Using Xbox controller and triggercombination

Development Programming & Scripting Blueprint
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Hi everyone,
i’m french, so please forgive me for my poor english…

i am will implemante a combination system for a game controller like xbox pads.
The purpose of this combination system is that:

  • if player press the left trigger, the buttons A B X Y will have for exemple attack functions
  • if player press the right trigger, the buttons A B X Y will have for exemple defensive functions
  • and if player press the 2 trigger at the same time, the buttons will have other functions.

I would like to know how i can do that? Can i do that with the blueprints?

Thanks a lot, i’m a beginner, i’m searching for advices :slight_smile:

have a nice day!

fbst

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Of course.
When you press Left Trigger, change a boolean to true (and false on released)
The same for the Right Trigger (With a different boolean of course).

When you press the XYAB Buttons (Input Actions) check if L and R are pressed.
If Not, check if L is pressed (if so, do your attack functions)
If Not, check if R is pressed (If so, do your Defense functions)
If not, do your actions you do if no trigger is pressed.

Mind the order you check the triggers.

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ok cool! i have think about that kind of “algorithm” ! i wasn’t sure that i could do that with blueprint! :slight_smile:
i think i haven’t already understand the power of theses blueprints! :slight_smile:

thank you a lot for your answer!

fbst

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hi!

i follow your advice and start to make my blueprint!
all seems to be correct on first sight but i met a weird problem…
here’s my blueprint

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when i press the right trigger, it’s ok, the string “Attack Menu” is well dispayed on screen.
When i press the left trigger too.
when i press the 2 trigger on the same time… my first branch is true AND false so it dispay “ULTI MENU” AND “Defensive Menu”…

I don’t see where the problem is… anyone got an idea?

thank you :slight_smile: have a good evening!

EDIT: i forgot to say that the variables “IsLeftTriggerActive, IsRightTriggerActive and IsTwiceTriggerActive” are boolean and have “false” on default value! :slight_smile:

EDIT2: and there is no other inputAction whith these controls on my blueprint, just the starting blueprint on third person mode

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You are doing something different than what you explained in your first post.

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hi,

yes i started by the trigger, without the face buttons…

i prepared that on a side of my blueprint because i had this weird true AND false result when i pressed the 2 trigger!
thank you for your help Raildex_ !
it will help me :slight_smile:
have a nice day!