# How can i change character speed immediately?

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-change-character-speed-immediately/490911>\
**Category:** World Creation\
**Tags:** configuration, unreal-engine, Physics, Blueprint, question\
**Created:** [November 14, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-change-character-speed-immediately/490911 "2021-11-14T19:27:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Neeck\_Kola](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Neeck\_Kola](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Neeck_Kola)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-change-character-speed-immediately/490911/1 "2021-11-14T19:27:09Z")

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Hello guys, in my game i need to change character speed immediately instead of smooth set of speed, how i must configure character movement component to do this? thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![Tuerer](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/tuerer/32/1008648_2.png) [@Tuerer](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Tuerer)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-change-character-speed-immediately/490911/2 "2021-11-14T20:20:29Z")

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Set Acceleration to much higher values

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**Author:** ![Neeck\_Kola](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Neeck\_Kola](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Neeck_Kola)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-change-character-speed-immediately/490911/3 "2021-11-15T07:52:07Z")

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Thanks, that worked

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**Author:** ![Eslake](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Eslake](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Eslake)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-change-character-speed-immediately/490911/4 "2021-11-15T11:30:04Z")

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Odd, I’ve been at this for hours trying to find an answer… and nothing worked, including increasing max acceleration.  
Of course I’m using a third person character at around 3000 velocity, but it doesn’t slow down for anything, even collision sometimes.

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**Author:** ![Eslake](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Eslake](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Eslake)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-change-character-speed-immediately/490911/5 "2021-11-15T11:44:54Z")

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Never mind. I was using a timer at .01 to attempt the moveTo, so the cumulative input was in the millions.