Setup Components attribute through cpp

Development Programming & Scripting C++
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I want to change variables automatically for my character health and Mana.

I created a new C++ component who hold the health pool, damage reduction and damage function. but inside my parent character class I put the health, damage reduction. because I have more than one archetype.

AMyCharacter::AMyCharacter(){
…
HealthComp = CreateDefaultSubobject(TEXT(“HealthComp”));
HP = 120;
DamageReduction = .15f;
SP = 100;
HealthComp->HealthPool = this->HP;
HealthComp->DamageReduction = this->DamageReduction;
}

but when I start my game, the character only have my default value of HP = 100 and Damage reduction = .10f

I don’t understand why it don’t get the values I gave it. I don’t want to use blueprint because it’s not scalable as C++. and I will have more components that need to get information from the parent class.

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variables modified in the constructor can be overriden by blueprints, this can easily happen if the variable is a UPROPERTY.

You can also set the vars on BeginPlay() , then they will override anything set on the editor panel or in the constructor.

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