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Version: 1.6.0

GAS Companion

Only available for Unreal Engine: 5.0+

This integration guide will show you how to integrate GAS Companion with TwistedBytes Interaction System, so that you can use both in combination in your own projects.

Requirements​

Adding Engine Plugins to a Project​

To get started, go to your project's folder. Create a new folder called Plugins in case it does not exist yet 1.

Copy both plugin folders GASCompanion and TBInteractionSystem from the Engine Plugin folder to your project's Plugins folder.

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The default location of the engine plugin folder for Unreal Engine 5.0 is:

C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_5.0\Engine\Plugins\Marketplace

Create Plugins Folder

In your project, navigate to Edit | Plugins to open the Plugins tab.

Select Gameplay as plugin category filter on the left side and make sure that both GAS Companion 2 and TwistedBytes Interaction System 3 show up and are enabled.

Enable Plugins

Convert a Blueprint-only into a C++ Project​

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You can skip this step if your project is a C++ project already.

In case you started your work on a project with a Blueprints-only Project you need to first convert it to a C++ project before continuing with the next steps.

Navigate to Tools | New C++ Class... 1 in the Unreal Engine Editor.

In the Add C++ Class dialog, select None - An empty C++ class 2 and confirm by clicking on Create Class 3.

Wait for the Editor to create and compile all source files needed before proceeding.

Create C++ File

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The process described above is a quick way to create a new and valid C++ module that in fact turns any Blueprints-only Project into a C++ Project. The new C++ class we created is not actually needed and could now be deleted if you so wish.

Modifying TwistedBytes Interaction System​

The next steps describe how to modify the interaction plugin, so that it knows about the GAS Companion plugin and its base classes to seamlessly integrate with each other.

In Windows Explorer, navigate to your project's root folder. You should see a new file with the file extension .sln.

Double-click this Solution file 1 to open it in your favorite IDE (Microsoft Visual Studio or JetBrains Rider).

Open Solution File

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The initial startup will take some time. Might be a good time to grab a ☕ ...

Adding GASCompanion to .uplugin​

After your IDE has fully initialized, navigate to <Games>/<Project Name>/Plugins/TBInteractionSystem and open TwistedBytes_InteractionSystem.uplugin 1.

Add the following JSON object 2 to the Plugins JSON array as shown in the image below.

    {
        "Name": "GASCompanion",
        "Enabled": true,
        "MarketplaceURL": "com.epicgames.launcher://ue/marketplace/product/d83c6f34c3fb4b7092dde195c37c7413"
    }

Add GasCompanion To Plugins

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Be careful not to miss a separating comma (,) between the existing JSON objects and the newly added one for GASCompanion.

Modifying TBIA_AbilitySystemComponent​

Next, navigate to <Games>/<Project Name>/Plugins/TBInteractionSystem/Source/TBIA_Runtime and open the file TBIA_Runtime.Build.cs 1.

Under PublicDependencyModuleNames 2 add GASCompanion 3.

Click on Build Solution 4 and wait for the project to finish building (it might take a couple of minutes).

Add GasCompanion Module

In <Games>/<Project Name>/TBInteractionSystem/Source/TBIA_Runtime/Public/GAS/Component, open the file TBIA_AbilitySystemComponent.h 1.

At the top of the file, comment (or remove) the following line (see 2):

#include "AbilitySystemComponent.h"

Then, add a new line directly under the previous line (see 3):

#include "Abilities/GSCAbilitySystemComponent.h"

After this, scroll down to the Class Declaration of UTBIA_AbilitySystemComponent and reparent it from UAbilitySystemComponent to UGSCAbilitySystemComponent 4 as shown in the image below.

Then build the solution again and wait till it finishes building.

Reparent ASC To GASCompanion&#39;s ASC

Setting up the Player Character​

Open your Player Character Blueprint (e.g. BP_PlayerCharacter) that you are using. As you can see here in our example, we are using GSCModular Character 1 as the parent class.

Go to the Components tab and select Ability System Component 2. In the Details panel, click on Component Class 3 and select TBIA_AbilitySystemComponent 4.

Finally, compile and save the Blueprint.

Player Character ASC Setup

Now, to add the interaction functionality to the Player Character, click on Add 1 in the Components tab and select the TBIA_Interaction component 2.

Switch to the Class Settings and scroll down to the Interfaces category. Click on Add 3 and select the TBIA_Interactable interface. It should now look like it is shown in 4.

Finally, compile and save the Blueprint.

Player Character Interaction Setup