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Adding a player character

Adding a player character - Unreal Engine Tutorial

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Adding a player character

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- [Instructor] Unreal Engine sets you up with a default pawn. And that's how we've been getting around during our previews up to this point. But since we're getting into interactivity, it seemed like a good time to talk about the player pawn, arguably the most interactive actor in the game. A pawn is a special type of actor that can be possessed by an AI or a player by way of a character controller. A character controller is a bit of code that interprets your button presses into usable input for the experience. If you haven't already, head to the Add New button in the Content Browser and add the First Person template. Just click the Add to Project button. This will create a few new folders in your browser with some goodies related to your new pawn. Now, head up to the Window menu and select World Settings to pull up the panel. Now go down to Game Mode and where it says Game Mode Override, select the First Person…

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