Inside the AnimGraph of UE4ASP_HeroTPP_AnimBlueprint, click on the Layered blend per bone node, then expand the Layer Setup section and click the + sign. In this final step, we define the method in which to layer our blended animation and which bone to start the blend from. Our AnimGraph is complete, but we still need to modify some settings on the Layered blend per bone node to finish up which we will do next. When an Animation Montage that uses this slot is called to play, it will now be called inside our AnimGraph.Ĭonnect the Slot to the Blend Poses 0 pin on the Layered blend per bone node, then connect the out to the Result and Compile. In the Settings for the Slot node, click the dropdown menu and select DefaultGroup.UpperBody. The Layered Blend Per Bone node will allow us to blend animations together from a specified bone on the Skeleton.Ĭopy/Paste the Use cached pose 'LocomotionCache' node, then drag off it and add the Slot 'DefaultSlot' node. Right-click in the graph and add the Use cached pose 'LocomotionCache' (or whatever you named the cached pose).ĭrag off the Use cached pose node and search for and add the Layered blend per bone node. Give the cached pose a name by pressing F2 on the node such as LocomotionCache. Here we are getting the resulting pose from our Locomotion State Machine and storing it in a cached pose that we can use elsewhere. Inside the MyBlueprint window, open the AnimGraph.ĭrag off the Locomotion State Machine and search for and add New Save cached pose. In the Content/AnimStarterPack, open the UE4ASP_HeroTPP_AnimBlueprint Animation Blueprint.

In this step, we set up our AnimGraph to handle the blending of our AnimMontage and the movement pose from our State Machine. In the next step, we will set up our Animation Graph inside our Animation Blueprint to handle the blending of our Anim Montage with our normal movement animations so that we can blend between the two. Our character is now set up to send signals to our Animation Blueprint when we are crouching or firing a weapon. This will turn off the debug display of capsule's collision.Ĭompile and Save then close the Blueprint. Select CapsuleComponent in the Components window, then in the Details panel check the Hidden in Game option.

Make sure that Fire Button Down is True when Left Mouse Button is Pressed and False when Released. Repeat the previous step (or copy the Set node) and connect as shown below. Holding Alt, drag the Fire Button Down variable in the graph to create a Set node. Right-click in the graph and add the Left Mouse Button Key Event. In the MyBlueprint window, click the Add Variable button to create a Boolean variable and call it Fire Button Down. We have just associated crouch now with the C key press, you can change this input to whatever you would like. Right-click in the graph and add a C Key Event and connect as shown below.

There is a warning on this node because our project is not set up to use the InputAction event 'Crouch'. Locate the Crouching section, and delete the InputAction Crouch Event (with the Warning!) sign. Inside the Content Browser under Content/AnimStarterPack, open the Ue4ASP_Character Blueprint. In this step, we create some script inside our Character Blueprint to allow us to signal our Animation Blueprint that we are firing a weapon. In the next section, we will change our default player character and make some adjustments to determine when we are firing a weapon. We have now associated this Montage with the DefaultGroup.UpperBody, allowing it to play when the Slot is called. Although we chose the name 'UpperBody' here, we are not targeting the upperbody just yet but have assigned the name so we know where we are targeting.Ĭlick the drop-down menu inside the Montage Group section and change it to DefaultGroup.UpperBody, then close the window.

Blueprint on third menu