Hi!
First of , thank you for these wonderful additions!
I’m having a problem with the save 2d capture as image nodes. is my setup in a construction script:
&stc=1&d=1438026872When I activate it, UE4 (4.8) crashes 90% of the. Capture every frame is turned off. It worked only one so far and I didn’t make any changes.
Edit: Crashes with only one of those nodes as well, in case someone might suggest trying that.
That is probably causing the problem.
Try moving it to an event after begin play and separate the calls.
Thanks for the suggestion, . I tried that but it still crashes. Ah well, it’s not so important. It isn’t part of the gameplay, it’s just for me to make some icons.
Dear, say the true please, did you came to us from future? To save our lives?
You doing unbelievable stuff!
Thank you!
Two questions, 1 - Is plugin compatible with mac? and 2 - When will it be compatible with 4.8?
It works with 4.8 on PC I know. Can’t speak to the mac side.
Also, : Just wanted to thank you again for the work you put into ! You gotta set up a Patreon or something so we can keep you fed 
Hee hee! Seems as though you figured me out!
Though more than one of us came from the Future!
If you are reading , then you likely came from the Future too!!
Aww thanks Hyperloop!
I’m gonna think about that!
In the meantime, anyone can send me a donation via my lighting fitness website!
**Victory BP Library Donations Page**
If my plugin has benefitted you and you'd like to send me a donation, you can do so via the link below:
**Victory BP Library Donations**
http://lightningfitness.org/donate/
:)Hey,
is there a way to use relative paths instead of an absolute path at the “Load String Array From File” function?
I can’t get it to work.
Thank you!
Edit: I should read the other posts thanks.
Edit2: Could you make more Array Load and Save file functions? Like, for floats?
I will add that to my list 
Have fun today!
Project File Paths For Saving and Loading in BP
Victory Absolute Paths!
Live as of March 3rd 2015 build
Get the File Path to your project .exe, your project root directory, and more!
These paths are dynamically updated even if you move the entire project to a new location on your computer!
** these nodes are fully compatible with packaged builds and return absolute paths!**
These nodes also work in Development/Editor builds!
**More Power For You in BP**
Now you can easily create your own folders/files, relative to the project root directory or your project's .exe!
Please note that in editor builds, the .exe returns your UE4Editor.exe location, but in packaged games it returns your game's .exe
Recommendation:
I recommend using the Project Game directory for most of your relative path needs! works the same in Editor and packaged builds!
You can also get your Saved and Logs folders for your project in both packaged and editor builds!
**Download**
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Get Your IP Address From In-Game via BP Node
BP Node to Get Your Computer’s IP Address!
Dear Community,
I’ve finally succeeded at implementing a node that many have been trying to implement since the Beta!
is a BP node that gets the IP address of your computer!
My node relies on http://api.ipify.org, a free and easy way to get your current IP address.
Because node involves an HTTP request I can’t make it a static library node, so I instead made a VictoryPC class that contains only functionality.
You can easily re-parent your current player controller blueprint to use my plugin VictoryPC class!
File->Reparent
and if you are not using a PC already, make sure to go to World Settings and use my VictoryPC as your player controller!
As long as my Victory BP Library is an active plugin for you, then VictoryPC class will show up!
**Celebration!**
Yay!
Now we can get the IP address of the local computer for use with multiplayer games or webserver activities!
Enjoy!
Pic
Here’s the setup you should create in your Blueprinted version of my VictoryPC!
**C++ Source Code For You**
Here is the C++ source code I wrote just earlier today!
```
/** node relies on http://api.ipify.org, so if node ever stops working, check out http://api.ipify.org. Returns false if the operation could not occur because HTTP module was not loaded or unable to process request. */
UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category="Victory PC")
bool VictoryPC_GetMyIP_SendRequest();
/** Implement event to receive your IP once the request is processed! requires that your computer has a live internet connection */
UFUNCTION(BlueprintImplementableEvent, Category = "Victory PC", meta = (DisplayName = "Victory PC ~ GetMyIP ~ Data Received!"))
void VictoryPC_GetMyIP_DataReceived(const FString& YourIP);
void HTTPOnResponseReceived(FHttpRequestPtr Request, FHttpResponsePtr Response, bool bWasSuccessful);
```
```
bool AVictoryPC::VictoryPC_GetMyIP_SendRequest()
{
FHttpModule* Http = &FHttpModule::Get();
if(!Http)
{
return false;
}
if(!Http->IsHttpEnabled())
{
return false;
}
//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FString TargetHost = "http://api.ipify.org";
TSharedRef < IHttpRequest > Request = Http->CreateRequest();
Request->SetVerb("GET");
Request->SetURL(TargetHost);
Request->SetHeader("User-Agent", "VictoryBPLibrary/1.0");
Request->SetHeader("Content-Type" ,"text/html");
Request->OnProcessRequestComplete().BindUObject(, &AVictoryPC::HTTPOnResponseReceived);
if (!Request->ProcessRequest())
{
return false;
}
return true;
}
void AVictoryPC::HTTPOnResponseReceived(FHttpRequestPtr Request, FHttpResponsePtr Response, bool bWasSuccessful)
{
->VictoryPC_GetMyIP_DataReceived(Response->GetContentAsString());
}
```
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**Victory Plugin on Media Fire**
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Enjoy!
:)And what about snapping blueprint actors in the level, since in the current version you can only snap static meshes right?
Hi @,
Thanks for the plugin!
I had to make a fix to get it building under Linux - the diff follows.
Have you considered putting your code on Github so people can send you pull requests for fixes/additions that you can easily decide to accept or not? If you are wlling, I offer to help set it up for you.
diff --git a/GameProject/Plugins/VictoryPlugin/Source/VictoryBPLibrary/Private/VictoryBPFunctionLibrary.cpp b/GameProject/Plugins/VictoryPlugin/Source/VictoryBPLibrary/Private/VictoryBPFunctionLibrary.cpp
index 014cab1..6fe8e0e 100644
--- a/GameProject/Plugins/VictoryPlugin/Source/VictoryBPLibrary/Private/VictoryBPFunctionLibrary.cpp
+++ b/GameProject/Plugins/VictoryPlugin/Source/VictoryBPLibrary/Private/VictoryBPFunctionLibrary.cpp
@@ -2711,13 +2711,13 @@ AActor* UVictoryBPFunctionLibrary::Traces__CharacterMeshTrace___ClosestSocket(
//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
//Check Bones Locations
- for (int32 Itr = 0; Itr < SocketNames.Num(); Itr++ )
+ for (int32 SItr = 0; SItr < SocketNames.Num(); SItr++ )
{
//Is a Bone not a socket?
- if(SocketNames[Itr].Type == EComponentSocketType::Bone) continue;
+ if(SocketNames[SItr].Type == EComponentSocketType::Bone) continue;
//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- CurLoc = AsCharacter->Mesh->GetSocketLocation(SocketNames[Itr].Name);
+ CurLoc = AsCharacter->Mesh->GetSocketLocation(SocketNames[SItr].Name);
//Dist
CurDist = FVector::Dist(OutImpactPoint, CurLoc);
@@ -2725,7 +2725,7 @@ AActor* UVictoryBPFunctionLibrary::Traces__CharacterMeshTrace___ClosestSocket(
//Min
if (ClosestDistance < 0 || ClosestDistance >= CurDist)
{
- ClosestVibe = Itr;
+ ClosestVibe = SItr;
ClosestDistance = CurDist;
}
}
Now I need to see how to deal with the Dedicated Server build failing because VictoryBPLibrary depends on UElibPNG - the build error:
Building DescentServer...
Using clang version '3.5.0' (string), 3 (major), 5 (minor), 0 (patch)
Linux dedicated server is made to depend on UElibPNG. We want to avoid , please correct module dependencies.
ERROR: Exception thrown while processing dependent modules of VictoryBPLibrary
Exception thrown while processing dependent modules of ImageWrapper
ERROR: Unable to instantiate instance of 'UElibPNG' type from compiled assembly 'DescentServerModuleRules'. Unreal Build Tool creates an instance of your module's 'Rules' in order to find out about your module's requirements. The CLR exception details may provide more information: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> ERROR: Linux dedicated server is made to depend on UElibPNG. We want to avoid , please correct module dependencies.
Edit: I had to remove ImageWrapper as a dependency and ifdef out code using it in the plugin to get DedicatedServer to build.
That would be grand yes, adding it to my to do list
Dear Stormwind,
Thanks for your fixes and taking the to share them!
Will PM you about github possibilities
Thanks again!
Load and Save Custom Game.ini Config File Variable Data!
’ Suite of Custom Config Section BP Nodes!
Using my new suite of BP nodes, you can create as many of your own custom config file sections as you want!
You can both create and retrieve ini variables with any name and fundamental type that you want!
**Supported Types:**
Bool
Int
Float
Rotator
Vector
Color
String
Why Use a Config Var?
Config vars have several benefits
So in way config vars have greater persistence than the GameInstance class!
Player-Driven Customization, Players of your game can tweak the config vars that you make available for them on their hard disk, by editing the .ini file directly, just like AAA games! is the most significant advantage of using config files, and their real core purpose.
Simplicity, simpler to use than the BP SaveSystem (which is quite wonderful by the way), but not quite as powerful in that you can only store basic data types, not UObjects and Actors.
**Organization, **you can create as many config header sections as you want using my nodes, organizing your custom settings way!
**Game.ini**
of your custom created config vars and sections are stored in:
**Saved/Config/Windows/Game.ini**
Players can navigate to location on their harddrive to edit your ini files just like any AAA game would allow!
Here's what my **Game.ini** file looks like after running some tests!
```
[DebugWindows]
ConsoleWidth=160
ConsoleHeight=4000
ConsoleX=-32000
ConsoleY=-32000
[/Script/UnrealEd.ProjectPackagingSettings]
BuildConfiguration=PPBC_Development
StagingDirectory=(Path="E:/MYPROJECT_DELETE")
FullRebuild=True
ForDistribution=False
UsePakFile=True
UseOBB_InAPK=False
CulturesToStage=en
[Victory]
BoolVar=True
VectorVar=X=1.000 Y=2.000 Z=9000.123
StrVar=Yay For Custom Config Vars!!!
FloatVar=234.000000
```
**Now you have fully featured ability to use config variables entirely in BP!**
Example Usage
Here’s example usage!
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That’s awesome thank you! Using last node would be possible for me to save and reload any character information on a text file too, like an easy to edit save file?
For example character inventory, points/money, objects on a “house” on a savegame.sav (or txt, of course the extension doesn’t matter).
Thank you again!
I’m a little bit late with but I just found out about 4.8’s procedural mesh component. I successfully imported and converted an obj file to an ingame mesh using your plugin but it took some to create the mesh. Is there any way a bp node could be added that saves the imported mesh for later use? Maybe as an .uasset file?
Edit: Nevermind, I tried the obj import again and there were more problems than achievements.
You’re welcome!
You could use the game.ini config file for purpose, if you do want people to be able to go in and edit the values!
You can’t save pointers though, only basic types, so you’d need to do a Switch on String based on house name to then give those objects back to the player after loading from file.
AI Navigation ~ Move To With Filter, Create Custom Pathing Using Nav Modifiers
Dear Community,
I’ve created a video and a sample BP-Only project (+ my Victory Plugin) that shows you how to use Nav Modifier Volumes and Navigation Query Filters to create custom pathing for your units!
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**Use Case: Electric Currents and 2 Types of Characters**
In my example, I have two types of units.
The **blue unit** is immune to electricity, and does not need to path around electric currents.
The **red unit** bids us a fond farewell if it passes thruogh an electric current.
So in case I can't just block of areas that have electric currents completely from the nav mesh, or else the blue unit cannot pass through freely as it should be able to, taking a shortcut as a result.
** is a case where Nav Modifiers and Query Filters really shine!**
I only want to **filter out** certain sections of the nav mesh for the red unit, while still allowing the blue unit to pass through those areas freely.
Custom BP Node
In order to actually be able to use query filters and nav modifiers in a BP only project effectively, I made a custom BP node, AI Move To With Filter.
**Changes Nav Behavior Filters ~ Per Move ~ If You Want To!**
Using my Victory BP Library node, you can actually have a unit changes its navigation filter per move if you want to!
enables you to have the AI respond to dynamic level conditions (like if the electricity in my example gets turned off), or if you just want the AI to confuse the player by randomly switching its pathing preferences!
Project Download Link
Visit my Community Content Thread for full details and updates:
**Latest plugin download on the UE4 Wiki: (8 mb) **
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/File:VictoryPlugin.zip
Victory Plugin on Media Fire
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Please note clicking link will not start a download instantly, it will just take you to the Media Fire file description.
Enjoy!