Hey Devs,
So I’m trying to implement an FPS-like ADS system while aiming for my third person shooter game. I’ve see something like this in Fortnite and Off The Grid (see below).
My question is, how is such a mechanic implemented? From the looks of it, it looks like they switch from a TPS to FPS mode where they add a second camera attached to the head and add the skeletal mesh arms for the FPS reload animations…
Hey there @ackyshacky! The camera portion is relatively straight forward as you’d already mentioned. Changing which camera is active and just having a first person camera and third person camera are often the easiest way to start:
Then you could follow (most) ADS tutorials and patch together the remainder.
Though you’ll need to modify things since you already have an aim/firing mechanism.
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Thanks for the reply!
Aha ok, so I do need a separate setup then, where in TP mode, I run one animation blueprint, and when I aim with certain weapons, I then switch to FP mode (which runs another animation blueprint)…Is that right?
Since the game is multiplayer, I assume that all aiming FP animations should only be done for the local client only (because the other opponents should see the TP animations).
I would recommend keeping the same AnimBP and just switching modes inside of it. Correct for local animations, the first person animations are only useful for clients.