Which method should I use?

[Dynamite_FP]

Hello, I am new to unreal engine 5, I am confused on which method to use to open doors or interact.

This is a Loop method.

This is a Line Trace Method.

Which one should I use.

[Everynone]

• use overlap to interact with unspecified stuff in proximity, or many things at once:

  • harvest wheat in a field
  • detect enemies on a radar / minimap
  • explode a fireball and query what it hit
  • highlight all loot on the ground

• use trace to trigger something singular or specific:

  • pick a book from a shelf
  • open the door you’re looking at
  • fire projectiles from a weapon
  • pick a specific piece of already highlighted loot

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There is also volume multi-trace that does both, kind of.