Create Melee Weapons
After configuring the initial Combat Components, the first step in Ninja Combat is to prepare your character for Melee Attacks using a Melee Weapon, which must be registered with the Weapon Manager.
Create a new Actor extending from
NinjaCombatWeaponActor. This will be our sword.tip
If you want to create a base Blueprint for your melee weapons, you can also do that. Then, extend this Blueprint to create the sword Actor.
Set
Inventory.Item.Type.Swordto the Weapon Tags container.
Add a Static Mesh to this Actor, set your sword mesh to it, and add the Component Tag
Combat.Component.MeleeScanSource.
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You can also implement
GetMeleeMesh, from the Melee Interface and return your Static Mesh from it. In that case, you do not need to tag your weapon meshes.
Set the mesh's collision to Overlap All. The system uses traces to collect targets, and we do not want the weapon colliding with other objects.
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If you created a base Melee Weapon Blueprint, then make sure to configure collisions in the base Blueprint, so it can be applied to any actual Melee Weapon Actors!
Create a new Actor extending from
NinjaCombatWeaponActor, or from your base Blueprint. This will be our shield.Set
Inventory.Item.Type.Shieldto the Weapon Tags container.
Repeat the same steps as before, setting the Weapon Collision and tagging the Static Mesh Component.
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You only need to tag your meshes if you have not implemented
GetMeleeMesh, from the Melee Interface.
In your Player Character, add the Combat Manager Component, Weapon Manager Component and implement the Combat System Interface.
BlueprintC++In the Components tab, search for
combat managerand select the Ninja Combat Manager component.
In the Components tab, search for
weapon managerand select the Ninja Combat Weapon Manager component.
In the Class Settings view, add the Combat System Interface.
In the My Blueprint tab, under Interfaces, expand the Combat System Interface:
Double-click
GetCombatManagerComponentand return the Combat Manager component.Double-click
GetWeaponManagerComponentand return the Weapon Manager component.Double-click
GetCombatMeshand return the Character Mesh.
Add
CombatSystemInterfaceto your Player Character class.Create an instance of
UNinjaCombatManagerComponentand return it fromGetCombatManager_ImplementationCreate an instance of
UNinjaCombatWeaponManagerComponentand return it fromGetWeaponManagerComponent_ImplementationReturn the character's mesh from
GetCombatMesh_Implementation
