Release - Landscapes 101 - Part 01​

I just released the first part of a landscape series with to goal to model landscaape, import them to Unreal and add content to it automatically. The first part of series (german version) creates a complete landscape in Quadspinner Gaea in 15 minutes using a template.

Content of the series This series (https://bit.ly/Landscape101_en) covers all the steps necessary to create convincing landscapes in the Unreal Engine:

• Template for creating heightmaps with Quadspinner Gaea
• Template for creating a 3D map in Blender
• Options for importing landscapes from the real world
• A modern landscape material
• Use of PCG (Procedural Content Generation) in different aspects to fill the landscape

How to mirror data from GDrive to local​

I tend to push larger repositories to GDrive as Github cannot easily host files above 100 MB. How would you mirror a GDrive folder and subfolders to your local drive and have an easy script to update these?

Below you find a Powershell script for Windows utilizing gdown!

Sync local folders with rclone​

A command line script to synchronize local folders

Import a MetaHuman character to the Unreal Animation Game Sample​

Released a 6 minute tutorial about importing a MetaHuman character to the Sample project.

(german version)

For a written step by step approach, see the presentation

Powershell script to recompile a plugin​

This script will start the RunUAT.bat file filled with parameters to compile the plugin. Copy into a *.ps1 file, modify the parameter '$pathToEngine' and run in the director of the plugin.

You will need a working Visual Studio Installation to have the make file in your path.

Simple script to drag the mouse to the left​

Why would you need a script to drag the mouse with theleft button click slowly to the left?

I use this Autohotkey script to rotate a model in Gaea and screen capture it at the same time. So I start recording, fire the script below, place the mouse (script delays one second before starting), then the script clicks the left mosue button and slowly drags it to the left on the same y-axis - so slowly rotating the Gaea model.

A result is available here

Resize Images with Image Magick​

A small script to resize your images with ImageMagick and Powershell using multi threading. Easiest to install Imae Magick is using

winget install imagemagick

Make sure that the Image Magick folder is in your path.

The Powershell script has two parameters:

• resizePercentage: How large should the resulting pictures be compared to the original?
• suffix: This will be added to the image name

The script is using '*.jpg' as a filter - adjust if needed:

# Set variables
$resizePercentage = 50
$suffix = "_50"

$scriptBlock = {
    param($fileName, $newFileName, $resizePercentage)
    magick $fileName -resize $resizePercentage% $newFileName
}

# Get all .jpg files and start jobs
$jobs = @()
Get-ChildItem -Path . -Filter *.jpg | ForEach-Object {
    $newFileName = $_.BaseName + $suffix + ".jpg"
    $job = Start-Job -ScriptBlock $scriptBlock -ArgumentList $_.Name, $newFileName, $resizePercentage
    $jobs += $job
    Write-Host "Started conversion job for $($_.Name)" -ForegroundColor Cyan
}

# Wait for all jobs to complete
$jobs | Wait-Job

Tutorial Release: FFastArraySerializer for BP​

I released the video for showcasing the FFastArraySerializer for Blueprint Plugin:

• Tutorial video de
• Documentation
• Github Plugin and Demo project

Install docusaurus on Windows​

Docusaurus is an open source project for building, deploying and maintaining websites. You create a local copy of new web pages with Markdown and docusaurus will build a static website for deployment.

This article will detail the steps necessary to get it up and running on Windows 11.

Release BA Replication Array Plugin​

I release the BA Replication Array Plugin.

It is a Blueprint exposed Array (using FFastSerializer) that accepts every Object and will replicate it between server and client.