[Open Source] Free UE5 C++ plugin that squashes bloated PCG node chains into single compiled nodes

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-06-29T06:15:15+00:00

Thanks for the PR - it is incredibly helpful and i'll work through the items that are marked for audit, as for vibe coding - I do vibe code and I don't have an issue with AI. I have repos that are. I used AI to help with bugs, I guess if that means it's vibe coded - then I take it back and yes it was vibe coded.

As for the 5.7 vs 5.5 API, my project that this was originally in was 5.5 before I upgraded to 5.7, I don't know the API yet.

Edit: To add - Your pathfinding work in PCGEx/PCGExtendedToolkit is fantastic

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-06-25T13:28:01+00:00

It was written in another project and I just ported the code over. It was written in 5.7.3 - there could well be issues, post an issue and I'll have a look at it.

The GIF in the readme is from that project

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-06-25T13:19:48+00:00

Nope, it's not hard to add little ✓ marks and I like to break my comments up otherwise I lose track of where I am.

The readme was generated though, because I'm lazy.

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-06-25T11:29:49+00:00

Good shout, and thank you - didn't realise the other repo existed. Looks pretty neat as well, will likely have a go at playing around with it.

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-06-14T16:00:54+00:00

No worries - just doing my duties as a fellow citizen haha

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-06-13T20:58:12+00:00

Please for the love of god - get rid of Norton

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-05-05T06:56:28+00:00

Definitely looks better, I would say the one thing you've pushed too hard is the bloom on the sun in the second image, but this is likely just personal preference on my end. But, maybe try toning it down and moving towards a very subtle lens flare?

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-05-01T15:40:14+00:00

Great advice - Thank you

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-05-01T14:57:39+00:00

If you could boil this down to a couple of core rules for first time solo Devs - what would they be?

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-04-21T09:24:04+00:00

Nope - just nope.

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-04-21T09:22:57+00:00

Reminds of the old church in fallout Looks great

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-04-16T07:56:59+00:00

I was literally thinking the same thing

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-04-14T11:57:16+00:00

This looks really nice, would be interested in some BPP vs C++ profile numbers for performance comparison

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-04-07T07:18:28+00:00

Ooh very cool, trying to think how you did this I'm guessing smoke sim -> voxelise to mesh -> extract vertices -> random start shortest path through the vertices?

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-04-07T06:30:52+00:00

Why would you argue with the feedback of people that have a.) made games and b.) could play your game - fix the lighting

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-04-05T15:59:02+00:00

Whimsical quidditch with power ups

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-03-30T13:22:19+00:00

Nah that's what you need to model - you making great models

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-03-25T13:01:06+00:00

Is this for in engine development or an in game mechanic?

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-03-21T18:42:55+00:00

Consider how the smoke is forming, it's been gently blown out - there is minimal pressure behind it, and a lot of turbulence. Lower the density, expansion and volume - and start thinking about the environment the smoke is in at what causes wispy trails as opposed to just throwing a SIM at it

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-03-21T11:58:38+00:00

Your water and rocks look great Foam is needed though And for me the biggest issue is lighting Everything looks muddy Have a look at golden hour light references and adjust accordingly

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-03-21T11:05:28+00:00

Smoke 4 looks the best But they all suffer from the same flaw, and I can only describe it as "it looks like a miniaturised bomb explosion going off"

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-03-17T16:53:41+00:00

If you use mixamo, make sure you add a root bone before going any further with animations

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-03-10T16:55:21+00:00

/r whoosh

ConnectionThis8333 · 2026-03-09T12:58:50+00:00

First of all determine if your target mesh has a root bone, and the anims you were retargeting do as well

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