Tetris like game: is the falling block the default pawn?

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Hi!

I don’t know if this is the right place to ask this question, but I’m getting started with this development, so I choose this place.

I’m developing a Tetris like game with Unreal 5.2.1.

I’m going to use a GameMode to drop the blocks. I know that the player can control the dropping blocks with a keyboard, but I’m confuse it this block is the Default Pawn defined on the GameMode class or there is a default pawn representing the player and the blocks are actors.

Is the falling block the Default Pawn?

Thanks!

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The pawn is probably the thing watching the blocks. Otherwise you would have to keep switching pawn every time a block reaches the bottom…

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Thanks for your answer. But I’m thinking if I’m doing it this way I will move the pawn instead of the blocks.

Sorry, I have not much idea about how everything works in Unreal.

Thank you.

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Up to you… :wink:

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Sorry, I think I haven’t explained well.

If the player a key then it will move the pawn instead of the falling block. In other words, I want to move the falling block when the player press a key, but I don’t know if it will move the pawn instead.

Maybe I can move another actor instead of the default pawn when the player press a key.

Thank you.

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I thought the whole point of Tetris is, the camera stays still so you can see what you’re doing?..

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The player would be possessing the pawn in this case; a pawn can manipulate objects, which in this case would be the falling blocks. You would just want to choose a method for passing references to these objects to the player (Blueprint Interface, Event Dispatcher, etc.) so they can interact.

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  • the Player Controller spawns and moves falling actors pieces
  • the Pawn with a camera watches it all happen

If you do not want the pawn to move, don’t move it. Simply do not set it up - it’s not automatic…

Technically, you may not even need a custom player controller. You could just have the Pawn spawn and move falling pieces. Tetris is not a game where we possess different pawns.

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