Unreal Engine

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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
How To? Chrome Cylinder Shader in UDK Hello! I'm working on some modular environment pieces for a level in the UDK, but I'm having a problem. I want to create some chromed/shiny metal cylinders. However, I really can't figure out how to …	6 Last	ImSlightlyBored Jul 2010
Lightmap transparency If you have an alpha that is masking out a certain part of your geometry, is there a way that the lightmap can also read that mask? Right now the shadow is just showing the plane. Which I know makes …	1 Last	Oniram Jul 2010
Static Meshes not showing up Hey, So I am trying to get my static meshes to show up in the in-game editor. It's not working. I've rebuilt everything, and it looks fine in the editor. But in-game some of them don't show up. Here…	4 Last	kdm3d Jun 2010
Particle Question Hey guys, i searched for this a while back and maybe its doable now or was always and i never found a way to do it. I have a particlesource that spawns X amount of particles, and plays a particle a…	2 Last	Neox Jun 2010
where and how should i plug my gloss map? Another quickie question guys. Where and how should i plug my gloss map? Thanks!	5 Last	Tom Ellis Jun 2010
my scene is dark Hey guys, I'm following this tutorial [URL="http://eat3d.com/creating-turntable-animation"]http://eat3d.com/creating-turntable-animation[/URL] from Eat3d about making turntable animation inside UDK a…	4 Last	Snight Jun 2010
My First Map, Just for Fun Hello everyone, I'm Videshi, and I'm pretty new to the UDK, but I've been working with it for about 2-3 weeks now on Mondays, and occasional evenings. I'm a 3d animator (Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop kind…	0 Last	Videshi Jun 2010
64-bit mode extremely dark I just got around now to moving my level over into the may build of the udk, and the screen became extremely dark. I noticed this with other things lately too. If i open a pic in windows photo vi…	6 Last	gannonroader Jun 2010
presenting characters in UDK hey folks, probably a daft question but can anyone point me towards any info on material setup for characters in UDK, all I keep finding are environmental tuts, which while great aren't exactly what …	3 Last	seth. Jun 2010
Best way to export all meshes to udk? This is just an example of what i'd like to do in the udk. in modo, i have all my meshes setup in modo how i want them. is there a way i could have them all exported and drop them in the udk and they…	3 Last	Divine Rage Jun 2010
Vertex tinting Is it possible to use vertex tinting per mesh without said mesh needing that to be setup in its material and exported from Max? I'd much prefer to be able to import a mesh with a typical shader then …	4 Last	adam Jun 2010
Strange Content Browser bug So I am encountering a strange bug in UDK's content browser. I constantly come up with weird stuff like this: [URL=http://img714.imageshack.us/i/cbbug.jpg/][IMG]http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/529…	7 Last	Will Faucher Jun 2010
UDK Crashes when trying to open something hey guys my UDK keeps crashing when i try to open a scene, weapon etc etc even from ones i made could it be because of my Graphics Card my graph card is GT 7300? ore is it because i don't have the fu…	2 Last	Rock Bottom Jun 2010
my glow stops glowing when it's not hit by light Is this a problem or is it just normal in udk? Thanks.	6 Last	boyluya Jun 2010
Collision mesh advice Hey guys. What is the best way to create a collision mesh for a shape like this? It will be used as a walkable platform and the player should be able to fall off. [IMG]http://i496.photobucket.com/al…	12 Last	Xoliul Jun 2010
blurry textures Hey guys, why my textures are getting blurred when I start the actual game (but they look sharp in the viewport and play in editor)? I already changed the LOD of each textures to -2 but they're still…	3 Last	boyluya Jun 2010