Self Answering Question: How do I use AddForce on an APawn?

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Question: How do I use AddForce() in an APawn?

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  1. Need this in the constructor:

    AMyPawn::AMyPawn(const FObjectInitializer& ObjectInitializer) : Super(ObjectInitializer.SetDefaultSubobjectClass< UMovementComponent >(TEXT(“Movement”)))

  2. Make sure that SetSimulatePhysics flag is set to TRUE in both the class object (called either in BeginPlay() or in the constructor) and in the UE4 Editor (Properties/Details when you click on a (UBoxComponent, USphereComponent, UCapsuleComponent, etc. collider volumnes).

  3. Use AddForce(FVector Force of any vector) in your Tick(float Delta) override function.

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Couldn’t you have used ACharacter instead of APawn?