Custom Action Functionality
Important
The best way to learn how to produce custom push actions is to look at the included _BP actions
Caution
You can create custom push actions in both BP and C++ however for performance reasons C++ is highly recommended
Tip
The blueprint version is identical in terms of functionality and is a great preview for how to extract data and work with it!
It also provides examples of functionality you can add such as playing a push montage, or a get pushed montage
For the data you work with to be properly predicted it needs to be sent as a payload. Retrieving the data from within the ability is not predicted and can result in de-sync.
Note
These nodes exist based on PushPawn's out-of-the-box design
You may want to create your own
When inheriting any of the existing Push Actions you can generally use the data already cached by the parent provided you call Super (the parent function).
Tip
Same is true with the C++ Abilities
Important
These are shown based on Blueprint implementation for ease of viewing but C++ is recommended for implementation
This force is responsible for the soft collision feel, where other characters feel spongy to walk into. You can modify, replace, or remove this to your heart's content.
We could use a root motion montage to replace the push force altogether for an entirely different collision system!
Tip
If you want a simple cosmetic montage that doesn't drive the movement, or you want the pusher to play a cosmetic montage, see this section on Push Animations instead