This plugin handles playing different footsteps SFX, based on the Surface Type the owning Character walks on. It contains a dedicated Component (to be added to Characters) and an Anim Notify. Apart from using Anim Notifies, footstep sounds can also be played from code or BP with a dedicated TryPlayStep function.

Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X80CQ2vPzs

Documentation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GsI4vndHvOFP0iPuQHJj0Shye-Of7zLQ8r9fknKxPUY/edit?usp=sharing

Please note that:

• The system works with Characters only, not Pawns

• This is not a sound pack. The plugin provides a generic solution for playing surface dependent footstep sounds, but contains only a few sounds as examples (in its Content/Examples folder)

  Technical Details

  Features:

  •  Handle surface dependent footstep SFX in a few simple steps

  •  Play all footstep SFX for a Character with a single Sound Cue

  •  Surface tracing and sound playing logic implemented in C++ for optimal performance

  Code Modules: SurfaceFootsteps (runtime)

  Number of Blueprints: 0

  Number of C++ Classes: 2

  Number of Sound Cues: 1 (example)

  Number of Sound Waves: 6 (examples)

  Network Replicated: Anim Notifies handle replication out-of-the-box. If you want to play footsteps SFX by calling the TryPlayStep function directly, you will have to handle network replication on your own.

  Supported Development Platforms: Windows

  Supported Target Build Platforms: Windows

  Updates:

  v. 1.1:

  • Removed unnecessary IsFalling and min speed checks.

  v. 1.2:

  • Increased default surface tracing distance (too small distance results in SFX not being played on steep surfaces).

  • tweaked log "no surface found" notifications.