Geodav's UE4 tutorials and support thread

[comet]

just added a small series (3 videos) on starting and packaging a basic project

Thank you for your contributions. I am planning to convert from Unity to UE4 and my last remaining hesitancy is tutorials, documentation, and marketplace. Unity exploded because of its community made tutorials and asset store. If UE4 can get the same level of community and marketplace assets, that will take it over the top. These are the things that make small time amateurs like me make a dream possible, even if it is one tiny step at a time. Community and thriving marketplace for small dreamers like me. Those are the king makers for any game engine.

[jeffmorris]

Geodav, Please add captioning to your video tutorials. I am hearing-impaired. I'm interested in your basic vehicle tutorial.

[KITATUS]

Geodav, Please add captioning to your video tutorials. I am hearing-impaired. I'm interested in your basic vehicle tutorial.

GeoDav, do you any plans to create written versions of your tutorials? If not, I don't mind doing it for your website or whatever if it helps people who can't hear / understand / follow a video / whatever reason.

[Geodav]

to be honest i haven't even thought about written tutorials in a long time, mainly because doing a video is a lot quicker/easier

[KITATUS]

to be honest i haven't even thought about written tutorials in a long time, mainly because doing a video is a lot quicker/easier

I can transcribe your videos (With Screenies) for you and send them to you to put on your site / the Wiki if you'd like?

[jeffmorris]

Any updates on adding captioning to tutorial videos?

[jamesfsky]

Geodav, is there any way to get upk files into Blender? I've really been wanting to go through Dishonored's static meshes for inspiration, and it'd be really nice to search for what I want instead of having to walk through the game :P

[KingBadger3D]

@Jamesfsky, go into blender user settings and activate the udk tools i think that are in the import/export section. You should now be able to import.

[jamesfsky]

@Jamesfsky, go into blender user settings and activate the udk tools i think that are in the import/export section. You should now be able to import.

Woah, didn't see those, but even so (I'm not trying to be picky, just saying!), those are only .psk and .psa; Dishonored (and from what I hear, all the other UE games) package their files in .upk files. Is there a program that unpacks those into .psk files? Thanks for your help!

[Geodav]

well thats not really legal but google "umodel" "umodel_gui" & "Gildor"
the tool works psk/psa/fbx i mainly used it to cheat when trying to port my udk content to UE4 beta which failed when i realise the scale difference
but it does help

[jamesfsky]

Danke for the tip!

[Geodav]

been a while but i've added a few videos
2 in the blender - ue4 section for vehicle set up and collision mesh
1 in the UE4 section for setting up a simple vehicle suspension

[Geodav]

must admit i don't update this thread enough but here's another for you

https://youtu.be/g8cWVnc5Xlc
export the UE4.8.2 SK_Mannequin then import to Blender 2.75a
export from blender into ue watch for the export options

[Stockbrot]

Great stuff, I subscribed!

[johnsmith2016]

Hi Mr Geo, can you please provide us a link for your weapon package?, can you please upload them as a weapon pack for udk?