Third Person Template n00dLobby Integration

Inside the third person template project (representative of your own project), create yourself a GameInstance, a LobbyGameMode, a MenuGameMode, a LobbyPlayerController, and a GameplayPlayerController. We will be using the ThirdPersonGameMode as our GameplayGameMode for this example, and be renaming it to reflect that. This image contains all the BPs that we should have once this section is complete.

In the n00dComponents > n00dPacks > n00dGameplay > n00dLobby > Blueprints > Lobby folder, right click on N00dLobbySpectator and click on CreateChildBlueprintClass. 

Drag that into your own folder structure.

Create a data table of type GameplayTagTableRow. Name it DT_MapTags. 

Open this data table up and add all your maps found in your Levels folder, with their exact names (see: Level Setup).

Create a data table of type FN00dLobbyCharacterInfo. Name it DT_Characters

Right-click on ThirdPersonCharacter (representative of your own player character) and create the children you wish to use for the characters in your game. 

Inside our created DT_MapTags data table, add all the levels you wish to use in here prefixed with Map. - making sure that the level name is exactly the same name as your level.

In DT_Characters, fill out your character classes - making sure to leave the NewRow at the beginning reserved for Character and named Empty. We are filling the character classes at runtime with your defined characters. 

In the Menu's Level BP call SetN00dLobbyShowMainMenu on the game instance.

In the Lobby Map, add a floor, post process volume, and some lights (modify these to your liking), and drag in the number of N00dLobbyPlayerStarts as desired - we are placing the number corresponding to the Max in the game instance here. So, 6.

In each of your levels, place the default player starts where you need them and tag them appropriately - the PlayerStartTag will be used for mission spawning if that has been selected on the Lobby menu

You also want to override each of your playable levels with the GameplayGameMode in the World Settings

In your project settings, define your Game Instance and the maps shown in the screenshot.

In the GameplayTags settings, reference DT_MapTags in the GameplayTagTableList array

Open your MenuGameMode and add this OnBeginPlay

And make sure your Class Defaults look like this, and close the MenuGameMode as we are finished with it. 

Open your LobbyGameMode and add BPC_N00dLobby to the components window

And your Class Defaults should look like this

Add the BPI_N00dLobby interface in the Class Settings. Compile.

Right click on ConnectedPlayer and create the variable. Then compile and save.

Navigate to the interface getter functions

Under Multiple we need to define the lobby component.

Override SpawnDefaultPawnFor and add this node within, making sure to check the bool to indicate this is a lobby spawn.

Open your GameplayGameMode and add BPC_N00dLobby to the components window

Add the BPI_N00dLobby interface in the Class Settings. Compile.

Your Class Defaults should look like this

Override SpawnDefaultPawnFor and add this node within.

Add the BPI_N00dLobby interface in the Class Settings. Compile.

Your MyGameInstance should now have these variables. Make sure to fill out the defaults of the values that require it. 

For a detailed run-down on which editable values are necessary, please visit the Overview for more information.

Back in the N00dLobbyGameInstance select everything on the Event Graph and paste it in your MyGameInstance. Compile. 

Return to N00dLobbyGameInstance and now copy everything from the Interface Graph into your Event Graph

Navigate to each of the interface getters and assign the corresponding value to the output in MyGameInstance. For reference, look at what is used in each of these functions from the N00dLobbyGameInstance. You may also copy paste those if you wanted to. 

Also fill in the BanList and PlayerInfo in the Multiple interface getter section

Also make sure to change the Data Table here to your own DT_Characters table.

Open up LobbyPlayerController and add BPC_N00dLobby to the components window

Add the BPI_N00dLobby interface in the Class Settings. Compile.

In each of the interface getters, supply the output with the necessary references. Take a look at the N00dLobbyController for what values are used.

Also under multiple we need to define the lobby component

Open up GameplayPlayerController and add BPC_N00dLobby to the components window

Add the BPI_N00dLobby interface in the Class Settings. Compile.

In the GetN00dLobbyLoadedPlayerInfo interface getter, supply the output as needed.

Also under multiple we need to define the lobby component.