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Release Notes

Release 1.4.1 (New Version numbering)

Supported Unreal Engine Verisons

  • UE 5.4
  • UE 5.3

Overview

  • Change of version numbering
  • InteractExt Function added to BookMenuActor
  • Performance improvements on AnimInstance
  • UE 5.4 compatibility adjustments
  • Fix of GetBookMenuData function of BookMenuActor

BookMenuActor

  • InteractExt function added
    • The Interactxt function additionally offers another Output with th UV Coordinates of the UVBookTrace
  • Compatibility adjustments
    • mainly added include files UE5.4 seems to require now
  • GetBookMenuData fix
    • Fixed a bug that caused that the WidgetInstances on UBookMenuData were still null after GetBookMenuData() on BookMenuActor

BookMenuComponent

  • InteractExt function added
    • just interfacing the InteractExt of the BookMenuActor

BookMenuAnimInstance

  • Timer Callback added for page rendering to provide an option to improve performance if needed
    • Developers can now configur the time between two rendercalls of the Widgets
    • The Option is available in the BookMenuData Asset, Property: RedrawTime
    • If 0 every frame will be rendered otherwise the given time in seconds will be used e.g. 0.1 for every 100ms
  • Compatibility adjustments
    • mainly added include files UE5.4 seems to require now

BookMenuData

  • RedrawTime attribute added to control the time between two render calls of the widgets

BookMenuStatics

  • Compatibility adjustments
    • mainly added include files UE5.4 seems to require now

Release 5.3.2 for UE 5.3.2

Book Menu Actor and Book Menu Component

  • Removed LastPageSectionIndex and Last Page Index Properties due to confusion about their purpose
  • Get and Set BookMenu Data care now about cloning the data first before using it to avoid wrong runtime manipulation of data
  • Set Book Menu Data now initializes the Book Menu Actor and Anim INstance correctly

Book Menu Interaction Actor

  • Added additional Widget Components to fix stalling UI animations during page turn or if not focused
  • Removed GetPageWidgetComponnt Function because it is obolete now

Book Menu Anim Instance

  • refactoring of page rendering

Page Section Data Struct

  • Widget Instances made readonly because the properties are only used at runtime internally
  • Added some helper functions for rendering
  • Removed Last Page Section Index and Last Page Index due to confusion about their usage
  • SetInteractionActor Function added

Book Menu Statics

  • MenuDataRuntimeInstance added to clone Book Menu Data before runtime manipulation

Release5.3.1 for UE 5.3.2

Book Menu Actor

  • Added Get Function for Property BookMenuData; GetBookMenuData

  • Added functions RegisterInteractionComponent and RegisterInteractionActor

  • Exposed the following Properties via respective Get Functions

    • GetCurrentPageSectionIndex
    • GetLastPageSectionIndex
    • GetPendingPageSectionIndex
    • GetCurrentPageIndex
    • GetLastPageIndex
    • GetBookIsOpen
    • GetBookShouldOpen
    • GetBookShouldClose
    • GetPageSections

  • Added Keyboard Focus features and Gamepad Support

    • SetKeyboardFocus

Book Menu Component

  • Exposed the following Properties via respective Get Functions

    • GetCurrentPageSectionIndex
    • GetLastPageSectionIndex
    • GetPendingPageSectionIndex
    • GetCurrentPageIndex
    • GetLastPageIndex
    • GetBookIsOpen
    • GetBookShouldOpen
    • GetBookShouldClose
    • GetPageSections

  • Added Keyboard Focus features and Gamepad Support

    • SetKeyboardFocus

BookMenuInteractionActor

  • ArrowComponent added (PointerZero)

Book Menu Statics

  • ResetWidgetInteractionPointer

Assets

  • Updated Master Materials
  • Folder structure in textures reorganized
  • AnimMontage moved to own Folder
  • Updated UV Layouts
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