{"id":819,"date":"2022-08-15T20:32:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T19:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starshipsimulator.co.uk\/?p=819"},"modified":"2022-08-17T15:37:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T14:37:53","slug":"t-49-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starshipsimulator.co.uk\/?p=819","title":{"rendered":"T-49 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(0,0,0,0)&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_color_all=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|0px|true|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(0,0,0,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_color_all=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]I&#8217;ve been splitting myself 50\/50 these past few days, between writing about the galaxy generation on the website, and working in-engine to progress the next build.<\/p>\n<p>In the game itself, I&#8217;ve been working on getting the prop interaction system working in UE5. Rather than trying to work around the UE5 problems I just wrote the system again from scratch, and to be honest, I&#8217;m glad I did because it&#8217;s a lot more tactile now. An object&#8217;s orientation now properly reflects where you&#8217;ve grabbed it, and you can press F to lob the item around. I was having far too much fun messing about with it, so I recorded a quick video to share the joy<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/acua1IgYHzE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also made the character inputs context-sensitive, so the &#8220;Use&#8221; (LMB) and &#8220;Action&#8221; (F) keys for example will perform different functions depending on either what you&#8217;re currently looking at, or what you&#8217;re holding. This helps keep the keybinds under control, and also makes controller support easier because the same button does multiple things;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<em> Pressing F whilst holding an object will throw it.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2022 Pressing F whilst looking at a UI panel will bring up the mouse cursor.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2022 Pressing F whilst looking at a chair will make you sit in it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This also allows for other useful quality of life improvements, like allowing you to press LMB to use a UI panel while also having a weapon equipped. The weapon will not fire, because the game knows you are using a UI panel at that precise moment.<\/p>\n<p>And speaking of chairs, that&#8217;s next on my list so I&#8217;ll get right on it <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starshipsimulator.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/Divi\/includes\/builder\/frontend-builder\/assets\/vendors\/plugins\/emoticons\/img\/smiley-smile.gif\" alt=\"smile\" \/>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(0,0,0,0)&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_color_all=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|0px|true|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(0,0,0,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_color_all=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]I&#8217;ve been splitting myself 50\/50 these past few days, between writing about the galaxy generation on the website, and working in-engine to progress the next build. 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