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

[Rama]

Get Difference Between Any Two Times

This node calculates the difference in Milliseconds/Seconds/Minutes/Hours between any two times that you record using my node above!

Again you can save as many nodes as you want for use with this node, I record the times as strings!



Enjoy!

Rama

[Isaac Nichols]

Taking Simple BP Node Requests

Anyone have a simple thing they'd like to have added to Blueprints that is not there already?

I am taking small scale requests at the moment, since I dont have any immediate BP node ideas of my own.

Has to be very simple

Let me know!

Rama

Hi Rama,

How simple would it be to create a function that lets you get the current screenmode. There are 3 screen modes that I believe exist 0 - 1 and 2. It would be nice to check the screen mode against a function grabbing the correct info, because the current fullscreen command seems to get lost and sometimes cycles through the 3 options. Maybe an enum so you can check against it and toggle to the next mode.

Isaac

[n00854180t]

@Rama, do you happen to know if it's possible to output a .uasset for a UTexture2D in a packaged game? If so, I think a node for that would be extremely nice. Combined with the Texture from Disk node, it'd be quite useful for loading mods and caching out the .uassets.

[Rama]

Hi Rama,

How simple would it be to create a function that lets you get the current screenmode. There are 3 screen modes that I believe exist 0 - 1 and 2. It would be nice to check the screen mode against a function grabbing the correct info, because the current fullscreen command seems to get lost and sometimes cycles through the 3 options. Maybe an enum so you can check against it and toggle to the next mode.

Isaac

I already have a node that does this that I made for the Solus options menu, I will work getting a version for my Victory Plugin soon as I can!

@Rama, do you happen to know if it's possible to output a .uasset for a UTexture2D in a packaged game? If so, I think a node for that would be extremely nice. Combined with the Texture from Disk node, it'd be quite useful for loading mods and caching out the .uassets.

I'm pretty sure it is against the rules /illegal to do this, as you would need access to editor code in the packaged game, which we are not allowed to use in a packaged game.

I was told info similar to this when I asked about including the FBX importer/exporter in a packaged game

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My Solution

I save T2D to binary array and the load it back in!

That's how I created a screenshot-based save/load file browser for Solus!

My tutorial and code for binary save systems is in my signature!

Rama

[Jimmy_Jazz]

Do you take requests?

[Rama]

Two New BP Nodes

Get and set Full Screen Mode Using Convenient Enum!



This node lets you choose between regular full screen, which involves that brief black screen and then the switch to absolute fullscreem,

and windowed full screen, which most people prefer these days!

There's a slightly mysterious third option in this list because it is still in Epic's code base, which is Windowed Full Screen High Quality. The only comment in Epic's code base is that HQ windowed full screen can cause some performance issues while switching, or something like that.

In any case, I am providing you with all 3 options to experiment with as you wish!

After setting the Full Screen type you will still have to use console command -> "setres 1920x1080f" where f means fullscreen, if your window is not full screen already!

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Rama's Joy Graphics Library

This node is a sneak peak at the Graphics Library I prepared for Solus and would like to post on the marketplace as soon as plugins are being accepted by Epic for the marketplace.

Enjoy!

Rama

PS: This node brought to you by Isaac's request:

Hi Rama,

How simple would it be to create a function that lets you get the current screenmode. There are 3 screen modes that I believe exist 0 - 1 and 2. It would be nice to check the screen mode against a function grabbing the correct info, because the current fullscreen command seems to get lost and sometimes cycles through the 3 options. Maybe an enum so you can check against it and toggle to the next mode.

Isaac

[starseeker]

Epic, Hire Rama already, (before he is snap by rival company) !

Anyway, I have download & try some of the nodes. Thanks.

However, a question, do the

~ Change Hue

~ Change Saturation

suppose to work in the Material editior. I cannot seems to pull out these nodes.

[Isaac Nichols]

Awesome thanks. I can't wait to see your marketplace store.

[n00854180t]

I'm pretty sure it is against the rules /illegal to do this, as you would need access to editor code in the packaged game, which we are not allowed to use in a packaged game.

I was told info similar to this when I asked about including the FBX importer/exporter in a packaged game

~~~

My Solution

I save T2D to binary array and the load it back in!

That's how I created a screenshot-based save/load file browser for Solus!

My tutorial and code for binary save systems is in my signature!

Rama

I thought that too but wasn't really sure.

I'll use the binary save - didn't even think of that Good idea.

[Rama]

Epic, Hire Rama already, (before he is snap by rival company) !

Anyway, I have download & try some of the nodes. Thanks.

However, a question, do the

~ Change Hue

~ Change Saturation

suppose to work in the Material editior. I cannot seems to pull out these nodes.

Haha no rival company is getting me!


UE4 for me for always!


These nodes are for Texture2D, not for the material editor


They are also not very efficient, you're better off making a material and spawning a Dynamic Material Instance instead

[Rama]

Two New Nodes As Of 7/28/14

Set Max Frame Rate

Set Frame Rate To Be Unbound!

These two nodes can be run at any time during game time!

Can be part of your options menu or for testing how game behaves at low frame rates, or what the max frame rate possible is with only your hardware limits!





Enjoy!

[Rama]

UMG Tutorial

I just posted my very first UMG tutorial, and the very first wiki about UMG in the Tutorials section!

https://forums.unrealengine.com/show...-Dynamic-Array

[Rama]

As Mentioned in Hourence's Twitch Stream

This is the same node you could see in the Epic twitch stream with Hourences just last week!

I told Hourences I could give him the real system time and he did wonders with it!


Get Current Operating System Time

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Get Milliseconds/Seconds/Minutes/Hours Passed Since Previous Recorded Time!


These two nodes can be used to

1. obtain the current local Operating System Time for your computer.

2. obtain the amount of milliseconds/seconds/minutes/hours that have passed since the time you recorded for the first node! You can stores as many times as you want! They are simply stored as a string!


You can use these two nodes to record down to the sub-millisecond the amount of time passing between game events!

The milliseconds portion is a float, so you can record far smaller than 1 millisecond!


In the attached picture I record the amount of real-world time between two key presses



Enjoy!

Rama

[Rama]

4 Array Analysis Nodes

Max of Float Array

Max of Int Array

Min of Float Array

Min of Int Array


Returns the max/min value as well as the index in the array of that value!

See pic!



Enjoy!

Rama

[Rama]

Featured BP Nodes

Trace Data

I've designed several BP nodes to make doing traces easier!

Again you can download and use these nodes as a plugin, even in non-C++ project!

Get Trace Data From Skeletal Mesh Socket




Rama