Custom Maps - Revision history

BlueMountains at 10:09, 7 February 2021

2021-02-07T10:09:55Z

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	For landscapes the footstep sound is handled by the name of the physical material assigned to each "Landscape Layer" asset.		For landscapes the footstep sound is handled by the name of the physical material assigned to each "Landscape Layer" asset.

			=== Custom water volumes ===
			Enabling player swimming and vehicle buoyancy in your own water.
			Place a "Physics Volume" where you water is located and adjust it's size to it.
			[[File:PhysicsVolume1.PNG]]

			Make sure to set the following settings on your volume. Under "Brush Settings" you can change the size of the water volume.
			[[File:PhysicsVolume2.PNG]]

	=== Map requirements ===		=== Map requirements ===

BlueMountains at 16:31, 7 October 2020

2020-10-07T16:31:32Z

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	In a future update a function to seamlessly load a new level might be added. Unfortunately in the current engine version this approach is a bit broken.		In a future update a function to seamlessly load a new level might be added. Unfortunately in the current engine version this approach is a bit broken.

	Example Office Map ~~pak file~~:		Example Office Map:
	https://~~drive~~.~~google~~.com/~~file~~/d/~~1oRrnx4MlWpfnW~~-~~GNTdQGmfeetOyqlxgN~~/~~view?usp=sharing~~		https://forum.playonset.com/forum/onset/custom-maps/2455-office-map

	Make sure to add the OfficeMap.pak to your package.json.		Make sure to add the OfficeMap.pak to your package.json.
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	print(GetWorld():GetMapName())		print(GetWorld():GetMapName())

	-- If the current map is not the ~~Office2~~ map then load it.		-- If the current map is not the Office map then load it.
	if GetWorld():GetMapName() ~= "~~Office2~~" then		if GetWorld():GetMapName() ~= "Office" then
	LoadPak("~~OfficeMap~~", "/~~OfficeMap~~/", "../../../OnsetModding/Plugins/~~OfficeMap~~/Content/")		LoadPak("Office", "/Office/", "../../../OnsetModding/Plugins/Office/Content/")

	local mapname = "/~~OfficeMap~~/Office/Maps/~~Office2~~"		local mapname = "/Office/Office/Maps/Office"
	ConnectToServer(GetServerIP(), GetServerPort(), "", mapname)		ConnectToServer(GetServerIP(), GetServerPort(), "", mapname)
	end		end

BlueMountains at 09:16, 7 October 2020

2020-10-07T09:16:00Z

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	For creating and designing levels you can read the Unreal Engine documentation or watch any tutorial on YouTube.		For creating and designing levels you can read the Unreal Engine documentation or watch any tutorial on YouTube.

			=== Sky ===

			The default sky system can be spawned by using the [[CreateSky]] function. The original sky includes a sky atmosphere, directional lights, exponential height fog and a sky light component. Your custom map scene can therefore be dark without any sky. After using [[CreateSky]], the sky and time functions are working as usual.

			A custom map can also have its own sky system placed as a Blueprint on the level. To make it work with the default time and sky functions you can assign it an actor tag named "GlobalSky". Now the game will call those Blueprint functions which you need to add to your Blueprint.

			[[File:SkyBlueprintFunction.PNG]]

	=== Footstep sounds ===		=== Footstep sounds ===

BlueMountains at 18:18, 6 October 2020

2020-10-06T18:18:46Z

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	[[File:ForceNoPrecomputedLighting.PNG]]		[[File:ForceNoPrecomputedLighting.PNG]]

	~~Maps using landscapes might crash the game when loading. To solve this you must assign a new physical material to your landscape actor.~~
	~~In Unreal Editor go to the Content Browser and go to your plugin folder. Right click and select Physics -> Physical Material.~~
	~~Now select your landscape and assign the newly created physical material.~~

	~~[[File:LandscapePhysicalMaterial.png]]~~

	The KillZ value should be left at it's default value. Otherwise players might not be able to spawn on the map.		The KillZ value should be left at it's default value. Otherwise players might not be able to spawn on the map.

BlueMountains at 20:55, 20 September 2020

2020-09-20T20:55:40Z

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	[[File:KillZ.PNG]]		[[File:KillZ.PNG]]

			For the scripting function [[SetPostEffect]] to work on custom maps, your map should have a post process volume actor placed in the level. It should either have the actor tag "Global" assigned or "Infinite Extent (Unbound)" enabled.

			[[File:PostProcessTag.png]]

	=== Reducing map file size ===		=== Reducing map file size ===

BlueMountains at 20:50, 20 September 2020

2020-09-20T20:50:23Z

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	=== Footstep sounds ===		=== Footstep sounds ===
	To get different footstep sounds for the surfaces on your map you can have one of the following keyword in the name of the material.		To get different footstep sounds for the surfaces on your map you can have one of the following keyword in the name of the material where players can walk on.

	<pre>metal, grass, concrete, gravel, ground, wood, carpet, sand, water, snow</pre>		<pre>metal, grass, concrete, gravel, ground, wood, carpet, sand, water, snow</pre>

			For landscapes the footstep sound is handled by the name of the physical material assigned to each "Landscape Layer" asset.

	=== Map requirements ===		=== Map requirements ===

BlueMountains at 20:37, 20 September 2020

2020-09-20T20:37:31Z

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	[[File:LandscapePhysicalMaterial.png]]		[[File:LandscapePhysicalMaterial.png]]

			The KillZ value should be left at it's default value. Otherwise players might not be able to spawn on the map.

			[[File:KillZ.PNG]]

	=== Reducing map file size ===		=== Reducing map file size ===

BlueMountains at 12:32, 18 September 2020

2020-09-18T12:32:40Z

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	Since Onset 1.3.0 loading of Unreal Maps/Levels is supported.		Since Onset 1.3.0 loading of Unreal Maps/Levels is supported.

	== Creating ~~your own~~ map ==		== Creating a custom map ==
	Head over to [[Modding]] to get started with setting up the Unreal Editor.		Head over to [[Modding]] to get started with setting up the Unreal Editor.

BlueMountains at 12:30, 18 September 2020

2020-09-18T12:30:58Z

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	[[File:ForceNoPrecomputedLighting.PNG]]		[[File:ForceNoPrecomputedLighting.PNG]]

			Maps using landscapes might crash the game when loading. To solve this you must assign a new physical material to your landscape actor.
			In Unreal Editor go to the Content Browser and go to your plugin folder. Right click and select Physics -> Physical Material.
			Now select your landscape and assign the newly created physical material.

			[[File:LandscapePhysicalMaterial.png]]

	=== Reducing map file size ===		=== Reducing map file size ===

BlueMountains at 10:17, 18 September 2020

2020-09-18T10:17:28Z

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	Since Onset 1.3.0 ~~you can load your own~~ Unreal Maps/Levels.		Since Onset 1.3.0 loading of Unreal Maps/Levels is supported.

	== Creating your own map ==		== Creating your own map ==
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	[[File:OfficeMapEditor.png]]		[[File:OfficeMapEditor.png]]

			For creating and designing levels you can read the Unreal Engine documentation or watch any tutorial on YouTube.

	=== Footstep sounds ===		=== Footstep sounds ===
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	[[File:ForceNoPrecomputedLighting.PNG]]		[[File:ForceNoPrecomputedLighting.PNG]]

			=== Reducing map file size ===
			Reducing texture resolution is the fastest way to save space. For large meshes a 2048x2048 resolution is fine. For smaller meshes 1024x1024 or even 512x512 is enough.

			In the Unreal Editor open a texture -> Compression -> Maximum Texture Size -> Enter the maximum size as an integer.
			You can also set that for multiple texture assets at once. Select multiple textures by holding the CTRL key or SHIFT key. Right click on them -> Asset Actions -> Bulk Edit via Property Matrix -> Compression -> Maximum Texture Size.

	== Loading a custom map ==		== Loading a custom map ==