Add a downward force to Pawn

Development Programming & Scripting C++
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Hey guys,

		if (HitData.bBlockingHit)
		{
			/*-------------This is completed-------*/
			//do ray cast
			//calculate suspension
			//addforce
		}
		else
		{
			//we are not on floor
			//add gravity to the vehicle so it comes down faster
		}

So when you have linear damping set to one, and you fall off an object, then your controlled Pawn will slowly fall down, due to the linear damping (drag/friction) being 1. If you set this to back to 0.1 whilst your Pawn is in mid air, then it will feel unnatural.

How can I add a downward force to my vehicle if I am not on the floor?

2

Couldn’t you just set the movement mode to falling?

e.g.

UCharacterMovementComponent* mcomp = GetCharacterMovement();

if(mcomp)
    mcomp->SetMovementMode(EMovementMode::MOVE_Falling);