Unreal Engine Abandoned LifePlay [v2023.04 Stable] [Vinfamy]

[Vinfamy]

@sabbathfun @n1ck
Is this better?



@n1ck The lights are pure white, it's the SSS setting that causes redness. for Unreal's skin shader, you input a subsurface color (in RGBA). I reduced it from 0.21-0-0 to 0.13-0-0 in the screen above. Is it still too red for you?

 

[depechedNode]

Yes, better.

 

[Vinfamy]

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As explained in the

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, the next version (coming next weekend) will see the first beta implementation of the Daz3d female models into the game. Attached are some screenshots to show the progress in converting these models for LifePlay.

Character Lighting During Scenes


Contact Menu Portraits with Different Makeup Styles


The screens above are using in-game lighting - i.e. very close to how they would look in game. The screens below are using low-contrast lighting in order to demonstrate the morph options:

Body Morphs


Expressions

 

[n1ck]

You must be registered to see the links

As explained in the

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, the next version (coming next weekend) will see the first beta implementation of the Daz3d female models into the game. Attached are some screenshots to show the progress in converting these models for LifePlay.

Character Lighting During Scenes
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Contact Menu Portraits with Different Makeup Styles
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The screens above are using in-game lighting - i.e. very close to how they would look in game. The screens below are using low-contrast lighting in order to demonstrate the morph options:

Body Morphs
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Expressions
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After comparing it between the shots, I much prefer the lighting condition in the body morph/expression shots rather than the Contact menu/etc shots. Otherwise the skin shader is a OK

Will the legacy / MBLab models have the same skin shader?

 

[Canto Forte]

Hello everyone. This is a great game getting better.
Go! Go! Go!
To DAZ and beyond!

 

[Deleted member 185293]

Question: I have a date and did several activities with her, had sex a few times but can't let her go. What am i doing wrong?

 

[n1ck]

Question: I have a date and did several activities with her, had sex a few times but can't let her go. What am i doing wrong?

Have you tried the right click menu, "say goodbye to companion"?

 

[OneWayMissile]

How do you install the other cities?

 

[Casper]

How do you install the other cities?

Download desired city. Read the included text file.

 

[n1ck]

How do you install the other cities?

Unpack the downloaded map, with full directory structure intact, then place them in [game folder]\LifePlay\Content\Heavy\StreetMap.

 

[OneWayMissile]

Unpack the downloaded map, with full directory structure intact, then place them in [game folder]\LifePlay\Content\Heavy\StreetMap.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Vinfamy]

Some early work with hair. Hair isn't meant to be the focus of the upcoming Beta 1 release, but I thought I would do a couple of hairstyles first so that people don't have to test the new models all with bald heads.
Also, the hair shown above still needs to undergo optimization so the final version used in the game will probably be lower in poly count.
One of my long-term patrons mentioned observing that the nipples aren't 3d. However, this is simply because the default morphs have the nipple morph at 0 which doesn't make it look very prominent. The nipples are in fact 3d, this image shows it when the nipple morph (which you will be able to adjust yourself in the character creation menu) is at 1.

 

[Vinfamy]

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After seeing the sneak peek previews attached with the previous post, some people mentioned that they actually preferred how the new models look in the 'Low Contrast to Demonstrate Morphs' folder to the actual in-game screenshots, so I decided to put this to a vote:
Based on the images above, which lighting setup would you prefer for the new Daz3d models to appear in game?
(Btw, the images above also show the first hairstyle I've converted for the new models. Hair isn't the focus of the upcoming Beta 1 release - it along with clothes will be the focus of Beta 3, but I didn't want to force everyone to test the new models with only bald heads for two updates so I decided to do a couple of basic hairstyles first)

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Public votes are welcome.

 

[Canto Forte]

I, for one, have to see the whole girls in all their splendor. Therefore I would lean towards the first, from left to right, as in the low contrast figure.

 

[n1ck]

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After seeing the sneak peek previews attached with the previous post, some people mentioned that they actually preferred how the new models look in the 'Low Contrast to Demonstrate Morphs' folder to the actual in-game screenshots, so I decided to put this to a vote:
Based on the images above, which lighting setup would you prefer for the new Daz3d models to appear in game?
(Btw, the images above also show the first hairstyle I've converted for the new models. Hair isn't the focus of the upcoming Beta 1 release - it along with clothes will be the focus of Beta 3, but I didn't want to force everyone to test the new models with only bald heads for two updates so I decided to do a couple of basic hairstyles first)

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Public votes are welcome.

Can't vote cos I have to register to patreon. I vote low contrast.

 

[pil1]

Question: what programs to use for the game besides unreal engine?

 

[n1ck]

Question: what programs to use for the game besides unreal engine?

What exactly do you mean? For making games? What kind of games? Unity and Godot are the big names for general purpose 2D and 3D games. If you're going to go more specific, say visual novels, there's RenPy and others. The choice is virtually endless.

 

[pil1]

I mean, why would the animation not to use maya or 3ds max and then finished animation to insert into the game.

 

[n1ck]

I mean, why would the animation not to use maya or 3ds max and then finished animation to insert into the game.

That's a very expensive piece of programs you've mentioned. Unless you're working pro, I don't think and indie dev can afford it.

As far as I understand, the dev uses blender. I'd imagine he created the animations in blender and then import it into UE4.

 

[Vinfamy]

2 minutes playing around with the character creation customization settings to make an Asian character