# Make the character not slide on the floor

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/make-the-character-not-slide-on-the-floor/415378>\
**Category:** Character & Animation\
**Tags:** slide, unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [January 23, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/make-the-character-not-slide-on-the-floor/415378 "2018-01-23T19:35:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![deepinnothing](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@deepinnothing](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/deepinnothing)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/make-the-character-not-slide-on-the-floor/415378/1 "2018-01-23T19:35:26Z")

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I made a walk animation in 3DS Max for my character. But when he is walking he is sliding on the floor. How to fix it, so he won’t slide and be confident to walk on the floor?

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**Author:** ![xlar8or](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/xlar8or/32/710746_2.png) [@xlar8or](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/xlar8or)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/make-the-character-not-slide-on-the-floor/415378/2 "2018-01-23T19:49:01Z")

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Hey there, if he is sliding then your character movement speed is faster than the animation, you can fix this by either adding root motion or lowering the movement speed.

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**Author:** ![deepinnothing](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@deepinnothing](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/deepinnothing)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/make-the-character-not-slide-on-the-floor/415378/3 "2018-01-24T12:15:46Z")

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Can you answer one more question? My character has controller assigned and the controller find target point to move to. But when he needs to turn he does it too sharply. How can I make him to rotate smoothly?

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**Author:** ![xlar8or](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/xlar8or/32/710746_2.png) [@xlar8or](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/xlar8or)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/make-the-character-not-slide-on-the-floor/415378/4 "2018-01-24T12:23:37Z")

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That is another question altogether, but you can enable the Orient Movement to Rotation in the character movement controller and use the Rotation Rate to define how smoothly it rotates. If your question was answered please mark the answer as correct and upvote it if you found it helpful.

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**Author:** ![deepinnothing](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@deepinnothing](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/deepinnothing)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/make-the-character-not-slide-on-the-floor/415378/5 "2018-01-24T20:11:08Z")

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That works great! Thank you very much!

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**Author:** ![xlar8or](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/xlar8or/32/710746_2.png) [@xlar8or](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/xlar8or)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/make-the-character-not-slide-on-the-floor/415378/6 "2018-01-24T20:13:38Z")

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Good to know 🙂

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**Author:** ![Darkgot2](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Darkgot2](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Darkgot2)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/make-the-character-not-slide-on-the-floor/415378/7 "2024-06-19T11:45:33Z")

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In your character blueprint under Component (left), select your character. (Not the mesh). In detail (Right) type “Max” and find Max Walk speed, then reduce it. That’s all.

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**Author:** ![JephyDa1st](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@JephyDa1st](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/JephyDa1st)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/make-the-character-not-slide-on-the-floor/415378/8 "2025-01-28T18:04:01Z")

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Hey guys

another possible fix is to put the animation on a **loop** check box,  
in your Anim\_BP. as the issue was the animation will start and end. which cause the sliding effect.  
Needed a start and Continue (loop).

Thanks