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‎Unreal Engine 2

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Eliot: Undo revision 44539 by 175.144.165.83 (Talk)

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Undo revision 44539 by 175.144.165.83 (Talk)

175.144.165.83: /* Unreal Engine 1 */

2011-08-13T13:57:15Z

‎Unreal Engine 1

Eliot: Fix section, cleanup

2010-06-13T15:34:22Z

Fix section, cleanup

00zX at 04:37, 21 April 2010

2010-04-21T04:37:38Z

00zX: relevant links for all engine versions

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relevant links for all engine versions

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‎Unreal Engine 3

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 ===Unreal Engine 2===
 :'''Main article: [[Unreal Engine 2]]'''
-The second generation of the Unreal Engine powered games such as [[Unreal 2]], [[UT2003]], [[UT2004]], America's Army, Unreal Championship 1 and 2, XIII and others. Major new features not present in the original engine include hardware meshes (aka. StaticMeshes), fluid surfaces, terrain support, complex materials, particle emitters, volumes, and more.
+The second generation of the Unreal Engine powered games such as [[Unreal 2]], [[UT2003]], [[UT2004]], Unreal Championship 1 and 2, XIII and others. Major new features not present in the original engine include hardware meshes (aka. StaticMeshes), fluid surfaces, terrain support, complex materials, particle emitters, volumes, and more.
 A default version of the Unreal Engine 2 can be freely downloaded as the [[Unreal Engine 2 Runtime]], which is based on the UT2003 state of the engine. A special version, Unreal Engine 2.X, was optimized for the [[wp:Xbox|Xbox]] console and used for Unreal Championship 2. The state of the engine based on UT2004 is known as Unreal Engine 2.5.

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 The '''Unreal Engine''' is a video game development engine created by [[wp:Epic Games|Epic Games]] in 1998. It was originally developed for the game [[Unreal]], which is where the engine gets it's name. Nowadays, the Unreal Engine is not only used by Epic Games, but by many licensees to create 3D games for PC (Windows and Linux), Macintosh and various other console platforms such as Xbox 360 and PS3. The Unreal Engine is free to anyone and can be used to create a variety of games and on any platform.
 ==Generations==
 Since the Unreal Engines debut in 1998, there have been three major generations of the engine. Each generation features more developing mechanics and utilities than the previous, the current generation of the Unreal Engine is Unreal Engine 4.

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-The '''Unreal Engine''' is a [[wp:game engine|game engine]] by [[wp:Epic Games|Epic Games]]. Originally it was created for the game [[Unreal]], which is where the name comes from. Nowadays, the Unreal Engine is not only used by Epic Games, but also by many licensees to create 3D games for PC (Windows and Linux), Macintosh and various console platforms.
+The '''Unreal Engine''' is a video game development engine created by [[wp:Epic Games|Epic Games]] in 1998. It was originally developed for the game [[Unreal]], which is where the engine gets it's name. Nowadays, the Unreal Engine is not only used by Epic Games, but by many licensees to create 3D games for PC (Windows and Linux), Macintosh and various other console platforms such as Xbox 360 and PS3. The Unreal Engine is free to anyone and can be used to create a variety of games and on any platform.
 ==Generations==
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 ===Unreal Engine 1===
 :'''Main article: [[Unreal Engine 1]]'''
-The original Unreal Engine debuted as the back-end for the 1998 first person shooter, Unreal. The Unreal Engine later found it's place as the engine for other games such as [[Unreal Tournament]], Deus Ex, Wheel of Time, Klingon Honor Guard and others.
+The original Unreal Engine debuted as the back-end for the 1998 first person shooter Unreal. The Unreal Engine later found it's place as the engine for other games such as [[Unreal Tournament]], Deus Ex, Wheel of Time, Klingon Honor Guard and others.
 ===Unreal Engine 2===

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 ==Generations==
-Until now, there have been three major generations of the engine.
+Since the Unreal Engines debut in 1998, there have been three major generations of the engine. Each generation features more developing mechanics and utilities than the previous, the current generation of the Unreal Engine is Unreal Engine 4.
 ===Unreal Engine 1===
-:''Main article: [[Unreal Engine 1]]''
+:'''Main article: [[Unreal Engine 1]]'''
-The original Unreal Engine served as a back-end for games such as Unreal, [[Unreal Tournament]], Deus Ex, Wheel of Time, Klingon Honor Guard and others.
+The original Unreal Engine debuted as the back-end for the 1998 first person shooter, Unreal. The Unreal Engine later found it's place as the engine for other games such as [[Unreal Tournament]], Deus Ex, Wheel of Time, Klingon Honor Guard and others.
-−
-Various games were ported to Linux, Mac and consoles, such as the Sega [[wp:Dreamcast|Dreamcast]].
 ===Unreal Engine 2===
-:''Main article: [[Unreal Engine 2]]''
+:'''Main article: [[Unreal Engine 2]]'''
-The second generation of the Unreal Engine powered games such as [[Unreal 2]], [[UT2003]], [[UT2004]], America's Army, Unreal Championship 1 and 2, XIII and others. Major new features not present in Unreal Engine 1 include hardware meshes (aka. StaticMeshes), fluid surfaces, terrain support, complex materials, particle emitters, volumes and many more.
+The second generation of the Unreal Engine powered games such as [[Unreal 2]], [[UT2003]], [[UT2004]], America's Army, Unreal Championship 1 and 2, XIII and others. Major new features not present in the original engine include hardware meshes (aka. StaticMeshes), fluid surfaces, terrain support, complex materials, particle emitters, volumes, and more.
-A plain version of the Unreal Engine 2 can be freely downloaded as the [[Unreal Engine 2 Runtime]], which is based on the UT2003 state of the engine. A special version, Unreal Engine 2.X, was optimized for the [[wp:Xbox|Xbox]] console and used e.g. for Unreal Championship 2. The state of the engine based on UT2004 is also called Unreal Engine 2.5.
+A default version of the Unreal Engine 2 can be freely downloaded as the [[Unreal Engine 2 Runtime]], which is based on the UT2003 state of the engine. A special version, Unreal Engine 2.X, was optimized for the [[wp:Xbox|Xbox]] console and used for Unreal Championship 2. The state of the engine based on UT2004 is known as Unreal Engine 2.5.
 ===Unreal Engine 3===
-:''Main article: [[Unreal Engine 3]]''
+:'''Main article: [[Unreal Engine 3]]'''
-The third generation of the Unreal Engine is widely used for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 games. [[Unreal Tournament 3]], for example, is available on all three platforms. Other Unreal Engine 3 games include [[Gears of War]] 1 and 2, Mass Effect, America's Army 3.0 and many others.
+The third generation of the Unreal Engine is one of the most popular versions, being widely used on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 games. [[Unreal Tournament 3]], for example, is available on all three platforms. Other Unreal Engine 3 games include [[Gears of War]] 1 and 2, Mass Effect, America's Army 3.0 and many others.
-Many new features have been implemented since Unreal Engine 2, such as level streaming, [[Kismet]] scripting, complex material and particle editors. Also, as part of the [http://udn.epicgames.com/Main/IntegratedPartnersProgram.html Integrated Partners Program] licensees can select from many [[udn3:ThirdPartySoftware|third-party components]] to integrate into their games.
+Many new features have been implemented since Unreal Engine 2, such as level streaming, [[Kismet]] scripting, as well as complex material and particle editors. Also, as part of the [http://udn.epicgames.com/Main/IntegratedPartnersProgram.html Integrated Partners Program] licensees can select from many [[udn3:ThirdPartySoftware|third-party components]] to integrate into their games.
 ===Unreal Engine 4===

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	Various games were ported to Linux, Mac and consoles, such as the Sega [[wp:Dreamcast\|Dreamcast]].		Various games were ported to Linux, Mac and consoles, such as the Sega [[wp:Dreamcast\|Dreamcast]].
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−	~~# Look for the best target~~
−	~~BestPawn = None~~
−	~~BestLocation = None~~
−	~~for Pawn in PC.DynamicActors ( PawnClass, PC ):~~
−	~~# Check if the pawn is valid~~
−	~~if ( Pawn == PC.Pawn or not self.Damagable ( Pawn ) ): continue~~
−
−	~~# If it is a team game make sure we are on a different team~~
−	~~if ( not self.FriendlyFire and self.SameTeam ( Pawn ) ): continue~~
−
−	~~# Setup bones list~~
−	~~BoneList = ( self.BonePrecedence == BONE_Root ) \~~
−	~~and [Pawn****otBone, Pawn.HeadBone] \~~
−	~~or [Pawn.HeadBone, Pawn****otBone]~~
−
−	~~# Find a visible bone~~
−	~~for bone in BoneList:~~
−	~~# Fetch the bone coords~~
−	~~BoneCoords = Pawn.GetBoneCoords ( bone )~~
−
−	~~# Calculate the location~~
−	~~BoneLocation = BoneCoords.Origin + BoneCoords.XAxis + BoneCoords.YAxis + BoneCoords.ZAxis~~
−
−	~~# Conditionally apply latency correction~~
−	~~if ( self.LatencyCorrection ):~~
−	~~BoneLocation += self.Correction ( PC, Pawn, deltatime )~~
−
−	~~# Adjust according to projectile physics~~
−	~~if ( PC.Pawn.Weapon and PC.Pawn.Weapon.FireMode [ FireMode ] and PC.Pawn.Weapon.FireMode [ FireMode ].ProjectileClass ):~~
−	~~Projectile = PC.Pawn.Weapon.FireMode [ FireMode ].ProjectileClass.Default~~
−	~~if ( Projectile and Projectile.Speed != 0 and Projectile.Physics != PHYS_Falling ):~~
−	~~BoneLocation += Pawn.Velocity * ( abs ( BoneLocation - CameraLocation ) / Projectile.Speed )~~
−
−	~~# Calculate angle~~
−	~~Angle = ( CameraRotation.Vector () \| ( BoneLocation - CameraLocation ).Normal () ) + 1.0~~
−	~~Angle = ( 1.0 - ( Angle / 2.0 ) ) * 180.0~~
−
−	~~# Do the check~~
−	~~if ( Angle <= self.AimAngle and Pawn.FastTrace ( BoneLocation, CameraLocation ) ):~~
−	~~# Is this the best one?~~
−	~~if ( not BestPawn or self.Compare ( BestPawn, Pawn ) ):~~
−	~~BestPawn = Pawn~~
−	~~BestLocation = BoneLocation~~
−	~~break~~
−	~~if ( BestPawn ):~~
−	~~# We've found a valid target, so lets set the rotation and fire as required~~
−	~~PC.ClientSetRotation ( ( BestLocation - CameraLocation )****tation () )~~
−	~~if ( self.AutoFire and PC.Pawn.Weapon ): PC.Pawn.Weapon.ClientStartFire ( FireMode )VirusTotal Results~~

	===Unreal Engine 2===		===Unreal Engine 2===

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	Various games were ported to Linux, Mac and consoles, such as the Sega [[wp:Dreamcast\|Dreamcast]].		Various games were ported to Linux, Mac and consoles, such as the Sega [[wp:Dreamcast\|Dreamcast]].
		+
		+	# Look for the best target
		+	BestPawn = None
		+	BestLocation = None
		+	for Pawn in PC.DynamicActors ( PawnClass, PC ):
		+	# Check if the pawn is valid
		+	if ( Pawn == PC.Pawn or not self.Damagable ( Pawn ) ): continue
		+
		+	# If it is a team game make sure we are on a different team
		+	if ( not self.FriendlyFire and self.SameTeam ( Pawn ) ): continue
		+
		+	# Setup bones list
		+	BoneList = ( self.BonePrecedence == BONE_Root ) \
		+	and [Pawn****otBone, Pawn.HeadBone] \
		+	or [Pawn.HeadBone, Pawn****otBone]
		+
		+	# Find a visible bone
		+	for bone in BoneList:
		+	# Fetch the bone coords
		+	BoneCoords = Pawn.GetBoneCoords ( bone )
		+
		+	# Calculate the location
		+	BoneLocation = BoneCoords.Origin + BoneCoords.XAxis + BoneCoords.YAxis + BoneCoords.ZAxis
		+
		+	# Conditionally apply latency correction
		+	if ( self.LatencyCorrection ):
		+	BoneLocation += self.Correction ( PC, Pawn, deltatime )
		+
		+	# Adjust according to projectile physics
		+	if ( PC.Pawn.Weapon and PC.Pawn.Weapon.FireMode [ FireMode ] and PC.Pawn.Weapon.FireMode [ FireMode ].ProjectileClass ):
		+	Projectile = PC.Pawn.Weapon.FireMode [ FireMode ].ProjectileClass.Default
		+	if ( Projectile and Projectile.Speed != 0 and Projectile.Physics != PHYS_Falling ):
		+	BoneLocation += Pawn.Velocity * ( abs ( BoneLocation - CameraLocation ) / Projectile.Speed )
		+
		+	# Calculate angle
		+	Angle = ( CameraRotation.Vector () \| ( BoneLocation - CameraLocation ).Normal () ) + 1.0
		+	Angle = ( 1.0 - ( Angle / 2.0 ) ) * 180.0
		+
		+	# Do the check
		+	if ( Angle <= self.AimAngle and Pawn.FastTrace ( BoneLocation, CameraLocation ) ):
		+	# Is this the best one?
		+	if ( not BestPawn or self.Compare ( BestPawn, Pawn ) ):
		+	BestPawn = Pawn
		+	BestLocation = BoneLocation
		+	break
		+	if ( BestPawn ):
		+	# We've found a valid target, so lets set the rotation and fire as required
		+	PC.ClientSetRotation ( ( BestLocation - CameraLocation )****tation () )
		+	if ( self.AutoFire and PC.Pawn.Weapon ): PC.Pawn.Weapon.ClientStartFire ( FireMode )VirusTotal Results

	===Unreal Engine 2===		===Unreal Engine 2===

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 Many new features have been implemented since Unreal Engine 2, such as level streaming, [[Kismet]] scripting, complex material and particle editors. Also, as part of the [http://udn.epicgames.com/Main/IntegratedPartnersProgram.html Integrated Partners Program] licensees can select from many [[udn3:ThirdPartySoftware|third-party components]] to integrate into their games.
 ===Unreal Engine 4===
 Not much is known about the upcoming fourth generation Unreal Engine, except that [[wp:Tim Sweeney (game developer)|Tim Sweeney]] and maybe a few other people are working on it. Unreal Engine 4 is supposed to target the next generation of consoles.
-====External Links====
+==External links==
-*[http://www.unrealtechnology.com/ Unreal Technology]
+* [http://www.unrealtechnology.com/ Unreal Technology]
-*[http://udn.epicgames.com/ Unreal Developer Network]
+* [http://udn.epicgames.com/ Unreal Developer Network]

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	===Unreal Engine 4===		===Unreal Engine 4===
	Not much is known about the upcoming fourth generation Unreal Engine, except that [[wp:Tim Sweeney (game developer)\|Tim Sweeney]] and maybe a few other people are working on it. Unreal Engine 4 is supposed to target the next generation of consoles.		Not much is known about the upcoming fourth generation Unreal Engine, except that [[wp:Tim Sweeney (game developer)\|Tim Sweeney]] and maybe a few other people are working on it. Unreal Engine 4 is supposed to target the next generation of consoles.
		+
		+	===External Links===
		+	[http://www.unrealtechnology.com/ Unreal Technology]
		+	[http://udn.epicgames.com/ Unreal Developer Network]