Brett Tipul

Last update before #ArcRaiders takes over my time. I added #FOV & #Vignette effects while you're peeking in #FPS mode. There will be more hand sway since the next step is diving into #AnimBlueprint. #Unreal #UE5 #GameDev #Art #Indie #Development #VideoGames #Arcade #Shooter #Action #Bluesky

Cleaning up the cover system by closing controller gaps to make everything is fast and smooth. I've been having loads of fun with #timelines and #camera #lerps. #DepthOfField has also been added seamlessly between #states. #Unreal #GameDev #Art #Arcade #VideoGames #Indie #Peek #Art #BlueSky

80s action movie inspired arcade shooter:)

I've been working on #player controls while peeking. Holding A/D while in cover will let you #Peek and releasing will return to #Cover. RMB toggles FPS mode while in cover. I'm still working on #Camera #animations and #transitions. #Unreal #UE5 #GameDev #IndieDev #Development #Art #BlueSky #Arcade

Definitely a great soundtrack!

I've been focusing on the cover system still. It will be more #cinematic as I progress but it's coming along nicely. Need to clean up a few things but it's looking great ! #UnrealEngine #UE5 #IndieDev #GameDev #FirstPerson #POV #Game #VideoGame #Reload #Art #BlueSky #FPS #3rdPerson #Movies #Action

3 confused faces? Amateurs.

Experimenting with a directional #camera tilt while #peeking. Also I'm still mapping out the #controls while you're in #cover. A mixture of toggle and hold keys / mouse will be used instead of holding a bunch of keys. #Unreal #UE5 #Art #Bluesky #Arcade #Animation #VirtuaCop #Reload #80s

#CoverSystem Update. I got the pillars working on all sides to exit and re-entry. I'll need to add a cooldown and smoother transitions but the #Logic is working. Time to do make it look better! #UE5 #Art #Unreal #IndieDev #GameDev #VideoGames #Arcade #80sMovies #Bluesky #Artist #Animator #Shooter

Seamless Cover System Update: Cover points are pushed out a bit in order to trigger all 4 sides appropriately but will address that later. Glad I got it working, now it's time to start the #Peek logic. #Cover #CoverSystem #Art #Unreal #UE5 #Seamless #VideoGame #Arcade #Shooter #BlueSky #Animation

Started to implement a seamless cover system on the pillars. It's going well as you can tell (LOL). It's progress so I'll take it! This is a major gameplay mechanic I want to be close to perfect. #UE5 #Unreal #GameDev #Bug #SoloStudio #Cover #Peek #Arcade #Shooter #Art #BlueSky

Still optimizing the lighting for performance, I added blob shadows to the characters and assets. I added an extra #NiagaraParticle to the #NPCs for a #Damage points deducting from them as you shoot them. #UE5 #Unreal #Particles #Shooter #BlueSky #Arcade #GameDev #IndieDev #VideoGames #SoloDev #Art

Optimized the #lighting, got some #opticalflares and an #HDRI map. Performance is almost where it needs to be. Very Satisfied so far! #Arcade #Shooter #BlueSky #Art #Unreal #UE5 #Animator #GameDev #IndieDev #Developer #ActionHero #ShootEmUp #VirtuaCop #DieHard #Explosion #ParkingGarage #80s #90s

I honestly thought about that before I installed the 5090. Keep the 3080 in there as a perfect test case for performance. I do still have it but I can sell it for $700 on eBay

Installed the #RTX5090 last week and productivity has skyrocketed. I optimized the lighting and post processing materials. The #SoundFX has been updated with the #Explosions. I still want to optimize the lighting more for the best #performance possible. #UE5 #Indie #Unreal #GameDev #Art #BlueSky

Time for an upgrade. I've heard good things while game developing in Unreal using a #RTX5090. #UE5 #unreal #gamedev #nvidia #upgrade #geforce #computer #battlestation

I agree, the gunshots are from classic 80s action movies. It does need to be dominant over everything else which it isn't as of now. Thanks for the sound clip! ill see how it feels

Started adding #SoundEffects with random cues. The #vocals are temporary since it doesn't match the garage environment but the #Impacts I'm happy with so far. Much to learn! #GameDev #UnrealEngine5 #Sounds #Art #VideoGame #ActionMovie #DieHard #Nostalgia #80s #BlueSky #IndieDev

SceneTextureForUMG Bake SceneTextures so that they can be used for UI materials.Youtube tutorial video: link Bilibili tutorial video: linkFeatures:Support five types of most useful SceneTextures: SceneColor、SceneDepth、C...

This plugin helped me out, i had to mess with the materials a bit on my end. I want to look at the ZOrder of the widgets to see if I can give off some more depth to the UI elements but this plug-in helped me out for what I wanted to do.

They all live in the Master Hud widget, i get the enemy's world location and it projects it onto the canvas panel of the Master Hud through a tick connected to a timer event.

Thank you!

After a few weeks I figured out how to get the player to render on top of #UI widgets. I want the weapon to be the #Hero like in the #PS2 game #BLACK but #Arcade style. Need to cleanup the blueprints but it's working! I also updated the enemy hits to be a tad more bloody. #UE5 #Unreal #Widget #Art

I was ready to give up, but the fab store had a scene texture plugin to help me out with getting just the players mesh to render in front of UI widgets. I set up a Master Widget blueprint with proper canvas panels and retaining boxes. #Unreal #Material #GameDev #IndieDev #Art #UI #Bluesky #Arcade

I decided to shelf this issue. The render target eats up a lot of performance I just noticed. It's just UI widgets. You can't mask them like in after effects this easily. I did get the render on top work but you can tell it's on top of each other. I appreciate the help on this.

Yea I was curious about that as well. I turned off everything except skeletal meshes and on the construction scrip, I only put the players mesh and pistol (show only). It works fine. Just I need to get the material to be a transparent cut out to mask the UI. I hope it's possible.

I'm working on getting the hands / pistol to render on top of the UI #Widget. I have a material working from a render target but if I put this material on a widget, the white still renders on top but the masking works. Im almost positive the #material needs work. #UE5 #Unreal #Gamedev #IndieDev #Art

Started working on a #score system in #Unreal. I wanted the digits to animate upwards. I learned about #Blueprint function library last week so I can call that function on any destructible asset in the #Game and add how many #points without doing hard casts. #VideoGame #VirtuaCop #Arcade #Action

Had the opportunity to paint #RadiatorSprings for our first responder neighbors who are expecting their 2nd baby boy this September. #Mural #Art #BlueSky #Paint #Cars #PistonCup #Nursery #Artwork #Portfolio

Updated the #Grenade #blueprint and created a quick left hand raise #animation to shield themselves from a nearby #blast. I'll add some dust and maybe play with other #effects on the lens / viewport #Unreal #UE5 #BlueSky #Art #GameDev #IndieDev #Indie #Development #Camera #Shake #Blur #FPS #FOV