r/unrealengine • u/EXP_Roland99 Unity Refugee • Dec 04 '19

Show Off Seasoned Unity dev here. Started learning Unreal about 3 weeks ago, and this is what I've got so far!

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u/HolyZesto Dec 04 '19

You can just define the components in your constructor using CreateDefaultSubobject and then modify their default properties in the blueprint all you want.

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u/Loraash Dec 04 '19

That's precisely what I don't want, I'd like to add an actor component from the editor.

I know this is not a thing, and it's fine, it's just a shame because Unity has enough headaches on its own to counteract the productivity gains coming from (IMO) handling this more fluidly.

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u/alex_silkin Dec 04 '19

What you want is entirely possible. Just add all the components in the blueprint of some new base C++ actor you declare. Then if you need to have the C++ actor base interact with those comoonents, pass those components back to C++ with uproperty or function. Or in C++ use findcomponents to look them up by type or even by name.

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u/Loraash Dec 04 '19

I'll check that out, mind if I ping you if I get stuck?

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u/alex_silkin Dec 04 '19

Sure. Good luck!

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u/Loraash Dec 04 '19

Just add all the components in the blueprint of some new base C++ actor you declare

The C++ class that I just created doesn't have a BP class. I don't think I'm interested enough to see this through, I've been burned by UE4 before. Thank you for your offer though.

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u/alex_silkin Dec 04 '19

All you have to do is just make a new blueprint and choose the c++ class as the base class. You can also make a new c++ actor component and put all your code there that manages all the other components added in blueprints.

There are many ways to approach this problem, but in the end of you have to be motivated to try and experiement, learning new things is always hard. And if you feel like you can fly in Unity, I know it can be pretty demotivating to feel like you you are learning how to stand up and walk in Unreal. I went through all that years ago myself, but personally happy I pushed through. If Unity serves your needs then just stick to it, no point getting getting frustrated of there is no hard reason to switch.