How do I activate an effect with a keyboard input in UE4 using blueprints?

Aaron_Harley-Bishop · March 25, 2019, 10:11am

Hello everyone. I’m working on a effect and I want to be able to activate it when I press the 1 key, and I don’t know how to do this with blueprints. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

electrovi4 · March 25, 2019, 1:53pm

Before all you need to enable input

Then find ‘1’ key node (I used J in this screenshot) and spawn emitter
Thats all

Aaron_Harley-Bishop · March 25, 2019, 2:03pm

Thank you! I’m no longer lost.

Aaron_Harley-Bishop · March 25, 2019, 3:06pm

Actually can you explain the nodes a bit more in-depth for me. I’m not sure where the Enable Input should connect to or the Spawn Emitter at location. I’m reading through the UE4 documentation trying to get a better understanding. https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-us/Gameplay/HowTo/ActorInput/Blueprints

electrovi4 · March 25, 2019, 3:37pm

You need to create actor blueprint make this and place it on level

Aaron_Harley-Bishop · March 25, 2019, 3:46pm

Thank you. I was able to get it working.