Hi ! (using UE 4-18-2)
How do i stop my boost event after 3 seconds?
For example : Mario Kart has these boost blocks, when you drive on them it boosts like for 3 seconds or so then return to normal speed.
Can someone help me make those blueprints from scratch?
Or from the stuff i already got?
I’m using a vehicleadv4wblueprint with my own imported rigged kart.
The steps i already got are :
The kart
The boost block/arrow with box trigger volume
Various Boost-ish Blueprint Methods but only 1 works well but don’t stop.
As a boost example i used the BP_Hang_Glider & BP_Boost_Ring
(it is the only one working for my own car, i also tested a impulse method but it only works 1 way on 1 axis and isn’t what i quite want & does not look like a boost at all).
I converted the boost settings from BP_Hang_Glider into my KartVehicleBP & the Settings from BP_Boost_Ring into my BP_BoostBlock.
I didn’t took all of the settings because it is a “fly boost” & i don’t want my kart to fly up in the air.
So everything works with those 2 blueprints, except i can’t make it stop boosting once boost has been “Called”, it just keeps boosting, even if i go on end overlap (outside the collision), it just keep boosting, but i want to restore the normal speed, if possible without going “on end overlap” , but with a timer, so i can adjust on the fly (with an editable variable outside the blueprint in the world outliner) how long the boosts can keep boosting.
I hope you guys understand what i mean.
I’ve been hurting my brains for the past 5 days and it still don’t work like i want it.
See the screenshots below of what i got. (download image to zoom more)
I don’t know if there are realy good so if not, feel free to help from scratch.
Thx for the help & sorry for being bad at blueprinting stuff.
Don’t worry about the second screenshot, i deleted the stuff from “On Component End Overlap” because it didn’t work anyway and it’s not what i want to use to stop it.
I tried to use a gate to, it wouldn’t work either, all i need is something to stop the “Called Event - Boost” …
i was looking into this one myself earlier and it doesnt seem that easy. im no pro with the vehicle template, but i couldnt find a section in the movement component that affected speed aside from the set velocity. im guessing the max rpm would be something that would be good to try but couldnt find a way to access it.
Yeah, you might be right, it’s based on torque and gears or something like that. Never really played with it seriously. I might have a peek in the morning out of sheer curiosity.
Hey, thx for the reply, i tested your example but i’m not getting the first SET Node (Next to cast to node), or is it because i use “cast to MyKart_v6_RIGGED” that i’m not getting it?
This is additive, so any gains in the 3s window are amplified. Since it’s additive, no interpolation is needed here.
Once the time is up, the ability is taken away and the regular car physics kicks in.
This is a stub and can be extended, of course. For example, in the last second of the boost, you could force interp down to the player’s max speed rather than leave them speeding at the current velocity.
The nuances are up to you but please do tell if you can’t get something work right.
