
That just copies a bunch of data from one PlayerState to another. This is manually defined.
hidden knoll
How do I trigger it?
lucid socket
You don't, it is handled automatically by the game mode / game state.
hidden knoll
Oh, okay
lucid socket
It's often used when a player disconnects, reconnects and situations surrounding that
hidden knoll
Oh I see
radiant jasper
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/225448446956404738/733840103583121519/video0.mov
still looking for a solution for this
if anyone knows how to fix, that would be great
hidden knoll
@lucid socket Based on the Tooltip, could I use this node to copy the information I need?
I just don't know why it won't work
radiant jasper
does anyone here work at Epic
grim ore
also its possible copy properties wont copy to a different player state class which you are trying to do
digital badger
@radiant jasper Yes.
radiant jasper
cuz they need to know that their mobile game making is just so insanely buggy and broken
I get errors for SM5 shaders
spice cliff
hey, i just wanted to ask, im using the 'spawn actor' node for respawning my character after death, but i'm having a problem where UE4 just crashes when i complie and i wanted to know if this is normal and is a bug
hidden knoll
@grim ore Thank you!! I hope it works but that dude had the exact same problem I have, so I think it will
digital badger
SM5 is for PC
digital badger
Your issue could be caused by the wrong rhi
grim ore
considering Epic is using the engine for fortnite on mobile platforms I would not consider it to be "so insanely buggy and broken"
are the above errors in editor or on device?
grim ore
and have you tried testing the default template maps on device to verify if its the device, engine, or your materials
grim ore
@hidden knoll the only other think I saw was mentioning that the properties have to be marked as editable to transfer
ok so you can eliminate the device probably, so make a brand new project with the default third person template and send it directly to device without changing anything
hidden knoll
Okay I see
grim ore
if that works then you can start looking at your material or project
radiant jasper
Ok
grim ore
but its really hard to even guess without seeing anyting you are actually doing to cause the issue. It looks like z fighting but really bad z fighting which would be odd as I assume its just flat walls
radiant jasper
yeah its fine until i move the camera
like i can walk around the map and none of that shit happens but the second i move the camera it starts flickering
bruh I cant launch the template on my device w/o getting another provision and signing key
grim ore
you should be able to use a test one, or create one specifically for testing. you can re use them when testing
radiant jasper
i need to make new ones? that shit took a whole day lmao, apple makes it very difficult and time consuming to get those generated.
grim ore
it shouldnt be that bad, you can automatically handle it all in xcode
generate a test project in xcode and set it up inside of it then just use that info inside of UE4
if you already have them just reimport the ones from the other project into the new one and go from there
radiant jasper
would it work just using the same ones I have already?
grim ore
yep
radiant jasper
oh ok
grim ore
I normally just have 1 I use for testing purposes
restive zinc
@grim ore how do use lower texture resolutions at a certain distance pls
like a lod
grim ore
its called mip mapping and its automatic if the texture is a power of 2
restive zinc
ok lemme see
hidden knoll
I never knew how hard it was to transfer player data to and from levels
restive zinc
@grim ore is it the power of two mode
grim ore
then its set up, nothing else for you to do
i mean you can adjust them in the level of detail section but usually just let it do it's thing
restive zinc
thanks
@grim ore also how do you adjust the distance of when it changes the mip map?
radiant jasper
how come whenever I try to launch my game unreal just freezes
also the provision is saying identifier not matched
grim ore
@restive zinc its probably the texture group that does it, but i cant be for sure. the docs has more info
restive zinc
@grim ore is this how you use a texture displacemnet
radiant jasper
yea it aint letting me do the template
hidden knoll
https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/526241/does-copyproperties-in-playerstate-actually-work.html
@grim ore Does this mean I can't do this with blueprints?
I don't know how to set variables without using blueprints, or at least edit them when they are 'BlueprintReadOnly'
grim ore
yes there is a very good chance without some c++ copy properties does not work
hidden knoll
dang
@mossy nymph I need your help with the 'CopyProperties' event, I can't get it to call, I set up a print string after, it is supposed to call but it never fires. Do you have any advice?
open wadi
I'm interested in creating my own login / authentication system for a UE4 project. I keep hearing about leveraging node.js - is this recommended by everyone? Or is there another recommended solution?
Would prefer to get a poll from the experts in here prior to spending hours, days or weeks developing on a platform that isn't recommended.
Please note, I'm a network admin and well versed in AWS EC2, so I'm happy to use a *nix-based EC2 instance for the remote server hosting the database, and I'd like my authentication system to be able to scale, just in case I end up with hundreds (or more) of users.
I'd like it to be able to scale, and I'd like it to be able to add user metadata (user profiles, not just username / password). What does everyone recommend?
restive zinc
how do you change streaming pool size
open wadi
In addition, I was looking into marketplace items that were already present for authentication solutions, and I came across this: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/photon-cloud-api-by-xixgames
In the documentation, it mentions "Instead of using Unreal's built-in networking where you need to run UE4 game server instances that UE4 game client instances connect to and players host game, you avoid all this problematic having a cloud server online."
restive zinc
how do you change streaming pool size
open wadi
The application I'm developing in Unreal isn't a game per-se, it's a simple app that plays some video and audio files.
As such, what is all this about "UE4 game server instances" and "UE4 game client instances" - must one leverage the UE4 game server / client to perform simple authentication? I was hoping to eventually have direct messaging between users, at a minimum.
@restive zinc Have you tried googling your issue? I'm finding several articles on altering streaming pool size.
open wadi
There you go. Good old rubber duck debugging. š
shut olive
Hey. Did anyone make anim offset in blender and imported it to UE4?
restive zinc
is this a great way to check if the player is moving then he can sprint?
hollow ridge
anyone know if I have to setup a different sized image for each phone that has a different thumbnail size or is there a tool that could do it for me?
marsh swallow
@restive zinc its a basic way.
running it on a timeline and lerping between the walk/run will make it smoother.
restive zinc
@marsh swallow i really dont know how to use a timeline with that can you show me with an example
marsh swallow
make a new timeline. open it and create a new float and set it for 2 seconds long.
then make point 0 - 0 sec, 0 value and point 1, 2 sec and 1 value.
connect that to an alpha as lerp
then take and make a walk var and run var
then connect them to A and B
connect that to the pawn movement - walk speed var.
theres a lot more to it to make it fluid but theres your basics
bold compass
Whatās the best program to design high quality characters so I can then import into ue4
open wadi
I realize it's late, but by chance, has anyone here current active developed a login system for their own UE4 application?
marsh swallow
initial investment can be like $800-900 and go up to $2K but like i said if your not a modeler, itll save you 1000s
bold compass
Awesome thanks
open wadi
Awesome @marsh swallow. My question is, I'm interested in developing my own login system for my UE4 app, and I've been researching options. A lot of tutorials point towards leveraging node.js, but before I invest days, weeks or even months into developing something, I want to ensure it's the right direction.
I'm a network admin so I'm comfortable working with *nix and AWS, so leveraging an EC2 instance, for example, would be fine.
As such, if I wanted my own authentication system, and want it to store specific metadata about a user, such as maybe a profile, what is the best route?
What does your team use, what do you recommend?
I'd of course like it to be platform-independent, if possible.
marsh swallow
we use AWS and a mysql server. we have an SSL connection through the UE4 HTTP module and have that additionally tied through another database that passes data back and forth. i believe we do it all in Cpp
open wadi
You know what OS your AWS instance is running? Centos? Debian?
marsh swallow
centOS i do believe
open wadi
That "Amazon Linux" that's a Fedora derivation?
CentOS, got it.
So it's Fedora-based.
And you're leveraging MySQL.
marsh swallow
yup
open wadi
So yours is quite custom.
I found some solutions on the marketplace to start from, I've had some success there in the past with things like playing videos in UE4, like this: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/photon-cloud-api-by-xixgames
I notice it mentions this: "Instead of using Unreal's built-in networking where you need to run UE4 game server instances that UE4 game client instances connect to and players host game, you avoid all this problematic having a cloud server online."
marsh swallow
custom as in 100% built by us, yeah. haha
open wadi
Are you familiar with that? Being forced to "run UE4's game server instances that the UE4 game client instances connect o?"
My application I'm building in UE4 isn't a game per-se, it's just for playing some videos and audio, like a user interface, I'm using UE to leverage some of the gaming functionality primarily for design.
So I'd like user authentication, users to be able to message each other, and really, in a nutshell, Facebook's functionality in terms of user interaction.
I wonder about leveraging some of these marketplace plugins.
So in your cause, yours is entirely custom-coded so following a node.js tutorial wouldn't dovetail.
I suppose I'll just use one of these walkthroughs for starters.
exotic thicket
how you'd approach it would somewhat depend on your architecture
open wadi
@exotic thicket Well, right now my architecture is very open. I'm flexible. This is one of the first components I'm building.
So I'm open to ideas.
exotic thicket
you could do it entirely within UE or you could use an external API which is used sort of as a proxy for messaging
open wadi
Interesting, ok.
exotic thicket
it sort of depends overall on what you want to do
if you need integrations with something else besides UE (eg. let's say website or whatever) it might be easier to store the information using an external system
open wadi
Yes, I'm planning on storing the information on a remote host, if that's what you're referring to.
We're going to have at least a dozen clients for this little app running on either Windows or MacOS around the country.
So I don't plan on keeping the database local.
exotic thicket
yeah in that case it's pretty typcial client-server stuff then.. easiest way probably just have a web server which has some URL that returns some dummy data for you to test with
you load that into unreal and there you go chat
open wadi
Right, my question is, most tutorials for this type of thing leverage Node.js, and I'm going through one of those now, but before I commit to deploying a new EC2 instance, deploying MySQL / MariaDB, and coding the authentication in UE, I'd like for someone familiar to weigh in on if there's a better architecture than AWS EC2 / Fedora-based linux distro / MariaDB / MySQL / Node.js
Or if there is another, more popular, or better for some reason, route.
restive zinc
how can i make one ai control many of the same ai and make the choices for it also anybo
anybody know how
not a coder
exotic thicket
@open wadi there's largely not going to be a huge difference for tech stacks like that in terms of whether one is objectively better than another
restive zinc
like a hivemind of ai
open wadi
@exotic thicket Ok, thank you. So best to just get to work with the guides available.
exotic thicket
yeah, if you keep it straightforward and don't overcomplicate it for no reason it'll be easy to migrate if you later decide you want to do something slightly different
open wadi
Logical. I appreciate the advice.
plush yew
so uh
yesterday I got Xcode 11.something installed, and now Unreal 4 crashes on startup
I'll try reinstalling UE4 but yeah
plush yew
:(
Xcode 11.6 btw
oh nvm I don't think all the components were installed
gah I am an idiot
plush yew
Hello guys, my level designer did level for the first location of our project- trailer park location, the problem is that the level is not optimized, how I can optimize it cus when I start the game I have only around 15-20 fps, XD
stray adder
hi guys
plush yew
hiii š
plush yew
no I don't hate them, I am from bulgaria, our language is so similar to the russian-xD
plush yew
What the XD
stray adder
š
stray adder
ok, i neeed to go walk, meet u soon
stray adder
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plush yew
xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
I don't think so
@plush yew this might be of help
the most poor and coruption country I have ever seen
thank you, I will check it now @plush yew
I would also recommend using stat commands to figure out what bits are causing the slowdown
a okay, yeah but I don't understand them, xD
I want to optimize the level in ue 4 with the options for the models like lod and other
for the LOD can someone explain me how I can optimize it? I want for example when the game start to render the area around the player with good graphics of the model and when he starts walking to other area to render the otehr area with good graphics, but before you reach the second area to be with lower graphics to save the performance, something like this
hard minnow
So I just saw this on epic's trello. Does anyone have any info on this? https://trello.com/c/vptCV3g8/573-fbik-solver
I mean it could be a pretty BIG deal, yet I can't find literally anything
plush yew
interesting trello board, what is it about?
hard minnow
it's about ue4's development...
plush yew
@plush yew The fastest I found was this
To edit the LOD distance, open the asset in the StaticMesh editor. Under the LOD Settings, disable AutoComputeLODDistance. You can then adjust the LOD ScreenSize to change the distance.
okay, and this option I do it for every mesh in the project? @plush yew
The ones that require it I guess
How big is this level?
big as size or on the map?
tender pecan
@plush yew Hi. You can optimize your LOD's by setting their individual 'Screen Percentage' per mesh, so the meshes will render using this screen size percentage vs auto calculate for distance which I find is not really optimal. You can then also set a material with less instructions,. say not using normals|bump|relfection etc. on LOD 2 upwards for example.
frank oar
Hey,
Is selecting merge the best way to lower actor count while also lowering draw calls ?
tender pecan
@plush yew you also do have to set it on every mesh, BUT you can set these custom percentages on import as well, and it will remember the next time you import any static mesh, it will reuse those settings until you change them, you will need to tweak of course for each mesh as required by complexity.
plush yew
okay, yeah, good
tender pecan
Under FBX Import options.
plush yew
let me screenshot the level and see what things we have
this is the trailer park location
the map is way bigger, cus will be other locations, and I think that the whole map will be on 1 map
plush yew
@plush yew i am sure it's possible but what do you mean specific second after the game starts?
@grim ore I mean for example second after 10 sec after the game starts, and then I want to attack playerās sprite using bullet
@plush yew spawn a projectile on the location you want (when the event begin play fires) if that what you meant
@heady quartz Thx
Is there a way to remove the gun from the FPS format?
is there anyone who want to learn me more about animation ?
i would like to learn to make my cow do stuff
i ask you all who can do this, please
plush yew
hey all, i've finished my project entirely but not able to ship it properly, anybody able?
topaz moth
Hello, Can anybody tell me where I can set the step for the "Input Movement" node? I want the acceleration to top speed to be faster or at least control it somehow ?
plush yew
how can I delete the chase camera?
lone ridge
hey guys, currently wondering how i import multiple animations for one skeleton? it's probably super basic and easy i just don't know how
forest compass
Hello, as you can see from the picture the quality of the image is not really good, is there any way I can make it more smooth?
grim juniper
Anti-aliasing
forest compass
It is currently set to Temporal AA
grim juniper
What about the Engine Scalability Settings?
forest compass
Where can I check this?
grim juniper
Settings in the top toolbar > Engine Scalability Settings > Anti-Aliasing
tender pecan
@lone ridge When you import the animation, choose an existing skeleton from the drop down.
lone ridge
you are AMAZING <3
grim juniper
@forest compass I'm not sure then. Does switching to game view change it? (pressing G while in the viewport)
forest compass
No it doesn't change š¦
grim juniper
I've got no idea then
It's definitely an anti-aliasing thing though. Like it looks like it's off
lethal herald
Hi there, I am kind of new to unreal engine and i am trying to make a architectural game. Lets assume there is a room and the player enters and he should be able to see the measurement of the wall. I dont know to get this feature in the game. Any please help me to get this feature.
tender pecan
@lethal herald I would think about using perhaps a widget component ( https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Engine/Components/Widget/index.html ) this way you can render say floating text on the wall, and then i would use something like ray trace from camera (https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Engine/Physics/Tracing/HowTo/SingleLineTraceByChannel/index.html) to get a hit point on the wall ( if allowing measuring arbitrary points ) for distance calculation ( Target2 - Target1 FVector::Size() ) (result will be in unreal units cm by default ), or even perhaps you can use the bounding box of the wall ( UStaticMesh::GetBounds() https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/API/Runtime/Engine/Engine/UStaticMesh/GetBounds/index.html ) and take scale into account and display that on the floating widget. can even make that a blueprint that as user looks at the wall the floating widget becomes active or not with a post process hilite ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVTcH6da32Y ). or perhaps a trigger as the user enters that physics box it will display its info.
rugged tendon
Hi I am Having some short questions
- How to make Multiplayer Game in Unreal engine like how to get server costs etc... Pls tell
Tag me while answering pls
austere scroll
so i made a box for my AI's to spawn in , i used the "Random Bool With Wieght" and set it to 0.001 , but its too common , what other nodes are used for randomizing branches
topaz moth
Hello, How would one go about as to creating a square movement function for movement - I have a paper 2d character to which I'm currently using this input movement node, but it's a linear function, and I want a behavior where the char accelerates slower at first and faster and faster as the key is held. I haven't found a way to access the velocity step as of now but if there is a way I would gladly appreciate it.
vernal solar
your last index is..0?
austere scroll
what do i put ?
vernal solar
the amount of times you want it to loop
if you want it to loop 3 times
set first index 1 and set last index 3
austere scroll
ok
vernal solar
Anyone know how to create the zoom function just like in the video above?
would really appreciate the help
plush yew
@vernal solar i think this will help you https://youtu.be/rMcxEBi2KKQ
supple totem
that tutorial probably gets you 95% there, you could probably put a widget component on the scope so the scope is a umg, or just follow how they apply the view to the material but apply it to the scope instead of a umg widget
wraith wyvern
how do i get my detail panel back?
worldly rose
how do i get my detail panel back?
@wraith wyvern Top menu bar > Window > Details > Details 1
worldly rose
Not sure I understand. Is it a Detail Panel a Blueprint editor that is missing?
worldly rose
Ok, it's detached.
You should be table to drag/drop the window over your main Unreal Editor window and you should get a snapping guide to put it back.
wraith wyvern
doesnt work
abstract anvil
You have to click and hold on the tab, not the window itself
abstract anvil
You could just reset to default. Should be under the window section
wraith wyvern
yup i have done that too
worldly rose
What if you first close the floating/detached window and then reset to default?
wraith wyvern
the same thing
worldly rose
Do you perhaps have two instances of Unreal Editor open, and the window belong to the other one?
worldly rose
Then I don't know. Make sure you drag on the "Details" label, inside the tab, when moving, If that doesn't work, and Load Default Layout also doesn't work, then something seems really wrong.
wraith wyvern
fuck me then
void barn
my chara keep falling off
from the map when i start the game
i changed the mesh to default mannequin and it didnt fall off
but when i change it to paragon chara it falls off
unborn quartz
Must be something to do with the phat or the physics channels.
soft panther
Hey I Need A Level Designer For My Game We R Crew Of 10 ppl And All We Need Is Level Designer .
If You Want To Know Some More DM Me š
spice cliff
hey, i just wanted to ask, im using the 'spawn actor' node for respawning my character after death, but i'm having a problem where UE4 just crashes when i complie and i wanted to know if this is normal and is a bug
open wadi
So presuming a node.js solution is the best for building an authentication system in UE4, does anyone know of a specific recommended training or tutorial walkthrough? I"m going through various videos I find on YouTube and no one is really explaining every step, they usually just give you some broad overview.
I'm happy to pay for training, if something is recommended.
marsh swallow
@soft panther #looking-for-talent
empty mason
Hey im new in unreal engine and im trying to follow tutrial video but there is some problem idk in what room to ask but im gonna send here photos
grim ore
put it in the most appropriate channel if possible
empty mason
@grim ore Idk what is appropriate
I know what the word means
I dont know in what channel it is because i dont know what the thing is
grim ore
@empty mason well if its not specific, like animation issues going in #animation , then you can try in here
mortal cedar
what's up with unreal fest online stuff? it is just a bunch of videos, but for some reason they are not on official youtube channel, but on third party shady site with sofisticated navigation and demand for registration
it is annoying
grim ore
@mortal cedar there is nothing up with them. Epic used a third party hosting site for the event and if you wanted to attend you signed up, its nothing out of the ordinary. In a month or so they will be edited and put on YouTube as well
mortal cedar
@grim ore thanks, I am already in that site
fringe mango
either ignore it or choose another name for it @empty mason
kinda looks like its trying to recover something you allready have? idk
empty mason
I tried
Didnt work
Because the red dot then didnt show on the image
What happenes in the vid
grim ore
when you choose the red dot as the texture it doesnt show up?
empty mason
When i choose it
It says the error
And if i click no nothing happenes
And if i click yes nothing happenes
fringe mango
sounds like your red dot is messed up have you tried reimporting it
empty mason
Yes
Couple times
And i checked
The red dot is a red dot png
Nothing wrong with that and when i imported it its normal
Just when i need to choose file and it opens the save asset it corrupts
I dont undertsand why it says to save the asset in the vid it doesnt
fringe mango
nah its your project thats weird idk why
grim ore
delete the asset from your content browser, save all in the project, go into the folder where the project is and delete the .uasset files that might still be in there. open the project back up, import the image properly, save it and double click it and see if it opens up
grim ore
basically completely get rid of the red_dot texture in your project and bring it back in
empty mason
Im gonna go try
ornate ice
Hey anyone can recommend any good new Animation Course for UE4 to understand the nitty gritty of the systems in there?
empty mason
Didnt work
marsh swallow
What collision channel do particles look for?
they phase through my water. So rain isnt colliding with it
open wadi
Question: I'm adding a login form to my project. Right now, my project loads the MainMenu level by default, which inturn addsthe MainMenu widgets to the viewport.
Would it be more logical to create a separate level specifically for the login form, then, upon successful login, move the user to the MainMenu level, or should I add the login form to the existing MainMenu level?
I ask because I would like the login form to appear in front of a smoke particle effect, and I'd like the smoke effect to keep going once authentication is successful and the user is presented with the MainMenu widgets.
grim ore
@marsh swallow cascade or niagara? cpu or gpu?
grim ore
@open wadi you can keep world elements around by using level streaming. You can have one master persistent level that holds the particles then load in the login map then when done load in the main menu level
empty mason
In support vc i can screen share what happening to me and get help?
grim ore
as far as i know its fixed at world static but they planned on allowing it to be changed in the future @marsh swallow
marsh swallow
do you know if it has to be block or just overlap?
i cant seem to find a whole lotta info on it
grim ore
I would assume block but I havent done much work with gpu particles
forest compass
Noob question, I have started a blank project, how do I enable sky atmosphere? š
marsh swallow
okay so i changed the objects collision channel to World Static and yeah the CPU part of the rain particle now collides
grim ore
lol I cant get it to stop colliding now
marsh swallow
but the GPU one still phases
open wadi
@grim ore Thank you.
formal pebble
I'm trying to make a palmtree using a spline. How can I scale down the mesh as it is gettng closer to the top of the tree?
Ps: I tried to get the spline point location, and scale the mesh there, but result is not what I expected
storm venture
is it not possible to rename niagara emitters?
whole quarry
@dense knoll looks like you try to call a widget from an invalid place
dense knoll
wdym
whole quarry
I had that error once, when I tried to acces a widget in the player controller from the game instance
dense knoll
i dont get any errors when i compile or package
whole quarry
Did for me too, it crashed only when calling the widget
dense knoll
how do i find the widget
dense knoll
it crashes the second it starts up
dense knoll
the only thing on startup is the main menu but this never happened before
why is 4.25 causing more problems then solution
whole quarry
So you did something between then and now
dense knoll
the only thing i did is add load stream level
whole quarry
Ah, so do you call/create a widget after the load stream? @dense knoll
scarlet birch
Is it possible you're adding the UI before you should be? or trying to access something that doesn't exist yet in the loading level?
dense knoll
the level loads then 5 seconds after the main ui loads
dense knoll
the crash happens before the level loads
scarlet birch
idk your code so throwing stuff out there
without sharing what you're doing it's all guess work.
signal osprey
hi
I am using Houdini Ocean tool. THe ocean is black and white. How do I give it color?
plush yew
Anyone know why my shadows keep twitching like this? Theyāre being cast by the moving directional light (sun), but the light is moving smoothly, not like that
empty mason
In blueprint how to comment things together
frank oar
any idea what this kind of node actually has to be plugged into ?
prisma wolf
Following Greg Wondra's tutz on landscape building, he talks about 'erase tool' in sculpt mode, which I can't seem to find. His ver of UE is 4.24 mine 4.25. Where is it? š
plush yew
tried everything i can think of but still no luck with my shadows
cedar wave
Trying to get my feet wet with terrain stuff. Just trying to add some grass. I followed the section in the docs that demonstrates how to add grass. When I try to paint the grass layer, no actual grass meshes are being shown in the game. I'm a bit at a loss at what I'm missing. Any common mistakes people see?
I've created the landscape grass type, I've created the material, made sure the parameters are spelled correctly. I just don't know what is going on.
narrow mauve
I have a vector field in my Niagara system..but I am unable to visualize the vector field..so working with it is difficult. Is there something I can do to see the vector field as I am working
silk lintel
Hey, quick question. Anyone know why I can't change my mip gen settings? It's not grayed out or anything, just doesn't work. (Before you ask, yes, I've tried the reset button, restarting the editor, and restarting my pc.)
And as a follow-up question, any advice on making a good looking grid? I'm looking into mip gen and AA but obviously I'm having trouble with the mips.
marsh swallow
@midnight bolt console: DISABLEALLSCREENMESSAGES
ENABLEALLSCREENMESSAGES
@plush yew Shadowmap Resolution and Lighting Recapture needs to occur over frames.
@empty mason Drag and highlight a bunch of stuff and then Press C
@frank oar that looks like a mask file where you use the RGB outputs to mask layers
plush yew
So how do I smooth it out?
marsh swallow
@prisma wolf its up in the toolbar now, called Modes.
frank oar
thank you @marsh swallow
marsh swallow
@cedar wave You have to have a grass output node with layers that match the landscape layers and Grass Type files filled with meshes that match.
silk lintel
*Okay, I can rule out project settings. Just tried with a new project, default settings, and the mip gen issue still persists.
marsh swallow
@narrow mauve Vector fields are still a work in progress. i dont believe you can yet visualize them.
silk lintel
@marsh swallow Thx so much for taking the time btw, I know this is all volunteer work.
marsh swallow
@plush yew in the Sun settings are where u find the cubemap and shadow settings. the refresh occurs by manual coding and lerping iirc
@silk lintel thanks for the comment but.... yours is the only one i cant anwser. š
cedar wave
@marsh swallow Yeah - I did do that already. (note - I recently removed the rock layer just to remove any potential odd thing)
silk lintel
@marsh swallow I posted in graphics just in case, but that channel is always dead. Happen to know anyone who could answer my question?
plain terrace
is it possible to change the pivot point of meshes inside a pawn in the unreal engine?
silk lintel
@plain terrace Not sure if this is what you mean, but the pivot point of any blueprint is the origin of the root component. I don't think you can change the origin of a mesh in-editor, at least not without a mesh editor plugin (I think there's one or two, but they're still in beta).
plain terrace
mk thanks
plush yew
Changing the shadow resolution scale on the directional light has smoothed out the movement of the shadows in general but itās still flickering. Do you have an example or any tutorial links on how I can change the refresh? Thanks for the help š
marsh swallow
That might actually be for the old lighting system. the new sky might do it automatically.
open wadi
I'm interested in adding a particle effect background to my main menu, such as rising smoke or a slow-moving cyclone akin to the Dota 2 main menu background, anyone have any guides or an idea on how to do this? Is this something that can be done in UE itself or do I need to leverage a third-party utility like Blender?
marsh swallow
@open wadi you can do it either in 3D space with rendered widgets or create materials and UI mesh particles in UMG.
open wadi
I see.
marsh swallow
the unreal fest videos actually have a sample of that
open wadi
Oh really, very nice.
plush yew
I tried making a new project and doing it in there with the increase shadow resolution but itās still jittering every few seconds
is it possible that its due to my code?
obsidian nimbus
you tick into a delay...
marsh swallow
your delay
that will cause you to notice it.
so you want to rotate less and run that on tick
plush yew
I took out the delay but itās still flickering
The delay was to link it to my Time system within game (24 minutes per in-game day)
marsh swallow
@plush yew when u removed the delay did u adjust the rotation change as well?
light should move slow enough you cant notice it.
grim ore
have you tried debugging your output of the angle and roation and such to see if its jumping at any point? it looks like you have something else adjusting it
karmic nymph
I currently have a bp set up that allows my character to sprint, however it can sprint in every direction
how can i make it so that the character will only sprint upon pressing the forward key
rain vigil
Hey I need some help please. Iāve been trying to load some maps from the epic store into my project but when I tried opening them, my pc would just freeze. Is there any solution to this?
Iāve tried multiple maps
plush yew
how would I debug the output?
grim ore
@plush yew print out the rotation of the light casting the shadows and watch it as it goes along it's thing to see if it looks weird
@rain vigil what maps and freeze how? have you checked task manager. There is a very good chance it is compiling shaders and loading them up.
plush yew
Nothing weird that I can see
rain vigil
Its the meadow envoirement from the free for the month stuff. I havent checked the task manager since my pc completely freezes up when i click on the map @grim ore
My cursor wont even move anymore
plush yew
Itās definitely down to the refreshing of the shadows as far as I can tell
grim ore
@rain vigil it sounds like it needs to load and your machine is just trying ti process it, it's a map full of stuff
rain vigil
Soo sit there and wait?
autumn elbow
@plush yew remove or disable everything except the sun. All post, all sky, everything. Also any softening/blurring of the shadow. Just have a sharp shadow. See if it still pops.
Then one by one, introduce the skylight... post... whatever until you see the pop again
You can also take a look at the fps smoothing in ur prefs.
Lock it to 30, see if the pop is gone.
I'm curious also. š
tranquil marlin
Hey Guys, I am starting my first Indie Game! It is very exciting! I had one basic question. in order to make a good enough detailed game in Unreal is it necessary to learn C++ or another coding language? or working with blueprints are enough and can make everything possible? š
Let me know
Thanks
tranquil marlin
its gonna be 3D but minimal. the closest that I can mentions are games like: Journey , Little nightmare , Vane
autumn elbow
do you have to loop over a lot of items? a lot of calculations?
tranquil marlin
Probably not. mostly finding stuff. but its gonna be in 3 completely different environments.
autumn elbow
Start with BP, and if you start to have performance issues, then isolate the issue and fix it.
tranquil marlin
I see. and fixing that needs a little C++ ?
plush yew
I tried disabling all post processing and then setting it to simulate while i changed every single option on the directional light, one by one. not a single one stopped the shaking
autumn elbow
If it's a slow calculation then c++ will help.
tranquil marlin
Awesome thanks @autumn elbow
narrow mauve
@narrow mauve Vector fields are still a work in progress. i dont believe you can yet visualize them.
@marsh swallow Thank you
marsh swallow
@plush yew Get UDS and see what he did. lol
autumn elbow
@plush yew are all the geos casting popping shadows. From your vid, it looks like the character shadow is okay, and the cube in the distance looks okay
dire crescent
How can i use a ps4 controller in ue4?
plush yew
@autumn elbow yea its the geometry that the shadows are coming from
dire crescent
Thanks
grim ore
https://forums.unrealengine.com/community/community-content-tools-and-tutorials/1685594-tutorial-ue4-using-dualshock4-controller-via-usb-ps4-ds4-gamepad or yes use a 3rd party tool like ds4windows
plush yew
im considering just getting UDS at this point
autumn elbow
What is UDS?
plush yew
i've spent like three days trying to get this timecycle to work properly, and if theres a package for Ā£15 that can basically do that, i'd rather pay to save my time xD
Ultra Dynamic Sky
autumn elbow
Oh lol
marsh swallow
yeah i personally highly recommend it. š
autumn elbow
How are you moving the sun around?
marsh swallow
This comes from someone who used TrueSKY
@grim ore thats pretty cool! I did not know that.
i might have to setup Raw input ability
does that work for packaged games too? or just while your in editor
plush yew
the sun moves using a rotator variable that's combined with a 0.025 rotator for the y axis, mostly so that if I needed to, i could adjust the sun position using that variable
grim ore
packaged but note it needs C++ to package a project that uses it
autumn elbow
instead of a rotator, try SetActorLocation... just for kicks
plush yew
ye it goes through that, thats what the combined value goes into
oh wait no it goes into rotation not location
autumn elbow
Try location. Left to right so the shadows move.
grim ore
that wont work with a directional light
autumn elbow
ahh.. true..
grim ore
so are you just adding values to a rotator or using the functions to add rotators such as combine rotators
plush yew
I'll save us all the headache and just get UDS š
I just hope that doesn't have weird shadow issues
And I hope I can link it to my Timer variable so that I can control the time of day during missions
grim ore
I think you are just seeing the way the shadow works normally with resolution and such
so since this is on tick is it possible your having framerate issues?
but to be honest I see the same issue on my side just due to how fast it's moving and it going across vertexes and seams on the ground
autumn elbow
In his very first video, the shadow is split. Half is moving smoothly, the other is doing weird stuff
grim ore
yep math can definitely do it, its an angle and part of the shadow may be at a round down part and the pixel next to it at a round up part
autumn elbow
Yea, pretty interesting
plush yew
im installing the UDS now, I'll keep y'all updated on if it fixes my issues
even if it doesn't, it's a damn sexy skybox lmao
ancient lotus
can you play an animation montage without an animation blueprint?
autumn elbow
https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Engine/Animation/AnimMontage/UserGuide/index.html @ancient lotus
marsh swallow
So i have two skeletons (both literally the same structure however they have different sizes for male/female adjustments) i have tried a few different methods now, however no luck. How do you get Skeleton B to be able to use all of Skeleton A's animations. (Pretty much all animations are on Skeleton A, but i need Skeleton B to be able to use them).
I really dont want to Retarget and Duplicate then have to make an additional anim montage as well.
spice cliff
hey people i have a problem, i was using the 'SpawnActor' node in my blueprints but when i compile, the editor just freezes and crashes, ive only used this node once, is this a bug ?
ornate forge
I have the same exact problem with the Master Pose Component as described here https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/815682/set-master-pose-component-mesh-broken.html
Does anyone know how to prevent component meshes from breaking the same way?
spare kernel
@marsh swallow Epic do that in Fortnite
1 set of animations (on a base skeleton)
then they use runtime retargeting for the different skeletons
worn heath
Hey guys Im new to Unreal. Decided to learn some C++ scripting today. Is Visual Studios a terrible IDE for using with Unreal? The intellisense stops working regularly and I keep having to refresh visual studios from the editor, new lines of code is not even being compiled, and so many other bugs. Kind of really annoyed. Ive been using Unity extensively and never ran into any problems like this while using Visual Studios. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
ornate forge
@worn heath Intellisense is a pain, but apparently Visual Assist fixes it
People recommended it to me, haven't used it myself yet
You can also try JetBrains Rider
worn heath
Awesome! I will try it out. Thank!
glass rapids
Quick question, when my character spawns the cursor can still leave the screen
Its goes to my second monitor
I have the input mode to game and have the set show mouse cursor off
plush yew
Shadows are still a little bit twitchy so Iām putting it down to how Unreal calculates shadows based off moveable objects, but with how good the sky looks now, and how well it lights the area, thereās enough distraction for it now to be a big deal honestly
balmy tide
I am having some problem with UE. I changed few things in the Animation Blueprint of my project and it crashed when I compiled it
and now whenever I even click on the Animation Blueprint or the Character Blueprint associated, UE4 crashes
ancient lotus
@autumn elbow you still have to use an animation blueprint to use the montage
balmy tide
I didn't even save the blueprints, yet it keeps happening
`Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION reading address 0x000000ac
UE4Editor_KismetCompiler
UE4Editor_KismetCompiler
UE4Editor_KismetCompiler
UE4Editor_KismetCompiler
UE4Editor_KismetCompiler
UE4Editor_KismetCompiler
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this is the message I get
can someone please help? how do I restore this? I have put hours into the project, is it all corrupted and gone?
plush yew
what is Scalable 3D or 2D?
plush yew
anyone tried using the new blender send to unreal plugin? getting the following error
nvm looks like the docs have it
open wadi
Can a particle effect be added to a widget?
Essentially, I'm using a persistent level to allow for a particle effect background (smoke) to appear at all times behind my main menu.
Or, if that's not possible, can widgets appear overtop of a normal playfield?
tiny sonnet
I recently imported a ton of assets using quixel form ue4 marketplace. Should I open the overview map to load everything faster since everytime I use a new asset I have to wait like 10 min
open wadi
Good heavens, what are the specs of your machine?
balmy tide
can anyone please help me with the problem I posted?
open wadi
It's late, most of the guys who answer questions aren't here.
glass rapids
Hi, I have a question. My cursor goes out my my screen when I look right to my other monitor. I have my input to game only. Any Ideas?
plush yew
Anyone here experienced with VRexpansion Plugin?
tiny sonnet
My cpu is a i7 and my gpu is a Radeon 580 @open wadi
uneven fractal
@mossy nymph so I'm trying to use that snippet of code you sent me to expose the json function to bp but I seem to be running into errors
FString UFunctionalityLibrary::StructToJSON(UStruct* InStruct)
{
FString OutJsonString;
if (!FJsonObjectConverter::UStructToJsonObjectString(InStruct, OutJsonString, 0, 0))
{
UE_LOG(LogTemp, Warning, TEXT("Serialization failed."));
}
return OutJsonString;
}
mossy nymph
whats the error?
uneven fractal
Error C2510 'InStructType': left of '::' must be a class/struct/union D:\UnrealProjects\UE_4.25\Engine\Source\Runtime\JsonUtilities\Public\JsonObjectConverter.h 108
Error C2825 'InStructType': must be a class or namespace when followed by '::' VoxelMiningGame D:\UnrealProjects\UE_4.25\Engine\Source\Runtime\JsonUtilities\Public\JsonObjectConverter.h 108
Error C2672 'StaticStruct': no matching overloaded function found VoxelMiningGame D:\UnrealProjects\UE_4.25\Engine\Source\Runtime\JsonUtilities\Public\JsonObjectConverter.h 108
Error C2783 'UScriptStruct *StaticStruct(void)': could not deduce template argument for 'StructType' VoxelMiningGame D:\UnrealProjects\UE_4.25\Engine\Source\Runtime\JsonUtilities\Public\JsonObjectConverter.h 108
I'm trying to make it work with any struct type which I'm assuming is causing problems
uneven fractal
FString UFunctionalityLibrary::StructToJSON(UStruct InStruct)
making it not a pointer gives this error
Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State
Error Missing '*' in Expected a pointer type VoxelMiningGame D:\UnrealProjects\VoxelMiningGame\Source\VoxelMiningGame\Public\FunctionalityLibrary.h 28
mossy nymph
also, if you pass it a struct created on stack, you'll be serializing garbage
uneven fractal
wdym by "struct created on stack"?
mossy nymph
meaning if you create a struct inside a function, then call StructToJSON with a pointer to it
it will go out of scope as soon as calling function is done
i think you might have to do UScriptStruct there
not UStruct
not really 100% familiar with that part of the framework
but if its an expected pointer type for UStruct, then its a pointer to struct class, not struct instance
uneven fractal
FJsonObjectConverter::UStructToJsonObjectString(const UStruct* StructDefinition, const void* Struct, FString& OutJsonString,
seems to be overloaded there is this version
and then this version
template<typename InStructType>
static TSharedPtr<FJsonObject> UStructToJsonObject(const InStructType& InStruct,
but regardless your saying I should pass a UScriptStruct in my function?
mossy nymph
off the top of my head, no sure
uneven fractal
well shoot
if I can't make a universal struct input does that I mean I need to make a version of this function for each type of struct I want serialized?
actually I'm not sure that would work either since one of my scruts is blueprint defined so I wouldn't be able to refrence it specifically in c++
restive zinc
anyone know how to fix this my vault animation plays but it doesn't attach to the obstacle and skips it entirely
srry i fixed it was root motion
open wadi
Is there a way to simply add a layer of darkness over a viewport, akin to a filter, so to speak? For example, I have some particle effects running, but I want them dimmed in the background behind the navigation widgets I load into the viewport.
dim axle
umm I have a general question, is there like any guide or anything on how to manage your files and if its even important to manage your files super neatly,
dim axle
???
no i mean in the enigne? like where to put all the blueprints and all the imported assets and like file structure stuff
open wadi
I just googled "how to manage your files UE4" and the first link that came up was a YouTube video on "UE4 Project File Management"
I'd start there.
dim axle
ok
open wadi
orchid coral
hi everyone i'm new to unreal engine and i'm making my first game. is anyone able to help me with a problem with my ai please? it's a 2d sidescroller and i have a melee ai which chases the player once the player overlaps his sphere and that works fine. i've tried to add a 2nd attack which is a ranged attack and used all the same stuff to track the player but when i have both attacks enabled the ai turns 180 degrees and faces away from the player but still chases the player while shooting the opposite direction
stray adder
hi guys
wide prawn
Hey guys. So when 4.25 released, I also happened to upgrade my GPU to a 2060 Super 8gb, so I'm not sure who's the culprit in this. But when I run two windowed standalone screens to test multiplayer, the unfocused screen gets about 5-10 fps...but if I focus on it, smooth 120fps, yet the opposite screen is now running 5-10fps. I've never seen this before until both of these upgrades happened. and it seems to be on any type of UE4 project when running multiple standalones. Anyone else having this problem? If not, maybe it's my GPU with an odd setting. But it's hard to test multiplayer when the unfocused window is lagging soooo far behind. Maybe it's a CPU setting? Iāve made sure to turn off the āuse less CPU in backgroundā in the editor preferences. Iāve tried capping the FPS, no change. The odd thing, when I unfocus BOTH standalones, I get perfect FPS in both. Itās so wonky.
granite spire
@wide prawn I'm "mark elliott" helping you in the thread, FYI, we might need a list of things you have tried, haha.
wide prawn
Oh nice! Iāve gone into windows settings and turned off any focusing/game overriding and performance settings that I could find but none of that made a difference. Switched off āuse less CPU in backgroundā, tried using a FPS set to 60. Tried smooth frame rate. PIE view with two screens runs perfect. Itās ONLY standalone having issues.
granite spire
Try that thing I suggested, a new project with 2 instances of that
I'm expecting it to do the same issue, but I'm just curious
queen bough
hi guys, may i ask if you have any tips on how to make polygons appearing from the scene view like transformation in this video. Thanks for the help! https://youtu.be/gms5Krs4Qpg
azure reef
Hello guys! I have a noob question. Mobiles supports 1 directional stationary light. So I can use 1 stationary light / level or on the entire game? Because right now I have 10 levels and each one has a stationary light
And my game is crashing a lot and I can't really find the problem
granite spire
@queen bough The little dots that move down? it's kind of like what the 'spark' particle is in the content examples, just with XYZ values spread out.
@azure reef 1 stationary light per level, if you unload a level and load another you can use another one I think, though I don't dive into apps, have you tried to remove all lighting to see if that solves the crashing?
azure reef
I'm gonna do this asap. Hope it will fix my problems
feral sierra
How to raise heightmap landscape terrain resolution after importation?
candid grail
How does this make sense: A valid Game Instance fails casting to the type set in project settings - but only in packaged game?
sage blade
Does anyone know how to render in Unreal Engine? (with alpha)
I also have Niagara particles
tender pecan
@sage blade would this maybe be what you are looking for?
smoky sonnet
hey how can i for example save the coins of my users after an update or if they switch from one phone to another? [android]
sleek solar
save them on some server
smoky sonnet
is there a built in service for example from goggle play because they save so much online and some mbs wouldnt be that big
or plugins of any similiar
because isnt is so if i let the user buy something ingame and i update the app it replaces the entire app of the user if he clicks update
rigid belfry
slightly related, i was curious to know how to tie save files to a steam account. i have a multiplayer game almost ready but i still need to understand how save games and steam work
sleek solar
you should check steamworks documentation for that (if that's an option)
smoky sonnet
i just dont know if i change something to my app and reupload it to goggle play so that the users can update the game if they will lose their savegame because it replaces the app
whole quarry
@azure reef better to read out the logs to pinpoint the cause of the crash instead of going on a wild goose chase
odd yarrow
