Z velocity of Pawn is 0?

[TommieBommie]

I have a setup in which the character can alter its mode of movement. At some point i try to read out the velocity of the character (Capsule) and was surprised to find that only X and Y velocities are non-zero. the Z velocity is always 0? I guess this has to do with the setup of the CharacterMovement, but i do need this Z velocity, does anybody know what property encodes this Z velocity?

Thanks a million!

[ExtraLifeMatt]

@TommieBommie

I have a setup in which the character can alter its mode of movement. At some point i try to read out the velocity of the character (Capsule) and was surprised to find that only X and Y velocities are non-zero. the Z velocity is always 0? I guess this has to do with the setup of the CharacterMovement, but i do need this Z velocity, does anybody know what property encodes this Z velocity?

Thanks a million!

Z is up in UE4. Unless your character is jumping or falling (or you manually apply gravity), I would expect a 0 velocity for Z.

[TommieBommie]

@ExtraLifeMatt

Z is up in UE4. Unless your character is jumping or falling (or you manually apply gravity), I would expect a 0 velocity for Z.

Let me simplify the question: How do i read out the Z-velocity of my pawn if it is moving up-hill whilst not jumping or falling? Somewhere in the engine a delta-z must be applied to alter the location of the pawn to make it follow the surface of the landscape, where do i find this value? Thank you!

[ExtraLifeMatt]

It’s in the UCharacterMovementComponent. Search the code for “GravityScale” and you’ll find it.