Unreal Engine

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Importing UCX that consists of multiple mesh doesn't work Hello,I've tried for the last hour to import a mesh (as fbx) alongside its UCX mesh together, but it doesn't work, from my testing it's because the collision consists of multiple cube, when I import …	3 Last	cupsster Jul 2019
Landscape shader problem Hi guys I followed this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAJhppttJgI and I want to add distance scaling on all the textures using pixel depth fade. I have this mask When I put…	1 Last	Obscura Jul 2019
Save and Load Editor Preferences? Hi, there is a button to save the "Editor Preferences", but If I want to load the saved preferences, the button is greyed out and I can't load the file. How can I store and load preferences…	1 Last	cupsster Jul 2019
Creating lines and surface for in-game, similar as Google Earth Hi everyone, I m looking at different techniques to be able to create lines and surfaces following terrains.Please take a quick look at the video I created using Google Earth, the idea is to be able …	4 Last	cupsster Jul 2019
At startup: The following modules are missing The following modules are missingWould you like to rebuild them now? Yes fails.Engine 4.22.3I tried to integrate the third person template with my current Unreal/Datasmith project and got an alert th…	4 Last	kanga Jul 2019
Lightmass presets Anyone aware if there is a script or a way of saving out the light mass settings as a preset in the world settings?Would come in handy when testing things out or starting out.ThanksAlex	2 Last	alexworx Jul 2019
Unreal Engine FBX problem and Merge and Replace Actors Hey Guys,So I recently made a small scene in max and wanted to bake some basic lighting in UE4. Everything here is unwrapped, (some are not 0-1 space). However when importing in unreal i get th…	4 Last	Bumblebee Jul 2019
[Textures] ~ Texture Sample and final output are much brighter than the original image I'm getting this:[SUBSTANCE DESIGNER][UNREAL ENGINE 4.22.3]As you can see, once imported into the shader the texture gets washed out, it's super bright, and I have absolutely no idea why.Only now I'm…	11 Last	zachagreg Jul 2019
How to get soft indirect shadows in UE4 Tutorial - Capsule Shadows Explained I threw together a quick tutorial on using capsule shadows inside of Unreal Engine 4. Let me know if there are other lighting things you would like to know more about. Cheers! Link: https:/…	2 Last	BradleyWascher Jul 2019
How to improve your shadow quality in UE4 - Lightmap Resolution Explained I threw together a quick video that explains a bit about lightmap resolution and how it affects your shadow quality in UE4. Hope it helps, if you have any questions please let me know. Cheer! Vi…	0 Last	BradleyWascher Jul 2019
Constructive Criticism Hi all,I am looking to get some feedback on my arch viz scene. I think its still lacking something. Do not know if its the lighting or lack of shadowing, or maybe the geometry needs to be rebui…	4 Last	alexworx Jul 2019
Students collaborative project in UE4 So basically, a friend and I (may have more people come into it) are about to create an environment (interiors and exteriors) and we will build it up in UE4. We are wondering what the best way for us…	3 Last	corviera Jul 2019
color is off Hi all,I am trying to figure out why my gray material is not baking gray. Looks more brown then gray. Weird thing is when I go to unlit it looks perfect but when I bake it its definitely not gra…	1 Last	corviera Jul 2019
Need help with scaling tall buildings Hey guys, I am new to here and I have been told great things about polycount so I am glad to finally be active here. I am working on a scene for fun and up until this point I have made tons of i…	1 Last	TheGabmeister Jul 2019
UE4 measure units Hi All,I want to create a static mesh in Blender for my environment in UE4 with real metrics applied. What I mean is I want a piece of modular wall to be 2m long in game. I found information that 1UU…	4 Last	LukasArt Jul 2019
Morph targets on LODs Hello.I got a skeletal mesh with working morph targets and I created LODs using Unreal´s skeletal mesh reduction. The LODs are very fine, but the morph targets don´t work anymore on them. They do wor…	1 Last	Mark Dygert Jul 2019
Polygon based beard rigging for Unreal 4 Hi everyone, I've been trying my hand at character modeling as I'm the only modeler in a small indie team at the moment and we need some unique characters. Managed to research most subjects but when …	2 Last	Batou Jul 2019
How do I correctly import .EXR HDRis? I'm trying to get my HDRIs working in UE4. When I import a .HDR file it correctly imports it as a "texture cube" asset. But it's capped at 512x512. When I import a .exr file it just imports it as a n…	7 Last	alnomany Jul 2019
General questions regarding modularity. Hey! Damn.. been a long time since I was last on here and funny enough its a similar project I am embarking on haha. Well Ill get to the point... I am attempting to make some modular building pi…	3 Last	JamesRay Jul 2019
Animated clothes I am trying to use some clothes I made in MD with an already animated character. I use the skin modifier on the clothes in max, and attach the bones needed, but when playing the animation I don't see…	4 Last	KurtR Jun 2019
Having issues with textures in UE4 Hello! I have a texture like this:But when I import it to UE4, it becomes like this:Here's texture details:I don't know why :/ :/ :/Could you help me, please?	3 Last	Obscura Jun 2019
how to make material Hi all,I am looking to make a specific type of material. Part of the material needs to be metallic while the other part needs to be flat. Its a wallpaper. See the enclosed image. The gold is metallic…	2 Last	alexworx Jun 2019
Optimizing Lighting and the Post Process Stack in your Scenes I threw together a quick video just talking about some of the high level considerations for lighting in a static lighting level in Unreal Engine 4. Let me know if you have more questions about lighti…	0 Last	BradleyWascher Jun 2019
Add Dynamic SM Components? Hi, Is there a way to "Add Static Mesh Components" dynamically? As you can see in the BP, I Have to add a complete new "Add Component" Block for every "New Mesh" + "New Material" I want to add.…	8 Last	GhosTDoG Jun 2019
Settling on program workflow for Unreal Been messing around with 3D Modelling software for a good few months now but trying to settle on a workflow to bring assets from Blender to Unreal Engine. However, I've been having trouble sort of in…	6 Last	zachagreg Jun 2019
Glauco's skin shader for Unreal Engine question Hi everybody, this is my first post so be gentle :P I'm a bit rookie here...I was looking at Glauco's post https://www.glaucolonghi.com/#/minotaur/ and he was talking about what skin shader…	4 Last	Bubucela Jun 2019
Unreal 4 Lightmapping Issue Hi All,I hope this is the right place to ask this, cause I've been looking for a solution for days and can't find anything that relates to what's actually going on and I'm close to pulling my hair ou…	3 Last	Obscura Jun 2019
Material ID order from Maya? Hi all! Been pulling my hair out over this. For the game I'm working on, we need all the characters to have 3 material slots, in a particular order. Hair/skin, Upper Body, and Lower Body. I can't s…	6 Last	tepelkon Jun 2019
Glauco's skin shader for Unreal Engine question Hi everybody, this is my first post so be gentle :P I'm a bit rookie here...I was looking at Glauco's post https://www.glaucolonghi.com/#/minotaur/ and he was talking about what skin shader…	0 Last	Bubucela Jun 2019
Glauco's skin shader for Unreal Engine question Hi everybody, this is my first post so be gentle :P I'm a bit rookie here...I was looking at Glauco's post https://www.glaucolonghi.com/#/minotaur/ and he was talking about what skin shader…	0 Last	Bubucela May 2019
Noob question - Rendering CineCamera Helloo!I've set up a bunch of CineCamera Actors with settings I like and it's showing BP and particle effects how I like as well.Can't figure out how to render it for a large screen show with all the…	1 Last	Obscura May 2019
Numbers by Offset? Hi, Let's say I got 20 doors, and every door should have a number (texture). I was thinking about a material only solution with "flipbook" and "world space offset", but I don't want to have …	0 Last	GhosTDoG May 2019
When making a scene in UE4, how much decals is too much decals? I've been doing some research on deffered decals recently and also learning how to use them along the way. One thing that I still haven't grasped is how much you should use before performance starts …	2 Last	TheGabmeister May 2019
Cloth design and characters for ue4 I am trying to wrap my head around the workflow when it comes to a variety of cloths a character uses and the pipeline, in relation to animation. If I make something fairly simple in marvelous design…	0 Last	KurtR May 2019
This guy recreates popular/interesting Game Mechanics in UE4 This is probably one of the best recent Game Design Experimenation Channel on YouTube;The guy studies various popular game mechanics, including the effects and animations that goes along and RECREATE…	3 Last	Blond May 2019
probleme with animation in maya to ue4 Help hello I'm trying to make the object follow the curve that I made in maya and export the animation in ue4 but when I import the animation the constraint are not following so the objects is not flexing…	1 Last	TheGabmeister May 2019
UE4 Large scale map Hey guys, any ideas how to go about importing all of my tiles into UE4 from world machine for a 126 sqkm level?	1 Last	Mark Dygert May 2019
Has anyone else seen the Reallusion live link demo? So I have gotten a chance to work with them a bit, and can probably answer some questions.Iclone is like a super cut-scene editor, and they have mocap plugins that can all work together, like body an…	0 Last	Rampa May 2019
white lines / light leaks Hi all,I am wondering if anyone can shed some light ( no pun intended ) on why I am getting these strange white lines in my scene. The enclosed images show a pretty high bake with what I am tal…	6 Last	Obscura May 2019
Lock Camera Is there a way to completely lock the camera -> pan; dolly etc. and not only the transformations?thx	0 Last	GhosTDoG May 2019
What sells the most in Unreal Engine Market place? Hey guys,I know it's a very dull question overall, but when it comes to game art, what mostly sells in the UE4 market place? What people look for? Full environment? Weapons? Sci fi things? Stylized? …	2 Last	salimmatta May 2019
wip / weird thing happens? Hi All,I am posting some WIP of a arch viz space I am working on. Has anyone run into the issue that the overall lighting will change when you toggle on the game mode ( g key ). I do medium bake…	2 Last	alexworx May 2019
Mesh Decals - reduce UV Channels I use the main mesh and the decal sheets within a blueprint (components) - just a simple prefab.The mobility of the main mesh is set to static, the mobility of the decal sheets/trims is set to moveab…	1 Last	GhosTDoG May 2019
Unreal Engine Sten Gun MK II Render Hello everyone I'm posting one of my first render on ue4https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Z5x9RG?fbclid=IwAR1_baf59e9X7RtrVsPrRBpheqqioPZE5sFi7KglAkgjZ-_YjBcxWopWJAY	0 Last	adayaskm May 2019
Newbie Problem with LightMaps So!As you can see, I'm having trouble with light maps (it also helps that Unreal keeps telling me that I have LMaps overlapping)I have tried Auto-Generating and I can't get any of the settings to cha…	3 Last	jaker3278 May 2019
Large scale building struggle Hi,I am trying to do a huge 100 meter wall. I don't know how to go about texturing. I hava a triplanar projection function from a tutorial but it is really uncontrolable. I want to add details on the…	3 Last	m_asher May 2019
Using meshes in splines Hi there,I'm very very new to using Blueprints but I want to use them in my current project to speed up my workflow when adding features to my levels. I've watched a few tutorials on Blueprints but I…	1 Last	poopipe May 2019
UE4 to showcase product on the web...? Just a quick question, here s a link of a 3D product with interactivity made for the web:http://3d.cl3ver.com/QucOR?tryitlocation=2Do you think replicating the same thing with UE4 (with all the inter…	0 Last	Cg_Creator May 2019
UE4_Make tooltip look at and scale constraint to camera. Hi, If possible I would like to be pointed in the right direction to make something similar as the video I uploaded... Mostly is to have the text keep a look at constraint to the camera as I orbit ar…	13 Last	Cg_Creator May 2019
Exporting an object from Blender to Unreal question im dont usually do anything regarding exporting to game engines, i normally focus on modelling/texturing etc.TLDR whats the best way of arranging this object so it can be used in Unreal? seems like&n…	7 Last	oraeles77 May 2019