Blueprints Visual Scripting for Unreal Engine - Second Edition

Storing data with variables

The first step is to create the two variables we need: Direction and Speed. Find the panel labeled My Blueprint. You should see an empty category marker called Variables, with a + sign to the right. Click on that + sign to create your first variable.

In the Details panel, you will see a series of fields for editing your new variable. The four fields that we have to edit are the Variable Name, Variable Type, Instance Editable, and Default Value fields. We want our first variable to contain information about the speed of movement, so name the variable Speed. For Variable Type, we want a variable that can hold a number that represents our desired speed, so select Float from the drop-down menu.

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