Michael Chapman

I'm making an action RPG using Unreal 4. I post gamedev stuff.

[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

@DylserX His comment about violin seems strangely ignorant of the status quo. You can already buy a (non-AI) VST that near-perfectly recreates a violin, and the result is that people can and do create orchestral music without hiring an entire orchestra.

[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

@dekubrush @arseholetep The ML Mesh Deformer in UE5 is probably a reasonable example of an AI based tool targeted at artists.

[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

Working on tutorial/training stuff. It's slightly frustrating that having built all these procedural tools and systems to generate complex and expansive levels I'm now spending my time locking them down to teach the player how to kick things before we can get down to business.

[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

@ToshiCG I found your ARP series incredibly useful and don't remember having trouble reproducing your results. Your content is A+, thank you so much!

[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

I guess since /r/gamedev isn't around I'll revert to posting here...

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@simonschreibt I remember there being a bunch of great effects in this game. There was something like an imprint of a skull embedded in poison clouds to show cursed gas, and the material for the source on the ground was excellent.

[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

@OverdrawXYZ I find I see saw back and forth on this. Sometimes you need to dive in and see before you can know the design, sometimes you need to step back and think more. On failure you either enter analysis paralysis or you throw away a lot of work.

[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

@DylserX A z5500! Logitech stuff from that era had/has such nice designs.

[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

@KRGameStudios @BitsHammer StarCraft isn't rock-paper-scissors, but something like AoE is a bit closer with the Archer-Cavalry-Infantry design. Agree excessive focus on balance isn't a good thing, though.

[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

@Dorizzdt I recall having similar problems trying to feed textures in as procgen masks. I have this in my notes...

Texture->GetPlatformData()->Mips->BulkData

FColor* FormattedImageData = static_cast<FColor*>(BulkData->Lock(LOCK_READ_ONLY));

Might be some editor only bits in there

[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

Solid progress on multiplayer the last couple of weeks. Procgen multiplayer next on the list...

https://t.co/DYp865P34V

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[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

@Sen06233 The VFX are lovely, and I really like the directional targeting UI as well.

[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

This week I added initial support for player melee weapons, now that inventory manipulation is minimally functional and the player can hold items:

https://t.co/QBAhJ0dqCy

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[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

Some loot UX experiements this week. A bit of a Diablo/Assassins Creed mix I guess? Auto Pickup + Notifications but also a brief in world UI element on drop.

Lots of tweaking to do.

https://t.co/BgOlChH4Vm

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[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

@Dorizzdt Depends who the audience is and what kind of project, but some ppl are embedding logseq/obsidian type things within the git repo which seems nice for keeping things contained, but also limits display options and makes contribution harder.

[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

@_benui There was a mention of moving to a text representation on the UE forums years ago and frustratingly nothing ever seemed to come of it. If BP were stored as text it would be possible to make small changes without needing to lock, it would be possible to review etc. ugh

[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

Added item drops and some other item related things this week

https://t.co/ugDbt19rkk

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[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

Messing around with lightning combo and playing with the new dash.

https://t.co/QWb6UqKATA

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[Michael Chapman @maladiusdev]

Added a short dash ability bound to shift, so that not taking explicit movement abilities like dash kick doesn't leave you without any mobility at all beyond walking.

https://t.co/tg0fxF2ti6

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