Factions and Memberships
Last modified: 05 December 2024Factions and Memberships are the main concept for the Faction System. A Faction can represent many common concepts in games such as a team, brotherhood, or just factions.
Then, actors can be added to Factions through a Membership.
Faction Data Asset
Factions are represented by a Data Asset, NinjaFactionDataAsset. It contains basic information about a Faction that is used throughout the system.
Property | Description |
|---|---|
Display Name | Localized name for the Faction. |
Faction Tag | A Gameplay Tag that uniquely identifies the Faction. Filtered by |
Team ID | Team used by the Unreal Engine. Each Faction most likely has their unique Team ID. |
Color | Color optionally used when showing this Faction in the user interface. |
Tags | Additional tags that can be used for additional filtering. |
Default Attitude Towards My Faction | Default attitude towards members of the same faction. |
Default Attitude Towards Other Factions | Default attitude towards members of other factions. |
Attitude Matrix | Exception cases for attitudes between this and other factions. |
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Remember to update the Asset Manager
The Faction Data Asset is a Primary Asset and must be registered in the Asset Manager. You can find more information about this in the Setup page.
Faction Component
Each Faction Member must have the Faction Component, NinjaFactionComponent. This component provides relevant methods used to manage Factions, Memberships and Reputation.
Adding Factions
Adding a Faction to the Faction Component means creating a new Membership. Factions can be added in a few different ways:
By adding default memberships to the component.
Using the Add Faction function.
Via the Gameplay Feature, using the Add Faction Action.
Main Faction
Each component should establish its Main Faction. The Main Faction identifies the primary faction used to define the attitude from a source towards a target.