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

Rama · July 6, 2016, 3:26am

Awww, thanks! Hee hee!

Well to clarify, what happens when you run your code in single player? Does the mesh work properly then?

I assume you are saying that

works well in single player PIE or commandline game tests (right click uproject, launch game)
only dedicated not working
what about listen server game, does a listen server see things correct?

Let me know!

Chris_Trueman · July 6, 2016, 4:08am

Just tested and got the same results. Single Player, multiplayer dedicated or not they do the same.

I have also been trying to get a weapon that gets attached to drop as well. The behavior is weird, If I detach it with the transform rules set to keep relative the weapon disappears. If I set it to keep world its like it stays attached and keeps moving with the player(not sure how to debug as I am relatively new to UE.)

I tried in a new project to test and see that it works, and it does just fine. I even set it up multiplayer some what and it works. Maybe it has to do with a blueprint project having code added to it, not sure if I am doing something that is causing it to not work. I’m going to try it in a code project and see if that helps.

Chris_Trueman · July 6, 2016, 11:05am

I’ve setup a C++ project, and now the mesh is not disappearing, its moving itself to the center of the level and not attaching back to the capsule. The mesh is animating like its attached, yet only the capsule moves around and the mesh stays stuck in the ground. I have no idea what is going on.

Zirrad · July 7, 2016, 12:46am

Question about using “Victory Load Level Instance”

Greetings !

We’re trying to do dynamic level loading and thought to try your LoadLevelInstance before rolling our own.

When I load the second instance, a bunch of warnings pop up (added below) - can these be safely ignored or must landscape components be treated differently?

   (BTW - thanks for  your contributions!)

Here’s part of the output.


LogUObjectGlobals:Warning: Guid referenced by Landscape /Game/Prototype/levels/gameworld_1k/UEDPIE_0_sDefault40_VictoryInstance_2.sDefault40:PersistentLevel.Landscape40 is already used by Landscape /Game/Prototype/levels/gameworld_1k/UEDPIE_0_sDefault40_VictoryInstance_1.sDefault40:PersistentLevel.Landscape40, which should never happen in the editor but coul
d happen at runtime with duplicate level loading or PIE
LogUObjectGlobals:Warning: Guid referenced by LandscapeComponent /Game/Prototype/levels/gameworld_1k/UEDPIE_0_sDefault40_VictoryInstance_2.sDefault40:PersistentLevel.Landscape40.LandscapeComponent_0 is already used by LandscapeComponent /Game/Prototype/levels/gameworld_1k/UEDPIE_0_sDefault40_VictoryInstance_1.sDefault40:PersistentLevel.Landscape40.LandscapeC
omponent_0, which should never happen in the editor but could happen at runtime with duplicate level loading or PIE
LogUObjectGlobals:Warning: Guid referenced by LandscapeComponent /Game/Prototype/levels/gameworld_1k/UEDPIE_0_sDefault40_VictoryInstance_2.sDefault40:PersistentLevel.Landscape40.LandscapeComponent_1 is already used by LandscapeComponent /Game/Prototype/levels/gameworld_1k/UEDPIE_0_sDefault40_VictoryInstance_1.sDefault40:PersistentLevel.Landscape40.LandscapeC
omponent_1, which should never happen in the editor but could happen at runtime with duplicate level loading or PIE

Which repeats for the LandscapeComponents and



LogUObjectGlobals:Warning: Guid referenced by LandscapeHeightfieldCollisionComponent /Game/Prototype/levels/gameworld_1k/UEDPIE_0_sDefault40_VictoryInstance_2.sDefault40:PersistentLevel.Landscape40.LandscapeHeightfieldCollisionComponent_0 is already used by LandscapeHeightfieldCollisionComponent /Game/Prototype/levels/gameworld_1k/UEDPIE_0_sDefault40_Victory
Instance_1.sDefault40:PersistentLevel.Landscape40.LandscapeHeightfieldCollisionComponent_0, which should never happen in the editor but could happen at runtime with duplicate level loading or PIE

Wrapping up with:



LogUObjectGlobals:Warning: Guid referenced by SceneComponent /Game/Prototype/levels/gameworld_1k/UEDPIE_0_sDefault40_VictoryInstance_2.sDefault40:PersistentLevel.Landscape40.RootComponent0 is already used by SceneComponent /Game/Prototype/levels/gameworld_1k/UEDPIE_0_sDefault40_VictoryInstance_1.sDefault40:PersistentLevel.Landscape40.RootComponent0, which sh
ould never happen in the editor but could happen at runtime with duplicate level loading or PIE

Rama · July 9, 2016, 6:36am

I will check it out, I am happy to notice that 100% of your forum posts have been in my thread so far, welcome to the UE4 forums!

Rama · July 9, 2016, 7:11am

Victory Ragdoll Updated to 4.12!

I’ve now fixed my Victory Ragdoll system to work in 4.12!

If you are not familiar set of BP nodes, they allow you to:

Have a character, including player character, enter ragdoll at any
exit at any , with capsule updated to new ragdoll position
optionally have the camera follow the ragdoll while simulating!

Here is my very very original video demoing which includes the now famous Naked (mostly) Man

https://www./e-3irWhYzMU


**New Download for UE4 4.12 (55mb, Media Fire)**
https://www.mediafire.com/?ieovbd5l9d7yub2

♥ Please note I now use the UE4 Marketplace C++ Plugin Standard when packaging Victory plugin for you ♥

1. Win64 Development
2. Win64 Shipping  **&lt;~~~~~~ NEW!**
3. Win32 Development
4. Win32 Shipping
4. HTML5 Development
5. HTML5 Shipping **&lt;~~~~~~ NEW!**

Please see my instructions for [Packaging UE4 Plugins With Your Game](https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?3851-(39)--s-Extra-Blueprint-Nodes-for-You-as-a-Plugin-No-C-Required!&p=476476&viewfull=1#post476476).

Prior Engine Versions

**4.11: **VictoryPlugin11


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

♥

Chris_Trueman · July 10, 2016, 12:02am

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I’ve now fixed my Victory Ragdoll system to work in 4.12!

If you are not familiar set of BP nodes, they allow you to:

Have a character, including player character, enter ragdoll at any

exit at any , with capsule updated to new ragdoll position

optionally have the camera follow the ragdoll while simulating!

Here is my very very original video demoing which includes the now famous Naked (mostly) Man

https://www./e-3irWhYzMU
**New Download for UE4 4.12 (55mb, Media Fire)**
https://www.mediafire.com/?ieovbd5l9d7yub2

♥ Please note I now use the UE4 Marketplace C++ Plugin Standard when packaging Victory plugin for you ♥

1. Win64 Development
2. Win64 Shipping  **&lt;~~~~~~ NEW!**
3. Win32 Development
4. Win32 Shipping
4. HTML5 Development
5. HTML5 Shipping **&lt;~~~~~~ NEW!**

Please see my instructions for [Packaging UE4 Plugins With Your Game](https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?3851-(39)--s-Extra-Blueprint-Nodes-for-You-as-a-Plugin-No-C-Required!&p=476476&viewfull=1#post476476).
Prior Engine Versions

**4.11: **VictoryPlugin11
**Donations can be sent to me via:**
http://lightningfitness.org/donate/

♥

I have to say WOW. Thank you so much for the update. A nice surprise and so fast. I’m speechless.

Jacopo_Papaccio · July 11, 2016, 1:58pm

Hey , sorry for the late response - until now we’ve been pretty busy to upgrade the engine.

Unfortunately I cannot manage to make it work with UE 4.12: the launcher keeps complaining that it’s incompatible with that version. No issues with the Victory BP Library, the problems persist with VictoryEdEngine only.

I noticed that the last uploaded version on the wiki (A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki - Announcements - Epic Developer Community Forums) dates back to May 1st, but didn’t 4.12 come out in June? Is there something missing or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks for you patience and, as always, for your hard work

Rama · July 11, 2016, 7:13pm

You’re welcome!

I am really not sure why wiki did not update with the newer file, but it is updated now here is a direct link in case your browser cache takes a while to get used to the update

https://d26ilriwvtzlb.cloudfront.net/5/51/VictoryEdEngine.zip

I hope you have a lovely day!

MattD · July 13, 2016, 5:57am

Hi I have both the latest versions of VictoryPlugin412 and VictoryEdEngine in my Runtime folder with the

line added to my projects config/defaultengine.ini file but I’m getting a crash on startup, any suggestions? thanks

Rama · July 13, 2016, 6:25am

The VictoryEdEngine is a bit unusual because it is not a runtime plugin, it is an editor plugin



"Modules": 
	{ 
		"Name": "VictoryEdEngine",
		"Type": "**Developer**",
		"LoadingPhase": "Default"
	}
],

Try putting VictoryEdEngine plugin at your project level as an initial confidence-boost that you are doing things right, just YourProject/Plugins

and then make VictoryEdEngine folder and put everything in there.

That should work, and if that works, try putting the VictoryEdEngine plugin at the engine level if you want access to it in projects, but put it in Plugins itself or Plugins/Editor.

Rama · July 13, 2016, 6:33am

**Get Vertex Locations of Static Mesh

Works in Packaged Games**


**My C++ Code For You**

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

Here is the code I wrote to get  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! -
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;
} 


```

New Download for UE4 4.12 (55mb, Media Fire)

Please note I now use the UE4 Marketplace C++ Plugin Standard when packaging Victory plugin for you

Win64 Development
Win64 Shipping <~~~~~~ NEW!
Win32 Development
Win32 Shipping
HTML5 Development
HTML5 Shipping <~~~~~~ NEW!

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


**Prior Engine Versions**

**4.11: **http://www.mediafire.com/download/jp91b9atphm2obt/VictoryPlugin11.zip

Donations can be sent to me via:

MattD · July 13, 2016, 6:35am

do you know that you’re the patron saint of Unreal? <3 <3 <3 it works if I keep it project level only, but I’m okay with that!

Rama · July 13, 2016, 6:37am

Hee hee!

Sounds good to meee!

Lovely to hear from you MattD!

Rama · July 15, 2016, 4:31am

How to get the Relative Path to your project Game Dir in a packaged game, anywhere on device

Dear Community,

A reminder of these extremely powerful nodes to help you access the directory structure of your game after it has been packaged and put wherever by your user!

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

![ca6e47c3de4ce0fc029accc855a97ab3b66c7f0f.jpeg|1260x774](upload://sSMIRl140vUkZisnTkYGaDdAz4X.jpeg)

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!


**New Download for UE4 4.12 (55mb, Media Fire)**
https://www.mediafire.com/?ieovbd5l9d7yub2

♥ Please note I now use the UE4 Marketplace C++ Plugin Standard when packaging Victory plugin for you ♥

1. Win64 Development
2. Win64 Shipping  **&lt;~~~~~~ NEW!**
3. Win32 Development
4. Win32 Shipping
4. HTML5 Development
5. HTML5 Shipping **&lt;~~~~~~ NEW!**

Please see my instructions for [Packaging UE4 Plugins With Your Game](https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?3851-(39)--s-Extra-Blueprint-Nodes-for-You-as-a-Plugin-No-C-Required!&p=476476&viewfull=1#post476476).

Prior Engine Versions

**4.11: **VictoryPlugin11


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

♥

Atheist91 · July 19, 2016, 1:28pm

@, I think, there’s a typo in your code on github. See .

Shouldn’t it be


Pixel.A = ((Pixel.R == ClearFColour.R) && (Pixel.G == ClearFColour.G) && (Pixel.B == ClearFColour.B)) ? 0 : 255;

instead?

Or simpler:


Pixel.A = Pixel == ClearFColour ? 0 : 255;

Rama · July 19, 2016, 1:46pm

Atheist91;567101:

@, I think, there’s a typo in your code on github. See .

Shouldn’t it be
Pixel.A = ((Pixel.R == ClearFColour.R) && (Pixel.G == ClearFColour.G) && (Pixel.B == ClearFColour.B)) ? 0 : 255;
instead?

Or simpler:
Pixel.A = Pixel == ClearFColour ? 0 : 255;

Hi there, welcome to the forums!

I am forwarding your comment to the person who authored that code for their review, it does appear that some modifications are needed

Kris · July 20, 2016, 12:56am

Atheist91;567101:

@, I think, there’s a typo in your code on github. See .

Shouldn’t it be
Pixel.A = ((Pixel.R == ClearFColour.R) && (Pixel.G == ClearFColour.G) && (Pixel.B == ClearFColour.B)) ? 0 : 255;
instead?

Or simpler:
Pixel.A = Pixel == ClearFColour ? 0 : 255;

Yes, yes it should be (.R, .G, .B).
But not that latter (Pixel == ClearFColour), as we don’t want the user to worry about the correct alpha, just the colour.

Thank you.

Atheist91 · July 20, 2016, 7:08am

Oh, right. Silly me.

Anyway, thanks for the answer.

NitoKyu · July 20, 2016, 10:50pm

Hi!

Really thanks for BP Library is really helpfull!!!

In some other thread someone told me that with your BP library I can send commands to windows like execute a .bat. But I cant find the BP

Can someone pls tell which one is the BP that executes .

Thanks!