Making the Most of Animation Blueprints | Dev Days 2018 | Unreal Engine

This talk covers Fortnite’s use of animation Blueprints including the use of Blueprints for gluing together character parts after retargeting, dynamic solutions for low LODs, and faking dynamics in higher LODs with procedural animation techniques.
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[@LazerPotatoe]

0:00 - intro 2:24 - summary of building blocks for Fortnite 3:24 - UE animation 101 and what they use for Fortnite 4:20 - Character Parts (head, hat, backbling,pets) 5:28 - Character ID 6:14 - Copy Pose from Mesh 9:05 - sample Character Parts 10:40 - example of how things connect 12:20 - upgrades to character and performance 13:41 - diagram of sub-parts of each Character Part 15:53 - how characters are defined (cards) 18:07 - secondary things on characters that move/dangle 21:49 - use LODs to support mobile first 28:31 - sample Anim BP with Wings and Velocity 31:35 - sample Anim BP with Hair using AnimDynamics 33:45 - sample Anim BP with Clothing and RigidBody 38:54 - sample Anim BP with Danglies using TrailComponent and Constraints 45:30 - sample RigidBody for pickaxe with more detail

[@citizenbetelgeuse]

"Seriously? We play YOUR games!"

[@DeepFriedOreoOffline]

Watching this in 2020 makes me sad. I bought Fortnite back when it was specifically meant to be the Save The World mode, like I spent $300 on their early beta backers thing. Then BR happened and we all stopped playing... Fun stuff, lol.

[@MediaRuebe]

Finally some really useful insights in the mechanics that make up one of the most succesful games of the last years. Great presentation! Thank you!

[@Sliterinq]

One of the best talks ever . Thanks!

[@andremrt2]

Awesome, it's great having a insight how you guys handle your own games, thanks for sharing it!

[@jesselehman8]

Who was hoping they would show code?

[@Khaliszt]

One of the best Epic talks i've listend to in the last year... helped me a lot!! also noticed i was going in the right path with some of the skeletal control solvers and schemes i thought of... which made me pretty happy, gotta say!!

[@youtubetraveller9349]

Just knew Jamie lee Curtis making games.

[@serzant636]

[QUESTION] When I first saw the rigid body node introduced, it sees like the perfect replacement for anim dynamic. But, in reality the results that i got were jittering and unstable(often "broke" soft constraint and fly-off or find some other place it the world to be). My understanding was that this(33:59) is not possible in the current version of the UE4(paragon assets done through anim dynamics reinforced the idea). Would be possible to put some learning material(post describing crucial setups, content example, training vid, etc.) on this topic? Thank you.

[@epicdoggames9667]

I couldn’t agree more. They show the same presentation over and over with different presenters. What are they hiding? Their documentation and tutorials don’t even come close to giving you any assistance.

[@sam_making_games]

This was a really great talk.

[@TimothyBell90]

This was great, awesome presenter.

[@khotarrthor2768]

I would say "Huge" presenter

[@August0Moura]

great presentation, one of the best

[@kanfeng8010]

The video of "What’s New for Animation in UE4" is no longer available? I just want to watch it again. :(

[@MrFetch3D]

It will be awesome to have someone with a little less ADHD to give this talk in the future

[@fewocious6774]

this is amazing

[@SiggEye]

Sweet!

[@Mantikator]

What an amazing person :D And a great presentation still useful in 2021 :)

[@martinmegazor]

Great talk!

[@iamisandisnt]

Respect to the sharks

[@Tydey]

"that's how we do it"

[@TimeoutMegagameplays]

Please enable subtitles.

[@UnrealEngine]

English subtitles were recently added. Please enjoy! :)

[@KingcoolSam]

Thanks :)

[@minhduongthuong2178]

すごい

[@maniacarta9648]

ありがとうございます。

[@AppleseedVid]

Origatouzaziimasu.

[@TokiSamurai]

👍

[@corsatdkcorsa4637]

OH HOLY CAW!!!!

[@farischamoun3482]

interessant

[@iamisandisnt]

[@yoeymeme]

is that a man or a woman

[@ishootfirst8435]

no offense but is that a girl or boy no offense

[@threeworlds4114]

Неужели мне одному было не по душе видеть и слушать мужчину без мужества?