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Kronok

@kronok.bsky.social

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Working on Scythe, a level editor that brings Source 2 Hammer features to UE5. https://ScytheEditor.com

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aleksandra @aleksandraht.bsky.social · 16d

doodled a bit in @kronok.bsky.social's Scythe tool over the last few evenings

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · 27d

I'll toss you a dm

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · 28d

I think I'm only going to be sticking to windows for the Patreon builds because the Linux demand is low. I investigated if I could compile it on windows for Linux like you can for games, but you can't compile editor plugins like that apparently.

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Sep 9

It's a buffer visualization material and doesn't require you to be in Scythe mode to use it. So enjoy it everywhere!

Doesn't work in forward rendering, though.

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Sep 8

Scythe is still heavily in development, but you can get the latest build on my Patreon as I develop it: scytheeditor.com

(It'll be a paid plugin on Fab on release)

Special thanks to @rms80.bsky.social for guiding me in the right direction when trying to figure this new update out. (6/6)

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Sep 8

New Shaded Unlit View!
No need to place lights to see, and no more getting blinded in unlit view. Get a classic looking level editor experience. (5/6)

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Sep 8

Showing a little more of the clipping tool to get you thinking about the possibilities. (4/6)

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Sep 8

Clipping Tool!
If you've ever used a classic level editor, you've used something like this. Cuts through stuff (multiple meshes or just the selected face(s) of a mesh). Once again, dynamic mesh operators are the real winner here. Super fun to play with. (3/6)

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Sep 8

Mirror Tool!
I created a new "drag out a line" mechanic that acts as the mirror plane. You can manipulate the points or drag the whole mirror around. What I love about the mirror dynamic mesh operator in UE is you can have merge the meshes together along the mirror line. (2/6)

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Sep 8

New update to Scythe, my Source 2 Hammer inspired level editor for Unreal Engine 5!

New features below! 🧵(1/6)

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Arran Seaton @arranseaton.bsky.social · Sep 7

So @kronok.bsky.social’s new Scythe update with the Clipping and Mirroring tools is incredible #gamedev #indiedev #UE5

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Aug 4

I'm still learning UE lightmap stuff, but it seems you can make lightmaps flow properly if you have its neighbors share vertex positions. They don't need to be the same vertex, just position. Of course, it needs to be 1 mesh still since it's unwrapping it together.

Here's me adding 2 extra cuts.

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Victor Careil @phyronnaz.bsky.social · Jul 12

Property History is out!

Quickly see the history of any property in Unreal Engine

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Jul 28

My understanding is it may not be completely focused on levels like Scythe is, but it'll be way more usable for levels than the other modeling programs.

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Jul 28

Way too intertwined. @freya.bsky.social is trying to do something like that with Half-Edge, though.

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Jul 27

I'll note it. It'll only be like that for the pre-release versions. Full release gets source code so you'll be able to compile it for your OS.

Which OS are you using btw?

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Jul 27

I recently launched the scytheeditor.com site.

Making it easier to explain what Scythe is to people, but also for helping onboard new users with the Quick Start Guide and have it be a place to learn how to use its many features.

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Jul 18

He's looking more for the input/output kind of thing that you could do when mapping in Valve games, so mappers can do cool stuff without relying on a programmer. If I ever take a crack at it, it'd likely be a separate plugin from Scythe.

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Jul 18

There's www.fab.com/listings/b3a... but I haven't tried it. I feel like I've seen a few attempts.

Actor IO Level Scripting

Valve™ Source Engine inspired Level Scripting tool for Unreal Engine, featuring an Input/Output system for actors. At its heart, the plugin is an event binding system where actions are executed in rea...

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Tore Lervik @hallatore.bsky.social · Jul 8

My plugin for #UnrealEngine is almost done! It lets you blend any mesh. Not just landscape, not PDO.

This magic lets you blend anything!🤯

#GameArt #UE5 #GameDev

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Edzio K. @demiurge.bsky.social · Jun 22

Learning Scythe for Unreal and decided to experiment with roughness maps on some new textures.

A dilapidated two floor apartment building interior. Tall vertical windows slit out apertures over the embers of a cityscape.

The double doors of an elevator, a palimpsest of graffiti. Light catches on the streaks and scratches of the metal.

The lower doors of the elevator, one lost in the shaft itself. Another leans against the frame adjacent and recent upon which is a searing gradient. The O of which is a target reticle. "VOS".

A poverty of remarkable detail on the exterior. I would like to assure the viewer that all of these are WIP sketches and not remotely indicative — let alone dispositive — of final visuals.

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thank you, Derek!

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Jul 1

Scythe isn't officially released yet on Fab, but you can help fund development by subscribing to my Patreon and getting the latest Scythe build as thanks!
www.patreon.com/Kronok

Get more from Scythe Map Editor on Patreon

Making Unreal Engine 5 mapping a thing

www.patreon.com

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Jul 1

See my recent "What's New" video to see it all in action: youtu.be/AIkAe7uWZ6A

What's New in Scythe 0.5.0

YouTube video by Scythe Editor

Kronok @kronok.bsky.social · Jul 1

Modified 2 dev materials to help with getting your blockout ideas across (green and red)