(39) Rama's Extra Blueprint Nodes for You as a Plugin, No C++ Required!

[strezoiu]

Hello Rama.
First of all, let me thank you for the great help you have provided to all of us with your Victory!
I've seen you load texture from file nodes, and I'm wondering if there are any nodes that load all the image files from a folder, and then add them to an array or something? For example, I would provide the Folder location and Name, and then I might be able to read the contents of that folder ( Files and images included ?).
Thanks.

[Rama]

Hello Rama.
First of all, let me thank you for the great help you have provided to all of us with your Victory!
I've seen you load texture from file nodes, and I'm wondering if there are any nodes that load all the image files from a folder, and then add them to an array or something? For example, I would provide the Folder location and Name, and then I might be able to read the contents of that folder ( Files and images included ?).
Thanks.

That would not be too hard to add, I will work on that as soon as I can, but that might be awhile since I am deep in development my physics based multiplayer game

Hey, thanks for this super useful plugin Rama. I got a question about packaging the project. I'm trying to package a win64 development build. But I keep getting errors.

I've tried hard to solve this by reading the forum, and to some success. I seem to have figured out that I needed to put the plugin folders inside the respective folder in the UE_4.20 engine folder instead of having it inside the project folder itself. Hope that is correct. But after getting rid of those errors I seem to be hitting a wall when trying to package.


This is the error that got me perplexed:
ERROR: Unable to determine module type for F:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_4.20\Engine\Source\VictoryBPLibrary\VictoryBPLibrary.Build.cs
UATHelper: Packaging (Windows (64-bit)): (referenced via DTH.uproject -> VictoryBPLibrary.uplugin)

I attached the full output log in the post.

Would greatly appreciate any assistance on this.
P.S. It's a UE 4.20.3 blueprint project and I'm only using the node "Victory load texture 2D from file" if that is of any importance.

Thanks!

UPDATE: I was able to solve this issue by packaging the project as a "shipping build" instead of a "development build". Hope this can be of help for someone else!

Welcome to the UE4 forums! And thanks for posting your solution!

♥

Rama

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[Rama]

4.21 Is Live!

Yes!!!!

4.21 (win32, win64, editor, dev packaged, and shipping)
https://www.mediafire.com/file/ryxdp...gin21.zip/file

 

Spoiler

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[Rollocasual]

Can someone upload 4.15 version please? link is broken.

[tweaq]

I just want to make a suggestion: I have added Append to the to the Save String Text to File functions. I am by no means a programmer but these do work and I make sure to add them every time I use Victory. You just need to replace the functions in 2 files and recompile. Its just a slightly easier way instead of appending an array and overwriting.
VictoryBPFunctionLibrary.cpp:

bool UVictoryBPFunctionLibrary::FileIO__SaveStringTextToFile(
    FString SaveDirectory,
    FString JoyfulFileName,
    FString SaveText,
    bool AllowOverWriting,
    bool Append
) {
    if (!FPlatformFileManager::Get().GetPlatformFile().CreateDirectoryTree(*SaveDirectory))
    {
        //Could not make the specified directory
        return false;
        //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    }

    //get complete file path
    SaveDirectory += "\\";
    SaveDirectory += JoyfulFileName;

    //No over-writing?
    if (!AllowOverWriting)
    {
        //Check if file exists already
        if (FPlatformFileManager::Get().GetPlatformFile().FileExists(*SaveDirectory))
        {
            //no overwriting
            return false;
        }
    }
    if (!Append)
    {
        return FFileHelper::SaveStringToFile(SaveText, *SaveDirectory);
    }

    return FFileHelper::SaveStringToFile(SaveText, *SaveDirectory, FFileHelper::EEncodingOptions::AutoDetect, &IFileManager::Get(), EFileWrite::FILEWRITE_Append);
}
bool UVictoryBPFunctionLibrary::FileIO__SaveStringArrayToFile(FString SaveDirectory, FString JoyfulFileName, TArray<FString> SaveText, bool AllowOverWriting, bool Append)
{
    //Dir Exists?
    if (!VCreateDirectory(SaveDirectory))
    {
        //Could not make the specified directory
        return false;
        //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    }

    //get complete file path
    SaveDirectory += "\\";
    SaveDirectory += JoyfulFileName;

    //No over-writing?
    if (!AllowOverWriting)
    {
        //Check if file exists already
        if (FPlatformFileManager::Get().GetPlatformFile().FileExists(*SaveDirectory))
        {
            //no overwriting
            return false;
        }
    }

    FString FinalStr = "";
    for (FString& Each : SaveText)
    {
        FinalStr += Each;
        FinalStr += LINE_TERMINATOR;
    }

    if (!Append)
    {
        return FFileHelper::SaveStringToFile(FinalStr, *SaveDirectory);
    }

    return FFileHelper::SaveStringToFile(FinalStr, *SaveDirectory, FFileHelper::EEncodingOptions::AutoDetect, &IFileManager::Get(), EFileWrite::FILEWRITE_Append);

}

VictoryBPFunctionLibrary.h:

    /** Saves text to filename of your choosing, make sure include whichever file extension you want in the filename, ex: SelfNotes.txt . Make sure to include the entire file path in the save directory, ex: C:\MyGameDir\BPSavedTextFiles */
    UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "Victory BP Library|File IO")
        static bool FileIO__SaveStringTextToFile(FString SaveDirectory, FString JoyfulFileName, FString SaveText, bool AllowOverWriting = false, bool Append = false);

    /** Saves multiple Strings to filename of your choosing, with each string on its own line! Make sure include whichever file extension you want in the filename, ex: SelfNotes.txt . Make sure to include the entire file path in the save directory, ex: C:\MyGameDir\BPSavedTextFiles */
    UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "Victory BP Library|File IO")
        static bool FileIO__SaveStringArrayToFile(FString SaveDirectory, FString JoyfulFileName, TArray<FString> SaveText, bool AllowOverWriting = false, bool Append = false);

[tweaq]

Hello Rama.
First of all, let me thank you for the great help you have provided to all of us with your Victory!
I've seen you load texture from file nodes, and I'm wondering if there are any nodes that load all the image files from a folder, and then add them to an array or something? For example, I would provide the Folder location and Name, and then I might be able to read the contents of that folder ( Files and images included ?).
Thanks.

Not Rama, but I can answer this. Yes. The node Joy File IO Get Files will get all files in a given directory with optional ext filter. That will give you an array of strings that you could ForLoop through and load them into a Texture2D array. I set our Load location through the Game.ini and used Get Custom Config Var String to set the given directory for the Get Files

[Rollocasual]

is there a way to uninstall this plugin? when i disable it , i cant open editor cause crashes all time

[teak421]

is there a way to uninstall this plugin? when i disable it , i cant open editor cause crashes all time

If you installed it in your project simply remove the directory from your plugin folder. Check your .uproject file too and make sure its not listed there... I think that's it..!

teak

[Rollocasual]

If you installed it in your project simply remove the directory from your plugin folder. Check your .uproject file too and make sure its not listed there... I think that's it..!

teak

I did it , when editor restarts it crashes all time )=

[teak421]

I did it , when editor restarts it crashes all time )=

Does it crash on ANY project that you load? Or, just the project that had the plugin?

[apkhaypblog]

That's an excellent answer to my question. Thank you.

Victory Plugin 4.16

Dear Community,

Here is Victory Plugin 4.16!

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Download Links

4.16 Build (win32, win64, editor, dev packaged, and shipping)
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♥ Please note I now use the UE4 Marketplace C++ Plugin Standard when packaging Victory plugin for you ♥

1. Win64 Development
2. Win64 Shipping <~~~~~~ NEW!
3. Win32 Development
4. Win32 Shipping

Please see my instructions for Packaging UE4 Plugins With Your Game.

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Rama

Thanks, I shall be doing so!

[Sertac Ogan]

4.21 Is Live!

Yes!!!!

4.21 (win32, win64, editor, dev packaged, and shipping)
https://www.mediafire.com/file/ryxdp...gin21.zip/file

 

Spoiler

You know you want it!!!

♥

Rama

Yes thank you!

[Chaosian]

Just want to write a thanks, Rama. Reading through this thread, you got a billion people pulling at you and asking you questions- but you got this under control, and always up to date in such a professional manner. Kudos, kudos.

[Rama]

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

Yes thank you!

You're welcome!

Just want to write a thanks, Rama. Reading through this thread, you got a billion people pulling at you and asking you questions- but you got this under control, and always up to date in such a professional manner. Kudos, kudos.

Hee hee, thanks!

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Rama

[RobMilliken]

4.21 Is Live!

Yes!!!!

4.21 (win32, win64, editor, dev packaged, and shipping)
https://www.mediafire.com/file/ryxdp...gin21.zip/file

 

Spoiler

You know you want it!!!

♥

Rama

Quick comment on version for 4.21 as it applies to Android. I get errors during compile, but was able to correct.

I did this by commenting out #include "DestructibleComponent.h" in VictoryBPFUnctionLibrary.cpp as well as the ENTIRE function (same file): bool UVictoryBPFunctionLibrary::VictoryDestructible_DestroyChunk(UDestructibleComponent* DestructibleComp, int32 HitItem)
Begin the comment out *before* the Bool UVictoryBPFunctionLibrary and after the last fence after the return false.

As most everyone knows Android doesn't do Apex destruct, it builds. ;-)

I do note Rama did best to try to #if / #endif these out to not conflict with Android, but it needed a bit more snipping. Perhaps moving those around instead of commenting would work as well. I just got it to compile, haven't actually tested the Blueprints, but it looks like a boon to me - I'm getting this for the first time to load runtime textures; wish me luck on figuring it out! I do note too that the code is well commented, but wonder (no, I haven't read all of these comments, perhaps I missed it) if there is any readme or documentation?

Thanks Rama for all the functions!

Rob Milliken