Level Editor Component Workflow

Create the Actor

Empty Actor

In Place Actor choose Basic and drag Empty Actor to the viewport.

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Add the Bush

In the Content Browser go to Content > StarterContent > Props and drag SM_Bush into the Empty Actor’s component.

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Drag the SM_Bush upward and replace DefaultSceneRoot

Add the fire

Click + Add Component select Particle System and rename to Fire

Under Template change None to P_Fire

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Uncheck the Auto Activate

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Trigger Box

Click + Add Component Choose Box Collision and rename it to TriggerBox

Adjust the box to contain the SM_Bush

Create Blueprint

Click on Blueprint/Add Script:

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Choose /Game/Blueprint/BurningBush_BP

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Event Scripting

  1. Select TriggerBox and click on add On Component Begin Overlap

  2. Create reference to Fire

  3. Connect fire to Activate

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  1. Connect On Component Begin OVerlap to Activate

Bush Blueprint

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Blueprint from existing objects

Select walls, TriggerBox and PointLight.

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Under Blueprint select Convert Selection to Blueprint Class…

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Redo event scripting, make a few houses and they all behaves the same.

Click on Save All under the Content Browser

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