What information I can extract about input devices using Blueprints, without relying on plugins. This example involves an event that triggers when an input device changes; naturally, without plugins, I cannot specifically identify a DualShock or DualSense gamepad #gamedev #UE5 #UnrealEngine

Alien 👽 Max | gamedev 🇺🇦@alienmax.bsky.social · yesterday

I’m starting to add gamepad controls to the game. I hope there will be far fewer issues in Unreal Engine than there were in Unity (though that was a long time ago). I’ve dug these devices out of the closet, so I’ll have to wipe the dust off them first. #gamedev

Wednesday, game dev, coffee, and waking up the brain. This time, using Unreal Engine Blueprints. Let me remind you of my old example showing how to create a text decal in any language by generating a texture from a widget. #gamedev #UnrealEngine #UE5

Yes! The glitchy mouse for laptop is going into the archives now, and a new one is taking its place. I also decided to upgrade my PC mouse, so I bought two (Asus ROG Strix Impact and TUF Gaming). It’s good to have a spare. These are cheap mice but I love; the total comes to $56

I’m starting to add gamepad controls to the game. I hope there will be far fewer issues in Unreal Engine than there were in Unity (though that was a long time ago). I’ve dug these devices out of the closet, so I’ll have to wipe the dust off them first. #gamedev

Tuesday morning started with an explosion; a missile landed relatively close by. I dream of all this coming back to haunt those damned terrorists. The reality is rotten—the world keeps doing business with them. So, coffee, Unreal Engine, and back into the game dev bubble.

I added localization mechanisms to the game. Everything related to this is now stored in a few String Tables. It’s straightforward. The second language is Ukrainian, of course. I’m really glad that Unreal Engine do this cool localization stuff with "Text" variable type

I’m exploring the localization in Unreal Engine. I’ve watched a bunch of YouTube videos from various creators, and I notice they just copy each other (classic). No one offered the recommendation that is right on the surface of this material. Create a separate folder for (1/2) #gamedev

My mouse stopped working. While I wait for a new one, I dug out a box of old mice and keyboards. Half of them have plastic parts in a strange condition—they’re sticky. They’re probably degrading, or maybe it’s just poor quality. I decided to isolate them and put them into bags.

Monday, the start of the game dev day and week, coffee and waking up the brain with Unreal Engine. A new version of pseudo-refraction, this time for spherical objects: SceneColor + Fresnel. Now I know what will be inside my anomaly #gamedev #UnrealEngine #UE5 #indiedev

While listening to the Simple Minds song "Hypnotised" I decided to inspire and hypnotize you a little with Unreal Engine. You’ve already seen this material (shader), but I added a Fresnel node to it, and it really came to life. Did I shadertize you? #gamedev #UnrealEngine

What if the space inside SceneColor is pixelated? Yes. Let me remind you how distance works best and how to quickly create a circular mas in Unreal Engine material #gamedev #UnrealEngine #UE5 #indiedev

Sunday game dev I started with coffee and Queen - Don't Stop Me Now, created a material in Unreal Engine, I won't be showing it today. Instead, please support this grid-line for equalizer. I showed the code for the first version #gamedev #UnrealEngine www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsMz...

Signal wave and my Line in Grid function for Equalizer (version 2.0) ░ Unreal Engine Material

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Don't forget about mine place of examples, a lot of interesting game dev stuff. Give me a gift, subscribe, dream of getting 1k #gamedev #indiedev #UnrealEngine www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASCF...

Energy waves, space warping, pseudo- or imitation- refraction (version 4.0) ░ Unreal Engine Material

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Alien 👽 Max | gamedev 🇺🇦@alienmax.bsky.social · 4d ago

My Saturday game dev day began with creating this material in Unreal Engine. A cup of coffee and the 4 version of a pseudo-refraction space that can be used on Plane Static Mesh as vfx or part of Niagara #gamedev #UnrealEngine #UE5 #indiedev

From the developer's workshop... Zones have been created that react to the electric arc and generate pseudo-decals - for example, on glass. A spatial distortion effect (without Unreal Engine material refraction) has been added to effect #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #gaming #scifi

My Saturday game dev day began with creating this material in Unreal Engine. A cup of coffee and the 4 version of a pseudo-refraction space that can be used on Plane Static Mesh as vfx or part of Niagara #gamedev #UnrealEngine #UE5 #indiedev

Maybe it's karma. I’ve run into a bug with material functions in Unreal Engine 5.5. A function I created and used in other materials still works—because of the cache—but if I open the function itself, some nodes and connections between them are missing. WAT?! ;)

Alien 👽 Max | gamedev 🇺🇦@alienmax.bsky.social · 5d ago

I once created an Unreal Engine material function for drawing a line on a grid. This is version 2, more settings, and the progress logic finally works correctly, thanks to a little help from my resident mathematician: my 12-year-old son. The next step is to create an equalizer #gamedev #UnrealEngine

I once created an Unreal Engine material function for drawing a line on a grid. This is version 2, more settings, and the progress logic finally works correctly, thanks to a little help from my resident mathematician: my 12-year-old son. The next step is to create an equalizer #gamedev #UnrealEngine

Friday, game dev day right before the weekend, when indie devs keep working anyway. So, let’s gather some energy and inspiration, plus a bit of coffee and take a look at this Unreal Engine asset I’ve put together: a simple horizontal-line glitch effect #gamedev #UnrealEngine #indiedev

Today, for the first time in Unreal Engine, I came across something you probably already knew. A decal placed on an object with a transparency material does not render. I had to do a whole bunch of things separately: Static mesh component, Masked material, Pixel Depth Offset #gamedev

If anyone read my message about whether I should stop sharing my experience, move "to the side" of paid content, I want to clarify. The mood was bad. I will share my #gamedev experience for free as long as I'm alive and working on games

One of the problems on the Moon is dust. The ground, broken into microparticles, is like glass that sticks to everything. You will have resistance to this. Blink, vibrate, shake that stickiness off the camera (i.e., off your eyes, dear robot). But don't think it's that simple. #scifi #videogames

Almost every day I share my game dev experience here, also already 200+ videos on my channel. All this is free and for everyone. Sometimes I want to stop because I don't feel supported. Or make a Patreon and share my experience only with subscribers there #gamedev www.youtube.com/watch?v=utif...

Radiation rotation with tail ░ Unreal Engine Material

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Thursday, coffee, brain awakening with Unreal Engine and Tears for Fears, I'm directing your game dev stream to a little brighter and more positive day. Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Mad World, Head Over Heels, Break It Down Again, Change #gamedev #UnrealEngine #UE5 #indiedev

I worked on the dirt / dust on the robot's eyes for a few days. The big problem on the Moon. You will have automatic and manual cleaning. Blink your eyes, add magnetic power and shake off the dust. Maybe later I'll add a left hand to this, like in the game Metro #scifi #gamedev

Metro 2035, novel by Dmitry Glukhovsky. I read this book out of curiosity because I love the game. It's about people who were brainwashed. Even in reality, these people out there now, who are killing us, are remnants of the mentality of the Soviet era, they always need an enemy.

Yes, this video is not about Unreal Engine material, but about Blueprint. Simple gameplay, moving by Spline, reaction to a collision in front, waiting, checking once a second for the presence of objects in front, then moving on #gamedev #UnrealEngine #indiedev www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Ak...

Is Overlap Forward ░ Unreal Engine Blueprint

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Wednesday, game dev, coffee, brain awakening with Unreal Engine. Here's a flower, or progress bar. Download into your mind. #gamedev #indiedev #UnrealEngine

Reality is still the same, harsh and consistently rotten, so I'll give you some knowledge and entertainment from the game dev bubble. Unreal Engine, Ping Pong. This material was made by my 12 year old son. He saw mine and said he would do better and he did #gamedev #UnrealEngine #indiedev

I'll leave this as a memory, 666 is funny

Alien 👽 Max | gamedev 🇺🇦@alienmax.bsky.social · last wk.

I need + one more subscriber to my secret place of gamedev examples and it will be 666 #gamedev www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcXX...

I need + one more subscriber to my secret place of gamedev examples and it will be 666 #gamedev www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcXX...

Signal wave version 3.0 (preview) ░ Unreal Engine Material

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