Dungeon Architect

[anonymous_user_de23abbb]

The dungeon flow looks really cool, any docs on how to use it?

[FS_Creations]

Procedural Mission Designer (Dungeon Flow)

Hey everyone, I’ve been working on a editor that will give you more control on the flow of your dungeon. It is driven by grammar rules where you define simple rules to create infinite no. of complex mission graphs and level layouts. The DA builders (i.e. layout algorithms) would then take this graph and build a level layout accordingly. You can define your own rules or use pre-built ones

The example below demonstrates a Key-Lock relationship created using 4 grammar rules. The white arrows show the passable connections and the green arrows show the locks that the key opens. It creates a valid key-lock path where the user can reach the goal without getting stuck

[The graph on the right is procedurally generated]

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Hi, the mission designer looks incredible.

Would you be able to provide a few tips on how to use it? Just a few simple bullets to get us started.

Thank you!

[DrinkThisPotion]

2.9.0 crashes in Standalone - UE 4.20

Steps to repro:
Make a clean project.
Enable DA 2.9.0.
Launch in standalone.
Crasherino.

Access violation - code c0000005 (first/second not available)

UE4Editor_DungeonArchitectRuntime
UE4Editor_CoreUObject!UClass::CreateDefaultObject() [d:\build++ue4\sync\engine\source\runtime\coreuobject\private\uobject\class.cpp:2902]
UE4Editor_CoreUObject!UObjectLoadAllCompil

[Aladin_Sane]

GridDungeonQuery->IsNearMarker. The body is commented out. This method will no longer ever return true. PropSockets on Builder class is protected. I see there is a GetMarkers method. I am guessing the code should have been updated to use this new method instead of the property.

Thanks.

[Ali_Akbar]

4.20 update is live in the marketplace. @DrinkThisPotion I’ll check the error tomorrow

[Ali_Akbar]

@FS_Creations

Hi, the mission designer looks incredible.

Would you be able to provide a few tips on how to use it? Just a few simple bullets to get us started.

Thank you!

[USER=“15635”]FS Creations[/USER], @elec2ron Thank you. It is not hooked with any builders/layout generators so you can’t create any levels yet. I’ll have more info on it in the next update

[Ali_Akbar]

@DrinkThisPotion

2.9.0 crashes in Standalone - UE 4.20

Steps to repro:
Make a clean project.
Enable DA 2.9.0.
Launch in standalone.
Crasherino.

Access violation - code c0000005 (first/second not available)

UE4Editor_DungeonArchitectRuntime
UE4Editor_CoreUObject!UClass::CreateDefaultObject() [d:\build++ue4\sync\engine\source\runtime\coreuobject\private\uobject\class.cpp:2902]
UE4Editor_CoreUObject!UObjectLoadAllCompil

Submitted a new update 2.9.1

Version 2.9.1

• Fix: Fixed a crash issue in standalone builds launched from the editor
• New: Level streaming supports unloading of hidden maps from memory

[anonymous_user_87e0fac8]

Hello , IsNearMarker is doesn’t work. Check please. Thank you.

[uced]

Hey,

Trying to compile my project in 4.20 (using vs2017) gives me the following error:

2>F:/UE4_Install/UE_4.20/Engine/Plugins/Marketplace/DungeonArchitect/Source/DungeonArchitectRuntime/Public/Builders/SnapMap/Connection/SnapMapConnectionActor.h(22) : LogCompile: Error: An explicit Category specifier is required for any property exposed to the editor or Blueprints in an Engine module.

Edit: looked at the code, my guess is you need to add a category to this line:

    UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, Transient)
    AActor* SpawnedInstance;

I tried this and it worked:

 UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, Transient, Category = DATest)
    AActor* SpawnedInstance;

Regards

[illYay]

Hi, there’s a problem on startup. It happens for me on a compiled build of 4.20.1 and used to never happen.

UnrealEdEngine.cpp throws an assert:

//Already present
checkSlow(ExistingSpriteInfo->DisplayName.EqualTo(InSpriteInfo.DisplayName)); //Catch mismatches between DisplayNames

The problem is these lines in SnapMapConnectionActor.cpp

if (DoorSpriteComponent) {
    DoorSpriteComponent->Sprite = ConstructorStatics.IconDoor.Get();
    DoorSpriteComponent->RelativeLocation = FVector(0, 0, 40);
    DoorSpriteComponent->RelativeScale3D = FVector(1, 1, 1);
    DoorSpriteComponent->SpriteInfo.Category = TEXT("Dungeon");    //------------Problem
    DoorSpriteComponent->SpriteInfo.DisplayName = FText::FromString("Snap Door");    //------------Problem
}

if (ConnectionConstraintSpriteComponent) {
    ConnectionConstraintSpriteComponent->RelativeLocation = FVector(0, 0, 100);
    ConnectionConstraintSpriteComponent->RelativeScale3D = FVector(0.45f, 0.45f, 0.45f);
    ConnectionConstraintSpriteComponent->SpriteInfo.Category = TEXT("Dungeon");    //------------Problem
    ConnectionConstraintSpriteComponent->SpriteInfo.DisplayName = FText::FromString("Connection Constraint");    //------------Problem
}

I dug into how spriteInfo works and DisplayName is just a localized version of the Category name. Looks like it’s not supposed to be different. They should either both be set to Dungeon or both be set to Snap Door and Connection Constraint. Alternatively just commenting those lines out helps too. This way the editor won’t throw up an assert on startup.

/** Information about the sprite category */
USTRUCT()
struct FSpriteCategoryInfo
{
    GENERATED_USTRUCT_BODY()

    /** Sprite category that the component belongs to */
    UPROPERTY()
    FName Category;

    /** Localized name of the sprite category */
    UPROPERTY()
    FText DisplayName;

    /** Localized description of the sprite category */
    UPROPERTY()
    FText Description;
};

[Ali_Akbar]

@**uced, @illYay **I’ve submitted a new update that fixes these issues.

I’ve added a Category to the SpawnedInstance uproperty and commented out the SpriteInfo Category and Display name

[anonymous_user_beae5721]

Hey,

Thanks again for an amazing job. I know I asked something similar before but I asked two questions, 1 which I realized was kind of irrelevant. The only question that concerns me about the snap builder is if I can control how many times a module shows up?
I know it’s not a feature available right now but could I, for example, add to the level blueprint some sort of check for the modules, that would replace a copy or something?

[LuaChunk]

Hi,

When will 2.9.1 be available for download?

Regards,
.

[n00854180t]

Sure, I’ll provide that too.

You are the man, thanks so much! Looking forward to it

[anonymous_user_9d248a07]

Hello, I was curious if you could tell me how to make a TransformLogic that allows me to make sure 1 side of a mesh is always facing “inwards”. I have a wall mesh that is one sided and need to make sure the the material view-able side is always facing inwards towards the floor.

I have also tried making transform logic to move “walls” that are rotated < 90 degree’s on the Z axis, this allows me to move a wall sideways only if its rotated a certain way, but the following blueprint seems to effect all ways regardless of rotation.

Anything you could do to help would be most appreciated.

[Olathuss]

Any idea when the “Is Near Marker” node will be fixed?

[anonymous_user_8435d506]

Is 4.17.x no longer supported? Dungeon Architect caused a unknown issue in my project so I decided to try reinstalling the plugin but the launcher(and the marketplace description) says 4.17 is not compatible.

[anonymous_user_8435d506]

Oh, and in 4.18.3, if the dungeon is built with the “Instanced” flag checked, it disappears when played on a mobile device. It doesn’t matter whether it was built on design-time or runtime. DungeonInstancedStaticMeshActor just disappears.
If the “Instanced” flag is not checked(i.e. if the dungeon actor is consist of static meshes only), it doesn’t disappear.

It was working well on 4.17.2 with the old version of plugin, so I guess it’s a bug.

++
Ran some test on 4.20 and the same thing happened. The DungeonInstancedMeshActor created in the editor gets destroyed(returns invalid) when played on mobile for some reason.

[anonymous_user_f472eca2]

Any update on when the new SnapMap demo will be available?

[anonymous_user_f472eca2]

SnapMapBuilder “Build Module Cache” doesn’t seem to work for me - I get the “Invalid Snap Builder Module Data” red warning message and it won’t go away even when I click Build Model Cache. Also, clicking Build Model Cache doesn’t seem to do anything visible in the Editor or in the Output Log, so maybe it isn’t working?

I’ve create a small test in 4.19 and 4.20 and have seen this same result:

1. Make a new blank level, place a floor static mesh and drop some default SnapMapConnectionActors into it. Save level.
2. In a separate level, add a Dungeon actor, set it to Snap Map and add the module level to each module type array.
3. Click build module cache. Nothing seems to happen.
4. in the level blueprint, hook up “build dungeon” on your dungeon actor to Event Begin Play so the dungeon will be built at runtime.
5. Play in Editor and a Red warning message says “Invalid Snap Builder Module Data” and the dungeon is never generated, regardless of how many times the Build Module Cache button was clicked in Editor before pressing Play.

You said that the Dungeon won’t generate in Editor, but I assumed that meant just that it wouldnt work if you click “build dungeon” while in editor mode, but that it should work this way if you Play in Editor and build at runtime - or does it only work in an actual Packaged build (which would be crazy because there’d be no way to test in editor)?

EDIT - Found a Fix
Seems if I “build dungeon” and “Destroy Dungeon” from the editor before adding any modules, something is initialized and the dungeon afterwards works correctly when adding modules and clicking “Build Module Cache”