UEC++ From Basics to Advanced | M33-006: Driving Character Movement

With assets in place, this lesson implements the character movement logic in C++. You will extend the FPCSimpleCharacter class with arm and camera components, adding a USkeletalMeshComponent for the first-person arms and a UCameraComponent attached to the capsule. The constructor adjusts the capsule size, creates and positions the camera, and sets up the arm mesh with Owner No See and shadow disabled for first-person rendering. The input binding method adds movement and look callbacks: EnhancedInputComponent-BindAction is used with ETriggerEvent::Started/Ongoing/Completed for Jump, and with ETriggerEvent::Triggered for Move and Look. The Move callback extracts the 2D input value, computes forward/right vectors from the actor's rotation, and calls AddMovementInput. The Look callback converts mouse XY input to controller rotation via AddControllerYawInput and AddControllerPitchInput. The instructor also walks through configuring the Character Blueprint class — assigning the skeletal mesh, Animation Blueprint, and Input Action assets — and troubleshooting common issues like inverted mouse axes and mesh rotation problems.