Blueprint: Flashlight

This tutorial is a simple flashlight integration to the player with button switch to activate/deactivate a torch for the player character. 

Step By Step Instructions

Step 1: Input Mapping

This step is to create a new input mapping that can be used to turn the flashlight on/off

• In the content folder create a new "Input Mapping" name it AI_Flashlight

• Open it (Double click)

• Add a new array element and change it to pressed

• Open your character blueprint

• In the view-port add a spotlight

• Change the position of the spotlight to your desired location

• In the details section you can change the lights intensity/colour/etc

• On the flashlight turn the visibilty off by default

• If you would like the light to follow the camera rather than the player, attach the light to the camera boom in the components hierarchy (Drag the Spot Light onto your Camera Boom in the hierarchy to make it a child of the boom).