http://forums.epicgames.com/ Community-made content packs, assets, tools, tutorials and websites en Wed, 22 May 2013 20:25:14 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.epicgames.com/images/styles/TwistedDark/misc/rss.png http://forums.epicgames.com/ http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/963814-Mass-Effect-modding-tool?goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 21:01:04 GMT The Mass Effect 3 Explorer project http://me3explorer.wikispaces.com/ has made great strides to allow the gaming community to mod the game. So far... The Mass Effect 3 Explorer project http://me3explorer.wikispaces.com/ has made great strides to allow the gaming community to mod the game. So far the primary mods are hi-res texture artists using the tool to beautify the ME series. The biggest project is MEHEM (Mass Effect Happy Ending Mod) that utilizes ME3explorer tools to re-vision/re-write the ending of Mass Effect 3. There is a push to try and add new content rather than simply re-purposing existing content but this is limited by a few key limitations of ME3explorer. I have personally been working to modify character meshes with the ultimate desire to create even new/unique character meshes however, those of us in the ME community who swing this way are currently stymied by the inability to fully and properly place character meshes/skeleton meshes back into the game. User WarrantyVoider has done the lions share of reverse engineering on the format of skms used in Bioware pcc files at the heart of the game. He's managed to go a long ways but was finally brought to a halt by not being able to properly decode certain portions of game pcc files that encode character meshes. The bulk of work on exporting and importing character meshes out of and into the ME games is done but now no longer has a coder working on the tough issue of what is left. I post here in hopes that someone with the coding skills will be interested and perhaps try to run the baton past the finish line. The ME3explorer coders are doing it out of personal interest, as a showcase of coding skill, as this is not a paid program. It is hackers doing some cool hacking.

At this time it is possible to MOSTLY get body meshes into the parts of the game but due to the unknowns they don't quite work properly:

This character's body mesh imported and in this case doesn't crash the game but the lighting/reflection effects are incorrect due to unresolved issues with the format needed in the game.



Using ME3explorer to export her head and then reimport it without alteration showcases some problems that need to be resolved (reverse engineered). Massive texture mapping fail:



In another scene the body mesh imports but contains errors that are not evident in 3ds Max, Blender, Milkshape, skeledit, umodel...They even import seemingly fine into UDK. The issue is getting them into ME via the game pcc files. We export the skm meshes as psks and edit them in the aforementioned software tools. Easy part. After that...



Any attempt to proceed beyond this point in the game and initiate a conversation crashes the game - even in instances where there is no evident graphical errors at all.

Are there any coders here who are interested in the challenge of reverse engineering the rest of the way so ME3explorer can be a full-bodied mod tool for the ME series? If so, please contact the coding team of ME3explorer (the link provided up top) or contact me so I can point you in the right direction. Sadly, I am not a coder and cannot even begin to try to take on this project. ]]> Community Content, Tools, and Tutorials Praedor http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/963814-Mass-Effect-modding-tool http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/963789-Glass-reflection?goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 17:38:40 GMT Hi, Im quite new in UDK and I started my first simple level, just to get used to tool bars and some basics. Actually I got problem with glass... Hi, Im quite new in UDK and I started my first simple level, just to get used to tool bars and some basics. Actually I got problem with glass reflection. I googled this problem but there were no solution, only some tutorials to whole new glass material.

Here it is:



I just want to make it more transparent. I mean, it is transparent at good angle but at other it has a reflection like cloud or sth. I though its because of light, but even in fully dark room it has this.



How can I get rid of this? ]]> Community Content, Tools, and Tutorials Ravier http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/963789-Glass-reflection http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/963664-Dynamic-sunlight?goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 20:37:21 GMT Hello there,i have often asked,but not in this part of the forum,i am a little newbie,and i have finished my game half,but i dont know how to create... Hello there,i have often asked,but not in this part of the forum,i am a little newbie,and i have finished my game half,but i dont know how to create this dynamic sunlight such as the lightening in the midday template, i know the tutorial here

http://juarez3d.files.wordpress.com/..._sun_v1-31.pdf

but i dont know wehre i can get the nodes,and wehre i must put the inputs and outputs etc etc,so i ONLY know i have a skydome with a material,than i must open the material editor,and thats all waht i know :) i am very very deserate

Thanks.All the best :) ]]> Community Content, Tools, and Tutorials 3Designs http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/963664-Dynamic-sunlight http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/962892-Free-simple-AI-turret?goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 21:12:45 GMT This is the code for the simple AI turret from Chapter 11 of the Mastering Unrealscript tutorial series on the UDN. I modified it slightly so that... This is the code for the simple AI turret from Chapter 11 of the Mastering Unrealscript tutorial series on the UDN. I modified it slightly so that the gun barrel is separate from the turret, so the turret handles the yaw rotation and the barrel the pitch rotation, like a tank turret, for example. I figured this would help out newcomers who may be trying to set up a tower defense, RTS, or other type of game.

I included a simple model in 3ds Max 2013 format to show how to rig your own turret to use the included code and AnimTree. the model is crappy, since I am showing off the code, not the model. I compiled this using the July 2012 version of the UDK. Let me know if anything doesn't work.

Feel free to use in your projects.

Enjoy!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5tgu1ef0mb55ffd/TurretEx.zip ]]> Community Content, Tools, and Tutorials jlhill17 http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/962892-Free-simple-AI-turret http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/962780-How-can-i-share-assets-with-a-co-creator-in-another-state?goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 02:37:13 GMT I installed the perforce server and client, but when i watched the "how to" video on perforcesoftware's youtube channel, i was very, very discouraged. I'm afraid that, although 3d modeling and game design seem to come quite naturally to me, server administration absolutely does not. There must be a better way. I have only one co-collaborator, but they live almost 2000 miles away. Please tell me that there is a way that the two of us can work together on the same game without having to use software as clunky and wonkish as Perforce. ]]> Community Content, Tools, and Tutorials Gunzaspawn http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/962780-How-can-i-share-assets-with-a-co-creator-in-another-state http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/962499-Creating-and-using-a-Custom-Character-in-a-custom-UDK-Game?goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 13:50:39 GMT I'm currently working on a tutorial covering the basics and something more of creating and implementing a custom character in a custom UDK game.

up to now I only covered the very basics (Setting up in software and exporting/importing, Setting up skeletal mesh, creating AnimSet/Animtree) but I would like you to take a look and maybe tell me all my english errors :cool:

Link: http://sneppychannel.weebly.com/udk-tutorials.html ]]> Community Content, Tools, and Tutorials sneppy http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/962499-Creating-and-using-a-Custom-Character-in-a-custom-UDK-Game http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/962467-Spanish-Course-in-UDK-Free?goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 09:09:04 GMT Good website wanted to present Fenix Discom (http://fenixdiscom.ekiwi.es/index.php/udk.html) Where can you find a good Spanish course for beginners,... Good website wanted to present Fenix Discom
Where can you find a good Spanish course for beginners, introduction and guidance for the design of levels and games. The program is oriented primarily Kismet.

We are currently updating the course to the current version of February, which is also on my personal blog UDK por Alejandro

I would like from your comments that you think about and hopefully be very useful for beginners to work with this great engine. ]]> Community Content, Tools, and Tutorials alexjaa http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/962467-Spanish-Course-in-UDK-Free http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/962394-Can-anybody-teach-me-how-to-make-a-Adventure-Game?goto=newpost Sun, 12 May 2013 21:16:36 GMT Hey guys, so I created this thread to you help me,if you can, to create a Adventure Game in Tomb Raider style. By now the things that I have is:... Hey guys, so I created this thread to you help me,if you can, to create a Adventure Game in Tomb Raider style. By now the things that I have is:
-UDK February 2013 Beta
- The character model, in this case Lara Croft Model that I selected to make a remake of the 2nd game of the Saga. (the model is in mesh.ascii file).
- First Level enemies in FBX.
- Some animations that I want to add to the model.
- I have the 3rd Camera View tutorial

What I want to know is:
- How to add the model to UDK: I import the model do Maya and use this tutorial :http://www.tombraiderforums.com/show...&postcount=852, to set the bones, is this work?!
- How to add the textures I know how to apply it in Blender but I want to know how made this in Maya.
- I have animations files in 3DS Max and I want to know how to add then to my Model.

This is the Animation file:


This guy actually made this, but I can't contact him! Look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUnvxDnBf5Y

P.S: I'll post more details!

So guys can you help me?! ]]> Community Content, Tools, and Tutorials Prockt http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/962394-Can-anybody-teach-me-how-to-make-a-Adventure-Game http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/962387-player-location?goto=newpost Sun, 12 May 2013 20:20:47 GMT how to set player must start at one starting point if there are more then one playerstart? I tried 2 different ways to do it on Kismet but none of... how to set player must start at one starting point if there are more then one playerstart?
I tried 2 different ways to do it on Kismet but none of them work.


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]]> Community Content, Tools, and Tutorials morning_sashimi http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/962387-player-location http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/961911-AI-Problem?goto=newpost Fri, 10 May 2013 06:30:21 GMT Hi!
I'm still new to UDK. I'm using 2013 feb version. I follow the tutorial step by step on "UDK Tutorial Part 136: Cinematics- Steering the Bot".
After I did some research online to fix an AI problem which many people had by changing the Controller Class to "None" instead of "UTBOT". But After a add "Note" to guide the AI, the AI won't follow. Can anyone teach me how to fix it? Thank you!!!
]]> Community Content, Tools, and Tutorials morning_sashimi http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/961911-AI-Problem http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/961802-How-to-create-materials-for-UDK?goto=newpost Thu, 09 May 2013 17:13:54 GMT I want to create materials for UDK specially like the animated materials like Shock rifle and linkgun . I have photoshop. I want to know about any... I want to create materials for UDK specially like the animated materials like Shock rifle and linkgun . I have photoshop. I want to know about any good websites ]]> Community Content, Tools, and Tutorials 1velocity http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/961802-How-to-create-materials-for-UDK http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/961801-Which-is-best-modelling-tool-and-Website-to-learn?goto=newpost Thu, 09 May 2013 17:11:25 GMT I have 3ds max and Maya both are 2013 and 64 bit which is better for modelling and I dont want to buy any book i want to create guns , vehicles and... I have 3ds max and Maya both are 2013 and 64 bit which is better for modelling and I dont want to buy any book i want to create guns , vehicles and charecters for UDK does anybody know good website like http://www.worldofleveldesign.com/ . ]]> Community Content, Tools, and Tutorials 1velocity http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/961801-Which-is-best-modelling-tool-and-Website-to-learn http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/961774-teleporting-to-differrent-maps?goto=newpost Thu, 09 May 2013 14:45:14 GMT Im pretty new to udk but even after searching through the whole of google ^^ i couldnt find a way to teleport from one map to a teleporter in a... Im pretty new to udk but even after searching through the whole of google ^^ i couldnt find a way to teleport from one map to a teleporter in a different map (not just changing the map but also spawn at a certain point in the other map)
has anyone any idea how this could work ?
thx jonny ]]> Community Content, Tools, and Tutorials johnnyh http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/961774-teleporting-to-differrent-maps http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/961442-Particle-Assets-missing?goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 18:40:28 GMT Hi!
On UDK Tutorial Part 109: Particles- Particle Assets, it saids" This video covers particle assets, which are created with Cascade and stored within the Content Browser."
But I couldn't find it in my UDK content browser. Does anyone knows where can I download the material files for that particle tutorial? ]]> Community Content, Tools, and Tutorials morning_sashimi http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/961442-Particle-Assets-missing http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/961397-How-to-customize-your-game-startup-and-startup-screen?goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 14:14:54 GMT Hello friends i need help with something related to start screen were it shows Instant Action Multiplayer Exit I want to replace it and Add... Hello friends i need help with something related to start screen were it shows
Instant Action
Multiplayer
Exit

I want to replace it and Add
Skirmish
Survival
Multiplayer
Exit

And even i want to change the image which shows in back screen of UDK how to do it

ANd even in startup of my game after Powered by unreal engine shows up i want to add my companies name how to do it ]]> Community Content, Tools, and Tutorials 1velocity http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/961397-How-to-customize-your-game-startup-and-startup-screen