Unreal Engine

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Change shaders on Epics models Hey everyone, I was wondering if there is a possible way to change/replace the material on some of the already in place models in UDK. In reality I just want to replace them with a grey material so …	6 Last	moose Sep 2010
1 shader displaying random textures per instance Is there a way in UDK to set up a shader to display random textures (from a list) per static mesh instance? IE, A a room with 4 tv's, using the same static mesh for each, but each one displaying a d…	8 Last	kdm3d Sep 2010
Decal Methods Hey guys. I know theres a few different methods for using decals Im not sure what is the easier method for what i what to do, havent done much with decals. I just have some white text logos that I wa…	1 Last	Snight Sep 2010
Old School Side View Hi guys, just for fun and to try to learn 3D and UDK "by myself", I'm trying to create a "remake" of Metroid Fusion on the UDK. (Yes I know that there is more than 3 Metroid Fusion's remakes actual…	23 Last	Lamont Sep 2010
UDK , FBX and Maya 2011 static mesh issues Hey, Long time listener, first time posting. Has anyone gotten consistent static mesh export results with smoothing and materials assignments from Maya 2011 to UDK using FBX? If so, what ar…	5 Last	Lamont Aug 2010
Making a DominantSpotLight cast dynamic shadows only I've been trying with no success to force a dominant spotlight actor cast dynamic shadows only. It looks alright on the editor viewport (with real time dynamic shadowS) but as soon as build lighting …	1 Last	Lamont Aug 2010
Flip U & V on BSP not working? I can't get the U & the V channel on bsp surface to flip on anything other than than the default checkered material applied to the brush. Can anyone else confirm this?	1 Last	jocose Aug 2010
Project Files delete	0 Last	mortalhuman Aug 2010
Lightsaber Just thought id share this vid with you fellow UDK users. here's just a quick demo video of a lightsaber that a friend and i have been working on. This is the first stage of a lightsaber class in UDK…	1 Last	Axios Aug 2010
Grass Material Setup trying to get some grass to look good, how ever im getting a harsh blurish bloom effect(my specular map inst white at all), along with too much SSAO. I did a quick search and couldn't find anything…	7 Last	Daniel Doerksen Aug 2010
Model problem with UDK Hi to all, in the last days i was trying to create a Sci-Fi environment in 3ds Max, rendered maps in xNormal and then export to UDK. The problem is when i export the model in UDK with 3ds max (.ASE f…	5 Last	Covin Aug 2010
UDK Effects Art Is there anybody here who specializes in effects work in UDK or any other real-time engine? I'm curious to see what other people have come up or have put in their portfolio. I want to get into creati…	3 Last	Oniram Aug 2010
Adjacent static mesh edges shadows I got a bunch of static meshes which is next to each another (see the image), and get this problem with shadows baking problem where the edges meet. Do I need to weld everything together? Would reall…	7 Last	McGreed Aug 2010
Opacity mask / distortion shader query So I've started getting my hands dirty with UDK materials, and I'm encountering a situation that I'm not sure about. I'm trying to add a glass effect to the windows of my scene. I'm trying to add s…	6 Last	danshewan Aug 2010
Searching for an advanced vertex blending shader.. I wonder if it's possible to find something like [URL="http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68089&highlight=UDK+vertex+shader"]this[/URL] to download somewhere. My skills in the material…	2 Last	sltrOlsson Aug 2010
Unreal3 TOON Shader Network Creation? Unreal3 TOON Shader Network Creation. I want to creat a outline toon mat in u3 but the outline looks sad,how can I creat a better outline , thanks	18 Last	Irreal Aug 2010
Close proximity xray Hey guys, I couldn't seem to find anything on this so far. Tried searching up words like translucent materials or fading of objects, but what i'm trying to do is to get objects that are close and/or…	7 Last	haiddasalami Aug 2010
UDK Material Issues Hullo Polycount. Been gone a bit, but now I need you again. So I'm working on a blockout for a level for one of my classes. The level is a very large underground cavern containing a city. The level …	2 Last	divi Aug 2010
Making a Realistic Elevator in Kismet (not a lift-help needed) for my level design class im making a casino, and in my casino i want an elevator. but being a realistic environment i dont want simple lift elevators. im learning scaleform right now to make custom …	2 Last	Martizz1e Aug 2010
Using cookies on directional lights? One of the key lights in my scene is motivated by a light source outside of the scene - in this case, an underwater light effect shining through portholes in a corridor. I was thinking about using a…	5 Last	danshewan Aug 2010
Lightmass & Normal Maps Ok, so Im wondering what do some of you guys do as far as settings to allow your normal maps to still have a decent effect when using lightmass. In general even without using lightmass are there any …	1 Last	ParoXum Aug 2010
Emissive material question Okay im not sure if Im doing this right or if its the best workflow. I have a mesh with diffuse, spec, normal textures are 1024 each. I have parts of the mesh that are lights that will need to be tur…	2 Last	ajr2764 Aug 2010
Material Editor Questions! So I've been spending the weekend getting to grips with the material editor and I'm finding it mind boggling how many expressions there are and all the cool things I can do with it. Naturally I hav…	12 Last	Brice Vandemoortele Aug 2010
UDK Baking Issues [IMG]http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/5480/bakingissues.png[/IMG] I seem to be having some baking issues inside udk. When I put my model in and slap a material on it seems to be fine, but after I …	3 Last	Neox Aug 2010
Sub-levels under Persistent? I can't get objects that are on sub-levels to show up. Is there some sort of World Info enable sub-level button that I am missing?	4 Last	gamedev Aug 2010
recieve shadows but not cast shadows Hey guys, is there a way for objects to recieve a shadow but not cast one? we are trying to add grass to a level and want to use lightmass of course, but if the grass casts a shadow and gets lodded a…	8 Last	Neox Aug 2010
Particles spawn around camera? Hey, Does anyone know if you can spawn particles around the camera? So like a group of particles spawn/die around the camera as u move around the level. Or if not the camera, the character? Als…	2 Last	MattLichy Aug 2010
UDK not accepting Maya 2010 normals? Heya all, Apologies if this is a copy of an earlier post. I did a quick search on the forums and couldn't find an answer. I'm having issues with the .psk skeletal meshes that I export from Maya 201…	3 Last	j4polaris Jul 2010
Multiple UV Map Question So lets say I have a Static Mesh, we'll call it WallMesh. My UVs for the Diffuse Map are set up and utilize overlapping to get the most out of the texture. I also want an Ambient Occlusion map for t…	6 Last	tyl3r Jul 2010
The tech presented in Redwood Falls Prototype: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-eB-oCWsq4[/ame] Game was canceled long ago and the tech demo is pretty old, but it's always impressed me how awesome it was, it was also an Unreal En…	12 Last	BlackulaDZ Jul 2010
Getting a glow effect Hey, I was wondering how you achieved a glow effect like the one used in the tristram tunnels environment. [url]http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73285[/url] I'm trying to get that nic…	4 Last	Xendance Jul 2010
Shadow pools on terrain in UDK Hey guys, I'm working on a lighthouse scene and getting ready to show it off. However, i'm running into this technical issue with my grass and stone pathways on the terrain floor. I've attached a few…	5 Last	Snight Jul 2010
When I use static meshes in my deco layers, they show up black. I don't encounter this when using the speed tree factory. This happens no matter what static mesh I put in. it seems they are not receiving lighting. Any ideas? My main source of light is a direc…	1 Last	Snight Jul 2010
Point light (shader?) issue Hey guys, So assembled some basic elements of my scene in UDK, and thought I'd try using a simple point light (with default parameters) in my scene to get a more accurate idea of the base diffuse te…	10 Last	danshewan Jul 2010
An easy way to demo a level between multiple people? With my evil genius environment I'm cooking, I think the greatest way to get feedback is to be able to jump in the level with people over the net (or in person if i can). I am not a level designer a…	3 Last	Lamont Jul 2010
Color Grading Using Lookup Tables Hey everyone, i just read the cool tutorial on udn [url]http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/ColorGrading.html[/url] i never used postprocess volumes as we could do everythign we needed in an extra post pr…	13 Last	JordanW Jul 2010
Bots, AI Controllers, Fencing Hey guys, I am trying to get a few bots added to my level (1), to get them attacking the player but not each other (2), and to keep them contained within a certain portion of the level, following des…	1 Last	Lamont Jul 2010
Mover Questions ok, I just made a bar door(don't know the proper name. The door that swings up to allow the bar tender to get behind the bar). I have the mover working, but it only works when I jump on the bar…	8 Last	gannonroader Jul 2010
UDK - tagging system I've got an odd little issue I'm trying to figure out. When I try to tag a new asset (static mesh), the tag won't stick. This is true for both existing/default tags, and new ones that I am creating…	3 Last	Thor Sowards Jul 2010
Glass Bottles Hey guys, I need to make a series of glass bottles for my level, and i'm kind of stumped on exactly how I should go about it. My plan right now it just to make a bottle out of a cylinder, but I was…	4 Last	gannonroader Jul 2010
Attaching Objects To Movers I have a platform that I animated moving using UDK. I want to attach a camera to the platform. Does anyone have any idea how to go about doing this?	3 Last	jocose Jul 2010
UDK crash on startup Hey guys, I just downloaded the UDK and ran into some issues that took me all night to solve. My solution though is a bit of an awkward roundabout, so I was wondering if anyone knows why the program …	1 Last	3DRyan Jul 2010
First UDK scene [ Weird light issue ] Hey all, making the transition from UE3 to UDK and doing a summer project before I start my final year at UNI. The scene is in early stages, but I want to sort this issue out early so I don't run in…	10 Last	EMC3D Jul 2010
multiple uvw sets on a static mesh? Been searching but can't seem to find out. Can you have multiple uvw sets on a static mesh? How I am trying to use it: Putting snow on a tree, around the base and on the tops of branches In max I…	15 Last	divi Jul 2010
Material Blur without uv's I am using a material effect that creates a outline of all objects but the line is highly aliased and would like to blur the outline it's self. I know how to create a blur in the material editor bu…	9 Last	agents107 Jul 2010
Post procces issues Okay, this has been discussed, but I'm still confused as to what the solution is. I got lazy and never got the updates over the past few months. So, I've gone from the April build to the June one, an…	5 Last	3DRyan Jul 2010
my tree is ugly [IMG]http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/6682/treeh.png[/IMG]Heres the simple texture: [IMG]http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/8689/treek.jpg[/IMG] Heres a better look at the tree mesh: [IMG]http://i…	24 Last	AsaNYC Jul 2010
Cartoon look in Unreal Hey guys. Title says it all. This is the game we are working on: [url]http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=727833[/url] The thing is, I am having a hard time getting rid of the "unreal" …	7 Last	Kuki Jul 2010
BlendMode Modulate not supported? Hey there, I'm just trying to setup a decalMaterial and last time I did it, I'm sure I just plugged in my diffuse and set the blend to modulate. However I just downloaded the June UDK (I was using a…	4 Last	Tom Ellis Jul 2010
UDK Player scale I'm going to run the risk of looking like an idiot by posting this, but I just wanted to make sure before I start a fairly big udk project. I've started blocking out the level I'm looking to create …	8 Last	vahl Jul 2010