UE5 Weapon System Tutorial: Pickup, Drop, Shoot, Reload & Physics-Based Interactions

[@ajitsinghyadav1725]

Welcome back 😊

[@LocoDev]

Thanks haha, it's been a long time! Let me know if you have any questions.

[@ajitsinghyadav1725]

@LocoDev good to see you back, youtube is all about consistency.. Look forward to more videos 😀

[@itamihanzo]

just what I was looking for , the preview looks really solid.

[@LocoDev]

Nice!

[@abdoulraoufgambo]

This tutorial was amazing ! I learn a lot ! I'd love to see a part two or a continuation. Broth please consider making one !😁

[@LocoDev]

I'll try to make more tutorials about weapon systems and stuff related in the future, thanks for the feedback!

[@abdoulraoufgambo]

@@LocoDev Yesssss !!!! Thank you !!!!

[@Native_Creation]

@@LocoDev would love to see this for other weapon types as well, great tutorial

[@dauntless_games]

Glad to have you back mate

[@LocoDev]

@@dauntless_games thanks🙏

[@dauntless_games]

@LocoDev I know you just got back but do you think you could remake your ledge climb system with the Game animation sample project?

[@abdoulraoufgambo]

happy to see you !

[@LocoDev]

Thanks, I'm happy to be here too!

[@herbertpimentel]

This is awesome, loved the way you explain what you are doing and why

[@LocoDev]

Glad you liked it! the most crucial aspect of any tutorial is the knowledge you gain from it.

[@herbertpimentel]

@LocoDev I am web developer ok ove games and want to join this world, at least for hobby but it is really new scary world specially for those how does not have skills/knowledge on 3D 🥲 thanks for the care will keep my eyes on your content from know on

[@napstablook25]

Thanks for the tutorial. This was very informative and educational. One thing that I feel would greatly help is to point to another tutorial video of creating the animation assets.

[@LocoDev]

I can recommend this tutorial video of how to create animation assets: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKGxgJ2boJyKa5o

[@napstablook25]

Wow. Thanks a ton. This would be really helpful. Merry Christmas to you and thanks again for making great content. :)

[@Toasticuss]

At 19:02 no animation curves show up when I open the ALS_PistolPoses in UE5.5, how did you get your curves to show up? Also, my characters legs stop moving when the pistol pickup animation montage is playing, did you have something configured that prevents the legs from being affected? At 26:06 the 'Wants To Aim' bool doesn't show up for me under the Sandbox Character, I had to go under Sandbox Character > Character Input State, to find it, the search seems broken for it.

[@Native_Creation]

This is a wonderful and thorough tutorial, great work, look forward to seeing your future releases as well.

[@ShyrikRyss]

Ура, новый тутор!)

[@LocoDev]

Точно! Постараюсь делать больше туторов почаще! Спасибо за поддержку, хаха!)

[@TargayrenGaming]

i needed this

[@deunank]

This is great! Keen to see some follow up tutorials!

[@Lootboy3000]

thats the tutorial i searched for

[@stormr]

This works great, but no one seems to address that when adding a custom character the gun always floats in thier hands, any ideas and possible fixes for that?

[@LocoDev]

Then you would need to create a socket for that specific character model you wish to attach your weapon to and somehow get the reference of that skeletal mesh inside the character's blueprint.

[@azesama]

keep up! a new sub

[@LocoDev]

Thanks dude!

[@TheDarkPandaTV]

большое спасибо,многому научился ,подписался ,лайк поставил,возникла пару вопросов,при монтаже подбора пистолета если выкинуть пистолет,монтаж все равно продолжается ,и при ходьбе тоже самое,хотя при в забирание на уступ монтаж прерывается,еще интересует вопрос ретаргетинга ,как прикрепить оружие к дочернему bp ,и про переменные хотелось бы использовать таблицы вместо переменных чтобы быстро создавать разные виды оружия ,или хотя бы увидеть как это делаете вы? возможно некоторые вопросы не уместны так как до конца еще не просмотрел ,на воссоздание 30 минут видео у меня ушло 10 часов,подгонял анимации и решал баги иза модульности оружия😅

[@TargayrenGaming]

You Are Life Savior

[@balek2]

Great Tutorial but i have a question how can i make the hand of the pick up animation go on the weapon to make a relaistic anim because here the hand go on the void if i'm not perfectly place

[@LocoDev]

Hi balek, great question! There are two primary ways to achieve realistic hand placement during a pickup animation: 1. Multiple Directional Animations with Blendspaces: Create Multiple Animations: Create or use several pickup animations, each corresponding to different approach directions (e.g., front, side, back). - Create a blendspace and fill it with those pickup animations so that you can use the blendspace to smoothly transition between these animations based on the character's orientation relative to the weapon. - This method allows the system to select the most appropriate animation by blending with the right animations added into the blendspace, ensuring the character's hand accurately reaches the weapon and avoids such gaps. 2. Inverse Kinematics (IK) for Refinement: You can use IK to adjust the character's hand position dynamically during the animation. This ensures that the hand accurately reaches the weapon, even if the initial animation isn't perfectly aligned. - Trigger the IK adjustments slightly before the hand reaches the weapon to allow for smooth and natural movements. - While IK can enhance realism, it may be unnecessary unless your game prioritizes highly realistic animations and mechanics. Implementing IK systems requires careful attention to detail to prevent bone distortion, which can occur in some games, including titles like Uncharted. However, sometimes these imperfections are unavoidable. If your game demands a higher level of animation precision and realism, try implementing the IK feature which will definetly enhance the hand placement accuracy.

[@balek2]

@@LocoDev Thank's a lot i will try

[@nohack6716]

If Any One Use Als And Have Problem With Two Hand Weapons You Have Tow Replace Hand R With Lower Hand L on Bone Modify And use Same Value of Lower Hand R

[@carbonatedgremlin]

How can I add a new animation like Super Mario punching up and breaking a brick? Can I add a brick break and crumble? Can I add an animation like Mario smashing down with a hammer? Can I add enemy animations of getting hit from a hammer strike? Can I get enemies to spawn and attack Mario?

[@hotsauce7124]

Sign me up. I would like to learn how to do this as well.

[@carbonatedgremlin]

Hello, which one of your tutorials would I start with if I wanted to learn GASP?

[@LocoDev]

Hmmm, I don't have specific tutorials about learning the GASP system itself, but if there's a demand for it I could make a tutorial, however there isn't much to learn to be honest, the system is pretty much refined to use.

[@DavidDhwane]

Thank you very much ❤

[@LocoDev]

You're welcome!

[@pavelpiskunov4358]

Thanks LocoDev.

[@OiItsPhantom]

Do you think you could add an update for weapon attachments? More specifically sights to aim in first person

Do you have any Foot IK tutorials for enemies in unreal engine 5.4? My zombie slides in the walking animations.

[@LocoDev]

To reduce the zombie slide effect while walking, you can decrease the character's speed or adjust the animation's play rate. If you're using blendspaces, you'll need to tweak the walk speed values and the parameters within them.

@@LocoDev Thanks for the tip! The hard part is fine-tuning those values to make the animations perfect.

[@EvanXDev]

Can we add shotgun and assault rifle and reticle sights?

[@stefanpetrov100]

Hello, first of all, thank you for the tutorial. I've reached the part where I've imported the animation montage. While picking up the pistol, I can still move around with the player. The animation montage is playing, and the pistol is attached to the mesh. However, during the animation montage, I can move the player (but there is no locomotion running). As soon as the animation montage finishes, the locomotion works again. I can even rotate the player during the montage. Is there something to block player interaction during the animation montage, or perhaps I missed something? It seems that this is not the case here.

[@stefanpetrov100]

Found it. I've used the character movement component, deactivate it before playing anim montage. Added delay of 4 seconds (just when the animation finishes) and then activated it again. It works :)

[@originalkash2374]

Can I use this if I'm starting with GASP ALS? I'm using Polygon Hives updated project and just wanted to add in the weapons to use but not seeing a weapon state machine in here. Should I delete ALS and just start from scratch with no overlay states?

[@LocoDev]

It's up to you to decide which option feels more reliable! For instance, the system showcased in the tutorial illustrates how you can add an overlay state and set up simple shooting mechanics. Remember, this is a tutorial designed to help you learn and gather all the information you need to build your own project. So, the best way to get started really depends on what you enjoy and how comfortable you are with Unreal Engine, as well as the specific needs of your project.

[@t1mchoff]

Nice Job! Would like to know which animations you used for weapons, any link to marketplace? :D

[@shingAMarie]

I want to start your tutorial, but you seem to have started already with stuff in the project that i don't know how to setup yet, like gasp. can you show how you started first?

[@LocoDev]

I haven't made GASP, but if there's a demand teaching how to use GASP, I can make a tutorial about it.

[@Burkhaniddin]

@@LocoDev Hello. Can you please teach me step by step from the beginning?

[@iansmith3301]

Where are the weapon animations from? Edit: Nvm, you linked them in Google Drive in the description.

[@NightfallIGS]

Could you work on a fishing system by any chance?

[@LocoDev]

@@NightfallIGS how would the fishing system be? I've never seen it before, do you have a game example?

[@NightfallIGS]

@LocoDev like fishing in Read Dead Redemption 2, or like in World of Warcraft for example

[@NightfallIGS]

@LocoDev or just able togather fish, and use them to restore health, or use for crafting

[@joeHenane]

where i can found animation for pickup the pistol and reload it ? i dint find in mixamo

[@LocoDev]

I've updated the link with the weapon pickup animation addition for the UEFN character, check the description. drive.google.com/file/d/1qfI2EHl6R32t-9cNoB-OYP-aGdk0hB68/view?usp=sharing

[@hotsauce7124]

Hello may I ask, how can we add a "sword swing" attack to your pistol weapon system? Thank you Very Very Very much for making this tutorial. New Subscriber.

[@onemoregame-o7h]

Awesome video for some reason my player can't rotate arm 360 when aiming 😢

[@onemoregame-o7h]

Can not cant

[@LocoDev]

Can you recheck the transition rule condition of going from aim to ready?

[@SLbadboy]

(Creating the Weapon Holding Pose & State Machine )Pickup Animations not 😢

[@Terapyy18]

Hey where can i find this pistol pickup animation ?

[@LocoDev]

I've updated the link with the weapon pickup animation addition for the UEFN character, check the description. drive.google.com/file/d/1qfI2EHl6R32t-9cNoB-OYP-aGdk0hB68/view?usp=sharing

[@hamzamustafa3848]

where did you get the als _pistol pose i can't find it and there are some other poses where are all of these

[@LocoDev]

Hello, I've added links to it in the description of this video!

[@YoNatrix]

When picking up the gun how can I layer so it only affects the upper body so i can move around with my legs?

[@LocoDev]

@@YoNatrix I'm still gonna try to do that and post it for premium members, but I'd use timelines, floats and booleans to work with that!

[@YoNatrix]

@@LocoDev oh okay thank you

[@DiLearner]

can you back to fix your rootmotion always stopping while walking at least explain us how to fix it

[@LocoDev]

To fix the problem: "If you hold down left or right and watch the character run, every 5 seconds or so they will quickly pop backward in position a little." To fix this, go to the "WalkLoop" animation in the animation sequence editor. Add the pre-existing curve named "EnableRootMotion" and set it to 1. This will disable root motion during walking. Note that the character may still snap slightly due to how the motorica animations were generated, but with root motion disabled, the character will no longer snap back as before.

[@hamzamustafa3848]

when i import the asset which skeleton i will use

[@LocoDev]

@@hamzamustafa3848 UEFN !

[@hamzamustafa3848]

@@LocoDev thanks for replying

[@JarppaGuru]

3:32 and AK47 100? xD so unreal

[@YoNatrix]

What version of unreal engine are you using here?

[@LocoDev]

@@YoNatrix hello, this is 5.4.4

[@YoNatrix]

@@LocoDev Would this tutorial work with the update gasp on ue 5.5?

[@LocoDev]

@@YoNatrix most probably yes!

[@psapubgmobile8071]

not working

[@LocoDev]

@@psapubgmobile8071 what exactly?

[@RavageTips]

please sir , Can you provide the source Project 🙏 I am noob , please Sir ❤

[@MorningStar4421]

all animations fail to import or dont work when importing, do you know a fix?

[@MorningStar4421]

never mind figured it out

[@anlag1215]

@MorningStar4421 how did you fix this bro?

[@MorningStar4421]

@anlag1215 I imported them using the sk_mannequinn and then retargeted them, instead of using uefn mannequinn

[@anlag1215]

@MorningStar4421 thx i try it

[@MorningStar4421]

@@anlag1215 no worries

[@wesleywinchester1890]

YOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@akib2161]

am i the only one or the gun texture are missing and every custom mesh

[@itsMBWAAA]

ayooooooo!!

[@LocoDev]

Ayoooo

[@combatizeforever]

bro i am making game like rdr 2 but indian one plz support and ill add your name in credits

[@iansmith3301]

There are quite a few bad Unreal practices in this you are teaching people; you should not put be putting weapon pickup logic in the character blueprint, you should also be using classes, interfaces, and the player controller blueprints to manage some kind of base weapon blueprint which can be used with other weapons. It's also a good practice to keep multiplayer replication in mind.

[@LocoDev]

It really just comes down to what your goals are for the tutorial and what level of complexity you’re aiming for. My main goal is just to show how to get a basic pickup-and-shoot mechanic working. For the weapon logic in the character blueprint: In a more advanced or larger project, you’d often keep the weapon logic in a dedicated Weapon Blueprint or a separate system. That way, you can swap weapons more easily, reduce dependency on the character, and keep your code more modular. For this tutorial a quick demo or when you’re just learning it’s perfectly fine to put logic in the Character Blueprint. It’s more straightforward and shows people the basics without diving into class inheritance and interfaces. For using a Base Weapon Class / Interfaces: If you anticipate having multiple weapons (pistols, rifles, shotguns, etc.), using a base weapon class (or an interface) allows you to reuse all that pickup logic (and potentially shared behaviors like reloading, firing, or aiming). It also makes your code more flexible if you ever want to expand. It might be overkill here because this tutorial is just one small step toward understanding basic Unreal workflows-picking up, attaching, and firing a single type of weapon-creating an entire inheritance tree or setting up Blueprint Interfaces can be too much overhead for beginners. For the Player Controller Blueprint vs. the Character Blueprint: Typically, movement or input is handled in the Player Controller, which then tells the Pawn (or Character) what to do. It keeps the separation of responsibilities clearer. It’s okay in this tutorial: For a single-player tutorial, reading input straight from the Character Blueprint is simpler. It’s a common approach for beginners and small-scale prototypes. For the Multiplayer Replication: If your game is intended to be networked, you do need to keep replication in mind from the start-otherwise, it can get complicated to retrofit your code. In this tutorial is focusing on a single-player mode although is not necessary to add an extra layer of complexity that can be confusing for someone just getting started. This is if When You’re Ready to Level Up If you or anyone following your tutorial-decide to build something more “production-ready,” it’s definitely worth learning those additional best practices: Create a BaseWeapon Blueprint (or C++ class) from which pistol, rifle, etc., can inherit. Use Blueprint Interfaces to handle interactions (picking up, dropping, etc.) without tying every action to a specific class. Delegate input to the Player Controller for better separation and easier replication. Plan for replication early if you’re going to do multiplayer. But to reiterate: for a small-scale, beginner-focused tutorial, you can absolutely keep it simple in the Character Blueprint. It’s a great way to learn the fundamentals without getting bogged down in architecture. As long as people know that there are more advanced ways to structure things for bigger or networked games, as in this tutorial we can just show learners a straightforward approach first. That said, your points are definitely something I’ll highlight for anyone looking to build a more production-ready or multiplayer-focused game. Once people grasp these simple foundations, they can transition into more robust systems-like using a base weapon class, interfaces, and proper replication. If you’d like to explore more advanced Unreal Engine topics, I have a Patreon where I share in-depth tutorials, and other helpful resources. It’s a place for those who want to dive deeper and learn at a more detailed level. Your support there also helps me dedicate more time to producing useful content. Feel free to take a look if you’re interested: patreon.com/locodev

[@GrumpyGamer11]

No premium project files for this?

[@LocoDev]

Hello, I'll be making a premium version of this soon, probably next week will be done!

[@LocoDev]

Let me know what you would like to see in the premium version as well.

[@GrumpyGamer11]

@@LocoDev that's great to hear, can't wait. It would be amazing if the weapon pickup animation would be based on height. Like if it's on the ground, you play a different animation that bends down. Idk

[@LocoDev]

@@GrumpyGamer11 Ok, I'll consider this as well! Also I'm planning to create explosive barrels.

[@LocoDev]

​@@GrumpyGamer11 Just made the new version with that feature added: www.patreon.com/posts/118730714 Preview: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5KpZqNmlqpnesUsi=iNT2sqoBKlOpkRQe