Components

Author: Stacy Felde
Date: 11/10/2023

Introduction:

Hey devs and gamers! This week, our game dev team hit some exciting milestones. I focused on key components – from weapon stats to player controllers. In this post, I'll dive into my specific contributions, offering a glimpse into our collaborative progress. Join me for a quick journey into the heart of our latest developments! 

Overview:

• Weapon Component: Manages various aspects related to weapons, including damage, block, range, and accuracy.
• Player Component: Manages player-related attributes such as health, strength, stamina, wisdom, and speed.
• Health Component: Manages health-related functionalities.
• Player Controller: Represents the player controller handling player input and interactions.
• Weapon Base: Serves as a base class for all weapons in the game.

Problems Encountered: 

• Circular Dependencies:
  • Challenge: Originally, a struct managed the weapon stats, leading to circular dependencies and variable accessibility issues.
  • Resolution: To address this, I opted to remove the struct and directly store the data within the Weapon Component, effectively breaking the circular dependency loop.
• Accessing Variables:
  • Challenge: Recreating the Weapon Component resulted in difficulties accessing certain variables.
  • Resolution: I revamped the Blueprint for the weapon, leveraging the Weapon Base to assign variables in the Weapon Component. This strategic restructuring resolved the accessibility concerns.
• Player Face Direction:
  • Challenge: Achieving consistent character orientation proved elusive, especially with attempts using yaw to controller input and orienting to movement.
  • Resolution: To tackle this, I plan to set the character's direction each time they move, ensuring a reliable and responsive approach to facing the last direction of movement.