Level Design Making maps in UDK 3 and porting them to 2.5

[C_Gibby]

Pretty much as the title describes ^

What I plan to do is make all the basic geometry in the latest UDK, but then transfer the geometry to the KF SDK and apply all the textures, meshes, zombievolumes, everything to the map there.

Is this possible?

I'm asking this because I am studying UDK 3 and I'm worried about the extreme differences in 3 and 2.5

Cheers for any help. :IS2:

 

[avp2501]

I can't see why it wouldn't work since its only geometry. Give it a go and see if it works...usually the best way to find things out anyway.

It would probably be best to transfer all geometry in one go though since adding geometry later on probably won't line up and you will have to mess around in ut2.5 anyway

 

[YoYoBatty]

The only way I see it's possible is if you export all the UDK texs, import em to KF SDK, then copy fast from UDK to KF SDK.

 

[Fel]

The only way I see it's possible is if you export all the UDK texs, import em to KF SDK, then copy fast from UDK to KF SDK.

Lol maybe you didnt read this

What I plan to do is make all the basic geometry in the latest UDK, but then transfer the geometry to the KF SDK and apply all the textures, meshes, zombievolumes, everything to the map there.

This will be fine, since you are doing all your textures and crap in SDK, importing the brushes from UDK to SDK is pretty simple. Just copy paste

 

[mamoo]

Be careful though, since UE3 uses an additive paradigm and 2.5 uses subractive.

 

[Fel]

Be careful though, since UE3 uses an additive paradigm and 2.5 uses subractive.

Ah yes i forgot to mention that. ONce the brushes are in the SDK,

Select all>RightClick> Order > Last

 

[C_Gibby]

This will be fine, since you are doing all your textures and crap in SDK, importing the brushes from UDK to SDK is pretty simple. Just copy paste

Literally just ctrl + c then ctrl + v? That makes it easy

Select all>RightClick> Order > Last

Right so even If I'm using additive brushes in the UDK, after I copy/paste my rooms over (rooms which I do by adding a block, then subtracting the inside out) I just do what you said and it's all fine and dandy? :IS2:

Excellent! Thanks for the help.

EDIT: Hang on, hang on, I'm in a bit of a niggle. I have a large mix of additions and subtractions in UDK but I'm seriously worried about what's gonna happen once I port them in.

 

[ro_sauce]

just do it, tell us what happens

 

[C_Gibby]

just do it, tell us what happens

Alrighty then expect this thread to be bumped by me in some time. A long time.

 

[C_Gibby]

Alrighty, I just attempted to copy/paste everything from UDK into KFSDK and I got a critical error and crash. (the map's geometry is far from finished)

Is there another importing method I can try? What If I were to make the map in UDK on the subtractive paradigm and then port it into KFSDK?

 

[YoYoBatty]

Idea: Make the map in KF SDK and in UDK as well seperately of course.

 

[[TW]Sanzliot]

I'm gonna chime in here and say that this would be a nightmare. We have attempted the opposite (blocking out in ue 2.5 and bringing it into 3) and that didn't work out well at all. I've never tried going the other route but i foresee a lot of issues. Your better off working in the KF sdk from scratch.

 

[slavek]

Just curious, but what advantage would you get from porting UDK > KF? I know 2d editor is no longer in UE3 games, is there some other tool that would get you an advantage?