4 - Adding Character Animation

How to add animations to your First Person Shooter character.

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Prerequisite Topics

This page assumes you have prior knowledge of the following topics. Please read them before proceeding.

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Goals

The purpose of this section is to show you how to add animations for your First Person Shooter character.

Objectives

By the end of this section of the tutorial you'll be able to:

  • Animate your Character

  • Set-up your Event Graph

  • Add an Animation State Machine

  • Add Transition States to your Animation

  • Associate the Animation Blueprint with the Character Blueprint

Steps

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