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Source/Unrealzilla/Private/BugMarkerActor.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// ©2022 Batty Bovine Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+
+#include "BugMarkerActor.h"
+
+
+

Source/Unrealzilla/Private/BugPlacerPawn.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 #include "BugPlacerPawn.h"
 
+#include "BugMarkerActor.h"
+#include "UnrealzillaGlobalSettings.h"
+
+#include "Components/MaterialBillboardComponent.h"
 #include "Components/SphereComponent.h"
 #include "GameFramework/Character.h"
 #include "GameFramework/FloatingPawnMovement.h"
@@ -12,14 +16,26 @@ ABugPlacerPawn::ABugPlacerPawn()
 {
 	this->PrimaryActorTick.bCanEverTick = true;
 
+	this->bArbitraryPlacement = false;
+	this->bCurrentTraceHit = false;
+
 	this->SphereComponent = CreateDefaultSubobject<USphereComponent>("SphereCollision");
 	this->SphereComponent->SetCollisionProfileName(UCollisionProfile::Pawn_ProfileName);
 	this->SphereComponent->CanCharacterStepUpOn = ECanBeCharacterBase::ECB_No;
 	this->SphereComponent->SetShouldUpdatePhysicsVolume(true);
 	this->SphereComponent->SetCanEverAffectNavigation(false);
-	this->SphereComponent->bDynamicObstacle = true;
+	this->SphereComponent->bDynamicObstacle = false;
 	this->RootComponent = this->SphereComponent;
 
+	this->PlacementMarkerRoot = CreateDefaultSubobject<USceneComponent>("PlacementMarkerRoot");
+	this->PlacementMarkerRoot->AttachToComponent(this->RootComponent, FAttachmentTransformRules::KeepRelativeTransform);
+
+	this->LaserGlow = CreateDefaultSubobject<UMaterialBillboardComponent>("LaserGlow");
+	this->LaserGlow->AttachToComponent(this->PlacementMarkerRoot, FAttachmentTransformRules::KeepRelativeTransform);
+
+	this->TraceOriginComponent = CreateDefaultSubobject<USceneComponent>("TraceOrigin");
+	this->TraceOriginComponent->AttachToComponent(this->RootComponent, FAttachmentTransformRules::KeepRelativeTransform);
+
 	this->PawnMovement = CreateDefaultSubobject<UFloatingPawnMovement>("MovementComponent");
 	if (this->PawnMovement)
 	{
@@ -34,6 +50,17 @@ void ABugPlacerPawn::BeginPlay()
 
 	this->OriginalPlayer = UGameplayStatics::GetPlayerCharacter(this, 0);
 
+	// Create the bug marker we will be placing.
+	if (this->BugPlacerBlueprintClass.IsValid())
+	{
+		FActorSpawnParameters SpawnParams;
+		SpawnParams.Name = TEXT("BugMarker");
+		SpawnParams.SpawnCollisionHandlingOverride = ESpawnActorCollisionHandlingMethod::AlwaysSpawn;
+		SpawnParams.bHideFromSceneOutliner = true;
+		this->BugMarker = this->GetWorld()->SpawnActor<ABugMarkerActor>(this->BugPlacerBlueprintClass.Get(), this->SphereComponent->GetComponentTransform(), SpawnParams);
+		this->BugMarker->AttachToComponent(this->PlacementMarkerRoot, FAttachmentTransformRules::SnapToTargetNotIncludingScale);
+	}
+
 	this->Activate();
 
 	Super::BeginPlay();
@@ -47,6 +74,90 @@ void ABugPlacerPawn::EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type EndPlayReason)
 	Super::EndPlay(EndPlayReason);
 }
 
+void ABugPlacerPawn::Tick(float DeltaSeconds)
+{
+	const UWorld *World = this->GetWorld();
+
+	if (this->bArbitraryPlacement)
+	{
+		this->TraceOriginComponent->SetVisibility(false, true);
+		this->PlacementMarkerRoot->SetVisibility(true, true);
+		this->LaserGlow->SetVisibility(false, true);
+
+		// If the debugger requests arbitrary placement, put the marker a set distance away from the camera.
+		this->PlacementMarkerRoot->SetRelativeLocationAndRotation(FVector(GetDefault<UUnrealzillaGlobalSettings>()->ArbitraryBugPlacementDistance, 0.0f, 0.0f), FRotator::ZeroRotator);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// Under normal circumstances, we place the marker at the point where a laser hits a surface.
+		this->TraceOriginComponent->SetVisibility(true, true);
+		this->LaserGlow->SetVisibility(true, true);
+
+		FCollisionQueryParams Params;
+		Params.bTraceComplex = false;
+		Params.AddIgnoredActor(this);
+
+		FHitResult TraceHit;
+		const FVector TraceStart = this->TraceOriginComponent->GetComponentLocation();
+		const FVector TraceEnd = TraceStart + (this->TraceOriginComponent->GetForwardVector() * GetDefault<UUnrealzillaGlobalSettings>()->BugPlacementTraceDistance);
+		this->bCurrentTraceHit = World->LineTraceSingleByChannel(TraceHit, TraceStart, TraceEnd, ECollisionChannel::ECC_Visibility, Params);
+
+		// Move bug marker to the current pointer position, or behind
+		// the camera if the pointer is not currently hitting a surface.
+		if (this->bCurrentTraceHit)
+		{
+			this->PlacementMarkerRoot->SetWorldLocationAndRotation(TraceHit.ImpactPoint, FRotationMatrix::MakeFromZ(TraceHit.ImpactNormal).ToQuat());
+			this->PlacementMarkerRoot->SetVisibility(true, true);
+
+			this->TraceOriginComponent->SetRelativeScale3D(FVector(1.0f, 1.0f, (TraceHit.ImpactPoint - TraceStart).Length()));
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			this->PlacementMarkerRoot->SetRelativeLocationAndRotation(FVector::ZeroVector, FRotator::ZeroRotator);
+			this->PlacementMarkerRoot->SetVisibility(false, true);
+
+			this->TraceOriginComponent->SetRelativeScale3D(FVector(1.0f, 1.0f, (TraceEnd - TraceStart).Length()));
+		}
+
+		//#if ENABLE_DRAW_DEBUG
+		//	if (bTraceHit && TraceHit.bBlockingHit)
+		//	{
+		//		// Line trace and impact point
+		//		DrawDebugLine(World, TraceStart, TraceHit.ImpactPoint, FColor::Red, false);
+		//		DrawDebugLine(World, TraceHit.ImpactPoint, TraceEnd, FColor::Green, false);
+		//		DrawDebugPoint(World, TraceHit.ImpactPoint, 10.0f, FColor::Red, false);
+		//
+		//		// Impact normal
+		//		DrawDebugLine(World, TraceHit.ImpactPoint, TraceHit.ImpactPoint + (TraceHit.ImpactNormal * 50.0f), FColor(0, 100, 255, 255), false);
+		//	}
+		//	else
+		//	{
+		//		// Line trace, no impact
+		//		DrawDebugLine(World, TraceStart, TraceEnd, FColor::Red, false);
+		//	}
+		//#endif
+	}
+}
+
+
+void ABugPlacerPawn::SetArbitraryPlacement(bool bSet)
+{
+	this->bArbitraryPlacement = bSet;
+}
+
+void ABugPlacerPawn::PlaceBugMarker()
+{
+	// If there is a surface onto which to place a bug actor, then do so here.
+	if (this->bArbitraryPlacement || this->bCurrentTraceHit)
+	{
+		FActorSpawnParameters SpawnParams;
+		SpawnParams.SpawnCollisionHandlingOverride = ESpawnActorCollisionHandlingMethod::AlwaysSpawn;
+		SpawnParams.bHideFromSceneOutliner = true;
+
+		this->GetWorld()->SpawnActor<ABugMarkerActor>(this->BugPlacerBlueprintClass.Get(), this->PlacementMarkerRoot->GetComponentTransform(), SpawnParams);
+	}
+}
+
 
 void ABugPlacerPawn::Activate()
 {

Source/Unrealzilla/Private/UnrealzillaGlobalSettings.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// ©2022 Batty Bovine Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+
+#include "UnrealzillaGlobalSettings.h"
+
+
+void UUnrealzillaGlobalSettings::PostInitProperties()
+{
+	Super::PostInitProperties();
+}
+
+FName UUnrealzillaGlobalSettings::GetCategoryName() const
+{
+	return FName(TEXT("Plugins"));
+}
+
+#if WITH_EDITOR
+void UUnrealzillaGlobalSettings::PostEditChangeProperty(FPropertyChangedEvent &PropertyChangedEvent)
+{
+	Super::PostEditChangeProperty(PropertyChangedEvent);
+
+	if (PropertyChangedEvent.Property)
+	{
+		this->ExportValuesToConsoleVariables(PropertyChangedEvent.Property);
+	}
+}
+#endif

Source/Unrealzilla/Public/BugMarkerActor.h

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// ©2022 Batty Bovine Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "CoreMinimal.h"
+
+#include "BugMarkerActor.generated.h"
+
+
+UCLASS()
+class UNREALZILLA_API ABugMarkerActor : public AActor
+{
+	GENERATED_BODY()
+
+public:
+	DECLARE_DELEGATE(FMarkerResponse)
+	FMarkerResponse OnFormSubmit;
+	FMarkerResponse OnFormCancelled;
+};

Source/Unrealzilla/Public/BugPlacerPawn.h

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public:
 	virtual void BeginPlay() override;
 	virtual void EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type EndPlayReason) override;
 
+	virtual void Tick(float DeltaSeconds) override;
+
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable)
 		void Activate();
 
@@ -26,15 +28,46 @@ public:
 		void Deactivate();
 
 protected:
+	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable)
+		void SetArbitraryPlacement(bool bSet);
+
+	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable)
+		void PlaceBugMarker();
+
+
+	// Collision sphere, and root component
+	UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, VisibleAnywhere)
+		TObjectPtr<class USphereComponent> SphereComponent;
+
+	// Follows the collision point of a line trace, and indicates where the bug marker will be placed.
+	UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, EditAnywhere)
+		TObjectPtr<class USceneComponent> PlacementMarkerRoot;
+
+	// The glowing end point of the laser, to indicate a surface where a marker can be placed.
+	UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, EditDefaultsOnly)
+		TObjectPtr<class UMaterialBillboardComponent> LaserGlow;
+
+	// The origin of our line trace; line extends from this origin position along the component's
+	// forward vector a set distance to check for surfaces where a bug marker can be placed.
+	UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, EditAnywhere)
+		TObjectPtr<class USceneComponent> TraceOriginComponent;
+
+	// Basic movement component to allow the bug placer to fly through a level.
+	UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, VisibleAnywhere)
+		TObjectPtr<class UFloatingPawnMovement> PawnMovement;
+
+
+	UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, EditDefaultsOnly)
+		TSoftClassPtr<class ABugMarkerActor> BugPlacerBlueprintClass;
+
 	UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadWrite)
 		float SavedMaxSpeed = 0.0f;
 
 private:
-	UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, VisibleAnywhere, meta=(AllowPrivateAccess="true"))
+	uint8 bArbitraryPlacement : 1;
-		TObjectPtr<class USphereComponent> SphereComponent;
 
-	UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, VisibleAnywhere, meta=(AllowPrivateAccess="true"))
+	uint8 bCurrentTraceHit : 1;
-		TObjectPtr<class UFloatingPawnMovement> PawnMovement;
 
 	TObjectPtr<class ACharacter> OriginalPlayer;
+	TObjectPtr<class ABugMarkerActor> BugMarker;
 };

Source/Unrealzilla/Public/UnrealzillaGlobalSettings.h

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// ©2022 Batty Bovine Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Engine/DeveloperSettingsBackedByCVars.h"
+
+#include "UnrealzillaGlobalSettings.generated.h"
+
+
+/**
+* Global settings for Unrealzilla classes
+*/
+UCLASS(Config=Game, defaultconfig, meta = (DisplayName="Unrealzilla"))
+class UNREALZILLA_API UUnrealzillaGlobalSettings : public UDeveloperSettingsBackedByCVars
+{
+	GENERATED_BODY()
+
+public:
+	UPROPERTY(Config, BlueprintReadOnly, EditDefaultsOnly, Category="Unrealzilla")
+		float BugPlacementTraceDistance = 1000.0f;
+	UPROPERTY(Config, BlueprintReadOnly, EditDefaultsOnly, Category="Unrealzilla")
+		float ArbitraryBugPlacementDistance = 250.0f;
+
+public:
+	virtual void PostInitProperties() override;
+	virtual FName GetCategoryName() const override;
+
+#if WITH_EDITOR
+	virtual void PostEditChangeProperty(struct FPropertyChangedEvent &PropertyChangedEvent) override;
+#endif
+};

Source/Unrealzilla/Unrealzilla.Build.cs

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace UnrealBuildTool.Rules
                     "CoreUObject",
                     "Engine",
                     "InputCore",
+					"DeveloperSettings"
 				}
                 );