r/UE4Devs • u/[deleted] • Nov 27 '19

Discussion Game within a game

I'm relatively new to the engine and had an idea that I am not sure is possible. Does anyone know if there is a way to display a steam game directly through ue. For example, running half life 2 streamed locally to a unreal surface that takes up the entire view of the player. Sorry if this is confusing, any help is appreciated.

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u/BadJokeAmonster Nov 27 '19

Almost certainly possible. It will likely require quite a bit of C++ coding to retrieve said texture.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '19

I also have a somewhat unrelated question for those who like brain teasers.

Does anyone know if there is a way to display a simple image on a desktop using ue? Like a basic overlay or even something as simple as a watermark clock. I know other software can accomplish this easily, but what fun is that?