UE2 - UT2kX Reloading Tutorial

Gruntkiller4000 · 1st Apr 2012, 04:30 AM

Is there any reloading/iron sights tutorial for UT-2004 because I want to add those features to my weapons. I looked at Ballistic Weapons but their code is too complicated. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Wormbo · 1st Apr 2012, 07:02 AM

It's always complicated to a certain extent. You can try looking for tutorials, but the question is whether those will do what you had in mind.

Then again, what is iron sights? It's really just the weapon mesh's aiming direction aligned to the view direction.

Gruntkiller4000 · 4th Apr 2012, 03:40 AM

Ok thank you I will look for some unreal script tutorials first then go to do some reloading.

Gruntkiller4000 · 5th May 2012, 05:38 AM

Hi I have performed basic reloading (I got it's magazine ammo to show on the HUD), and firing it takes off Mag Ammo not the normal ammunition. When it gets to 0 it takes it's value off the normal ammunition and resets it back to it's normal maximum mag. The problem is, I want a delay (when) it reaches 0, so it completes the animation and Then does the calculations after. I tried ways but there's No delay! I wanted a variable to increase by one using Level.TimeSeconds, but it's not increasing.

Is there some sort of event that allows that to happen? Thanks!

Nathaniel3W · 11th Nov 2012, 04:17 PM

I'm a total beginner in UDK, so take this as advice from someone who's figuring things out as he's going. If I had to program that, I would add a boolean to the firing function to check whether or not you're currently reloading, and make the function refuse to fire if reloading == True. Set the reloading boolean to True when you start reloading. I think you might be able to use SetTimer() to turn reloading back to False. Either that, or you might be able to add up the DeltaTime from tick to tick until enough time has passed. Change the ammo counter at the same time you re-enable shooting.

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Gruntkiller4000 Registered User Join Date: Jul. 11th, 2011 Posts: 49	Reloading Tutorial Is there any reloading/iron sights tutorial for UT-2004 because I want to add those features to my weapons. I looked at Ballistic Weapons but their code is too complicated. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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4th Apr 2012, 03:40 AM	#3
Gruntkiller4000 Registered User Join Date: Jul. 11th, 2011 Posts: 49	Ok thank you I will look for some unreal script tutorials first then go to do some reloading.

5th May 2012, 05:38 AM	#4
Gruntkiller4000 Registered User Join Date: Jul. 11th, 2011 Posts: 49	Hi I have performed basic reloading (I got it's magazine ammo to show on the HUD), and firing it takes off Mag Ammo not the normal ammunition. When it gets to 0 it takes it's value off the normal ammunition and resets it back to it's normal maximum mag. The problem is, I want a delay (when) it reaches 0, so it completes the animation and Then does the calculations after. I tried ways but there's No delay! I wanted a variable to increase by one using Level.TimeSeconds, but it's not increasing. Is there some sort of event that allows that to happen? Thanks!

11th Nov 2012, 04:17 PM	#5
Nathaniel3W Registered User Join Date: Nov. 11th, 2012 Posts: 39	I'm a total beginner in UDK, so take this as advice from someone who's figuring things out as he's going. If I had to program that, I would add a boolean to the firing function to check whether or not you're currently reloading, and make the function refuse to fire if reloading == True. Set the reloading boolean to True when you start reloading. I think you might be able to use SetTimer() to turn reloading back to False. Either that, or you might be able to add up the DeltaTime from tick to tick until enough time has passed. Change the ammo counter at the same time you re-enable shooting.