OpenLevel("test") was resolving to the streamed sublevel instance
(test_LevelInstance_5) instead of the actual map. Fix:
- Unload sublevel via LoadBaseLevelAsSublevel("None") before OpenLevel
- Use full path "/Game/{BaseLevel}" to avoid ambiguity
Also: all widget lambdas now get SpawnManager/SceneSerializer fresh from
PlayerController (critical fix for packaged builds where weak ptrs are null).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Critical fixes for packaged builds:
- Widget weak ptrs (SpawnManager/SceneSerializer) are null in packaged due to
HUD deferred init. All button lambdas now get references fresh from
PlayerController via GetOwningPlayer() cast instead of cached weak ptrs.
- HUD BeginPlay deferred by one tick (SetTimerForNextTick) to ensure
PlayerController has initialized SpawnManager before wiring.
Module split:
- Factories moved to separate PS_EditorTools module (Type: Editor)
to fix UHT error with UFactory in packaging builds.
- PS_Editor module no longer depends on UnrealEd for factories.
Asset references:
- TSoftObjectPtr/TSoftClassPtr changed to TObjectPtr/TSubclassOf for
MasterCatalog, SpawnCatalogs, and ActorClass entries. Hard references
ensure assets are cooked in packaged builds.
Other fixes:
- GetActorLabel() replaced with GetClass()->GetName() (editor-only API)
- Missing brace in Browse dialog BaseLevel sync code
- BaseLevel sync only when scenario specifies a LevelName (no more clearing on empty)
- Save As dialog with native Windows file picker
- Debug info in catalog UI when empty (shows chain: Master→Catalogs→Entries)
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- SceneSerializer created before subsystem check (was nullptr crash)
- ComboBox OnSelectionChanged ignores ESelectInfo::Direct (programmatic)
to prevent NativeConstruct from clearing the just-loaded scenario
- SaveNameField restored from LastEditedScenarioName on return
- Added ReturnToEditor/OpenEditor to GameInstanceSubsystem
- EditorMapName auto-saved on Play for return navigation
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Editor workflow:
- Removed auto-detection of BaseLevel (strip _Editor). Editor is standalone.
- User selects BaseLevel from ComboBox (populated from MasterCatalog.BaseLevels)
- "None" option for editing without a base level
- Selecting BaseLevel: clears current scenario, hides persistent level actors,
loads sublevel. Selecting "None" restores persistent level actors.
UI terminology: Scene → Scenario (save field, buttons, notifications)
GameInstanceSubsystem:
- Renamed PendingSceneName → PendingScenarioName
- Added LastEditedScenarioName/LastEditedBaseLevel (persist after Consume)
- SetPendingScenario() stores in both Pending and LastEdited
- ReturnToEditor() restores Pending from LastEdited, opens editor map
- EditorMapName auto-saved on first Play, used by ReturnToEditor
- OpenEditor() / ReturnToEditor() callable from gameplay BP
Play button: resets input mode before OpenLevel (fixes cursor in FirstPerson GM)
Test assets: FirstPerson template for testing Play/ReturnToEditor flow
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Architecture for single editor map workflow:
- MasterCatalog.BaseLevels lists available base levels
- BaseLevel selector in UI (cycle button) loads selected level as sublevel
- Sublevel provides visual context only — save/load only touches PS_Editor objects
- No auto-load at startup: user picks via UI or PROSERVE sets via subsystem
GameInstanceSubsystem (survives OpenLevel):
- PendingSceneName + PendingBaseLevel set by PROSERVE before opening editor
- Editor reads them at BeginPlay: loads sublevel + scene automatically
- ConsumePendingScene() for gameplay side to read and clear
Play button:
- Auto-saves current scene
- Stores scene name in GameInstanceSubsystem
- Opens the BaseLevel via OpenLevel
SceneLoader:
- bStripEditorComponents parameter (default true) removes Spawnable/Editable
components after load for clean gameplay actors
SceneData v3: LevelName field associates scenes with base levels.
Scene list filtered by selected BaseLevel.
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PlayerController gets a BaseLevelNameOverride property. When set (e.g. "Warehouse"),
scenes are tagged with that level name instead of the auto-detected map name.
Use case: editing on "Warehouse_Editor" map but scenes should be associated
with the "Warehouse" base level for PROSERVE runtime loading.
Save, load list, and scene filtering all respect this override.
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SceneData now includes LevelName field (auto-detected from current map on save).
Version bumped to 3. Backward compatible (empty LevelName for old files).
SceneLoader:
- GetSavedSceneNames(LevelFilter) filters by associated level
- GetSceneLevelName() reads level association without full parse
- GetSavedSceneNamesForCurrentLevel() convenience for game code
Editor UI:
- Scene list grouped: "This level" (highlighted) + "Other levels" (dimmed)
- Shows current level name above the list
PROSERVE integration pattern:
// List scenarios for current level
auto Scenes = UPS_Editor_SceneLoader::GetSavedSceneNamesForCurrentLevel(this);
// Load a specific scenario
UPS_Editor_SceneLoader::LoadScene(this, "Scenario_A", OutActors);
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UPS_Editor_SceneLoader is a BlueprintFunctionLibrary that loads PS_Editor
JSON scenes without any editor infrastructure (no PlayerController, Gizmo,
SelectionManager, or UI required).
Usage from any GameMode:
TArray<AActor*> Actors;
UPS_Editor_SceneLoader::LoadScene(this, "MyScene", Actors);
Handles: class loading (BP + C++), transforms, custom editable properties
via reflection (ImportText), and spline point data. All functions are
BlueprintCallable for BP GameMode usage.
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Major UX simplification:
- Removed SplineEditing mode — single SplinePlacement mode handles both
creation and editing with identical behavior
- Actor spawned and tracked on first click (no "finish" step needed)
- Each point add/insert/move has individual undo
- Right-click always = camera fly (no special handling during creation)
- Escape/Done just exits edit mode, nothing to "finish"
Catalog system:
- MasterCatalog DataAsset groups multiple SpawnCatalogs (Tools, Characters, Props)
- PlayerController references one MasterCatalog instead of single catalog
- SpawnManager.AddCatalog() loads sub-catalogs incrementally
- Factory for MasterCatalog creation in Content Browser
Spline polish:
- SplineActor has built-in SpawnableComponent + EditableComponent
- SplineColor/SplineSelectedColor/SplineTag as UPROPERTY for BP variants
- All spline point operations use World coordinate space (fixes snap-to-ground)
- Snap-to-ground ignores gizmo actor (was hitting gizmo guide lines)
- Tube mesh collision forced with UpdateBounds after CreateMeshSection
- Tube insert and handle selection include active placement actor (not just selected)
- Notification bar shows contextual Delete Point button when CP selected
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Architecture:
- New IPS_Editor_PointPlaceable interface for any actor using click-to-place-
points placement. Decouples the placement system from SplineActor so future
actors (patrol routes, area polygons) can reuse the same flow.
- SplineActor implements the interface. BP subclasses with SpawnableComponent
appear in the catalog and automatically enter placement mode when spawned.
- PlayerController methods renamed: BeginPointPlacement/FinishPointPlacement/
CancelPointPlacement (generic, interface-driven).
Features added:
- SplineColor, SplineSelectedColor, SplineTag as UPROPERTY for BP overrides
- UpdateSplineMaterials() for runtime color changes
- Tube visualization (8-segment cylinder) replacing cross-ribbon
- Spline editing mode with Edit/Done buttons in notification bar
- Delete spline point (Del key or Delete Point button, min 2 points)
- Insert point by clicking on tube mesh in edit mode
- Snap spline point to ground (End key)
- Append points to existing spline (S key or catalog when spline selected)
- Notification bar: contextual messages and buttons per mode
- Auto-generated M_PS_Editor_SplineLine material (unlit opaque, depth tested)
- Material swap: opaque when deselected, no-depth-test when selected
- Serialization of SplineColor/SplineTag in CustomProperties
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Spline placement: New Spline button (S key) enters placement mode where clicks
add control points. Right-click/Enter finishes, Escape cancels. Min 2 points.
Spline visualization as cross-shaped quad strip (vertical + horizontal ribbons).
Point editing: select spline to show handles, click a handle to position gizmo
on it, then use translate gizmo to move individual points. Undo supported via
full-state snapshots (SplinePointAction).
Visual feedback: auto-generated M_PS_Editor_SplineLine material (unlit opaque
with depth test) for normal state. Gizmo material (no depth test) for selected
state. Center cube at centroid for whole-spline selection. Handles highlight
on selection.
Serialization: spline points exported to CustomProperties (PointCount + Point_N).
C++ class fallback via FindObject for LoadScene. Spline appears in scene outliner.
Still WIP: depth material swap on selection, serialization edge cases, and
point editing polish to be refined.
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Property Editing:
- New EditableComponent with two-step dropdown (Select Component → Add Property)
to declare which properties are exposed in the runtime editor
- Dynamic property panel below Transform: supports float, bool, string, FVector,
FRotator, FLinearColor with per-tick refresh and keyboard focus guard
- PropertyAction undo/redo via ExportText/ImportText reflection
- Custom properties serialized to JSON (TMap in ActorData, version 2)
- Copy/paste/duplicate propagate custom property values
Scene Outliner:
- Scrollable list of spawned actors in the right panel
- Click to select, selected actor highlighted in blue
- Auto-refreshes when actors are added/removed
Selection Filter:
- Only actors spawned by the editor (catalogue, duplicate, paste, load)
are selectable — static scene geometry is no longer clickable
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Duplicate clones selected actors with a small offset and selects the copies.
Copy stores actor class and relative transforms in an internal clipboard.
Paste spawns clipboard contents in front of the camera preserving relative positions.
All operations are tracked by SpawnManager and fully undoable/redoable.
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The magnitude+sign approach caused confusing direction changes.
Back to perpendicular-only: only the mouse axis perpendicular to
the projected rotation axis drives rotation.
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World/Local:
- Toggle button in toolbar (World/Local)
- Local mode: translate/rotate gizmo aligns with actor's local axes
- Rotation arcs dynamically follow local orientation during drag
- Scale always in local space
- RefreshGizmoOrientation after every drag completion
Snap System:
- Toggle button + configurable value field in toolbar
- Translation: snaps displacement along axis (no world-grid staircase)
- Rotation: snaps accumulated angle to nearest increment
- Scale: snaps scale values
Rotation improvements:
- Screen-space direction with magnitude-based speed (all mouse axes contribute)
- Fixed axis direction stored at drag start (prevents feedback loop)
- Smooth fallback when camera looks along rotation axis
- Keyboard shortcuts: Z/E/R (AZERTY convention)
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Rotation gizmo:
- Quarter-arc rings via UProceduralMeshComponent (3D solid with depth)
- Dynamic arc facing: arcs flip to face camera based on octant
- Grey guide lines from center to arc endpoints
- Screen-space rotation direction (correct from any camera angle)
Scale gizmo:
- Arrow shafts + cube tips for per-axis scale
- Center cube (grey) for uniform XYZ scale
- Local space orientation (gizmo aligns with actor rotation)
Other:
- Runtime confirmation dialog (replaces FMessageDialog)
- ProceduralMeshComponent plugin dependency added
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Selection Outline:
- Post-process material auto-generated in C++ (no manual UE editor work)
- 8-neighbor edge detection on CustomStencil buffer
- Dynamic pixel-accurate offsets via SceneTexture InvSize (any resolution/ratio)
- Lerp blending (no overexposure), color AF1500, 1px thickness
- BL_SceneColorAfterDOF placement (before TAA, matches stencil resolution)
- Deferred creation via OnPostEngineInit (no startup crash)
- Material saved as persistent .uasset, loaded at runtime
Gizmo Polish:
- Arrow shaft thickness halved (0.03), cone tips halved (0.075x0.1)
- Gizmo stays at initial position during rotation/scale (no jitter)
- Gizmo follows selection during translation
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- PostProcessComponent on Pawn (unbound, applies to entire scene)
- Auto-loads M_PS_Editor_SelectionOutline material at BeginPlay
- Removed debug bounding box from Tick
- Custom depth stencil already toggled on selected actors
- Material needs to be created in UE editor (edge detection on CustomStencil)
- Instructions: use TexCoord + Constant2Vector offsets for 4-neighbor sampling
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Serialization:
- SceneData USTRUCT with Version, SceneName, Timestamp, Actors array
- ActorData: ClassPath, Location, Rotation, Scale per spawned actor
- SceneSerializer: SaveScene/LoadScene/ClearScene/GetSavedSceneNames
- Files stored in Saved/PS_Editor/Scenes/{name}.json
- Uses FJsonObjectConverter for clean USTRUCT-to-JSON conversion
SpawnManager:
- Tracks all spawned actors in SpawnedActors array
- SpawnActorDirect: spawn from class/transform (used by scene loading)
- DestroyAllSpawnedActors: clean scene clear
UI:
- Save field + button in toolbar area
- New Scene button to clear all spawned actors
- Saved scenes list with click-to-load
- Auto-refreshes scene list after save
- Clears selection on load/new
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Spawn System:
- SpawnableComponent: marker component for Blueprint actors (name, category, thumbnail)
- SpawnCatalog DataAsset: lists all spawnable Blueprints with Factory for easy creation
- SpawnManager: loads catalog, spawns actors in front of camera, ensures Movable mobility
- Reads metadata from Blueprint component templates (no temp spawn needed)
Catalogue UI:
- Left panel with scrollable list grouped by category
- Thumbnail cards (80x80) with name below, click to spawn
- "Capture All Thumbnails" button on DataAsset: auto-generates from UE thumbnails
Undo/Redo improvements:
- SpawnAction: undo hides spawned actor, redo shows it
- Delete confirmation dialog (Yes/No) before soft-delete
- Undo/redo auto-deselects hidden actors and refreshes gizmo
- Proper cleanup of hidden actors when actions pruned from stack
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Undo/Redo:
- Custom runtime UndoManager (UE transaction system is editor-only)
- Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y hotkeys, action stack with 50 history limit
- Records: gizmo translate/rotate/scale, snap to ground, UI edits
- Soft-delete on Delete key (hide actor, undo restores it)
- Gizmo follows restored position on undo/redo
UI:
- Properties panel (right side): editable Location/Rotation/Scale fields
- Real-time updates during gizmo drag, manual input with Enter to apply
- Toolbar: Translate(E)/Rotate(R)/Scale(T) buttons + Snap Ground
- Mode indicator in title bar, updated help text with all shortcuts
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- End key snaps selected actors to ground (downward trace + bounds offset)
- Rotate/Scale now use screen-space mouse delta (X+Y combined) for intuitive control
- Accumulator-based drag for smooth incremental rotation and scaling
- Fixed rotation drag plane (perpendicular to axis instead of parallel)
- Movement: arrows + A (up) / Q (down), letter keys freed for hotkeys
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- E/R/T hotkeys to switch Translate/Rotate/Scale modes
- Rotate: drag gizmo axis to rotate selection around that axis
- Scale: drag gizmo axis to scale selection on that axis
- Delete key to destroy selected actors
- Movement keys: arrows only + A (up) / Q (down)
- Removed ZQSD movement to free letter keys for hotkeys
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- Click+drag on gizmo arrows to translate selected actors along axis
- Drag plane computation based on axis direction and camera orientation
- Axis-constrained movement with initial transform preservation
- Hover highlighting: gizmo arrows turn yellow on mouse-over
- Sphere sweep for easier gizmo clicking (generous hit radius)
- UE editor-style gizmo colors (dark red/green/blue)
- Fixed gizmo visibility toggle (component-level instead of actor-level)
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- Click-to-select with raycast (Movable actors only)
- Ctrl+click for multi-select, click empty to deselect
- Click vs drag detection (pixel threshold) to avoid accidental selection
- SelectionManager owned by PlayerController with OnSelectionChanged delegate
- Custom depth stencil toggling on selected actors
- Debug bounding box visualization for selection
- Custom translate gizmo actor with colored arrows (R/G/B) and cone tips
- Gizmo renders on top of scene (SDPG_Foreground + Translucent depth test disabled)
- Constant screen-size gizmo scaling based on camera distance
- Unlit gizmo material with Color vector parameter (M_PS_Editor_Gizmo)
- r.CustomDepth=3 enabled for future outline post-process
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Runtime editor plugin with UE viewport-style camera controls:
- ZQSD/Arrows movement (always active), E/A for up/down
- LMB: pan (horizontal move + yaw), RMB: free fly look
- Alt+LMB / MMB: orbit around focal point, scroll: zoom
- HUD with controls help, cursor auto-hide during camera ops
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