Update Projectile to use a ProjectileMovementComponent

Source/vampires/Projectile.cpp

@@ -3,17 +3,20 @@
 
 #include "Projectile.h"
 
+#include "Components/SphereComponent.h"
+#include "GameFramework/ProjectileMovementComponent.h"
 #include "Weapons/ProjectileWeapon.h"
 
 // Sets default values
 AProjectile::AProjectile()
-{
+{	SphereComponent = CreateDefaultSubobject<USphereComponent>(TEXT("Sphere Component"));
- 	// Set this actor to call Tick() every frame.  You can turn this off to improve performance if you don't need it.
-	PrimaryActorTick.bCanEverTick = true;
-
-	SphereComponent = CreateDefaultSubobject<USphereComponent>(TEXT("Sphere Component"));
 	SetRootComponent(SphereComponent);
 	SphereComponent->SetSphereRadius(50.0f);
+
+	ProjectileMovement = CreateDefaultSubobject<UProjectileMovementComponent>(TEXT("Projectile Movement"));
+	ProjectileMovement->ProjectileGravityScale = 0.0f;
+	ProjectileMovement->Friction = 0.0f;;
+	ProjectileMovement->bIsSliding = true;
 }
 
 // Called when the game starts or when spawned
@@ -22,12 +25,14 @@ void AProjectile::BeginPlay()
 	Super::BeginPlay();
 	AProjectileWeapon* OwnerWeapon = Cast<AProjectileWeapon>(GetOwner()); 
 	SphereComponent->OnComponentBeginOverlap.AddDynamic(OwnerWeapon, &AProjectileWeapon::OnProjectileBeginOverlap);
+
+	ProjectileMovement->InitialSpeed = ProjectileSpeed;
+	ProjectileMovement->MaxSpeed = ProjectileSpeed;
 }
 
-// Called every frame
+void AProjectile::SetTargetDirection(FVector direction)
-void AProjectile::Tick(float DeltaTime)
 {
-	Super::Tick(DeltaTime);
+	TargetDirection = direction;
-	SetActorLocation(GetActorLocation() + (TargetDirection * ProjectileSpeed));
+	ProjectileMovement->SetVelocityInLocalSpace(TargetDirection * ProjectileSpeed);
 }
 

Source/vampires/Projectile.h

@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "CoreMinimal.h"
-#include "Components/SphereComponent.h"
 #include "GameFramework/Actor.h"
 #include "Projectile.generated.h"
 
+class UProjectileMovementComponent;
+class USphereComponent;
+
 UCLASS()
 class VAMPIRES_API AProjectile : public AActor
 {
@@ -16,10 +18,13 @@ public:
 	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadWrite)
 	USphereComponent* SphereComponent = nullptr;
 
+	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadWrite)
+	UProjectileMovementComponent* ProjectileMovement = nullptr;
+	
 	FVector TargetDirection = FVector::ZeroVector;
 
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite)
-	float ProjectileSpeed = 1.0f;
+	float ProjectileSpeed = 500.0f;
 	
 public:	
 	// Sets default values for this actor's properties
@@ -30,6 +35,6 @@ protected:
 	virtual void BeginPlay() override;
 
 public:	
-	// Called every frame
+
-	virtual void Tick(float DeltaTime) override;
+	void SetTargetDirection(FVector direction);
 };

Source/vampires/Weapons/FireWandWeapon.cpp

@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ void AFireWandWeapon::FireWeaponAction_Implementation()
 		direction.Z = 0.0;
 		direction.Normalize();
 
-		projectile->TargetDirection = direction;
+		projectile->SetTargetDirection(direction);
 	}
 }

Source/vampires/Weapons/GarlicWeapon.cpp

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void AGarlicWeapon::GarlicFireWeaponAction(FOverlappedEnemy EnemyCharacter)
 			}
 
 			EnemyHealthComponent->TakeDamage(EnemyCharacter.OverlappedEnemyCharacter, Damage, nullptr,
-											 ownerController, this);
+			                                 ownerController, this);
 		}
 	}
 }

Source/vampires/Weapons/GunWeapon.cpp

@@ -53,18 +53,18 @@ void AGunWeapon::FireWeaponAction_Implementation()
 		
 		AProjectile* projectile = GetWorld()->SpawnActor<AProjectile>(ProjectileTemplate, GetOwner()->GetTransform(),
 																	  actorSpawnParameters);
-		projectile->TargetDirection = UKismetMathLibrary::GetDirectionUnitVector(actorLocation, TopLeft);
+		projectile->SetTargetDirection(UKismetMathLibrary::GetDirectionUnitVector(actorLocation, TopLeft));
 
 		projectile = GetWorld()->SpawnActor<AProjectile>(ProjectileTemplate, GetOwner()->GetTransform(),
 														 actorSpawnParameters);
-		projectile->TargetDirection = UKismetMathLibrary::GetDirectionUnitVector(actorLocation, TopRight);
+		projectile->SetTargetDirection(UKismetMathLibrary::GetDirectionUnitVector(actorLocation, TopRight));
 
 		projectile = GetWorld()->SpawnActor<AProjectile>(ProjectileTemplate, GetOwner()->GetTransform(),
 														 actorSpawnParameters);
-		projectile->TargetDirection = UKismetMathLibrary::GetDirectionUnitVector(actorLocation, BottomLeft);
+		projectile->SetTargetDirection(UKismetMathLibrary::GetDirectionUnitVector(actorLocation, BottomLeft));
 
 		projectile = GetWorld()->SpawnActor<AProjectile>(ProjectileTemplate, GetOwner()->GetTransform(),
 														 actorSpawnParameters);
-		projectile->TargetDirection = UKismetMathLibrary::GetDirectionUnitVector(actorLocation, BottomRight);
+		projectile->SetTargetDirection(UKismetMathLibrary::GetDirectionUnitVector(actorLocation, BottomRight));
 	}
 }

Source/vampires/Weapons/KnifeWeapon.cpp

@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ void AKnifeWeapon::FireWeaponAction_Implementation()
 
 		FVector direction = FVector(playerCharacter->PreviousMovementDirection, 0.0);
 		direction.Normalize();
-		projectile->TargetDirection = direction;
+		projectile->SetTargetDirection(direction);
 	}
 }

Source/vampires/Weapons/MagicWandWeapon.cpp

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void AMagicWandWeapon::FireWeaponAction_Implementation()
 				GetActorLocation(), nearestActor->GetActorLocation());
 			direction.Z = 0.0;
 			direction.Normalize();
-			projectile->TargetDirection = direction;
+			projectile->SetTargetDirection(direction);
 		}
 	}
 }