# How to replace guy with a custom character

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-replace-guy-with-a-custom-character/278156>\
**Category:** Character & Animation\
**Tags:** tutorial, unreal-engine, characters, question\
**Created:** [March 24, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-replace-guy-with-a-custom-character/278156 "2014-03-24T01:02:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Shoiko](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Shoiko](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Shoiko)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-replace-guy-with-a-custom-character/278156/1 "2014-03-24T01:02:18Z")

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I have looked at tutorials and manual but I can not find a starting point to replace base character.

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_33800a51](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_33800a51](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_33800a51)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-replace-guy-with-a-custom-character/278156/2 "2014-03-24T18:21:14Z")

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Hey Shoiko,

You might find information you’re looking for in this section of First Person Shooter Tutorial on wiki:

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Hope that helps get you started!

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**Author:** ![KITATUS](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/kitatus/32/983160_2.png) [@KITATUS](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/KITATUS)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-replace-guy-with-a-custom-character/278156/3 "2014-03-24T18:32:38Z")

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Go Blueprints button on top of project (Or search in your Content Browser).

Find MyCharacter print, open it up. It will open up blueprint, On top-right, go to Componants and where it says Mesh (Or BlueChar or whatever) on left hand side, click it.

Now scroll down details pane and find “Mesh: Blahblah” and replace it with mesh you want to use.

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**Author:** ![Shoiko](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Shoiko](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Shoiko)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-replace-guy-with-a-custom-character/278156/4 "2014-03-25T12:35:41Z")

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Thanks both of you i will get this started!

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**Author:** ![Shoiko](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Shoiko](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Shoiko)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-replace-guy-with-a-custom-character/278156/5 "2014-03-25T12:36:08Z")

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I did not even know that wiki had tutorials as well thank you!