Top-down template character doesn't respond to keyboard events?

[anonymous_user_568725e8]

Hi all. I’m a modeller/graphics person that just recently started learning Unreal and have gone through a myriad of written and video tutorials trying to get my bearings, and it mostly makes sense so far. Yay!

Except one thing. I’m adapting the things I find to the top-down template, since I know that’s the type of project I ultimately want to create, but I cannot seem to get any keyboard events to cause the desired effects in this provided template.

I followed this walkthrough on adding keyboard-triggered events to the level blueprint so that you can possess different characters by pressing a number:
https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Gameplay/HowTo/PossessPawns/Blueprints/index.html

Also, this lengthy one on adding the keyboard events to the character blueprint that trigger both a change in the character’s material color and a change in the HUD graphic displayed:

kitatus.co.uk

Both of these were written with the sidescroller template in mind, and the first one definitely does work on the sidescroller template. They do not work on the top-down template UNLESS I change the Player Controller Class within the game mode to a blank file. (Renamed copies of the existing Player Controller blueprint don’t do the trick - it has to be new and empty.) So, I can only get the keyboard events to occur by losing the character’s navigation instructions. That’s…not really ideal. But it’s nice to know they can actually occur!

I did try recreating the navigation controls within the new blank blueprint while troubleshooting the first tutorial and got both things to work (navigation and character switching), but only for a short time. Eventually it quit, and I’m not sure why.

Thanks in advance! I hope I’m overlooking something obvious, and I really appreciate any insight!

[DevilsD (Matt Boatswain)]

Can you post Screenshots of your Blueprints. It will help to see if your missing something.

[anonymous_user_568725e8]

DevilsD, I can, sure. The first walkthrough I posted really only adds a little bit to an existing template, in the level blueprint:

As I’ve added it to the top-down level blueprint:

As I’ve added it to the sidescroller level blueprint:

I’ve attempted it multiple times on otherwise unaltered templates. (Well, aside from dragging two more instances of the character into the level.) In the sidescroller it works as advertised - the characters move and can be switched between by pressing the number keys. In the top-down, no switching occurs.

Thanks!

[indygoof]

Thats an easy one if you know where to look

Go into the TopDownController blueprint, to the Class Defaults. Scroll down and disable the checkbox “Block Input”, so that your Level Blueprint actually gets the Input forwarded.

Have fun!

Cheers,

[anonymous_user_568725e8]

, I will be constructing your monument shortly. Thank you so much!

[anonymous_user_815844f4]

wow this had me stuck for hours, thank you indygoof!

amazing that none of the tutorial videos explained this critical concept