problem with ue5 bouncy system

[BRGEzeHulton]

Hi Mo, Let me help you with this. To help you properly with your sinking kayak issue in Unreal Engine, could you please clarify a few things:

1. Are you using Chaos Physics or the default PhysX system?
2. Is your kayak a single mesh or composed of multiple parts?
3. Are you using a buoyancy plugin (like Water plugin with Buoyancy) or implementing buoyancy manually?
4. Do you want the kayak to behave realistically (float, tip with motion, etc.) or more like an arcade-style hover/ride?
5. Which version of Unreal Engine are you using?

I recommend watching several videos and forum discussions to understand more about the system.

Tutorial:

WaterlinePRO 5.4 Buoyancy Tutorial

Drive Your Boat - Boat Vehicle Tutorial for Unreal Engine 5.3

Forum:

Buoyancy Issue with Water Plugin (Ocean)

My brain hurts, so now I need help. I’m going to start programming/animating boat mechanics through third person possession, but I can’t get the boat to float ABOVE the sealine. I even used the “buoyancy” demo blueprint object, and the sucker floats under the waterline too. (I’m using the ocean water plugin… so maybe it’s not ready?). The first pic is a top-down view. The second is from below. And the third shows the setup for the simulation. (All assets start ABOVE the water). [Buoyancy 03] …

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Hi there. I am new to UE and I do have a problem with the water system as my objects do not sink into the water if I play or simulate the game. They are reacting like the water would be a solid plane. So my character can just walk over it and objects which are falling onto the water just hit the water surface, bounce off and then rest on top of the water surface just like on any other surface [do_not_sink] The only way I can make them sink into the water is, increasingf their mass to a hilar…

ArtStation - Unreal Buoyancy system Tutorial

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