Making an enemy flash red when hit

[pezzott1]

@HungryMoogle

Isn’t there a way to just the entire object flash a colour instead of one material?

Try using custom Stencils:

How to Create Masks With the Custom Depth Buffer | Tips & Tricks | Unreal Engine

My quick setup:

1. The PostProcessVolume: you only need to set a single material in the PPV and it will only affect those components that have ticked Render CustomDepth Pass.
   

   

2. The material is hard to explain , best if you watch the video above:
   

   

3. The idea is to set it up so that it can be used on any actor. For I created an actor component that I can add to any actor that can recieve damage and it takes care of the rest:
   

   

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Result:

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Hope it helps