How to Make a Grappling Hook in Unreal Engine 5 - Very Easy

[@rollingrock3480]

Hey, I got it to work, I used Get Mouse Wheel Axis instead of Get Movement Left/Right. I went into Input in the Project Settings and it says that Axis Mappings are obsolete; I think that's why we're unable to access Movement Left/Right, because it's an axis mapping. I looked around Enhanced Input in the Blueprint Editor and there are a lot of new options there. I think a "proper" solution (instead of the mousewheel axis hack) would be to use the correct Enhanced Input Blueprint node, but I don't know which one that would be (too new). Also, thanks for the tutorial :)

[@GorkaGames]

Yeah absolutely, with 5.1 they changed the inputs to use the new Enhanced ones. So that`s a perfect workaround for 5.1 users

[@CosmicGamesoOfficial]

bro thank you for saying that i was about to quit until i saw your comment bro thanks

[@caelinhobbs7647]

Another solution is using the player actors "get actor forward vector"!

[@kosei2512]

tysm

[@conkin998]

i used the return value y on a get IA_Move node after splitting the structure pin on default bp_firstpersoncharacter and it works just like here.

[@beaversaysdam]

Dude. Best tutorial ever. So easy to follow. Thank you

[@silvergeneration]

This is such a good tutorial, and even learned more about how unreal works in just 10 minutes. Thanks so much!

[@numbers297]

Make sure you promote the GrabPoint variable from the impact "point" output of the Break Hit Result node. Mine was accidently promoted from the impact "normal node", which caused the grappling hook to always shoot towards one specific spot of the map.

[@ponysonic]

bless you, made the same mistake.

[@mrtuna4133]

thank you so much its so good to see a good tutorial not take 5 hours i love this

[@ifounde]

Hey, I want to do this in Unreal Engine 5.2 but I can't find the code "Get Move Right/Left" (8:15)

[@MaxXrQuinn]

use Get Mouse Wheel Axis instead of Get Movement Left/Right

[@mikoroonii]

just a tip, if you use the distance between the point and the player as a multiplier in the Add Force calculations, you can get a more "elastic" effect, where you'll have more force the further you are from the point.

[@zoneymack3864]

yo thank you!!

[@360ca_la_carte5]

if i look in the air and press the button it connects to something under the map plz help

[@johnpliskin8925]

have you found a way to fix it?

[@TheVoiceOfChaos]

Howww?

[@Yensuo]

When a line trace doesnt hit anything It is redirected to 0,0,0. You have to create a condition to handle that situation

[@HookNails]

@@Yensuo How?

[@ronfrazier6446]

​@@HookNails it would be a condition statement. I haven't tried it yet but I will at some point, basically you want it to check were it hits but branch off that and see if the value is zero then ignore or don't execute the action.

[@solarzozoGZ]

Thank you so much this was such a big help! And I used this as a start for learning Unreal Engine and it was so simple! Keep up the good tutorials!

[@EzXet]

So nice video dude. I subscribed!

[@GorkaGames]

Thank you so much, I`m glad that you found it useful! 😄

[@mutonfuton]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! It was a massive help!

[@GrantCraftGames]

I've been watching your tutorial videos a lot. I'm creating a 2d side scroller with the intent to have the grapple allow you to escape if you get stuck. How would one translate or get the cable to launch where ever your clicking? I think you need to include mouse space and some other items, but I have no idea where to start.

[@rollingrock3480]

Hi, Get Move Right/Left isn't showing up for me, I checked/unchecked Context Sensitive and tried rebooting the editor, any advice? I'm typing it in the same as you are. This is with 5.1.

[@WAI..Hazza.]

mouse wheel axis should work

[@Stanisslayer]

same problem

[@giftheck]

Excellent tutorial! I've got a couple of addendums to make for those looking to make, for instance, Lara Croft's grappling hook, or Spider-Man's webswing. -First, you can set the start and end points to something other than the camera. So, for instance, place an arrow in your character BP in a position above and away from the character model and use that for the line trace instead. -I'm working in third person. You can set up sockets to spawn the cable from. I have one on each hand, and my cable spawns from those. SPull in your cable and character meshes, from the cable mesh, you pull out an Attach Component to Component node, plug the cable into Target and your character mesh into Parent, and then your socket name. Then from there you do the rest. I've done it off my Event Tick, but it might work just before the Line Trace too. -Change the movement mode to falling (or just exclude the node entirely) and you'll get a swing to it. I'm still figuring out what works best for everything else, including whether there's a way to break the line if you round the corner or if you reach a certain point in the swing and to make it easier to detect the point you should attach from.

[@wolfiedgr8t]

Really enjoyed this one, very straightforward thanks 👍

[@GorkaGames]

Thank you I really apreciate it!!!

[@StarLightFilmProductions]

I need help with mine i followed all the instructions carefully but my cable is going the other way and im being pulled in the opposite direction

[@mikkew241]

my cable doesnt go where i want. like i looking top but its going to bottom or left. how i can fix that.

[@ArtturiVuorinen]

To those having problems with the direction of the hook, make sure that after the Get Forward Vector you first multiply (use the *) and then add (use the +) for the Vectors.

[@Tueborgame]

Hello again, another helpful tutorial video. Quick question for this one, there is no "get move right left" as shown at 8:17 in the default TPS level. What would I want to use here instead?

[@GorkaGames]

Thanks! Hmm, what is the parent class from your character? If its a pawn or character it should have this node. Maybe try right clicking and disabling "context sensitive"

[@drew.deguara]

Copy and pasted from Bing's ai bot tthingy. I tried it, it worked. "In Unreal Engine 5.3, the traditional input system has been replaced with the new Enhanced Input system1. This means that the “InputAxis MoveRight” node might not be directly available in your blueprint. Here’s how you can get the player’s left and right movement value: Create a new Input Action or Axis Mapping: Navigate to Edit > Project Settings > Engine > Input. Under the Bindings section, you can create a new Axis Mapping. You might name it “MoveRight”, and map it to the keys you want (like A and D). Set the scale to -1 for left movement (A key) and 1 for right movement (D key) Use the new Input Mapping in your Blueprint: In your character’s blueprint, you can now use an InputAxis MoveRight event with your new mapping. The Axis Value output of this event will give you a float value representing the player’s left and right movement2. This value will be -1 when moving left, 1 when moving right, and 0 when not moving."

[@mikkew241]

you need to make axis in to project settings, input and creat new axis mapping(try to make name unique for found easyly. for example i make "new move right / left"). after add A key and D key (its for left key and right key button). after type oyur axis mapping and ad with axis values.

[@Rem1025]

I had this problem too; here's how to fix it: instead of using the "get move right/left" node, you can use either the "move right" or "move left" node. it will work with either one.

[@ClydiieTwo]

best how to make a grapple hook vid on this site, i do have some issues like the cable being transparent but otherwise i now have a working grapple hook. thank you man

[@GorkaGames]

thank you man!! I really appreciate it 😄 Yeah I also had that issue with the cable material, it seemed to fix when I changed of level. I guess its an engine bug

[@ElBeeOCE]

im a total beginner here so this could be basic, but how would you go about only adding the pull force on a separate button press? Then you'd be able to do things like hang from ceilings or swing on a rope that stays at its true length.

[@ElBeeOCE]

also if anyone knows how to make it so i can have one rope on left click and another one on right click without breaking the first one, that would be very helpful.

[@SlimeTlme]

Wish I knew, sounds awesome

[@werdyfrikle1137]

Thanks! Great tutorial

[@Theoneandonlyzink]

I can't figure out how to get the cable to appear. Do I have to give it a texture?

[@redspy007]

I am using this tutorial to make ODM gear like in attack on titan. however, when i shoot both of them at the same time the right hand side one seems to extend to a weird amount and im not sure if the right one is even working when both are shot.

[@DaRavenOfficial]

Amigo, funciona de maravilla. Pero te tengo una pregunta ¿Cómo puedo hacer que el gancho (más concretamente, el cable) esté interpolado o haya una transición?

[@PolyF0rge]

why I can just run back and have an infinite rope? how can I fix that?

[@embereatsoculus]

Hey, at around 7:00 i tried this but the end point of the cable would just be at the corner of the plain. i have double checked and everything is matching perfectly. Do you know what has gone wrong?

[@aymanayad7230]

check that you are setting the hit location properly

[@embereatsoculus]

@@aymanayad7230 thanks

[@VanoCanz]

1:24 what is that variation called (edit) i got it by the way and thanks for the tutorial it was great

[@nomad7317]

Got it working!!!! Thanks a ton!!!

[@GorkaGames]

my pleasure! I`m glad that it worked!

[@drk6798]

These are great thank you

[@therealstarMoses]

this tutorial is phenomenal but I'm wondering is it possible to make it so the grapplepoint will latch onto certain objects in a set range of the line trace? Basically I wanna give certain specific "Grapple Points" a larger margin of error for hooking onto them.

[@GorkaGames]

Thanks, yeah so what you will want to do is to create a mesh, which will me visible to the player to grapple and add a collider. And the n place a tag into that object like "grapple point". So then in the code when I make the line trace to attach, only continue if the object detected has that tag assigned on it.

[@joekrivoski]

thanks you for this tutorial have a blessed day =)

[@IndigoDango]

This was was so good! Thank you. @gorkagames, my one question is how do I "hide" the red impact point/line? The rest of the mechanic is working well, but I don't know how to hide the red line.

[@PP-yr9fy]

Can you teach me how to make this tutorial in C++? It's easy to make with Blueprint, but I don't know how to make the linetracebychannel and getmoveright/left parts when making it with C++. please.

[@kimjong9]

it very cool i like your tutorial :)

[@GorkaGames]

thanks!!

[@Opt4grunt]

Thanks for these tutorials, I have a question how would you do a grapple in 3rd person tile set game like Tunic?

[@jonsolo9256]

This was great! Thanks so much for this tutorial! I am currently using this to add into a little project. I followed your video and everything worked out beautifully! I actually made a Grapple Blueprint and I actually want the player to be able to grapple on just the Grapple BluePrint that I created. A simple Light post to grapple to. As in your video, you can grapple onto any surface. Any suggestions on getting the player to only grapple on a specific Blueprint? Thanks again for your video!

[@ray3dx661]

The Get Move Right/Left does not show up for me at all. Where do I find it?

[@fraydizs7302]

Did you find it? i have the exact same problem! Edit: someone found a solution below. Right click in the field and look for "get mouse wheel axis" then drag that return value into the bottom spot instead.

[@vulcan5042]

is there a way to also add a parameter where the grapple distance can't go further than when its connected, im trying to use it like a tether

[@Darkzim581]

Dose anyone know what to replace the get Move right/left node with because it is not showing up in mine

[@rollingrock3480]

I'm having the same problem.

[@stream-rx7pc]

@@rollingrock3480 me too

[@mikkew241]

same

[@SlimeTlme]

Mouse wheel axis I believe

[@Plog_1]

Great tutorial! Is there a way to add animations to your character while grappling? I tried adding an animation montage but it didn’t work.

[@christophermillar7227]

What about adding collisions to the rope for downfall?

[@travisbehrendsen6992]

looks to be a "add" collision checkmark on the cable settings

[@AliBounds]

Awesome video and happy Holoweeni to you 🎉

[@GorkaGames]

thank you! Happy Halloween for you too 👀👀

[@sqob]

trying to do this in multiplayer, how do i make the hook visible to all players?

[@Maxiamaru]

Awesome video. Wondering if there is a way to make the grapple a projectile rather than a line trace. I'm fairly new to UE 5 so I'm not sure how it would work

[@capybara-Production]

The tutorial works really well but the only problem i have is that once i stop grappling it still moves me around like i am grappling, i have no idea how to solve this since i am quite new to unreal engine. any help would be great.

[@GobblingGlizzys]

I cannot find "get move right/left". im using the newest ue

[@GorkaGames]

try to disable "context-sensitive"

[@GobblingGlizzys]

@@GorkaGames still cant find it. you found it under input>axis values>get move right/left but i dont even have the folder axis values

[@GorkaGames]

@@GobblingGlizzys Hmm, whats the parent of your character`s blueprint?

[@GorkaGames]

@bigvictor6639 in which UE version are you on?

[@Darkzim581]

@bigvictor6639 what did you do because i am having the same problem?

[@ootscootscabob]

Does anyone know how to prevent the grappling hook clipping through a wall that comes in between you and the point you are grappled to

[@Nucids23]

Hello, how do I make it so that the player stops once it reaches the grab point, instead of swinging around?

[@Alvgaar]

im noob but im guessing you could do something with the character capsule collison box and do an event tick to check for collision with end point and if true it will stop?

[@qwertyhnmloiuytrdsert]

Very Helpful thanks. How ever I've finished the tutorial and when I use my grappler the red lines still appear is there a fix?

[@giftheck]

Switch Draw Debug Type in the Line Trace By Channel node to None.

[@Almost_Superluminal]

@@giftheck what a goat

[@ScoutOW2]

Howd you fix the cable not vanishing?

[@GorkaGames]

Yeah it was a weird issue. What I did was crete a new level, and it seemed to solve oit

[@ScoutOW2]

@@GorkaGames I did some research and found out ot does that if the material isnt set to "transparent" for some reason

[@K.O.D12]

I'm using 5.2 and I can not find the get move right/left

[@HeyShotgun]

So can I use my own animation to play for the grappling hook activation?

[@PurpleGuyMemes]

🔴🔴🔴🔴 8:12 cant find the GET MOVE RIGHT, i searched up how to and found people saying how to, but when i did it it just didnt work, can you tell me how or make a video of how to find the hidden ones like the get move right/ left thingy?

[@blurvelocity1105]

Someone said to use get mouse wheel axis and that worked for me.

[@DarrylBrawlstars777]

idk if someone will read this but I got a problem with the hook! It doesn't want to let me go after I got pulled to it until I shoot a new one. Does anyone know what to do or do I have missed something in the video? Thanks!

[@neelamdeshpande4838]

How to make one for 3rd person Cause can’t find a third person camera

[@karimmohamed12]

use camera boom

[@Almost_Superluminal]

@@karimmohamed12 thanks i was also looking for this :)

[@VeryTori]

Thanks for the tutorial! I noticed that at taller heights, falling doesn't really feel good. It feels like you are just floating. How would I fix that?

[@brazenh2836]

you can change gravity/ weight. Havent done it myself but you could probably set it to a linear or hyperbolic function where it gets faster the longer you fall...

[@VeryTori]

​@@brazenh2836 How would I go about setting this? I set the project aside while taking a break, and I am now getting back into game dev, and while the gravity wasn't an issue for my last game, I want to use this mechanic again, but can't figure out how to get gravity to actually function, without everything else feeling like you are glued to the floor.

[@FenderBenz]

is it possible to attach a grapplehook mesh on the end of the cable?

[@GorkaGames]

Yeah, add a static mesh into your cable, and set its position and rotation to be always at the end point of the cable as I did in 6:17

[@candicerulez]

i wanted to be able to swing for a little bit before it drags me to the grapple point, is there any way to do that

[@SHOEBILLMEMEZ]

got the cable working but for some reason i float mid-air, using ue 5.4.2

[@delaneyreed]

Great tutorial! Is there a way to possibly say that if the grab point of the cable hits another actor in the game to destroy the actor? Essentially making the grappling hook a weapon?

[@MasterPiffy]

yes, on the break hit result just after the line trace, you check to see if the "Hit Actor" was a certain actor, and if it's true, cast to that actor and destroy them, or destroy actor of class

[@durvanshudhakate]

hey i cnt get the get move right left node

[@Eric-cj2nj]

Same

[@Eric-cj2nj]

Have you found out how to work it yet?

[@HenryScreee]

When I got to about 2:30, the raycast wasn't going where I pointed my cursor, if anyone else has this issue it was because I had the integer set as integer (double precision) instead of integer (single precision)

[@KrazyRhino2410]

I'm still confused

[@annihilator3470]

This tut was amazing but I have an issue with the grapple when I'm not aiming at anything, when I'm aiming at just empty space and grapple the grapple will lock to world origin 0,0,0 no matter how far away world origin is to me, is there a way to fix this? I followed tutorial step by step but it doesn't appear that you have this issue, I'm running ue5.1 if that helps.

[@WAI..Hazza.]

make sure it says impact point not impact normal i had the same issue and that fixed it (its on the break node at 2:11)

[@mikkew241]

i have same problem but im using impact point. what i should do? @@WAI..Hazza. my points are not going where i want.

[@KrazyRhino2410]

​@@WAI..Hazza.I have this same problem but I have it on impact point?

[@koaxquinn]

@@KrazyRhino2410 you figure it out?

[@KrazyRhino2410]

@koaxquinn Yes, I just re tried like 5 times and it finally worked

[@KitK17-NX]

is there a way to keep you from being able to walk around in the air while grappled? I've been trying to get it to work but I'm stuck on this, the moment I don't go in the direction of the grab point then you just drift off and can hover, if anyone can help I'd greatly appreciate it. I'm using 5.2 if that helps

[@premuk]

same

[@darkspace4530]

Could try setting air control to 0 while grappling, might help?

[@mikkew241]

ig ue 5.2 doesnt have move Right / left. if you create with input its not matter @@darkspace4530

[@moor3865]

i have the cable positioned where i want it at the end of my gun, keybinds work and all but its only shooting to the floor directly behind the player

[@Obruxogg]

UP

[@WAI..Hazza.]

make sure it says impact point not impact normal i had the same issue and that fixed it (its on the break node at 2:11)

[@Cuteismo]

Gorka sabes como puedo hacer un gancho pero que se columpie? no encuentra tutorial al respecto de Swing Hook

[@johnpliskin8925]

i have a doubt. When my trace does not hit someting grabs the cordinate 0 of the world does any one know why? or how could i fix it?

[@FancyYT09]

does he ever explain how to invisify the raycast

[@FancyYT09]

@GorkaGames

[@FancyYT09]

If anyone’s confused like I was change the debugging to none on you line trace

[@sokol6876]

Hey so this method is great but it doesn't work with moving objects (it just keeps attracting you to the hit point). Any ideas for a fix?

[@DiogoManteu]

if its possible.. get the position on the object that you hit and keep updating with every tick.

[@sokol6876]

@@DiogoManteu i found an optimal way to do it - I spawn a small object and attach it to the normal of the hit object. When applying force I simply use this object, since it will be moving and rotating properly

[@diogomanteu7148]

@@sokol6876 that's awesome! I'll take that into consideration when I implement mine. I'll be trying to make a ratchet and clank clone to get the basics of developing a game. Very excited

[@sokol6876]

@@diogomanteu7148 no problem, good luck with your project

[@thecontaminatedone6094]

@@sokol6876does that mean the cable will still be attached to a random point in the air?

[@GameSterDamian]

I can't find the move right/left thing at 8:23

[@GorkaGames]

are you in 5.1? if so, use the Get Mouse Wheel axis instead

[@GameSterDamian]

@@GorkaGames thanks

[@Enderking394]

How do I make it so it doesn’t pull me in, only lets me swing?

[@WAI..Hazza.]

im pretty sure if you change the speed to 0 it works

[@MickaelSchaack]

Waaaw so nice

[@GorkaGames]

thanks!!

[@kaidas5922]

thanks man

[@KameronVanTankeren]

do you know how to increase the speed that my charater moves when grappling, ive changed some of the interger numbers but nothing seems to work

[@vulcan5042]

im still a novice, but try changing both the force component on this tutorial, as well as the air control under the character movement component

[@KrazyRhino2410]

The line trace is still visible at the end for me, how do i fix that

[@Helgrind44]

In your line trace, set the Draw Debug Type to "None".

[@KrazyRhino2410]

@Helgrind44 thx

[@cgaming283]

Anyone know how to hide the red tracer?

[@GorkaGames]

go into the lne trace node, and in debug just select none

[@cgaming283]

@@GorkaGames thank you

[@cgaming283]

@@GorkaGames I have another question is there a way to make the grappling hook stick to only one material?

[@higanbana6550]

I followed the way you did it, the impact point is correct, but add force isnt working for me. It doesnt move my character at all. help pls

[@CostaGeo6683]

You clever sausage 💚

[@GorkaGames]

😄🤣 Thanks man!!

[@Treloarian]

IM having a problem with my visibility comands, they seem to not affect the cable at all not matter how many times ive done it, its permanently invisble. the only thing that works are the red lasers.

[@bensmash03]

So, I wanted to ask if anyone would know how to stop grappling once the player is a certain distance from the grapple point. I think I'm on the right track with my current code, but I still can't get it to work.

[@oni3910]

What can i do so that the player can only shoot twice?

[@Yayaoffi]

Hi I can’t find the end location 😢

[@beskarofficial]

I followed everything perfectly and watched the tutorial several times but the rope always points to the same place and the position is not updated, that is to say that if I move the rope it follows me from the start point and the end of the cable. PS: I'm on ue 5.1.

[@steez_sends]

same

[@silaspollak1839]

great tut but the lines still show up. how do i fix that?

[@Almost_Superluminal]

yea same trying to find an answer in all of the comments

[@Almost_Superluminal]

found it "Switch Draw Debug Type in the Line Trace By Channel node to None."

[@v0idbyt3]

please help me im just flying, no cable shows up

[@mannequin_productions]

thx

[@A.VeryConfusedFello]

the grapple is broken for me and just lets me leveltate

[@DekelElz]

Did it for VR character, better than any other videos out there. so easy.

[@ElBeeOCE]

Do you have any tips that might help a beginner for following this tutorial in a VR project? I cant wrap my head around how to do this on the VR character

[@DekelElz]

@@ElBeeOCE just make this video and it will work. There is not too much diff between pc and vr in this kind of things

[@hoodeez]

doesnt work because "get move left/right " doesnt exist im sure theres a workaround but im new

[@Nucids23]

You have to replace both "Get move left/right" to "Get mouse wheel axis". Then multiply both of them and multiply another time by 0,7 like shown in the video

[@batuhanguyldar6289]

I did everything, but when I throw the rope, it throws it at 0, 0, 0 no matter where I look.

[@KrazyRhino2410]

The cable always goes to 0,0,0 and the force also always points to 0,0,0. How do i fix this?

[@KrazyRhino2410]

I changed something and now it goes up and to the right of spawn

[@zane4103]

everything except the add force stuff, anyone else having that problem?

[@SHOEBILLMEMEZ]

me

[@IFiOstudio]

I can't get "get move right"

[@MaxXrQuinn]

cant find the X at 8:20 so I'm going to stop for now

[@FancyYT09]

type this *

[@vulcan5042]

I followed this and my look and movement was fine, but now I can only look horizontally and not vertically, grappling hook works fine tho

[@vulcan5042]

I fixed it by going into my camera and checking the pawn field

[@DailyPaily]

Te la has sacado aqui, sobre todo al final.

[@GorkaGames]

Jajaja, muchas gracias!!

[@KrazyRhino2410]

Another video that doesnt work for me, the grapple always places in only one direction and when use it it makes me fly endlessly into the sky

[@tomcoppen8353]

Great tutorial! Would be extra helpful if you said 'why' you were using some explained nodes and what they do, instead of just 'these are the nodes I am using'. Anyways, keep it up and thanks!

[@Stanisslayer]

Bro u press e lot of keys that u dont tell, and i firs time open UE can u instal key capturing plugin or smtn pls, u make stuf too fast and in some time realy hard to figuning what, for e beginer like me. Thans.