NBS Status Effects Plugin

Purpose

This plugin is an expansion onto GAS to create a more tangible version of the GameplayEffect (GEs). The idea here is that GEs can be used for a wide variety of purposes, many of which are meant to be kept hidden from the player, whereas Status Effects are a subset of Gameplay Effects intended to be seen and felt by the player.

Requirements

1. Unreal Engine 5.5 (Works with launcher build.)
2. UE5Coro >2.0.1

Installation

1. Clone this repository into a folder within your project's Plugins folder, and compile.

Current Features

• Allows for conveniently tying graphical and audio assets to a Status Effect.
• Includes three base classes for creating a UI that shows current Status Effects.
• Supports both Infinite and Temporary effects. Temporary effects can show on the UI with an added progress bar.
• Fully Blueprint compatible. (The only exceptions are the override delegates for Adding/Removing status effects.
• Actor Component which allows for granting effects on overlap begin and end, and removing effects on overlap end.
• Debug functions for finding and granting effects by name.

Planned Features

• "Status Effect Pad" actor which spawns status effect models and grants effects on overlap.
• Sample project with sample effects, such as a simple ACharacter speed boost.
• Automated tests for each feature.
• Example User Interface using existing classes.

Usage

Creating A Status Effect

1. Create a new UGameplayEffect blueprint in the editor.
2. Add a "Status Effect Data Component" to it, and fill out any relevant asset fields.
3. Proceed to add any modifiers, abilities, etc. as you normally would.