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Learn how to make your UE App able to receive inputs from mobile devices. Panel

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Overview

Achieving your mobile configuration will require making modifications to both your Control Panel Config and Unreal Engine (UE) Project.

Prepare to execute instructions

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For this document, you need :

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Instructions

1. Modifications from the Control Panel

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Enable the Pixel Streaming plugin.

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Package your App.

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At least one uploaded application.

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Config

To receive Touch commands on Mobile devices, you should enable the Config Feature from the Control Panel.

Instructions

1. Modifications from the Control Panel Config

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Check this document and enable this feature to receive Touch commands on Mobile devices If you are using :

Old Control Panel : Enable ‘Fake Mouse with Touches’ Config. Refer to this document.

New Control Panel : Enable ‘Mobile Touch’ Config. Refer to this document.

2. Modifications from the Unreal Engine (UE) Project

2.1. UE Project Setup

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bgColor#E6FCFFFollow these the instructions below to setup your Project for both Mobile and Desktop.

Step 1. Create a Cursor UMG

1. Create a Widget Blueprint

2. Add to the Canvas with a small size as a cursor (example 20×20)

3. Set the image Alpha to Zero

4. This will act as an invisible Cursor and it will be hidden behind the Browser Cursor during the Pixel Streaming

5. Set the created Cursor Widget under Software cursors

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Project Settings ->Engine->User Interface

6. Set Pixel Streamer Default Cursor Class Name to

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DefaultCursor

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Project Settings ->Plugins->Pixel Streaming

7. Set the Show Mouse Cursor in Player Controller to TRUE

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In Level Blueprint (or as per project).

2.2. Touch Interface Setup (Optional)

Note

This allows you to enable Joystick Controls in your App for Mobile devices.

1. Create Touch Interface (or Copy from the Engine)

2. In Touch Interface, set :

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Active Opacity = 0.8
Inactive Opacity = 0

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This will hide the Interface used on PC and make it visible on Mobile devices.

3. Set the created Interface under Default Touch Interface

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Go to : Project Settings->Engine->

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Input.

4. Enable

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Edit > Project Settings > Input > Mobile > Always Show Touch Interface.

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5. Set the Parameters as follow

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Go to : Project Settings->

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Input > Enter the Parameters values below.

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The next step will be to PackageandUploadyour Appon the Control Panel.

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The source code of the steps showed in this tutorial are is here.

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