kevinpbuckley/unreal-engine-skills - Page 2

project-structure

Navigate and configure an Unreal Engine project — the .uproject descriptor

save-and-load

Persist and restore game data in Unreal C++ using the SaveGame system — define a USaveGame subclass with UPROPERTY members, create/save/load/delete named slots via UGameplayStatics (SaveGameToSlot, LoadGameFromSlot, AsyncSaveGameToSlot, AsyncLoadGameFromSlot,…

sequencer-and-cinematics

Create and drive Unreal Engine cinematics from C++ — ULevelSequence (the cinematic asset), ALevelSequenceActor (the level-placed container), ULevelSequencePlayer (CreateLevelSequencePlayer, Play, Stop, PlayLooping, SetPlaybackPosition, OnFinished),…

subsystems

Implement engine-managed singletons scoped to a defined lifetime using Unreal's Subsystem framework — UEngineSubsystem, UGameInstanceSubsystem, UWorldSubsystem, UTickableWorldSubsystem, and ULocalPlayerSubsystem. Covers Initialize/Deinitialize lifecycle,…

timers-and-async

Schedule and defer work in Unreal C++ — FTimerManager (SetTimer with FTimerHandle, looping and one-shot timers, SetTimerForNextTick, ClearTimer, PauseTimer/UnPauseTimer, timer delegates with payloads), async work (Async/EAsyncExecution,…

umg-and-slate

Build game UI in Unreal — UMG user widgets (UUserWidget) with the C++ lifecycle

uds-cinematics-rendering

Use Ultra Dynamic Sky for cinematic work — animating UDS with Sequencer (keyframing Time of Day, Cloud Coverage/Fog, Cloud Movement, exposing extra variables to cinematics), rendering movies with Movie Render Queue (Project Mode Cinematic/Offline), supporting…

uds-clouds

Configure clouds in Ultra Dynamic Sky — Volumetric, Static, 2D Dynamic, Voxel clouds, plus Cloud Movement, Cloud Wisps, the Volumetric Cloud Painter, Volumetric Cloud Light Rays, and the Cloud Profile Authoring Tool. Use this skill any time the user mentions…

uds-fog-and-atmosphere

Configure fog, volumetric fog, dust, and atmospheric coloring in Ultra Dynamic Sky. Covers Fog Density (base + cloud/fog/dust contributions, height falloff, start distance), Fog Color (and the `Support Sky Atmosphere Affecting Height Fog` project setting),…

uds-lighting-and-shadows

Configure lighting in Ultra Dynamic Sky — Sun and Moon directional light components, Cloud Shadows (volumetric and 2D), Sky Light modes (Capture Based / Custom Cubemap / Cubemap with Dynamic Color Tinting), Exposure (auto exposure / manual), static/stationary…

uds-modifiers-configs-state

Use UDS's higher-level state features — Sky Modifiers (data assets that override sky/post-process properties, time-of-day-triggered modifiers), the Configuration Manager (save/apply complete UDS configs, runtime Apply Sky Configuration, configuration…

uds-performance-mobile-troubleshooting

Tune Ultra Dynamic Sky for performance, configure for mobile/consoles, update UDS safely, modify it via child blueprints, and resolve common runtime issues. Covers Sky Mode perf impact, Volumetric Cloud Rendering Mode, sample scales, Two Layers, Sky Light…

uds-setup-and-modes

How to install Ultra Dynamic Sky (UDS) in an Unreal level and pick its top-level modes — Sky Mode (Volumetric/Static/2D/Voxel/Aurora/Space), Color Mode (Sky Atmosphere vs Simplified), Project Mode (Game vs Cinematic), Feature Level (Desktop/Mobile). Use…

uds-simulation

Use Ultra Dynamic Sky's real-world astronomical simulation — Simulate Real Sun, Simulate Real Moon, Simulate Real Stars; latitude/longitude/time zone setup; North Yaw; daylight savings; city presets; the simulation date; Simulation Speed; and Use System Time…

uds-sun-moon-stars

Control the sun, moon, stars, aurora, sky glow, and space layer (planets/moons/nebula) in Ultra Dynamic Sky. Covers sun/moon path (Yaw, Pitch, Vertical Offset, Moon Orbit Offset), manual positioning with Sun/Moon Target widgets, sun appearance…

uds-time

Control Time of Day on Ultra Dynamic Sky — setting/animating time, day/night cycles, the runtime functions (Set Time with Time Code, Set Time of Day with String, Transition Time of Day), the getter functions (Get Time of Day, Get Time Code, Get Date Time, Is…

udw-material-and-screen-effects

Add weather-responsive material effects and screen-space effects with Ultra Dynamic Weather — Surface Weather Effects (wetness/snow/dust/dripping/droplets), Dynamic Landscape Weather Effects V3 (DLWE) with the DLWE Interaction component for trails/ripples,…

udw-particles-lightning-wind-sounds

Configure Ultra Dynamic Weather's rendered effects — Rain / Snow / Dust Particles (including Splash Particles), Particle Collision modes (Simple, Distance Field, None, Kill Sphere), Shared Particle Settings, Lightning (Flashes + Obscured, Flash Lightning…

udw-random-seasons-temperature

Configure dynamic weather variation, seasons, climate, and temperature on Ultra Dynamic Weather. Covers Random Weather Variation (Random Interval / Daily / Hourly timing, Weather Type Probabilities, Transition Length, Begin Play Weather is Random, Change to…

udw-setup-and-state

Set up Ultra Dynamic Weather (UDW) and control its weather state — adding UDW (requires UDS), Basic Controls (Weather preset, Wind Direction), the seven weather state values + material state, Weather Settings Presets, Change Weather, the Manual Weather State…

udw-spatial-weather

Apply weather to specific regions of a level with Ultra Dynamic Weather — Weather Override Volumes (spline-defined arbitrary shape, Transition Width, Priority, Apply Wind Direction, climate preset, runtime ChangeWeather/ChangeToRandomWeatherVariation, Custom…