# Can't make damage sense work

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-make-damage-sense-work/414657>\
**Category:** Community & Industry Discussion\
**Tags:** damage-sense, unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [January 16, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-make-damage-sense-work/414657 "2018-01-16T00:01:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![sounderdisc](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@sounderdisc](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/sounderdisc)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-make-damage-sense-work/414657/1 "2018-01-16T00:01:31Z")

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I want my enemies to know the player’s location after taking damage, but I can’t get the damage sense to work. I made seeing and hearing work, but I can’t figure this one out. I have attached screenshots of my AI damage sense configuration and where I deal damage.

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**Author:** ![sounderdisc](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@sounderdisc](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/sounderdisc)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-make-damage-sense-work/414657/2 "2018-01-17T00:14:18Z")

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I figured it out. I have to add the player character as the instigator for the report damage event.

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**Author:** ![Raph74](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Raph74](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Raph74)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-make-damage-sense-work/414657/3 "2018-02-27T13:21:47Z")

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Hey, I am stuck getting this damage sense to work too. I have AISense\_Damage in the AIPerception. I also added a ReportDamageEvent on my projectile and set the Instigator to the player.  
Would you mind sharing a few more infos on our setup please?

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**Author:** ![Ibraheem\_Ghazi](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Ibraheem\_Ghazi](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Ibraheem_Ghazi)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-make-damage-sense-work/414657/4 "2019-02-26T18:51:26Z")

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that’s worked for me too, thanks your answer helped much 😉

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**Author:** ![biubiuty3](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/biubiuty3/32/88719_2.png) [@biubiuty3](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/biubiuty3)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-make-damage-sense-work/414657/5 "2019-07-08T18:08:14Z")

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Works like a charm!  
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