MoverReKeyer BETA3

UnrealEd plugin, updates keyframes of moved/rotated movers.

By default moving/rotating a mover modifies single mover keyframe. This plugin allows you to move/rotate all keyframes without breaking relative keyframe offsets & rotations.

Install

Requirements:

Unreal Engine 2, tested on UT2004 and UE2 Runtime
Map with working movers.

UT2004 installer:

Run the MoverReKeyer.ut4mod file.
If doesn't work, see below.

Universal installer:

Extract the MoverReKeyer folder to your main game folder (ie: \UT2004).
Run Game\MoverReKeyer\Install.bat.

Running UnrealEd with custom ini file

If you do use some custom ini's, you'll have to update them manually.
Add MoverReKeyer to EditPackages in [Editor.EditorEngine] section.
http://wiki.beyondunreal.com/wiki/Add_EditPackage

Help

How to run the plugin:

To run the plugin click on MoverReKeyer icon.
The icon is located in the vertical toolbar, just below brush builders.
The icon looks like small blue box with 4 circular arrows around it.

Example: Rotate/move movers

Select the actors you want to move/rotate.
Select phase "Store" in plugin options.
Start the plugin, it will tell you how many movers were found.
Rotate/move your actors, don't touch keyframes yet.
Start the plugin again, it will tell you how many movers were rekeyed.
Rebuild level and check mover's keyframes.

Example: Rotate/move duplicated movers

Select the actors you want to duplicate & move/rotate.
Select phase "Store" in plugin options.
Start the plugin, it will tell you how many movers were found.
Duplicate your actors.
Rotate/move your duplicated actors only, don't touch keyframes yet.
Start the plugin again, it will tell you how many movers were rekeyed.
Rebuild level and check mover's keyframes.

Options:

Options can be accessed by right-clicking the icon.
[Phase] = Plugin re-keying phase, see below.

How it works:

Mover re-keying is done in two phases: "Store" and "ReKey".
Every time you want to re-key movers, you have to run the plugin two times:
- Before moving/rotating movers, run "Store" to prepare movers.
- After moving/rotating movers, run "ReKey" to update movers.
If a phase executes without errors, next phase is automatically selected.
You can always change current phase to "Store" in plugin options.

Why rekeying cannot be done with one click:

Suppose you have a mover with two keyframes.
- Mover's base location is equal mover location at keyframe 0.
- Keyframe 0 is equal 0.
- Keyframe 1 is some offset.
If the mover is moved around in editor while at keyframe 1, mover's keyframe 1 and location are updated by the editor but base location is not. The only keyframe offset we had, keyframe 1, is lost.
To get around that limitation, MoverReKeyer must store mover keyframes before they are modified.

If you need help with movers:

tutorial: http://udn.epicgames.com/Two/MoversTutorial
tutorial: http://wiki.beyondunreal.com/wiki/Create_A_Mover
mappers forum: http://forums.beyondunreal.com/forumdisplay.php?f=346
mappers forum: http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=259

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