Can you change the movement controls of the top down template using C++?

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Is it possible to change movement controls in the top-down template from point and click to WASD using C++? If so, how would this be achieved?

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Hi Waydims,

It is possible.

In the Controller class, you need to create two BindAxis calls to InputComponent that set your two movement functions (one for up/down and another for left/right). In your Input file assign the W/S key to your named functions with a scale of 1 for forward/up and -1 for down. Do the same for left/right with A/D.

Note that what I have below is almost identical to what you would see if you made a third person/first person c++ template as that is where I based mine off of before I fine tuned it.

In the two movement functions, put the following:

if (value == 0.0f)
		return;

	// find out which way is forward
	const FRotator rotation = GetControlRotation();
	const FRotator yawRotation(0, rotation.Yaw, 0);

	// get forward vector
	const FVector direction = FRotationMatrix(yawRotation).GetUnitAxis(EAxis::X); //<- change X to Y on the left/right function
	if (GetCharacter())
		GetCharacter()->AddMovementInput(direction, value);
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Thanks alot, it worked like a charm!