# Set Camera Shake Variables at Runtime? UE5 **URL:** \ **Category:** Blueprint\ **Tags:** unreal-engine, UE5-0, Blueprint, question\ **Created:** [May 31, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/set-camera-shake-variables-at-runtime-ue5/570899 "2022-05-31T15:54:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Werewolven](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/werewolven/32/466692_2.png) [@Werewolven](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Werewolven)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/set-camera-shake-variables-at-runtime-ue5/570899/1 "2022-05-31T15:54:11Z")
Hi folks, I am trying to set some camera shake variables during gameplay, so for example, depending how much damage a player receives on a hit, i might set the intensity of a camera shake to increase, i am thinking that a blueprint interface could set this? maybe there’s a better way? i am getting an error when trying to set a camera shake variable on a BPI event, well maybe this isn’t the way to do what i’m trying to do, any tips would be most welcome! ![Screenshot_7](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/3/1/c/31c8b498d31e5a55102f8623677738f353e565f5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BDC\_Patrick](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/bdc_patrick/32/1104221_2.png) [@BDC\_Patrick](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/BDC_Patrick)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/set-camera-shake-variables-at-runtime-ue5/570899/2 "2022-06-01T05:16:18Z")
You need to put a camera component as “target” input of the set node… you can give your Function a Camera Component as Parameter und call the sets from this. ---
**Author:** ![Werewolven](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/werewolven/32/466692_2.png) [@Werewolven](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Werewolven)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/set-camera-shake-variables-at-runtime-ue5/570899/4 "2022-06-02T16:02:20Z")
Hm, so I tried to add my camera component reference, but it’s seemingly looking for something else, “perlin noise shake (etc)” reference… I’m a bit confused… thanks for any tips ![Screenshot_1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/c/7/e/c7efb02e4926fe710d2565ff0aef39f37878b790.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![LeeRC](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@LeeRC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/LeeRC)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/set-camera-shake-variables-at-runtime-ue5/570899/5 "2023-12-13T03:42:26Z")
Hi, Have you ever found a solution for this? ---
**Author:** ![DangerousMindGms](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@DangerousMindGms](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DangerousMindGms)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/set-camera-shake-variables-at-runtime-ue5/570899/6 "2024-03-19T14:45:00Z")
Yeah, what is that blue set node you’re using anyway? I habe zero nodes available to me that have anything to do with canera shake except the one that plays it. ---
**Author:** ![BigMartin58](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@BigMartin58](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/BigMartin58)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/set-camera-shake-variables-at-runtime-ue5/570899/7 "2024-08-19T04:19:33Z")
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**Author:** ![TheWolf](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/thewolf/32/1036665_2.png) [@TheWolf](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TheWolf)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/set-camera-shake-variables-at-runtime-ue5/570899/8 "2025-02-14T21:14:13Z")
Thank you so much, feels a bit crazy that UE makes it so difficult that we require 2 seperate plugins to access these variables at runtime - but it works and that’s all that matters! ---
**Author:** ![JonKDev](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@JonKDev](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/JonKDev)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/set-camera-shake-variables-at-runtime-ue5/570899/9 "2026-06-16T16:57:32Z")
It’s not the most elegant solution but instead of finding a way to update the intensity im making use of the attenuation radius and getting the inner and outer radius values to set the relative position of the shake (from the camera) to those values on the x axis. While ugly id bet on this being the way epic intended for them to be used.