MMO Starter Kit

[CodeSpartan]

–Edit: My fault, I had a capital character in my URL from when I moved my PHP over to SiteGround. Sorry –

Glad you figured it out. You can also add me on Skype (CodeSpartan) for quicker support.

Just a quick question what if I’m wanting to setup a moba with your mmo starter kit? Will that work? As I will be wanting to use a login/register system with stat saving so really your kid will work perfectly as far as I can see, setup a auto-find lobby and limit team sizes etc.

For a MOBA you will probably want to dynamically launch and close server instances. I have instancing planned but it’s not in the kit at the moment. You could modify the C# socket chat server source code (that is included with the kit) to auto-launch instances. The FAQ section of the user guide has a little more info.

Also would you be able to keep your first post up-to-date in terms of the tests you have ran like amount of resources used on your real world stress test, just thinking so we dont have to search for this stuff or post questions that have already been answered in here

The first post has a link to the stress test info. Also, there’s a FAQ section in the user guide, and it has gotten really huge, it wouldn’t make sense to add it all to the first post

[Avelworldcreator]

@Tarly;386878

Sorry guys… Didn’t mean to start a Pro - Con Godaddy… just saying… for me… 6 bucks a month… and 24 voice support REALLY met my needs.

As to how to build the server… follow the Doc… don’t skip ANY steps in your hurry to see it work. I have lost DAYS by not reading… rereading… then reading the docs again. CodeSpartan has been VERY helpful… especially when I have let my impatience over ride my following the directions. He recenters me… and points me in the right direction. And then gently reminds me… “That’s in the documentation, if you need it.”

IE: The Launcher,… oh man… CS was helpful… and then gently referred me to the doc that answered my question… This is how it turned out.

Thank you CS for all your help.

Of course you know I just had to Google your game. Didn’t find. Sad.

[Tarly]

@Avelworldcreator;396937

Of course you know I just had to Google your game. Didn’t find. Sad.

There is a reason for that. I am trying to build something for my kids and their friends to play. The only reason I posted the launcher was to show, that even I a guy with no programming skills, or art skills… was able to do something nice with the launcher AND Codespartans help.

[tomofnz]

I’ve been tinkering with the inventory in my project to make it bigger using a scoller. Not so easy as it sounds, but getting there.

[video]https://youtu.be/THy_B9jWhzI[/video]

[Tarly]

Very cool man… very cool…

[Z3r0skills]

I am thinking of getting this kit but I have a question I’d like to ask first. It might be something easy, but I am limited in my experience. How difficult would it be to create a character with a different combat system (attacks using mouse buttons, different damage system and animations), and “plug” it in to this kit? I read the online documentation and it explains how to modify the player character, I tried this in a test 3rd person starter project but the first thing it asked me to do was “Create a blueprint based on this” which is disabled and can’t be used. In essence I have a character all setup and want to use it in this kit.
Thanks in advance for any reply’s.

[Minaosis]

@Lioki;397455

I am thinking of getting this kit but I have a question I’d like to ask first. It might be something easy, but I am limited in my experience. How difficult would it be to create a character with a different combat system (attacks using mouse buttons, different damage system and animations), and “plug” it in to this kit? I read the online documentation and it explains how to modify the player character, I tried this in a test 3rd person starter project but the first thing it asked me to do was “Create a blueprint based on this” which is disabled and can’t be used. In essence I have a character all setup and want to use it in this kit.
Thanks in advance for any reply’s.

Hey

As someone who had nothing to do with coding or gamemaking 6 months before, I can tell you that its certainly possible
BUT the way you wrote the marked part in the quote sounds to me that you dont really know what youre doing.
If you have a character already setup by yourself you should be capable to implement it into the Kit.

You can customize everything. I just implemented Kubolds 1hSwordAnimset with 8 DirectionalAttacks steered by the mouseDirection.

Screen of my project

In my case it wasnt that hard i could reuse many parts of my singleplayer project.
But you have to invest the time to look through the Kits Blueprints and try to understand them.

[Don_Dada]

Hi I have some questions before purchasing.

I want to use the tool to make a coop action rpg similar to diablo or borderlands.

Could I replace the dedicated server with p2p and how easy would it be? Where would be the best place to store the mysql database if I choose to do this or would web hosting be the best?

I also presume I can change the gameplay into a shooter via my own blueprints?

Thanks

[Don_Dada]

Would it be possible to use this tool to make an online action RPG like borderlands and diablo?

Can I replace the dedicated server with p2p and if so how easy would it be? Where would the database for attributes, XP be stored? Still via web hosting or is there an alternative?

Presumably I can replace the gameplay easily with my poem action game blueprints?

Thanks

[CodeSpartan]

Could I replace the dedicated server with p2p and how easy would it be? Where would be the best place to store the mysql database if I choose to do this or would web hosting be the best?

I don’t have a lot of experience with p2p servers, I guess ideally you would want to use Steam matchmaking, but I’m not sure if you can test it while your game is not yet Greenlit. The mysql part would be the same as in the kit, as games like Diablo 3 store the characters on the server. Web hosting would work fine for the db.

I also presume I can change the gameplay into a shooter via my own blueprints?

Yes, as long as you know how to make the gameplay that you want in a single player project, it shouldn’t be hard to add it to the kit.

How difficult would it be to create a character with a different combat system (attacks using mouse buttons, different damage system and animations), and “plug” it in to this kit? I read the online documentation and it explains how to modify the player character, I tried this in a test 3rd person starter project but the first thing it asked me to do was “Create a blueprint based on this” which is disabled and can’t be used. In essence I have a character all setup and want to use it in this kit.

I have to agree with Minaosis, it looks like you need some more experience with UE4 before this project could be useful to you. Once you are confident that you can create the controls that you want in a clean project from scratch, then you could start looking into more complex stuff like networking (and that’s where MMO Kit could be helpful). The user guide has a section called “Orienting in blueprints” that can help you find the existing controls and disable/remove them.

[Don_Dada]

Thanks for the reply. How easy would it be to implement the steamworks SDK into the blueprint particularly with regards to the networking e.g. the joining friends game and invite system used by steam?

[CodeSpartan]

Well, like I said before, I don’t have experience with Steam p2p matchmaking (and not sure if you can use their matchmaking while not Greenlit). This is a MMO project, so the goal is for everyone to play on the same servers hosted by the developer.

[RynoCoder33]

Hello, as I review this tool i’m excited with how much it offers. I have a few questions I was wondering you could answer.

What’s the largest landscape size the MMO starter kit can support?

Is the styling of the menus and inventory system customizable - Different colors, different sized buttons etc. ?

Regards

[yskwork]

Visual Studio 2013

[yskwork]

Visual Studio 2013,点CleanThirdPerson，启动失败

[yskwork]

启动失败，点CleanThirdPerson

[yskwork]

[2015.10.21-12.15.22:640] 0]Log file open, 10/21/15 20:15:22
[2015.10.21-12.15.22:640] 0]LogInit:Display: Running engine for game: CleanThirdPerson
[2015.10.21-12.15.22:640] 0]LogInit:Display: RandInit(-1263237749) SRandInit(-1263237748).
[2015.10.21-12.15.22:640] 0]LogTaskGraph: Started task graph with 4 named threads and 7 total threads.
[2015.10.21-12.15.22:640] 0]LogStats: Stats thread started at 0.107421
[2015.10.21-12.15.22:640] 0]LogModuleManager:Warning: Found module file G:/虚幻4项目/MMOStarterKit-1.3/Plugins/VaRest/Binaries/Win64/UE4Editor-VaRestPlugin.dll (API version 0), but it was incompatible with the current engine API version (2672455). This is likely a stale module that must be recompiled.
[2015.10.21-12.15.22:640] 0]LogInit:Warning: Incompatible or missing module: UE4Editor-CleanThirdPerson.dll
[2015.10.21-12.15.22:640] 0]LogInit:Warning: Incompatible or missing module: UE4Editor-VaRestPlugin.dll
[2015.10.21-12.15.24:427] 0]Running E:/Epic Games/4.9/Engine/Binaries/DotNET/UnrealBuildTool.exe CleanThirdPerson Development Win64 -project=“G:/虚幻4项目/MMOStarterKit-1.3/CleanThirdPerson.uproject” -rocket -editorrecompile -progress -noubtmakefiles
[2015.10.21-12.15.28:998] 0]@progress push 5%
[2015.10.21-12.15.29:736] 0]@progress pop
[2015.10.21-12.15.34:114] 0]Performing 19 actions (4 in parallel)
[2015.10.21-12.15.34:214] 0]PCH.VaRestPluginPrivatePCH.h.cpp
[2015.10.21-12.15.34:214] 0]PCH.CleanThirdPerson.h.cpp
[2015.10.21-12.15.34:214] 0]G:???4??Ŀ\MMOStarterKit-1.3\Plugins\VaRest\Intermediate\Build\Win64\UE4Editor\Development\VaRestPlugin\PCH.VaRestPluginPrivatePCH.h.cpp(1) : fatal error C1083: ?޷???ļ?: ??G:\虚幻4项目\MMOStarterKit-1.3\Plugins\VaRest\Source\VaRestPlugin\Private\VaRestPluginPrivatePCH.h??: No such file or directory
[2015.10.21-12.15.34:314] 0]G:???4??Ŀ\MMOStarterKit-1.3\Intermediate\Build\Win64\UE4Editor\Development\CleanThirdPerson\PCH.CleanThirdPerson.h.cpp(1) : fatal error C1083: ?޷???ļ?: ??G:\虚幻4项目\MMOStarterKit-1.3\Source\CleanThirdPerson\CleanThirdPerson.h??: No such file or directory
[2015.10.21-12.15.34:514] 0]-------- End Detailed Actions Stats -----------------------------------------------------------
[2015.10.21-12.15.34:514] 0]ERROR: UBT ERROR: Failed to produce item: G:\虚幻4项目\MMOStarterKit-1.3\Binaries\Win64\UE4Editor-CleanThirdPerson.dll
[2015.10.21-12.15.34:514] 0]Total build time: 9.93 seconds
[2015.10.21-12.15.35:086] 0]LogModuleManager:Warning: Found module file G:/虚幻4项目/MMOStarterKit-1.3/Plugins/VaRest/Binaries/Win64/UE4Editor-VaRestPlugin.dll (API version 0), but it was incompatible with the current engine API version (2672455). This is likely a stale module that must be recompiled.
[2015.10.21-12.15.35:086] 0]LogInit:Warning: Still incompatible or missing module: UE4Editor-CleanThirdPerson.dll
[2015.10.21-12.15.35:086] 0]LogInit:Warning: Still incompatible or missing module: UE4Editor-VaRestPlugin.dll
[2015.10.21-12.15.38:979] 0]LogExit: Preparing to exit.
[2015.10.21-12.15.38:980] 0]LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module DesktopPlatform (15)
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[2015.10.21-12.15.38:981] 0]LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module SandboxFile (2)
[2015.10.21-12.15.38:982] 0]LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module PakFile (1)
[2015.10.21-12.15.38:983] 0]LogExit: Exiting.
[2015.10.21-12.15.38:987] 0]Log file closed, 10/21/15 20:15:38

[Malharhak]

Hi,

Your MMO engine sounds really interesting, but I have a few questions for you before getting it.

Basically, my project is a MMO that needs to work in a persistent open world, with FPS shooting controls (non-targeted attacking), and map modification by players (placing/removing game elements on the ground. Maybe some voxels but not mandatory), with basic inventory and crafting.

I’m a developer so I don’t mind modifying the C++. I’d just like to know if your engine would be a good fit for that sort of project.

Also, what is your server architecture? Is it scalable? Can I like, put it in the cloud or something?

[Zippyo3]

Not as seasoned in Unreal as a few of the others on the forum so hopefully they’ll let you know for sure about the terrain size. In my mind the only restrictions you would face would be the supported terrain dimensions of the engine. The kit holds many of the technical, networking and gameplay building blocks of popular mmo’s but eveything is customisable so long as you’re familiar with how the engine works.

For example, the customization of menus etc is done through the UMG UI Designer. So long as you have a basic understanding of how this system works within the engine, you can adapt your graphics to any styling you can think off. Here’s the docs on the UI Designer. https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Engine/UMG/UserGuide/index.html

Hope this helps in some part, I’ll let the experts confirm that for you

[Zippyo3]

I was wondering if anyone had considered, or if there was already in place some sort of community somewhere (closed facebook group or the like) where we can share ideas/troubleshoot issues with the kit. I know for sure i’d love to see how others have utilized the kit and perhaps it might even allow us to work together to troubleshoot ideas and lighten the support load that Codespartan must face. The forum here is great but it’s not very structed if more than one person are facing issues at once. Just an idea