# State machines in UE4

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/state-machines-in-ue4/2525>\
**Category:** C++\
**Tags:** unreal-engine\
**Created:** [April 13, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/state-machines-in-ue4/2525 "2014-04-13T13:06:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![maikklein](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/maikklein/32/918666_2.png) [@maikklein](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/maikklein)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/state-machines-in-ue4/2525/1 "2014-04-13T13:06:47Z")

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How would you create a state machine in UE4? Is there already helper class for this? If not would you make your state machine part of UObject or would you create your own C++ class?

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**Author:** ![Onoa](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Onoa](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Onoa)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/state-machines-in-ue4/2525/2 "2014-04-13T16:19:51Z")

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Hi,

Have a look at this:

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The example in this Wiki entry can be used to implement a basic state machine in C++.

More info on the subject:

[http://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/state.html](http://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/state.html)