Custom Characters

This guide explains how to create and customize a player character for your YOM stream. It covers using YOM's pre-built character or creating your own, understanding existing functionality, and how to modify or extend character features.

Step 1: Create Your Player Character

1. Create a New Blueprint:

   • Right-click in the Content Browser

   • Select "Blueprint Class"

   • Search for "Yom_BP_ThirdPersonCharacter" to use YOM's existing character framework

2. Assign the Player Character:

   • After creating your blueprint, assign it as the player character for your project

Step 2: Understand Yom_BP_ThirdPersonCharacter

Yom_BP_ThirdPersonCharacter includes:

1. Movement controls (WASD keys)

2. Interaction system (E key, requires BP_Interact interface)

3. Camera movement (third-person and first-person)

4. Camera switching (Q key)

5. Crouching (C key)

6. Jumping (Spacebar)

7. Walking/Running toggle (Left Shift)

8. Touch support for mobile devices

9. Customizable settings (walk/run speed, starting view)

Step 3: Modify Functionality

To customize Yom_BP_ThirdPersonCharacter:

1. Override the function you want to change

2. To add functionality:

   • Call the parent function

   • Add your custom logic

3. To remove functionality:

   • Override the function

   • Leave it empty

   • Do not call the parent function

Note: Overriding preserves changes during SDK updates

Step 4: Manage Controls

Default controls use Unreal's Enhanced Input System and are mapped to a controls customization modal that end-users can alter from within the stream:

1. To modify:

   • Create your own "InputMappingContext" in the content folder

   • Add required defaults

   • Create new key mappings for your project

Caution: Direct changes to default controls may be overwritten by SDK updates

Result:

Following these steps allows you to create, customize, and manage your player character while leveraging YOM's existing functionality and maintaining compatibility with future updates.