Jitter with Orient Rotation Movement

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Hey everyone,

I’m having an issue with my character’s rotation in Unreal Engine: when turning, the character jitters and I can’t figure out why.

Here’s my current character setup:

CameraBoom = CreateDefaultSubobject<USpringArmComponent>(TEXT("Camera Boom")); 
CameraBoom->SetupAttachment(RootComponent);
CameraBoom->bUsePawnControlRotation = true;

ViewCam = CreateDefaultSubobject<UCameraComponent>(TEXT("View Camera"));
ViewCam->SetupAttachment(CameraBoom, USpringArmComponent::SocketName);
ViewCam->bUsePawnControlRotation = false;

bUseControllerRotationYaw = false;
GetCharacterMovement()->bOrientRotationToMovement = true;
GetCharacterMovement()->bUseControllerDesiredRotation = false;
GetCharacterMovement()->RotationRate = FRotator(0.0f, 1440.0f, 0.0f);

Has anyone experienced jitter with “Orient Rotation to Movement” before and know how to fix it? Thanks in advance!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkFsUkhnxEs

2025-10-09 10-30-22.mkv (14.0 MB)

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It’s hard to tell from that video whether it’s the character or the camera that is jittery, because it’s using the pawn rotation. Can’t guarantee it will help but I feel like adding a small amount of lag to the camera boom might stop it from being jittery.

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Disabling Orient Rotation to Movement removes the jitter, which is really weird. If I enable bUseControllerRotationYaw, the jitter comes back

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Yeah I’d say it’s the camera then rather than the character then, which is why I think introducing just a small amount of lag would be enough to eliminate it.

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That helps a bit, but it’s not really the result I’m looking for
I’d also like to understand why this happens

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Even with all animations disabled, my character still jitters
The issue seems to appear when the character rotates too fast — the movement makes a noticeable jump or snap.