I want to implement a simple push/pull mechanic. so i decided to go for the player being able to pick up a Crate and then move left/right with it (side scroller).
it works when no physics is involved, i approach the object press a key, do a trace, then attach the object to the pawn, let go of the key and the object is detached.
now i want it that, when you let go, the object falls to the floor.
so i have bp called Crate, which has a component of static mesh Cube, and “Simulate Physics” turned on.
the level starts, the crate falls, i run over, pick it up and then let it go.
but when i try to pick it up again, it doesnt attach itself to the player - but all my blueprints appear to fire correctly (using simulation/break points etc…)
when i pick up the Crate I have to set Actor Enable Collision to false, so i can move around with it (not sure if this is correct, but without setting this it would block me).
so when I let go I set this back to true, detach the object, but still cant pick it up
the problem seems to be when I “let go” of the Crate, and set its children components back to Set Simulate Physics (true) - so it falls to the ground - i cant pick it up, if i dont do this, and leave the crate floating in midair, i can go and pick it up as many times as I want
im pretty confused and looking for any pointers at all
cheers