FEATURES
Create quests using Data Assets
Multiple objectives per quest
Support for different objective types (Collect, Kill, Reach Location, Custom)
Runtime quest instances (safe, non-destructive to assets)
Blueprint-friendly API and events
Save & Load ready architecture
Multiplayer Replication
Quest Component Setup 1.0
This video contains a complete setup tutorial for all versions up to 1.1. You will learn how to set up the component, create a quest, and use the various variables that are available to you. If the video is too fast for you, everything is explained step by step in the accompanying documentation.
All you need to do to use the Quest Component is add it to your player (Third- / First-Person Character) as a component. Search for BP_QuestComponent and click on it. Then you're done with the general setup.
Enable Enhanced Input & Common UI Plugin
To use the plugin without any problems, you need to do a few more things. Go to the plugins folder and activate Enhanced Input (activated by default) and Common UI Plugin. A button labeled Restart Engine will appear in the corner. Press this button to confirm all changes.
Enable Enhanced Input Support
In your project settings, go to the Common Input Settings tab in the Game Category. There, activate “Enable Enhanced Input Support” so that the system recognizes the Enhanced Input Actions in the UI and can reproduce them as button presses.
Common Game Viewport Client
Now go to Project Settings and select the General Settings tab in the Engine Category. There, select “Common Game Viewport Client” under Game Viewport Client Class. This allows you to see the Input Action UI on the Quest Widget.
Controller Data
Now go to Project Settings and select the Common Input Settings tab in the Game Category. Open the Windows tab, then the Default tab, and click on the plus sign next to Controller Data. Select “BP_KeyboardData_Quest”. This will assign a specific texture to each keyboard key for the input display. This completes the Common UI Setup.
How do you create a new quest?
To create a new data asset, right-click on the Content Browser, go to “Miscellaneous” under Data Asset, search for QuestDataAsset, select it, and rename it after your new quest to make it easier to find again. (e.g., “CollectApple”)
Open the data asset and fill in all the variables you need for your game. There are variables that must be filled in for the plugin to work, such as Quest ID, Quest Name, Thumbnail, or Objectives, but there are also some that you can leave out if you don't need them, such as the Reward Variables.
Find a good place to start your quest after entering a collision or similar, and search for the GetQuestComponent Compact Node. From there, call the Start Quest function and select the quest you just created.
If you want to add Objective Progress, call “Server_UpdateObjectiveProgress” via the Quest Component Compact Node. There you have to add the QuestID from the Data Asset and from the Objective you want to update. Then specify as int how much progress should be added.
Advanced Settings
In the Actor Component, you will find a Boolean “Show Notifications” which creates notification widgets when you accept or complete a quest. Below that, you can add your own notification widget. Please note that you must use ‘Txt_QuestNotification’ and “Txt_QuestName” in the widget blueprint for your texts, otherwise the names will not be displayed.