Unreal Development Kit - a version of Unreal Engine 3 that can be used to make games for PC and iOS. Licensing is done on a back-end-only basis.
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Why might a Projectile hitting a KActor only call HitWall, and not ProcessTouch?
I have a Projectile subclass that seems to work fine. It travels, does Explode(), etc. But when it hits one of our KActors, I get a HitWall event, but not a ProcessTouch event.
So my question is, why ...
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Getting velocity in only one plane (X) in Kismet (UDK)
I'm trying to make a character in 2.5 platformer (in UDK) to "climb" a giant tree trunk by walking on a spiral staircase enveloped around the tree. When character goes right the tree rotates thru ...
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How to change the default UDK game folder?
How can I change the default UDK game folder, the folder where it takes config files from?
Looking at the engine configuration files, it is taking it from %GAME%Game/, and when that's UDK, it loads ...
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When tracing how do I tell if I hit a wall or floor?
I perform a trace and when it hits the world I get a location and the surface normal. Does anyone have a good way to find out if I hit a wall or a floor?
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UDK or Unity3D? [closed]
I was thinking which is better, UDK or Unity3D. The graphics of UDK is really awesome and better than Unity. So I was also thinking about the programming language they use but I'm using mac so I also ...
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UDK ParticleSystem Problem
I use below code to create my particles ( in fact, I don't know any other way.)
spawnedParticleComponents = WorldInfo.MyEmitterPool.SpawnEmitter(ParticleSystem'ParticleName', Location, Rotator );
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How many players can UDK support without Networking
I've been looking for the answer to this for some time now, but cannot find anything online that is helpful.
What I want to know is the amount of players that the UDK can support on one single ...
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UDK and Protocol Buffers
Actually two questions:
Can I use TCP sockets in UDK to implement my own networking protocol? (I guess TCPLink is an answer)
Is there any way I can user Protocol Buffers inside UDK? Or anything like ...
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Distributed Rendering in the UDK and Unity
At the moment I'm looking at getting a game engine to run in a CAVE environment. So far, during my research I've seen a lot of people being able to get both Unity and the Unreal engine up and running ...
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How to implement auto-aiming / auto-targeting
We all know how auto-aiming or auto-targeting works in games.
Now, I need to find how to implement it in my game.
In fact I should implement it in UDK and I would be glad if anyone gave me more ...
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UDK problem with kismet and unreal code interfacing
Couple of questions that I really have looked for the answer to before posting.
I want to create enemies in a game (iOS - tower defense like) I am making them follow a path and do other things like ...
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Is it worthwhile investing time learning Unreal Script when UDK 4 will be replacing it with C++?
Should I continue to get more familiar with Unreal Script or just wait for UDK4 with C++?
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How to Use Half screen for Movement and Look in UDK for iOS?
We are working on a FPS Game in Unreal Engine 3 for iOS. Here We are stuck in the iOS controls. Actually we want to use Half Screen for Movement and another Half Screen Area for Look. But we are not ...
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UDK weapon on first person not showing up [closed]
I've been following this tutorial
http://www.moug-portfolio.info/udk-weapon-basics/
all my code is the same as the page...
except here
DefaultPropeties
{
Begin Object Name=GunMesh
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How do I acknowledge collisions?
As part of creating a stealth system, I've decided to place volumes over light sources as a first step. The idea being that when a pawn walks into one of those volumes, it will be logged. This is not ...
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UDK iOS ; base Class
I want to make a game with UDK for mobile and I wonder if There is any limits?
I mean, for example, can I use UTPawn as my base Pawn class when making a game for my mobile(iOS) game?
How can I know ...
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How to control an actor movement in UDK
This might be very basic, but I couldn't find something relevant to what I need (see below). I am working on a very basic thing: a 3D environment with some buildings, and actors walking inside it. It ...
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UDK dedicated server project. How to create user information files
Now I know how to launch my dedicated server in udk.
But now I need to know, that how can I put the server to make a information file for every registered user in my server(whitch stores information ...
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Light levels - How to determine if a character should be spotted
Our team is trying to develop a stealth system with the UDK. Part of this will involve lighting.
The idea being that if you're hiding in a dark corner of the room, the armed goons will not start ...
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Why when playing a UDK game everything is black?
I recently installed UDK3 to test it and see how it works. But when "running" a game, even one of the demos, I just see everything black.
I see the "map" and the aim. And I hear the souns when ...
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How do I make game server for UDK game?
I'm new in UDK and I'm starting to develop online multiplayer games.
There is a one problem, I couldn't find any tutorials about how to make a game server using udk. I suppose, that it uses unreal ...
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How can I achieve UnrealEd's per-face texturing in Blender 2.6?
Using UnrealEd I can create geometry and assign a material to each face of that geometry. Each face can have its own UV settings. How can I achieve the same functionality using Blender?
I've seen the ...
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Making a physicalized melee weapon
The short version, is that I was asked to look into the feasibility of making a melee weapon, that one could swing at another object in the game, and have it interact physically. I completed the ...
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Complex shading using one single (small) texture
Recently I stumbled upon a demo reel in UDK about how one can attain beautiful results using just one (rather tiny) texture that's being sent to the shader pipeline. The famous link is this one.
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Hidden Loading with UDK
I was wondering, how would I go about creating hidden loading scenes with UDK? For example, a character walks in to an elevator, the elevator fakes movement, whilst the previous floor is destroyed and ...
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Exporting SWF With Transparent Background For Scaleform/UDK
After looking all over in the UDN and forums I have yet to find a solution for this:
I am currently using Flash CS3 and Actionscript 2.0 to build my scaleform menus and I can use them in the UDK. For ...
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One-way platforms in UDK
I'm looking to make a multi-player platforming game using UDK.
I'm currently doing feasibility research, to make sure I will reasonably be able to do all of the technical things I want to do. The ...
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UDK Mutators, do they only apply on local games?
I have developed a pretty simple Mutator, it works exactly as intended on a local game against bots but the problem comes when i try to play using the mutator (Or any mutator for that matter, even the ...
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What is the technical term for animation of a dead body?
In some 3D games when a 3D model of a person is shot to death (or suddenly dead) his body falls to the ground and every limb, the head and the body move free.
What is this particular way of handling ...
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UDK - Automated Testing
As my UDK project becomes more complex I got interested in automated testing. Googling revealed that there is a class called AutoTestManager, which appears to be related.
Has anyone used it and knows ...
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Golf Course 3D Environment
I'm completely new to the world of 3D and have set myself a challenge of creating a golf course environment, which with the help of UDK will allow a character to walk around the terrain (course) in an ...
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How is the iOS support in UDK compared to Unity? [closed]
I have some significant experience in Unity for web clients, but I'm skeptical about the 3K$ price tag to create/deploy iOS games. I noticed UDK now supports iOS, and appears to have "free" version ...
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UDK/ UnrealScript class interaction? HUD advice?
Beginner basics requested here, While i'm familiar with the basics of OOP programming i've just started looking as UnrealScript for a game i had made in the UDK editor up to now.
I have a class that ...
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Arcball Problems with UDK
I'm trying to re-create an arcball example from a Nehe, where an object can be rotated in a more realistic way while floating in the air (in my game the object is attached to the player at a distance ...
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Static Meshes vs 3D models
What is the difference between static meshes and regular 3D models. I am very new to game development, and I am using UDK (Unreal Development Kit).
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Drawing beam effect in UDK?
I'm having trouble drawing a particle effect between two actors in UDK - Both the source and the target are not static objects, so as far as I can tell I need to do it in the code not in kismet. ...
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Transfer my UDK 2 project to UDK 3?
Is it possible to export my UDK 2 project to UDK 3 ?
What kinds of things aren't transferable?
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Need Game Development Start for a Java Enterprise Coder [closed]
I would guess that game development is right on the opposite end of enterprise coding... with which I'm really comfortable with.
I've developed a few stupid little games with Flex such as Tetris, ...
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Quality Current Free UDK Tutorials?
I'm just getting started with the UDK, with experience in Unity, and would like a good tutorial series about getting to know my way around the basics of level design and a touch on programming. I have ...
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How do I avoid Race Conditions in UnrealScript?
I'm trying to create a pseudo turn based battle system in the Unreal Engine (think Final Fantasy style).
I'm trying to avoid the Enemies and the players attacking while another animation is in ...
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Get Final output from UDK
( sorry for my bad english in advance :D )
I'm trying to get a .exe setup output, from my UDK !( with my own maps and scripts which I made within MyGame)
I tried UnrealFrontEnd! But It made a setup , ...
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Optimizing UV Map Sheet Based On Surface Area?
I am trying to get my UV Map Sheets Optimized Based On Surface Area , I need Them optimized cause my scene area is huge and i want to use them in UDK so i am trying to get maximum possible ...
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How can the Unreal Development Kit be used with Android?
I've read the UDK will support Android development, I checked the download page on the site and found nothing related to Android.
also read that Dungeon Defenders Android game was built with Unreal ...
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3D architecture app for Android or iPhone
I want to make an app for 3D modeling on iPhone/Android. I cannot get the basic idea of how to get started.
I have various options such as learning OpenGL ES, UDK or Unity3d but I want to create ...
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Character and Weapon animation interaction
If I have two models, for example: some character, and a bow, how do I work with them together in 3DS Max to animate them both (for example, when the character shoots an arrow with his bow, the ...
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Valve Source Engine / UDK and CUDA
Do any games use the GPU for more game tasks than just rendering, as a way to reduce the game's load on the CPU? I'm most interested in games which use either Valve's Source engine or the UDK.
Is ...
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Which is better for a beginner, UDK or Unity? [closed]
I am just getting into game development and I would like to know which engine would be best to learn first.
In terms of my current skills, I know a good deal of javascript, but not much beyond that. ...
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UDK game Prisoners/Guards
For school I need to make a little game with UDK, the concept of the game is:
The player is the headguard, he will have some other guard (bots) who will follow him. Between the other guards and the ...
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Understanding log/exp formula for RPG experience
While looking for examples of RPG experience formulas I came across this one
How to create adjustable formula for RPG level up requirements?, and I would really like to figure it out because I don't ...
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UDK requirements
(Sorry my English is not good)
I've made a small game with UDK(Unreal Development Kit)Latest Release(December 2011 UDK Beta) and used frontend for package my game;
When I install the game on the ...
