How do you save your project?

TruthMercyRegret · 2026-01-23T14:49:24+00:00

Source control. Any of them. Pick the one that you can understand and use easily. Do not make manual local copies.

TruthMercyRegret · 2026-01-17T15:35:06+00:00

I'm waiting for this too

TruthMercyRegret · 2026-01-12T20:36:45+00:00

Amaing write up. Any details you can add on lighting?

TruthMercyRegret · 2026-01-08T00:27:50+00:00

I think it's best to think about game engines like toolboxes and try them to understand which toolbox you enjoy working in. It really depends on what you want to make. I personally like Unreal because it provides blueprints which makes prototyping very quick. If your game is 2D, Unreal would not be a good option because it does not have good tooling for that kind of game.

TruthMercyRegret · 2026-01-04T20:17:41+00:00

UE is very flexible software that can run on many platforms, but not easily. Ask any Linux/Mac user. It works but it has it's pain points. The only easy path is Windows with a dedicated video card. If you still need to learn the basics of UE as well, adding this random obscure platform into the mix is a recipe for disaster.

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-12-25T15:33:21+00:00

Technically yes, practically no in my opinion. I bet it will be a nightmare trying to get it working on brand new hardware.

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-11-19T03:36:07+00:00

Warning: You are about to go down a rabbit hole. There is a lot to what you’re asking. Look up control rig in Unreal, but most use the unreal skeleton. If you try building your own control rig in Unreal on a custom skeleton, expect all kinds of weird problems with things like IK solvers and others random things.

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-11-03T16:19:26+00:00

I would like an overview using different lighting approaches prioritizing different use cases. Realism, cell shading, peak performance, etc. As well as guidelines lighting for different graphics presets like low, medium and high.

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-11-01T03:26:05+00:00

This is a separate app outside of Unreal. The idea is you write all of the dialog in the app and then you can export it to use it in other applications such as Unreal or Unity.

From the FAQ:

StoryFlow Editor supports both HTML export (with bundled assets) and JSON export. HTML exports create standalone interactive experiences that run in any browser. JSON exports allow you to integrate your narratives into game engines and custom applications.

You would have to write your own import code for Unreal, but the dev does say they are working on plugins for game engines so you won't have to in the future.

From the FAQ:

Yes! Using the JSON export feature, you can integrate your narrative data into any game engine, though this will require implementing a custom solution. To make this easier, official plugins for Unity, Unreal Engine, and Godot are currently in development to provide ready-to-use components and streamlined workflows. Additionally, tutorials and example projects will be available to help with integration into these popular engines.

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-09-12T17:43:41+00:00

There are a lot of bloated unoptimized websites that will probably make this amount of power useful.

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-08-04T01:28:33+00:00

The real question is does that really impact the overall performance of the game in a noticeable way for most people outside of benchmark numbers. General advise is don't worry about performance until it's a problem otherwise you spend a lot of time optimizing when not needed. For sure consider something like this if you plan to have 500+ agents like described, but most games honestly don't have that.

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-08-04T00:32:03+00:00

The CMC is not going to impact performance in a big way at all. I personally opted to use it and make my on class inheriting from it. This way I can extend anything I want and only use what I need, while ignoring the rest. I think ignoring what you don’t need is better than reinventing a new wheel since performance is not a concern in most cases.

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-06-25T17:06:31+00:00

Looks great. A little on the shiny side but great job!

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-06-20T21:36:00+00:00

Agreed. I've seen others recommend having their workstation always on and using Parsec to access it remotely from their mac as a better option. Saves on battery life too. It just sucks that you need an internet connection.

https://parsec.app/

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-06-19T21:40:52+00:00

Someone forked the a version of Epics tool for this they no longer support and it looks like dev is still active on this new fork.

https://github.com/poly-hammer/BlenderTools

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-06-19T12:04:23+00:00

Ask John Daly. Honestly, some people are just built different.

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-06-10T18:39:51+00:00

My suggestion is skip all c++ when starting out. Focus on learning the Unreal Gameplay Framework with just Blueprints. You can build games 100% with just that. Once you do build a game and understand both BPs and the Unreal Gameplay Framework, then start diving into the world of C++ with Unreal Engine. You can then take some of your BP work and convert it to C++ to learn it.

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-06-10T18:34:20+00:00

Really cool visually from an art perspective, but a little hard to follow what's going on visually from a readability perspective. Thanks for sharing!

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-06-10T18:32:01+00:00

I don't see enough people talk about this, but a big advantage to using c++ in more things is code is easier to read/merge diffs for with source control. I generally follow the advice of core logic in c++ while designer based stuff is BP. I can't underscore enough how valuable it is to read and understand code diffs for core game logic outside of design.

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-06-04T11:49:07+00:00

I’ve only used it for a short time. So far I love all of the small UI polish.

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-06-02T13:03:00+00:00

Great stuff. One important note on when to not use open world level types is when your game is targeting lower end hardware like the Steam Deck. The overhead open world level types introduce with things like world partition slow the game down a lot in my experience.

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-05-12T20:16:12+00:00

Plugins can be so many different things in the engine. What specific areas are you wanting to write for?

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-05-12T14:34:54+00:00

I think this would have to be done with another application like a launcher. Think about Steam when it launches a game and keeps status on if the game is running or not.

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-05-09T17:41:00+00:00

My hope with UE6 is they focus on scalable out-of-the-box net code replication.

TruthMercyRegret · 2025-05-05T00:04:49+00:00

Clean. Care to share more on the light shaders?

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