Get the player's "nametag"/"chat" name
I need a string to identify players for an external API. I don't mind if the name is not stable across sessions (ex. player changing their Steam display name). My first thought for this was the player's nametag name - how can I get a player's display name as it appears in the BPW_PlayerNameTag widget from a server context? Alternatively, any other string identifier for players should work for my use case.
Solution:
PlayerState's Get PlayerName function seems to return it. tested on dedicated server, code running server side, and it gives me the name that appears when I send a chat message
The following packages could not be installed...
I'm following the modding documentation getting started guide and am installing Visual Studio Community 2022. I got the following list of packages unable to be found when importing the SML.vsconfig configuration file. Is this normal and expected or have I managed to royally mess stuff up?
Solution:
I guess if you run into the same issue, wait 15 mins and try again!
Exit code 6 MSB3073
While setting up my environment in vs 2022, I went to go build FactoryGame and I got 1 build fail what exited with code 6.
Solution:
@Robb (PC no longer dead) @Rex [they/them] Thanks for your help! I uninstalled the engine and reinstalled it and realized that the win64 bin1 file was not in the same folder and that it could have messed up the build.
Crash when re-load
In my Architecture+ mod, I configure the customizations with this code:
If I save the game and reload it directly, so without leaving the game, it crashes
I think that reloading does not empty the memory of the customizations and there is therefore a conflict
How to empty the memory before reloading these customizations?
I tried with the 3 outputs of Switch on ELifecyclePhase but it doesn't change anything...
Solution:
Ah, try making it a Game Instance Module instead
How to replace a font?
Does anyone have any tips about modding a font? I've been trying to change this
DescriptionText font, but so far unsuccessful. I'm only interested in changing it for Signs, if that's a simpler task.
How to define building's collision hitbox?
I'm trying to add an end piece for catwalks (with railings from 3 sides). It finally works without crashing the game, but i can't enter the catwalk, the air part of it has a collision, i can walk on the air above the catwalk. And i can't figure out where i'm supposed to define the collision. Looking at default buildings didn't help, i don't see anything different there.
I'm inheriting
FGBuildable Walkway Lightweight, same as vanilla catwalks. By default there's un-editable BuildingMeshProxy (FGColored Instance Mesh) component inherited from C++, so i added another FGColored Instance Mesh and that's where i put my mesh.
I selected Collision Presets to be BuildingMesh as vanilla catwalks have that. I tried enabling the checkbox Trace Complex on Move in my mesh component, but that didn't help.
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Unable to save Name based Session Settings
Iv been trying for a few days now, i got a edit test widget with an on text commited handler, that works fine to enter text and fire handler
but i cant find out how to store the value on a Session Setting
First i tried in BP, it looks correct but it wont store any value. then i moved my code to cpp using a
UBlueprintFunctionLibrary so i could attach the debugger
...Solution:
You do need a value selector, because it defines the default value, and allows configuring it for each setting
looking for Mod Successor for "Feldartillerie"
I'm looking for a successor for my artillery mod because I can't find the time or desire to work on it anymore.
Public Repo ist uploaded to https://github.com/TheWhiteShadow4/SatisArtillery
Some parts are already updated, others are not. I can't say in detail what still needs to be done, the last update is 3 months old, but I'm available to answer any questions.
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