# Projectile Damage

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/projectile-damage/347637>\
**Category:** World Creation\
**Tags:** damage, damage-player, unreal-engine, Collision, projectile, question\
**Created:** [February 16, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/projectile-damage/347637 "2016-02-16T13:16:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![diego16795](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@diego16795](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/diego16795)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/projectile-damage/347637/1 "2016-02-16T13:16:46Z")

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Hello, could someone tell me how to make an incoming projectile to cause damage to a player ?  
I’m new blueprints .  
Thank you

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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Darcey](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Ryan\_Darcey](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Ryan_Darcey)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/projectile-damage/347637/2 "2016-02-16T17:25:26Z")

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I suggest you start here. There are likely other tutorials out there, too.

> **[Damage in Unreal Engine 4](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/damage-in-ue4)**
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> Damage support is a feature of the base Actor class, making it widely available. The system provides easy access to common functionality for quick results, while also being extensible to allow you to customize your damage model when needed. We’ve...

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_cb75aeb51](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_cb75aeb51](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_cb75aeb51)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/projectile-damage/347637/3 "2016-02-16T17:45:35Z")

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I learned how to do that by following this video tutorial

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If you are new to blueprints I suggest you follow the whole video series from the beginning and generally take a look at the “Build a Game” section in the video tutorials.