Gameplay Interaction Setup Guide

Downloading and Locating the Gameplay Interaction Plugin

Step 1: Download the Gameplay Interaction plugin from the Epic Games Launcher for whatever engine version you wish to use from 5.2 and above.

Step 2: After downloading, you can find the plugin in the following directory:

{EngineDirectory}/Plugins/Marketplace/GameplayInteraction

Step 3: Make sure your project is closed (the editor is not running), then copy the GameplayInteraction plugin folder to your project and paste it inside the Plugins folder.

• Note: Create the Plugins folder if it does not exist already, and paste the GameplayInteraction folder in there.

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Step 4: Open your project in Unreal Editor, and go to Edit > Plugins > Gameplay category. Ensure that the plugin "Gameplay Interaction" is enabled. If it's not, click on the enable checkbox to the left, and you might be prompted to restart the editor.

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Note: Also, make sure the Gameplay Abilities, Enhanced Input, Common UI, Modular Gameplay plugins are enabled in your project.

Step 5: Now let's get to the implementation. If your project is a Blueprint project (does not have C++ code), you will need to do this step to make it a C++ project.

Go to Tools > New C++ Class and choose Character, PlayerController, PlayerState, or whatever class you would like to use for the Gameplay Ability System component, which is required to use the Gameplay Interaction plugin.

Note: For multiplayer games, it's recommended to put the Gameplay Ability System component in the PlayerState or the Character (I prefer PlayerState). For single-player games, it probably does not matter; you can even put it in the PlayerController class. I'm going to use the player state in this case.

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