Building a Melee Combat System in Unreal Engine 5 | Animation Setup & Locomotion
Taking the first steps into building a full melee combat system from scratch in Unreal Engine 5! ⚔️
In this update, I'm setting up the foundational animation logic. I’ve integrated a full 8-way directional walking matrix to keep movement fluid while locking onto targets, alongside snappy directional dodge/dash behaviors. I also started building out the animation states for standard weapon attacks and defensive blocking blocks to lay down the groundwork for responsive frame-data tuning and hit registration later on.
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