Combining mesh with particles

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I have an actor in C++ with the basic movement behavior for my character (input, camera, speed, acceleration, etc.).
The actor has a mesh that represents the character, however, I want to be able to have different characters with different meshes, some of them with particles and maybe other sub-meshes also.

What’s the best way of doing this without adding the specific components to the class?

Thanks in advance.

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What’s the best way of doing this without adding the specific components to the class?

There’s no way. The architecture of UE4 is designed in a way to encapsulate distinct renderable things in separate components.

You should create one Blueprint that has behavior common for all the character and customize stuff in child blueprints.