The Unreal Engine. Not to be confused with the free UDK.
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Can materials be melted using code?
Say this ball for example :
These three models have been created, to then use a simple morph transition to make the ball switch from 0 to 1 then to 2, and make it look like it's melting.
But is ...
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In UE4, how do I turn my character's body together with the camera?
I made a simple punch animation in Blender and exported it into Unreal Engine 4. In-game, the character appeared from a 3rd-person perspective, but I made it look like first-person by adjusting the ...
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What type of networking archtitecture does Unreal Engine 4 have?
I am working on online multiplayer FPS on UE 4 with up to 16 players.
I am now at the making architecture model, stage.
I am doing research on possible server architecture model with respect for ...
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Unreal engine: How to get FHitResult.FaceIndex?
When I do
PlayerController->GetHitResultUnderCursor(ECollisionChannel::ECC_WorldDynamic, false, TraceResult);
TraceResult.FaceIndex is always -1.
Here @OriCohen says that I have to "use a ...
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How to create custom gravity in unreal engine and only affect specific actors?
I am fairly new to unreal engine and I would like to know how to set custom gravity in a specific point or area instead of down. For example I do not want the gravity pull to be down but more to the ...
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Can I do Sound Mapping in unreal Engine 4?
I am currently a student trying to build a game for my final year project and I am wondering about a few things when it comes to sound in unreal 4
Is it possible to have sound map out the outlines of ...
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Need help with creating a stun gun. (Unreal Script)
I am fairly new to the programming world. I am currently at College and one of the tasks I need to do is create a "stun gun" or "freeze gun". Basically when you shoot a target (other player) i want it ...
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hosting a windows game on a linux server [closed]
there! I am currently working on a game on Unreal 4, and although im still in early production(barely any code written, mostly visual assets at this point), i want to ask this now, so that i know how ...
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Weapon index sets index values to the same
i've got a question about my unreal blueprints. I've been trying to get this right for almost a month now, but i don't know how to fix this. These are my are down below and a small video to explain my ...
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Animation not visible
I made an animation with keyframes in Blender with a rig and exported it to a FBX. I then loaded it in into UE4 and I just saw the mesh fine (except for the materials, but that is another story.). So ...
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Importing materials from blender to UE4
So my problem is that I have a nice green glass material in blender which I imported to UE4 (4.8.1) but in the editor the material was just a simple green colour.
I have no idea what I should do to ...
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What exactly is the difference between Unreal Development Kit and Uunreal Engine 4? [duplicate]
I want to start learning game development and I would obviously come across this tool. So every where I went people mentioned Unreal Engine 4 to be a viable choice, I've tried a bit of Unity and now I ...
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Dynamic sky HDRI with dynamic sun lighting?
Using VUE xStream, I can easily generate an unlit sky with some clouds. However, I would like to use a shader to dynamically light the clouds according to the sun position, intensity and color to give ...
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UDK Render Hud Problem
I've been following this tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOLAeyRCXYM
And
This is how my kismet looks like :
http://imgur.com/jTCKo87
I want to display the text when player touches the ...
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UDK 3 - Applying a shader on Touch()
I'm attempting to follow DarkCarnivour's Object / Mesh Outline Effect but having some issues with the scripting.
Guide: https://forums.epicgames.com/threads/865957-Object-Mesh-Outline-Effect-working
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UE4 or Cryengine for large forest wilderness open map? [closed]
I want to create a survival game FPS with large forest wilderness in an open map fashion. What engine should I choose and what tools do I pick for modelling and such?
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Cannot add key in matinee for static meshes (UE4)
My problem is the following:
I was trying to make a sliding door based on a video tutorial, I had the static mesh, which was the door itself, and I added a Matinee for that door, so I went 'Add New ...
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How do I Rigidbody.AddForce(Vector3) in Unreal Engine?
I am coming from the Unity Engine, and trying to get my feet wet with Unreal Engine 4.8.x. I want to add a one-time force to an object. To accomplish this in Unity 5, I would use:
void Start(){
...
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How can I go about testing games on a console
I was wondering how I could play a game I've made on a console (PS3). I don't want to sell it or anything I just want to test it for now, also do I still have to do that whole registration thing to do ...
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Sprite outline based on light position in UE4
I have simple sprite (for example black box) and I like to add to it outline (red line on example image) but based on light direction. I know UE4 use deffered renderer, so I cant access to lights, but ...
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Unreal Engine 4 is now only free or open source as well?
Recently Unreal Engine 4 become free with Royalty fees. What about the code? Is it opensource or no?
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How do I move the position of the sun in UDK3?
I have a skybox, with a sun, but I can't seem to find the options to move the position of the sun in the sky. Any pointers?
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Setting up local players in Unreal Engine
I'm trying to make a 4 player 2D local multiplayer game.
I have tried a lot of stuff to get to this stage, but as far as I have been told, a method called CreateLocalPlayer creates a local player, ...
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How can I get a reference to a object in the world in UE4?
I'm coding a simple maze game in UE4 and I have everything I wanted to implement done except having an obstacle in the scene. What I have is a simple Obstacle class which is a child of an Actor class.
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Adding smooth round Bézier curve corners in unreal editor?
Unreal Editor offers rectangular and round geometry. It also offers boolean operations. I can make a smooth corner by playing around with cylinder and boolean operations. I really would like to make a ...
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How can I place the player into a 360° video in UE4?
I have a 360° video (6 separate videos stitched together into a panorama) with a first person view walking through an environment. I would like to put this in a game engine such that the actor can ...
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Installing Unreal Engine 4 in Ubuntu — setting OAuth
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Building_On_Linux
When I run ./GenerateProjectFiles.sh I get this:
Github build
Checking / downloading the latest archives
Please set OAUTH_TOKEN
You can generate an ...
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Do I have to compile Unreal 4's source myself in order to make games with it?
Now I understand the need for this if people want to make modifications to the engine itself, but if I want to use the engine as is and just program games with it, do I need to do all this?
I figured ...
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Can I use sounds from UT2004?
What if I use some sounds from the game Unreal Tournament 2004? I can export them from .uax archives via UnrealED tool into .wav files. I could (and very would like to) import them into my game I am ...
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360-degree rotation/movement inside a tube [duplicate]
I'm trying to implement in UE4 the same gameplay mechanic Ballistics had:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaJiPpLzbNg
Working with splines doesn't quite cut it, because they have to be done ...
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Unpacking UE4 .pak's?
Is there any way to properly unpack/repack resources of UDK-based games (.pak files)? .
From what I've tried already, gildor.org's viewer seems to skip/ignore these .pak's (also, UDK, which is UE3 ...
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How are the Unreal Development Kit (UDK) and Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) related?
I'm thinking of learning Unreal Engine 4, but it costs money, and I want to try and keep costs as low as possible while I'm learning. In contrast, the Unreal Development Kit is free.
How similar are ...
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Accessing the command line from in-game?
Is there a way to interact with the command line (Linux/Windows) from in-game using a game engine such as Unity or Unreal? I would like to have the user be able to jump on a console or even just ...
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What exactly does Unreal Engine 4's Class Wizard do?
I know "it adds classes to your project" and "creates boiler plate code for you" but what does that actually mean? Does it do anything besides properly generate your .h and .cpp files for you?
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Setting up a camera to make the world look large
I am attempting to configure my camera to give the impression of a normal sized player in a giant room. Since units are arbitrary, I figured this should be possible (despite the fact that the room is ...
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UE4: Apply texture on landscape based on angle
I am creating a material for my landscape. I know that one could for example use the landscapes heightmap as a mask to apply textures at certain heights, but I want to apply textures at certain ...
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Get derived Pawn from collision actor in UE4
I am trying to build a basic RTS unit selection but any time I try to possess the target pawn it crashes.
The pawn in the collision is a blueprint derived directly from APawn.
Am I casting from the ...
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Unreal Engine 4 — Casting [closed]
I am currently developing my first classes in Unreal Engine 4. Coming from using UScript extensively, I'm getting a little bit confused by how typecasting works in pure C++. More specifically, ...
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Why are god objects so common in game programming? [closed]
This is a bit of a philosophical question. Excuse me if it's out of place here.
Most modern games developed in C++ use (or at least purport to use) an object-oriented approach. A common axiom of ...
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What do I need to Mod a Unreal Engine 3 game? [closed]
what I am looking for is some advise making a mod for a certain game and how I would go about making it. The game I am talking about is Blacklight: Retribution and what I wan't to know is;
Is it ...
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Bouncing ball slowing down over time
I use the unreal engine 4 to bounce a ball off of walls in a 2D space, but over time the ball gets slower and slower.
Movement happens in the tick function of the ball
FVector location = ...
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Child object free movement on Parent object
Just to be straightforward, I am completely new to many aspects of coding and am searching for different specs and guidelines to aid me on my journey to crafting a wonderful game in Epic Games' Unreal ...
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Should I be concerned about assets being accessed by dumping VRAM?
I have heard many people tell me that a user can dump the VRAM on their GPU and get all the images in my game. Including all "Streamed" images. This includes most of my Menu graphics.
How would a ...
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Can UE4 be used from multiple locations with a single license?
I want to subscribe to Unreal Engine 4 with my small game development team. But before we do, we have a question: can we also use UE4 from multiple locations at the same time? So that all of our ...
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Using Blueprint to spawn objects at runtime in Unreal Engine 4
Using UE4's "Blueprint" visual scripting system, how can I dynamically spawn objects at runtime?
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How to auto animate character movement - Unreal engine 4
I am learning Unreal 4. And basically I want to find out how to auto move character. Which means when I start playing I want the character to auto move forward without my interaction. I know how to do ...
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Creating very rough 3D models [closed]
I am not a modeller, more into the programming side. However say I wanted to create an open world type of game using U4. Is there a way to create very rough models, say of buildings, cars, trees, ...
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Which Unreal Engine 4 project files can I ignore in source control?
I want to put an Unreal Engine 4 project under source control with git. (I know the editor has Perforce and Subversion support, but I don't care for those.)
What folder and files do I include in the ...
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Where are the logs created by Unreal Frontend? [closed]
I am trying to read errors generated by a build and cannot locate the log file. Which directory is it in?
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Why do I see a lot of games using Unreal engine when there are much better alternatives? [closed]
I play games on my computer often and I see a lot of games using the Unreal engine. Can someone explain why do developers choose to use this engine? In my opinion there are much better alternatives. ...
