Dungeon Architect

[vblanco]

Update on the tests.
By doing this source code change (in 4.18) ive been able to use the generator without crashing. Im going to try to use it on much more complicated and bigger cases, will return with results.

#line 2354 in World.cpp, function RemoveFromWorld
.... 
// Remove any pawns from the pawn list that are about to be streamed out
            for( FConstPawnIterator Iterator = GetPawnIterator(); Iterator; ++Iterator )
            {
                APawn* Pawn = Iterator->Get();
                if (Pawn == nullptr) { continue; } // add this line
                if (Pawn->IsInLevel(Level))
                {
                    RemovePawn(Pawn);
                    --Iterator;
                }


....

[motorsep]

@

Is it possible for you to add similar functionality to DA: https://.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/discover-how-frogwares-city-generator-is-saving-valuable-time-during-development-of-the-sinking-city (making roads semi-manually, and then generating buildings around the roads)

[Ali_Akbar]

@anonymous_user_e71e0d8ablanco

Update on the tests.
By doing this source code change (in 4.18) ive been able to use the generator without crashing. Im going to try to use it on much more complicated and bigger cases, will return with results.

#line 2354 in World.cpp, function RemoveFromWorld
....
// Remove any pawns from the pawn list that are about to be streamed out
for( FConstPawnIterator Iterator = GetPawnIterator(); Iterator; ++Iterator )
{
APawn* Pawn = Iterator->Get();
if (Pawn == nullptr) { continue; } // add this line
if (Pawn->IsInLevel(Level))
{
RemovePawn(Pawn);
--Iterator;
}


....

Thank a lot for the update @ I’ll try it out, it might solve that nasty crash bug while removing streaming levels

[Ali_Akbar]

@uced

Dear,

As always, thanks a lot for you lightning fast support, 2.8.2 fixed it for me

Regards

Glad to hear . I liked what you did with your game in the past (saving dungeons, switching themes / builders etc). How’s it coming along?

[Ali_Akbar]

@

Is it possible for you to add similar functionality to DA: https://.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/discover-how-frogwares-city-generator-is-saving-valuable-time-during-development-of-the-sinking-city (making roads semi-manually, and then generating buildings around the roads)

Very interesting. It will probably be better as separate plugin (opensource maybe)

[Ali_Akbar]

@n00854180t

[USER=“28980”][/USER] - Can we get an example like this one for UE4? The stronghold city builder.

http://coderespawn.github.io/dungeon-architect-quick-start-guide-unity/stage/assets/images/stronghold_02.jpg

We can add this as a blueprint based marker emitter without modifying the code. do we have some good free medieval themed assets for a sample?

[SkaveRat]

I’m having a hard time figuring out how to add light fixtures to walls. When I try to spawn lights together with a wall mesh, the lights sometimes are outside the map. Is there a way to get the “inside” side of a wall, so I can attach torches etc?

[uced]

Glad to hear . I liked what you did with your game in the past (saving dungeons, switching themes / builders etc). How’s it coming along?

Hey,

Thanks a lot for remembering and asking

I have fully remade my game and recently reintegrated DA in it. That was a lot of work but i’m very happy with the result.

It’s really shinning as you can see:

And since you asked^^, i made a very short video to show you how i manage DA UI-wise:

watch?v=KDjHAqoJyps

I’m currently not working on my DA related code because i have great difficulties to have steam work as i want, so that’s the struggle of the moment

Next big step after steam will be to allow the players to manually paint dungeons, so i’ll have to see how it works, whether i can replicate and save that, etc.

Again, i can’t insist enough on how much i love and am impressed with the work you’ve done with DA.

By the way, as you are surely aware, a voxel plugin has recently been released on the MP, but i didn’t buy it yet, still impatiently hoping and waiting to see what Landscape Architect will become, i hope you’re still on it

I tried to make my own voxel engine, the same way i had tried to make my own dungeons before knowing about DA, technically it works but i do not have the skills you have to get some great and efficient results, so really waiting

Thanks a lot for all your work and the exceptionnal support you provide with it !

[Gryphun]

Seeing an issue in 4.18.1 on OSX.

[Pinworm]

I’ve built a 3D Wristmap for VR. Threw it in DA, connected it to the instanced system for performance, works great!

[anonymous_user_7f31b1751 (anonymous_user_7f31b175)]

This is seriously incredible. I just purchased DA last night, and I have what I think is a rather odd goal for it. I want to use it to procedurally generate realistic looking top down maps of dungeons for my D&D group. My ultimate goal is to have maybe 10-12 themes that I can create (Fire dungeon, Icelands, , City/Village, Graveyard, etc) that (after the themes are set up) can be pretty speedily procedurally generated whenever the group heads to a new town or encounters a new dungeon/area.

I have pretty much no experience in ue4 (my only remotely close to comp sci experience is running pipelines using python), and so far I’ve only got the basics of making the theme, putting in walls and floors and rescaling, etc. so 's my question:

I saw for the unity based engine, there are premade themes you provide which look incredible (especially the interiors and graveyard ones)- are there premade themes for ue4 that are available in a download the assets and plug in the theme file kind of way?

[anonymous_user_7f31b1751 (anonymous_user_7f31b175)]

Are there premade themes for DA in ue4 as there are in Unity? I have very little experience, and just bought this last night. I want to use it for something weird: battlemaps for my D&D group procedurally generated around the themes. I’m learning the basics of theme generation now (just got through room selection logic which is working nicely, (thanks for the tutorials!) but was hoping there are some ue4 versions of the unity templates I’ve seen (, Graveyard, etc) or something similar to get me up and running while I learn. Thanks for your time!

[rctorres]

I’ve been trying to use the SnapMap and not having any success. I blocked out some simple levels with Snap Connection actors pointing outwards, enabled World Composition on all of them, avoiding for collision between modules, and only the first module is appearing. Is there any extra set up required to use this? Also, are their any features that aren’t supported (landscape, foliage, etc)?

[Hevedy]

Hello got a question @

Its possible to generate more house indoors like dungeons ? Like some kind of hall/corridor control the rest of the rooms layout, connected to this hall all of them ? Some kind of branches aswell can have rooms connected between rooms.

[teak421]

@uced

Hey,

Thanks a lot for remembering and asking

I have fully remade my game and recently reintegrated DA in it. That was a lot of work but i’m very happy with the result.

It’s really shinning as you can see:

And since you asked^^, i made a very short video to show you how i manage DA UI-wise:

watch?v=KDjHAqoJyps

I’m currently not working on my DA related code because i have great difficulties to have steam work as i want, so that’s the struggle of the moment

Next big step after steam will be to allow the players to manually paint dungeons, so i’ll have to see how it works, whether i can replicate and save that, etc.

Again, i can’t insist enough on how much i love and am impressed with the work you’ve done with DA.

By the way, as you are surely aware, a voxel plugin has recently been released on the MP, but i didn’t buy it yet, still impatiently hoping and waiting to see what Landscape Architect will become, i hope you’re still on it

I tried to make my own voxel engine, the same way i had tried to make my own dungeons before knowing about DA, technically it works but i do not have the skills you have to get some great and efficient results, so really waiting

Thanks a lot for all your work and the exceptionnal support you provide with it !

That is REALLY neat…! I would buy that UI…!

teak

[Ali_Akbar]

@uced

Hey,

Thanks a lot for remembering and asking

I have fully remade my game and recently reintegrated DA in it. That was a lot of work but i’m very happy with the result.

It’s really shinning as you can see:

And since you asked^^, i made a very short video to show you how i manage DA UI-wise:

watch?v=KDjHAqoJyps

I’m currently not working on my DA related code because i have great difficulties to have steam work as i want, so that’s the struggle of the moment

Next big step after steam will be to allow the players to manually paint dungeons, so i’ll have to see how it works, whether i can replicate and save that, etc.

Again, i can’t insist enough on how much i love and am impressed with the work you’ve done with DA.

By the way, as you are surely aware, a voxel plugin has recently been released on the MP, but i didn’t buy it yet, still impatiently hoping and waiting to see what Landscape Architect will become, i hope you’re still on it

I tried to make my own voxel engine, the same way i had tried to make my own dungeons before knowing about DA, technically it works but i do not have the skills you have to get some great and efficient results, so really waiting

Thanks a lot for all your work and the exceptionnal support you provide with it !

work , thanks for sharing I love your NPC selection UI and navigation. Looking forward to playing it

[Ali_Akbar]

@Pinworm

I’ve built a 3D Wristmap for VR. Threw it in DA, connected it to the instanced system for performance, works great!

@Pinworm Your Wristmap is looking great. Thanks for sharing

[Ali_Akbar]

@Neurologix

This is seriously incredible. I just purchased DA last night, and I have what I think is a rather odd goal for it. I want to use it to procedurally generate realistic looking top down maps of dungeons for my D&D group. My ultimate goal is to have maybe 10-12 themes that I can create (Fire dungeon, Icelands, , City/Village, Graveyard, etc) that (after the themes are set up) can be pretty speedily procedurally generated whenever the group heads to a new town or encounters a new dungeon/area.

I have pretty much no experience in ue4 (my only remotely close to comp sci experience is running pipelines using python), and so far I’ve only got the basics of making the theme, putting in walls and floors and rescaling, etc. so 's my question:

I saw for the unity based engine, there are premade themes you provide which look incredible (especially the interiors and graveyard ones)- are there premade themes for ue4 that are available in a download the assets and plug in the theme file kind of way?

@Neurologix Sure, you’ll find these sample themes and instructions on how to use them in the Quick Start Guide: http://coderespawn.github.io/dungeon-architect-quick-start-ue4

UE4 ships with some high quality free assets (called Infinity Blade assets). The above link as samples that use Infinity Blade’s assets and other free assets, along with some paid assets as well

[Ali_Akbar]

@rctorres

I’ve been trying to use the SnapMap and not having any success. I blocked out some simple levels with Snap Connection actors pointing outwards, enabled World Composition on all of them, avoiding for collision between modules, and only the first module is appearing. Is there any extra set up required to use this? Also, are their any features that aren’t supported (landscape, foliage, etc)?

@rctorres Try increasing the collision test value from to a higher number. The default value of 100 is too low (In the sample videos I use 500)

[Ali_Akbar]

@Hevedy

Hello got a question @

Its possible to generate more house indoors like dungeons ? Like some kind of hall/corridor control the rest of the rooms layout, connected to this hall all of them ? Some kind of branches aswell can have rooms connected between rooms.

@Hevedy There’s a simple floorplan generator available based on bsp partitioning. I might end up implementing a node based system like this using tree maps: https://.hindawi.com/journals/ijcgt/2010/624817/