A new open-source plugin to enhance UE development

Hey everyone!

I'm excited to share something I've been working on – UDCore (Unreal Directive Core). This is a free, open-source Unreal Engine plugin that I decided to create to make life a little bit easier for fellow developers. My goal with UDCore is simple: to provide some quality-of-life improvements that make the Unreal Engine development experience better.

Right now, the plugin is still in its early stages, so it's somewhat limited. However, it already includes a few helpful features –

Async Tasks

• Async Move to Location

Enhanced Input Function Library

• Add Multiple Input Contexts
• Remove Multiple Input Contexts
• Swap Input Contexts

Function Library for Basic, String, and Text Functions

• Basic: Get Child Classes
• String: Contains Spaces
• String: Filters Characters
• Text: Is Not Empty
• etc.

A Plethora of Filters and Utilities for the Editor Actor Subsystem

• Focus Actors in Viewport
• Get All Level Classes
• Filter Actors by Missing Materials
• Filter Actors by Nanite State
• Push Override Materials to Source
• etc.

... and more!

How to Get Started

If you're interested in giving it a try (or even contribute), check out the Quick Start page over on the documentation website. I'm hoping these initial features will be helpful, and I'm excited to continue expanding the plugin over time.

You can find the plugin over on GitHub. Don't forget to star the repo!

Join the Conversation

This is just the beginning, and I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback as I continue to develop UDCore. Let me know what works, what doesn't, and what you'd like to see in future updates!

For reporting bugs or requesting a feature, please fill out a GitHub issue.

And for general discussions, you can join the Unreal Directive Discord server. UDCore discussion can be done in the #udcore forum channel.

Thanks for being part of this journey!

-Tez