I’m wondering if someone can help me with this problem. It might seem simple but I haven’t been able to solve it.
I want to attach a player to a moving platform through blueprint permanently.
I currently use the attach to actor node but it snaps to the actor once. And then the player can start moving again.
Could always lock the movement buttons but even with this I want the player attached in place
so even when the platform tilts the player doesn’t slide off.
I guess just picture the player unable to move like a bear trap but can still look around as well.
Would this stop the player from falling off the platform as well or just stop from taking movement commands.
I would still want to be able to look around as well though mind you.
I’m not entirely sure if a character supports being parented to another object by default, the way I do it is to just turn off the player’s physics/gravity and set location/rotation to be where the vehicle is in my case. If you wanted a “bear trap,” as you first posted, just add an If Bool where the players movement controls are so If Bool InSnare is True do nothing, or manually set the movement components max walk speed to be 0, effectively making the player an immovable slug.
Yes cryzo through blueprint. Just communicate the object’s location to the player for example with casting and then add the offset you want by adding it to the location vector, and then set the player’s location. On event tick.
Is it possible I can get an example? I have been trying that but still doesnt get it to stick to the object. Rather just a one time teleport to object.
Thank you for the suggestion Deathstick but still the player would fall if the platform tilted.
As in when I play with the gravity I am not really immovable. Just unable to move until the platform twists enough for me to drift off.
While it does disable the player moving it is only half the battle
I use disable gravity as well as playing with the world settings as well. The minute the platform goes to fast and leans too much My character just drifts off with no attachment to the platform.
As well as when I disable physics, the character doesnt even move on the platform. Just stays completely still from the spawn point. While yes the character is technically not moving, the character as well wont let the platform move him either.
Im just thinking I want it similar to a looped roller coaster effect where the character wouldnt fall off when doing the loop.
Are you setting the actor location of your player to be the actorlocation of the platform, or a vector offset from the actor location of the platform? As that is what will cause your player to move with the platform. If its in a function called once/not in tick it’ll only update the players position that frame and never again. Bonus points is you can remember the player location before enabling the platform to move while the player is on it, and use that to offset the position relative to the platforms location so it appears seemless/“no teleporting.”
You MUST update the players position to be whatever position you require in event tick, I recommend just setting it to the actorlocation of the platform until you get that working, then add the above mentioned vector offset for additional polish.
