[UGold227i] RPGdev

[LannFyre]

And the saga of questions regarding rotation come to a head:

[Solved] Dual-Actor rotation comparison math:
https://ut99.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=11736&start=0

Actor rotation (value clamping):
https://ut99.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=11730

[LannFyre]

With what Higor has written so far, I've added some additional actors and object to get fully working sprite animations on (potentially) any actor.
> SpriteActor: Actor that SAM gives an index number (0-7) and grabs textures from an associated SpriteSheet.
> SpriteSheet: Serves as a bitmap library for use by SpriteActor and SpriteAnimation.
> SpriteParser: Grabs sprites based on actor SpriteActor is attached to if a .int file exists for said actor and assigns them to SpriteActor's SpriteSheet.
> SpriteAnimation: Holds one set of textures for an animation, as well as on-frame function notify calls.
> SpriteAnimationManager: "Plays" SpriteAnimation and tells SpriteActor what its index number is based on its position/rotation relative to the current camera's position.

Next I need to make it so unseen sprite actors by the camera don't render when not in direct view, also got some bugs to fix. Then I need to make a mutator that does... hooo boy, a lot. Then properly implement animation code and create some if else if statements. I want to put out something playable soon, finally have an idea for what I want to do with how the platforming of my mod will play out. Think of Banjo-Kazooie meets Metal Gear Solid, sneaking and platforming around with occasional collecting stuff. But that is getting ahead of myself.

[papercoffee]

This looks very very intersting. A full RGB could be possible?

[LannFyre]

I'm not sure if you are asking if the texture can be colored, but if you are then yes. You can use display->ActorRenderColor. I've also noticed that bNoSmooth really has no effect on these sprites. Also the sprite can either be lit or unlit. SpriteProjForward can be adjusted so the sprite isn't constantly attempting to clip through/over walls and other obscuring objects. And I think I adjusted ScaleGlow so that it wouldn't project like a corona. I need a better naming method though, I have animation groups stored in a library actor but only have names like "Walk" "Run" etc. What do I do if I want ambient animations for say, inventory actors with an attached sprite actor?

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struct Animations {
   var array<BitMap> Stand;
   var array<BitMap> Walk;
   var array<BitMap> Jump;
   var array<BitMap> Run;
   var array<BitMap> LAttack;   
   var array<BitMap> MAttack;   
   var array<BitMap> HAttack;   
   var array<BitMap> Special1;   
   var array<BitMap> Special2;   
};
var private array<Animations> Sprites;

Also I'm wondering how many of these arrays can I have at a time, on how many actors. Random thoughts.

[Red_Fist]

I think you could load up zillions of sprites, the animation isn't really animation the same as a working bot type thing.

just a guess

[papercoffee]

This looks very very intersting. A full RGB could be possible?

omg ... Note to myself: never type again without coffee in your blood system.

I meant RPG

[LannFyre]

I've had the idea of setting texture groups based on items picked up and so far I have a level up system with .ini saving along with quicksave being called at checkpoint things I've made. And the creator of firetrucks, an actual RPG mod for Unreal Gold, is on Oldunreal and has released their assets (which I may ask them about at some point) so an RPG mod seems enitrely possible. Isn't Deus Ex technically that? ... speaking of, I reaaaally want the Deus Ex textures but can't load them UED2 for some reason. And I really want the camera model as well, the ball one. And the computers you use to turn off/on cameras, doors, turrets, etc.

Level ups are going to be a globally maintained stat via a mutator, so if one player character is level 10, all player characters and enemies are level 10.

[JackGriffin]

The creator of Firetrucks would be totally stoked if you used his work. I used a bunch of his assets when I did the Dragons and he was incredibly gracious. The only issue is that some of it doesn't work correctly online (replication). Hit me up if you fail to import the Deus Ex stuff. I'm reinstalling Unreal to play some newly released stuff over at OU (I'm on vacation next week) so I can do the correct texture imports if you can't get it.

[PrinceOfFunky]

That would be cool to make ut kart sprites with ut characters *-*

[papercoffee]

The creator of Firetrucks would be totally stoked if you used his work. I used a bunch of his assets when I did the Dragons and he was incredibly gracious. The only issue is that some of it doesn't work correctly online (replication). Hit me up if you fail to import the Deus Ex stuff. I'm reinstalling Unreal to play some newly released stuff over at OU (I'm on vacation next week) so I can do the correct texture imports if you can't get it.

Hay gopo ...do you have had enough of ARMA and Day-Z?
Yeah the new Unreal stuff is astonishing but in order to play all this, first I have to fix my graphic card ...finally.

[JackGriffin]

I still play a fair bit of both as I admin on the arma servers that sp00ney runs. Lately though I've been playing a ton of Battlegrounds and that leads me back to Unreal Engine. More on that in another post I think.

[LannFyre]

The creator of Firetrucks would be totally stoked if you used his work. I used a bunch of his assets when I did the Dragons and he was incredibly gracious. The only issue is that some of it doesn't work correctly online (replication). Hit me up if you fail to import the Deus Ex stuff. I'm reinstalling Unreal to play some newly released stuff over at OU (I'm on vacation next week) so I can do the correct texture imports if you can't get it.

Deus Ex Editor wont work for me, I can't even open it after I had tried to troubleshoot it before. And everytime I load textures into either UED 2 or 2.1, the textures don't show up in the texture browser. I am looking for New York City and UNATCO textures, plus whatever I need if I rip the camera model from ingame.

[LannFyre]

I have a new update for this topic, renamed it because I'm stepping a bit beyond the sprites thing as it is now nearing a state of working!



I'm working on RPGdev for Unreal Gold 227i, a mod that is aiming to add:
- 3D platforming elements inspired by Abe's Oddysee (PS1, PC)
- Stealth elements inspired by Metal Gear Solid (PS1, PC)
- An RPG combat system, as well as an 8-direction sprite system, inspired by Xenogears (PS1)

So far I have:
- Player interactions added via an actor that can be detected via touch()ing it, capable of commanding a "turret" that can target specified shot-activated triggers.
- 8-directional sprite system, with texture imports via an .INT parser.
- Deus Ex Sounds/Textures (to be implemented though)
- Music from UT99 and Deus Ex
- A level up system (to be used with class system, undeveloped as of now)
- A 3rd person camera capable of being used as a scrolling or tracking camera

[JackGriffin]

I played early versions of this. Quite interesting take on the engine and Lann does the project right. Finished product will be worth your time because he's done a lot of cool things.

[papercoffee]

This looks really nice... only thing I would fix is that the figure (sprite) seems to float in the air a little bit.