Completely reworked and improved version of the Community Version of Advanced Locomotion System V4.
The main purpose of this fork is is a complete and high-quality refactoring of every aspect of the plugin, so that it becomes easier to understand, more flexible, reliable (especially in multiplayer), performant, and simply more pleasant to work with.
- Refactored plugin structure. Content is now separated into 3 categories:
ALS
- main content,ALSCamera
- camera related content, andALSExtras
- other optional content. - Use of multiple linked animation blueprints instead of a single monolithic animation blueprint.
- Use of Control Rig plugin for IK and other bone manipulation tasks instead of animation graph nodes.
- Significantly reduced number of virtual bones required by the plugin.
- Added the ability to disable the use of IK bones and only use virtual bones for all bone manipulation tasks, which can be useful in cases where IK bones are not animated in your custom animations.
- Reworked foot locking to make it more performant and reliable, especially in multiplayer.
- Added "Slot" layering animation curves that allow to control the blending of overlay poses with animation montages played inside "Layering" animation slots.
- Added
Blend Curves
andBlend Poses by Gameplay Tag
animation graph nodes.Blend Curves
allows to blend animation curves without the need for theVB curves
virtual bone andBlend Poses by Gameplay Tag
is similar toBlend Poses by Enum
but uses gameplay tags instead of enum. - Replaced some C++ enums such as
EAlsOverlayMode
with gameplay tags so new entries can be added without the need to modify the code. - Reworked
UAlsCharacterMovementComponent
for better movement synchronization over the network. - Reworked mantling. Implemented as a root motion source for better movement synchronization over the network.
- Reworked camera. Implemented as a component similar to the standard camera component, no need for custom
APlayerCameraManager
orAPlayerController
classes. - Reworked debug mode. Can be toggled by pressing
Shift + [1-8]
or using console commands such asShowDebug ALS.Curves
. - Use of Push Model for more efficient replication.
- Use of MetaSounds and Enhanced Input plugins.
- Most of the recent significant changes from the community version are also present in this fork.
- A lot of other fixes, improvements and refactorings.
Also see Releases page for more details. Reading the changelogs is a good way to keep up to date with all the latest features that the plugin has to offer.
Plugin Version | Unreal Engine Version |
---|---|
4.9 (not released yet) | 5.0 |
4.8 and below | 4.26, 4.27, and 5.0 Early Access |
The plugin is mainly developed and tested on Windows, so use it on other platforms at your own risk.
- Clone the repository into your project's
Plugins
folder, or download the latest release and extract it into your project'sPlugins
folder. - Merge the
DefaultEngine.ini
andDefaultInput.ini
files from the plugin'sConfig
folder with files from your project'sConfig
folder. - Recompile your project.
Advanced Locomotion System Refactored is licensed under the MIT License, see LICENSE.md for more information. Other developers are encouraged to fork the repository, open issues & pull requests to help the development.