control mouse input event processing

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The Enhanced Input and its mapping contexts allow you to create abstract layers of input. Each with input consumption and priority rules. On top of Triggers and Modifiers. Takes a while to wrap one’s mind around the system. It’s relatively new.

Enhanced Input In Unreal Engine | Unreal Engine 5.4 Documentation | Epic...

Example of WASD:

"Consume input" doesn't work (the input still propagates everywhere)

Imagine I have 2 sets of controls: IMC_Default (Priority 0) to move around with WASD IMC_Backpack (Priority 1) to move between backpack slots, also with WASD if priorities are equal, the one added last gets to the hardware input first [image] When I open my backpack and WASD inside it, I’d rather not walk off the cliff, so I add a new Mapping Context with higher priority, so it can intercept Actions associated with keys: [image] Think with mapping contexts - abstracted layers of input. I…