Editing Exploding Barrel

This page shows you how to use a Damage Volume and Target to create damaging traps.. You can apply the same principles with different types of triggers, interactions and switches based on the game you want to create.

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Required Nodes & Objects:
    <p>1x Sphere Damage Volume</p>
    <p>1x On/Off Node</p>
    <p>1x Remove Node</p>
    <p>1x Set Visibility Node</p>
    <p>1x Target Cylinder</p>
    <p>1x Explosion</p>
    <p>1x Barrel 1A</p>
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                <h3>Place Barrel</h3>
                <p>There are a few barrels in Arcadia, pick the one that suits you best. I used Barrel 1A</p>
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                <h3>Place Cylinder Target</h3>
                <p>Cylinder target acts as a volume that the player can attack. Place it over your barrel, so you can't see it anymore.</p>
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                <h3>Place Remove node</h3>
                <p>Place a Remove node near your barrel & remove node.</p>
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                <h3>Link Remove Node to your Barrel</h3>
                <p><code>Event: Act On → Barrel</code> (You may need to more your Target Cylinder to select the barrel)</p>
                <p><code>Event: Act On → Target Cylinder</code></p>       
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                <h3>Link Target Cylinder to Remove Node</h3>
                <p><code>Event: On Destroyed → Function: Activate</code></p>
                <p>If you play test at this point, you will be able to shoot your cylinder, and it will disappear when it is destroyed</p>
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                <h3>Kill nearby actors</h3>
                <p>An exploding barrel that does no damage isn't very useful.</p>
                <p>Place Sphere Damage Volume on top of your barrel.</p>
                <p>Set it's radius to 10</p>
                <p>Enable Kill Instantly</p>
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                <h3>Activate damage volume</h3>
                <p>Place an On/Off node</p>
                <p>Connect <code>Event: On Destroyed → Function: Activate</code> from Target Cylinder to On/Off node</p>
                <p>Connect <code>Event: Turn On/Off → Function: Turn On/Off</code> from On/Off node to Damage Volume</p>
                <p>If you preview now, standing next to your barrel while destroying it will eliminate the player.</p>
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                <h3>Make it sparkle</h3>
                <p>Place an Explosion node on top of the barrel</p>
                <p>Connect <code>Event: On Destroyed → Function: Play</code> from Target Cylinder to Explosion</p>
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                <h3>Hide target cylinder</h3>
                <p>Finally, to hide the target cylinder from the player, place a Set Visibility Node</p>
                <p>Connect <code>Event: Act On → Function: Visibility</code> from Set Visibility Node to the Target Cylinder</p>
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