# Character bp, friction doent work properly

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/character-bp-friction-doent-work-properly/402794>\
**Category:** Character & Animation\
**Tags:** friction, unreal-engine, bug-report, UE4, Blueprint, question\
**Created:** [August 25, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/character-bp-friction-doent-work-properly/402794 "2017-08-25T01:11:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_fcf13d2c](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_fcf13d2c](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_fcf13d2c)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/character-bp-friction-doent-work-properly/402794/1 "2017-08-25T01:11:01Z")

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To test this create a character with basic movement in the character bp, set the friction to 0 and the acceleration low (512) now ingame accelerate forward and when you reach max speed let go of all the keys, the character stops very suddenly (doesnt seem like 0 friction to me) now accelerate again but this time when you reach max speed switch from going forward to going back (holding w switch quickly to holding s) now the character slides as if there is no friction and is trying to run the other way.

If the friction is 0 then if the character would stop accelerating surely it would not lose speed all of a sudden and keep on going at the same speed for ages.

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**Author:** ![DanielOrchard](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/danielorchard/32/636987_2.png) [@DanielOrchard](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DanielOrchard)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/character-bp-friction-doent-work-properly/402794/2 "2017-08-25T09:35:07Z")

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If you’re after a frictionless surface, you might find it useful to make a Physical Material with extremely low friction and apply it to your floor, see how that works alongside the character movement.

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_fcf13d2c](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_fcf13d2c](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_fcf13d2c)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/character-bp-friction-doent-work-properly/402794/3 "2017-08-25T14:54:22Z")

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Actually I wanted for the character to slide on everything but I just found out that you just have to go to “breaking deceleration walking” and set that as low as “max acceleration”.

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_fcf13d2c](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_fcf13d2c](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_fcf13d2c)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/character-bp-friction-doent-work-properly/402794/4 "2017-08-25T14:56:21Z")

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Its not a bug just go to the character movement and set “breaking deceleration walking” the same as max acceleration.

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**Author:** ![kukelia](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@kukelia](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/kukelia)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/character-bp-friction-doent-work-properly/402794/5 "2024-07-15T01:05:51Z")

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this doesnt work!!!1