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

[Rama]

Dear Community,

This node lets you spawn sublevels easily to dynamically generate worlds!

I've presented a solution for ensuring you can spawn multiple instances of the same UE4 level, by giving you an "Instance Number" that you should increment each time you spawn an instance of a level.

This allows me to enable you to easily create as many uniquely translated and rotated instances of a level as you want!

This is ideal for Dynamic Level Generation!

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Can Include Landscapes and Other Fancy Level Features!

In my demo I included a landscape in my level "tile."

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Level Scripting / Level Blueprint

You can also include level scripting that will run uniquely per level isntance!

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Victory Load Level Instance



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Latest plugin download on the UE4 Wiki: (7.16 mb)
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/File:VictoryPlugin.zip

Not using the latest engine version? Check out my wiki section on which plugin release dates go with which engine version!

Plugin Release Dates and UE4 Engine Versions
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Rama%2...ngine_Versions

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Victory Plugin Binaries for Packaged Games

https://wiki.unrealengine.com/File:V...inPackaged.zip

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Victory Plugin on Media Fire

If your browser is not updating the Wiki download page to the most recent version, you can use my alternative Media Fire download link!

Please note the mediafire version includes both the editor and packaged game binaries in the same file ♥ Rama

https://www.mediafire.com/?ieovbd5l9d7yub2

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Donations

Donations can be sent to me via:
http://lightningfitness.org/donate/

[Nsomnia]

You make me want to quit schoool and learn the entire UE4 api.

I remmeber something about procedural meshes, I have to skim through the pages I'm looking to make meshes that "grow" that dont need collission but arnt just cubes as the proedural mesh component allows.

[Rama]

You make me want to quit schoool and learn the entire UE4 api.

Hee hee!

I wish more schools used UE4 to help people learn C++, it would be so much more interesting to visually see your coding unfold, and provides an inspiration to want to code more so you can make more game happen!



Rama

[Rama]

Improved Get Vertex Locations of Static Mesh

Now works in Packaged Games





My C++ Code For You

See my PhysX wiki for the basic build.cs setup:
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/PhysX,...o_Your_Project

Here is the code I wrote to get all of the transformed vertex positions using the Body Instance and PhysX code!

I am doing many safety checks to ensure the Body Instance data is valid before utilizing it, and the result is that now you can get accurate vertex locations in packaged games!

//~~~ PhysX ~~~
#include "PhysXIncludes.h"
#include "PhysicsPublic.h"		//For the ptou conversions
//~~~~~~~~~~~

//Get Transformed Vertex positions of any static mesh! -Rama
bool UVictoryBPFunctionLibrary::GetStaticMeshVertexLocations(UStaticMeshComponent* Comp, TArray<FVector>& VertexPositions)
{
	
	if(!Comp || !Comp->IsValidLowLevel()) 
	{
		return false;
	}
	//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	
	//Component Transform
	FTransform RV_Transform = Comp->GetComponentTransform(); 
	
	//Body Setup valid?
	UBodySetup* BodySetup = Comp->GetBodySetup();
	
	if(!BodySetup || !BodySetup->IsValidLowLevel())
	{
		return false;
	}  
	
	//Get the Px Mesh!
	PxTriangleMesh* TriMesh = BodySetup->TriMesh;
	 
	if(!TriMesh) 
	{
		return false;
	}
	//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	
	//Number of vertices
	PxU32 VertexCount = TriMesh->getNbVertices();
	
	//Vertex array
	const PxVec3* Vertices = TriMesh->getVertices();
	
	//For each vertex, transform the position to match the component Transform 
	for(PxU32 v = 0; v < VertexCount; v++)
	{ 
		VertexPositions.Add(RV_Transform.TransformPosition(P2UVector(Vertices[v])));
	}
	
	return true;
}

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Latest plugin download on the UE4 Wiki: (7.16 mb)
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/File:VictoryPlugin.zip

Enjoy!



Rama

[SinineSiil]

There's no way to know which engine version plugin is meant for on download page?
I need version that supports 4.8

[CampingCarl]

I would like to request a function to get the total cost of a navmesh path and then return the vector of a point X cost along that path. I hope that made sense. Thanks for everything you are doing.

[Articuno032]

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alright so this idea is for the Dynamic Level Generation, Right? so you don't run into everything and get stuck. If so, may I use this?

[Rama]

There's no way to know which engine version plugin is meant for on download page?
I need version that supports 4.8

I list more recent engine version update times here:

Plugin Release Dates and UE4 Engine Versions
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Rama%2...ngine_Versions

For 4.8 try going back a ways

You should consider upgrading btw, lots of great stuff in 4.9

Rama

I would like to request a function to get the total cost of a navmesh path and then return the vector of a point X cost along that path. I hope that made sense. Thanks for everything you are doing.

Okay I"ve written this down

alright so this idea is for the Dynamic Level Generation, Right? so you don't run into everything and get stuck. If so, may I use this?

Not sure I understand how your question relates to displaying verticies, and yes you are welcome to use my plugin, just please credit me somewhere appropriate



Rama

[Rama]

UPDATE ~ More Victory BP Nodes accepted into the Engine!

Dear Community,

I am happy to say that the 3 nodes below were accepted into the Engine, and will hopefully be in 4.11 !

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Two-Way Conversion Now!

I've added 3 new nodes to my Victory BP library that enable you to convert Vectors, Rotators, and Colors back from string data into the original primitive variable types!

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String Data Validity Check

I supply a bool to let you know if the string data was solid or not and was able to be converted properly.

Like on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ue4code/status/668845668518264832


Github Submission to the Engine
https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine/pull/1795



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Latest plugin download on the UE4 Wiki: (7.16 mb)
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/File:VictoryPlugin.zip

Not using the latest engine version? Check out my wiki section on which plugin release dates go with which engine version!

Plugin Release Dates and UE4 Engine Versions
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Rama%2...ngine_Versions

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Victory Plugin Binaries for Packaged Games

https://wiki.unrealengine.com/File:V...inPackaged.zip

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Victory Plugin on Media Fire

If your browser is not updating the Wiki download page to the most recent version, you can use my alternative Media Fire download link!

Please note the mediafire version includes both the editor and packaged game binaries in the same file ♥ Rama

https://www.mediafire.com/?ieovbd5l9d7yub2

~~~

Donations

Donations can be sent to me via:
http://lightningfitness.org/donate/

Enjoy!



Rama

PS: Please note my mediafire link has changed, please use above link to get most recent version

[SinineSiil]

I list more recent engine version update times here:

Plugin Release Dates and UE4 Engine Versions
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Rama%2...ngine_Versions

For 4.8 try going back a ways

My main engine version is the newest, but some of my old projects are on older versions and I can't open them without correct plugin.

[SenanYT]

Hey, have you thought about adding support for android/iOs interstitial ads?

[Rama]

Hey, have you thought about adding support for android/iOs interstitial ads?

Thanks for the idea! You are finding the current ad nodes in UE4 are not sufficient?

Rama

[Rama]

Destroy Individual Destructible Mesh pieces After Fracture!

Dear Community,

This node is sufficiently cutting-edge that I decided to make a video of it!

This node allows you to destroy individual pieces of a destructible mesh after it has been fractured!

Enjoy the video!

Rama

Latest plugin download on the UE4 Wiki: (7.16 mb)
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/File:VictoryPlugin.zip

Not using the latest engine version? Check out my wiki section on which plugin release dates go with which engine version!

Plugin Release Dates and UE4 Engine Versions
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Rama%2...ngine_Versions

~~~

Victory Plugin Binaries for Packaged Games

https://wiki.unrealengine.com/File:V...inPackaged.zip

~~~

Victory Plugin on Media Fire

If your browser is not updating the Wiki download page to the most recent version, you can use my alternative Media Fire download link!

Please note the mediafire version includes both the editor and packaged game binaries in the same file ♥ Rama

https://www.mediafire.com/?ieovbd5l9d7yub2

~~~

Donations

Donations can be sent to me via:
http://lightningfitness.org/donate/

Enjoy!



Rama

[dabulina]

Hi, i found problem in "Load String Array from file". Patch cant read string if there is characters inside like āšģķīļūņžē e.c.
Is there any way how to fix that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFyLarNly44

[Rama]

Hi, i found problem in "Load String Array from file". Patch cant read string if there is characters inside like āšģķīļūņžē e.c.
Is there any way how to fix that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFyLarNly44

Hi there, thanks for the video! Explains the issue very clearly

Under the hood I am using Epic's function:

FFileHelper::LoadANSITextFileToStrings

I presume the characters you are entering are not getting converted correctly within this function.

I could try using a different function, which seems like it would support your character set better:

/**
	 * Load a text file to an FString.
	 * Supports all combination of ANSI/Unicode files and platforms.
	 * @param Result string representation of the loaded file
	 * @param Filename name of the file to load
	 * @param VerifyFlags flags controlling the hash verification behavior ( see EHashOptions )
	 */
	static bool LoadFileToString( FString& Result, const TCHAR* Filename, uint32 VerifyFlags=0 );

However it only loads to a single string, I would need to parse the file myself into an array.

I can work on doing this at my next availability

Rama