Actor reference with variables..

[anonymous_user_3d784e28]

Hello i need some help here…
I have several different actors that spawns 1 specific actor.
From the spawned actor is it possible to get the variables from the different actors that are spawning without doing 20 or more casts? I tried set owner but it doesnt output any variables like it does with casting…

Thanks

[anonymous_user_3d784e28]

Not entierly sure what you mean but Google is my friend
To make it clearer, I have actor 1, 2,3,4,5,6 wich are very different but they all spawn Actor 99.
Inside the Actor99 blueprint i need to reference the actor that spawned me, and it could be Actor 1 to 6. And when i get the reference i want variables that are inside the spawner actor, for example actor 5.
If something happens to actor 5 i want to update Actor99 that was spawned from actor 5 without having to cast-check every actor…

But I will look up what you said and see what it all means.

Thanks for the reply!

[anonymous_user_3d784e28]

@franktech

@anonymous_user_3d784e28

Google is your friend? Hardly… That’s Startpage! …

Ok, here’s the thing. As soon as Actor99 needs to directly access vars from 1-6, you’re into Casting. Two commonly used solutions to help are Interfaces and Event-Dispatchers. These are like adding options 5 and 6 to the list above. However, they’ll both take some learning investment from you upfront, but it’ll be worth it long-term. Both have pros / cons so take your time, as its a critical area! Can’t recommend tutorials, just not a fan of any. Instead I always recommend deconstructing existing working projects, as its the most immediate and powerful learning there is in my view… Good Luck!

Thanks alot for the help. I know them a bit but I will dig into it.
Appreciate it.

[anonymous_user_3d784e28]

For information, this was solved using a event dispatcher in the actor99 that called it. And then bind the event from the spawner actors. I set some booleans as input on the dispatcher. Thats all i needed, thanks again @franktech