Cant override ReceivePointDamage

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I have a class inherited from ACharacter where I want to override ReceivePointDamage() function as follows:

virtual void ReceivePointDamage(float Damage,
		const class UDamageType * DamageType,
		FVector HitLocation,
		FVector HitNormal,
		class UPrimitiveComponent * HitComponent,
		FName BoneName,
		FVector ShotFromDirection,
		class AController * InstigatedBy,
		AActor * DamageCauser
	) override;

Based on the documentation, this is the right order of parameters and naming and everything, BUT compiler complains with the following message:

 method with override specifier 'override' did not override any base class methods

The question is “WHY”?
Why can I override TakeDamage function

virtual float TakeDamage(float Damage, 
	struct FDamageEvent const& DamageEvent, 
	class AController* EventInstigator, 
	class AActor* DamageCauser) override;

but not ReceivePointDamage()?

Thanks.

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Hi ZBender,

The reason you cannot override ReceivePointDamage() is because it is not a virtual function. This means it cannot be overridden in a child class. If you need to use that function, and want to include some custom functionality, you will need to write your own function and call ReceivePointDamage() from within it.

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Ah, this is unfortunate.
Thanks for a response though!