UE3 - UT3 Path complexity

Kantham · 31st Jul 2008, 04:15 PM

I have a PowerCore just like the one you find in WAR-Torlan, that is, half-way sunk in the ground. The level designer got the pathing connected to the Core, I really have no clue how the nodes got linked to the core going trough the BSP, as white paths.

I looked in the properties, there's also a blocking volume in the way which leads me to believe Torlan's designer forced the paths via the core. I just have no clue how.

I deleted those linked Path Nodes, and brought up new ones approximately in the same place as the other ones, made a build and the nodes didn't link.

Just... how the hell?

_N_ · 31st Jul 2008, 09:53 PM

maybe they built paths with the cores above ground and then lowered them after paths were already built... but hmm... then that might have generated a "Paths need to be rebuilt "warning...

Lungri · 1st Aug 2008, 04:07 AM

I'm not sure if this is the sort of fix your after, but if you select two nodes, and right click, you can turn on "Force path" in Path Options, might help for what you're trying to do

willhaven · 1st Aug 2008, 07:35 AM

Correct. Right click force will do this for you. You can also create one way forced paths by forcing them to each other and clearing the forced paths from one of the nodes.

Kantham · 1st Aug 2008, 09:44 AM

Oh wow, this is way too useful, I can't believe I wasn't aware of that. D:
It does work, but you have to deselected the actors to see the changes, which is confusing at first glance.

31st Jul 2008, 04:15 PM	#1
Kantham Fool. Join Date: Sep. 17th, 2004 Posts: 17,947	Path complexity I have a PowerCore just like the one you find in WAR-Torlan, that is, half-way sunk in the ground. The level designer got the pathing connected to the Core, I really have no clue how the nodes got linked to the core going trough the BSP, as white paths. I looked in the properties, there's also a blocking volume in the way which leads me to believe Torlan's designer forced the paths via the core. I just have no clue how. I deleted those linked Path Nodes, and brought up new ones approximately in the same place as the other ones, made a build and the nodes didn't link. Just... how the hell? __________________

1st Aug 2008, 09:44 AM	#5
Kantham Fool. Join Date: Sep. 17th, 2004 Posts: 17,947	Oh wow, this is way too useful, I can't believe I wasn't aware of that. D: It does work, but you have to deselected the actors to see the changes, which is confusing at first glance. __________________

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31st Jul 2008, 09:53 PM	#2
_N_ addicted to mapping Join Date: May. 23rd, 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 233	maybe they built paths with the cores above ground and then lowered them after paths were already built... but hmm... then that might have generated a "Paths need to be rebuilt "warning...

1st Aug 2008, 04:07 AM	#3
Lungri Registered User Join Date: Jun. 10th, 2008 Posts: 64	I'm not sure if this is the sort of fix your after, but if you select two nodes, and right click, you can turn on "Force path" in Path Options, might help for what you're trying to do

1st Aug 2008, 07:35 AM	#4
willhaven bPimp=False Join Date: Aug. 18th, 1999 Posts: 142	Correct. Right click force will do this for you. You can also create one way forced paths by forcing them to each other and clearing the forced paths from one of the nodes.