You can mark Macro nodes as *Development Only* but they STILL GET CALLED IN SHIPPING?!

#UnrealEngine #UnrealEngine5 (I'm using 5.5.4)

Apparently you can soft-lock Mega Man & Bass

(I didn't save, so I'm cooked for this playthrough.)

If Time is paused for any Actor that uses my #UnrealEngine5 Time Control system, all of their SFX also automatically pause.

I can put Actors into Time Groups. In this example the Parent Time Source for "Gameplay" is paused, so 'everything' pauses.

It's been a lot of work to make Unreal Engine 5 do various "2D Retro Effects" but there's progress made.

This one is actually manipulating a Paper Tilemap layer in real time, not a solid texture.

I have a Patreon to support my personal efforts in game dev and streaming. You can get WIP Preview game builds of the projects I work on! It helps me dedicate more time and energy into game dev. Any amount is greatly appreciated!

https://patreon.com/GameDevScrubs

This tweet from a mutual got my optimization psychopathy going.

I made Nodes to combine functionality for better aesthetics, variety, & (hopefully) performance.

Details & Benchmark in reply!

We've changed the target platform to MS-DOS. This cannot be undone. #gamedev

Sometimes it be like that... (I hate Unreal physics) #gamedev #unrealengine

Experimenting with Screen Shake and vibration causing Mega Man to loose some footing.

#gamedev #unrealengine #unrealengine5 #megaman

The Hamster Drop Early Bird Demo has just released! A teaser of what's to come! Catch those hamsters! See how many you can get in a row without getting hit or missing one! Available on Windows 32bit & 64bit!