How would I go about shaking an actor (specifically a skeletal mesh)?

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Hey hey,

I’m trying to make a function in my game’s combat component where if an enemy gets damaged, it will shake for a very small amount of time. I’m really not good with math so I’m not sure what I should use. Any help/tips appreciated!

Edit: found an external plugin called Shaker if anyone is interested in this topic.

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What kind of shaking are we talking about? Maybe you do not need math:

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This is just a 1 min example, can be done better, be more nuanced, more random. Does it feel like something worth experimenting with?

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That is pretty neat actually! Definitely something worth experimenting for the result I’d like. Let me see if I can adjust it a little! Thanks as always man :slight_smile:

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Take a look at camera shake.

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I know about CameraShake but that is not what I asked about.

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You can also pre-make a bunch of curves and load them into the TL dynamically, for a bit of randomness.