Losing my mind: UMG, HUDs, etc, from c++ code

Development Programming & Scripting UI
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Just to give anyone who’s having the same problem a simple step-by-step to what I did:

  1. Create HUD on the UMG Editor;

  2. Create a custom GameState class;

  3. Set that GameState class as the one to be used, in the GameMode.cpp (remember to include your custom gamestate.h!):

    GameStateClass = APacGameState::StaticClass();

  4. Do stuff on your code, reference and set values to the game state. This is how I referenced it (not sure if you need all that, but it ensures nothing is null):

    APacGameState* gameState = GetWorld() != NULL ? GetWorld()->GetGameState() : NULL;

  5. Create a new blueprint (yeah, there’s no escaping those) to exclusively call your HUD, and place it on your level (and set it hidden in game). This is how I did it:

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  1. Create bindings to the values you want to change on your hud. An example:

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That’s it! It worked beautifully for me! And I have to admit, after taking a small time to actually learn a little about bluprints… Well, they’re kind of sexy, can’t say I still hate them!

Thank you so much braindigitalis!