v1.5.1 - Stability release

What's Changed

• UHLStateTree - new plugin for StateTree with nodes like in UHLAI. Its don't have much things for now(tbh only Cooldowns/Turns implemented) but will add tasks/evaluators/conditions/considerations like in UHLAI https://github.com/Ciberusps/uhl-state-tree
• Niagara ANS with gameplaytags requirements ANS_UHLGAS_TimedNiagaraEffect
• To what direction enemy moves relative to your position enemy movement dirs calculation - GetEnemyMovementDirectionRelativeToCharacter, GetMovementDirection, ConvertMovementInputVectorToDirection
• GameplayAbilities cancelling handling - now you can EndAbility when you want on cancel not instantly [UHLGAS] GameplayAbility "bCancelManually"
• [UHLGAS] WaitAbilityDeactivate
• [UHLGAS] TryActivateAbilityAndWait payload with InstancedStructs
• change RotationRate in for characters from ANS expecially helpful for mobs attacks in 3d action [UnrealHelperLibrary] ANS_ChangeRotationRate
• AbilityAsync version of AbilityTask WaitAttributeChangeRatioThreshold can be used in all blueprints not only GameplayAbilities [UHLGAS] AA_WaitAttributeChangeRatioThreshold
• [UHLDebugSystem] fix bug "ByDefaultEnabledInBuildTypes" DebugCategory should enable in build for categories that "bRequiresPlayerControllerToEnable"
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• for switching on enemy animation baked camera ANS_SpawnAndSwitchPlayerCamera
• change character capsule properties over time with bledings ANS_ChangeCharacterCapsule
• [UHLDebugSystem] fix scrolling of UHLDebugCategoriesListWidget
• and many fixes

Full Changelog: v1.5.0...v1.5.1

v1.5.0

Main changes

• Modular structure, now all things splitted on mostly independent modules - UHLAI, UHLGAS, UHLEditor, UHLDebugSystem, ... by @Ciberusps in #33
• CommonMaps like in Lyra but better, with maps introspection in folders for example you can not only define some commonly used maps but also say "hey look for maps in that folder and show them" by @Ciberusps in #37
• [DebugSystem] DebugCategories dropdown menu in toolbar by @Ciberusps in #36
• UHLStateTree - StateTree plugin is new way to create complex AI's from Epic Games and now UHL has separate plugin with StateTreeAI support, target is to create same evaluators/globaltasks/tasks/conditions like in BehaviorTrees, for now its on extra early stage, probably in several months its will be feature reach as BehaviorTrees(if I wont be lazy)

Breaking Changes / Migration guide

1. now instead of "UnrealHelperLibrary" we have UHLAI, UHLGAS, UHLDebugSystem, UHLCharacter, UHLEditor if you used C++ update your YourProjectName.Build.cs

- 			PublicDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string[] { "UnrealHelperLibrary", "UnrealHelperEditor" });
+			PublicDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string[]
+			{
+				"UnrealHelperLibrary",
+				"UHLEditor",
+				"UHLCharacter",
+				"UHLGAS"
+			});

2. Due to splitting plugin on modules some settings required to be fixed

• UHLEditor - in Config/DefaultEditor.ini make rename

// Config/DefaultEditor.ini
[/Script/UnrealHelperEditor.UHESettings]
rename to 
[/Script/UHLEditor.UHLEditorSettings]

• UHLGASSettings - in Config/DefaultGame make rename to

// Config/DefaultGame.ini
[/Script/UnrealHelperLibrary.UHLSettings]
rename to 
[/Script/UHLGAS.UHLGASSettings]

• [optional] for UHLDebugSystemSettings automatic migration was written but if for some reason it dont work just move settings from

// Config/DefaultEditorPerProjectUserSettings.ini  
[/Script/UnrealHelperLibrary.UHLDebugSubsystemSettings]
to 
// Config/DefaultGame
[/Script/UHLDebugSystem.UHLDebugSystemSettings]

3. Some includes might be broken, so check errors and fix them

- #include "AbilitySystem/UHLAbilitySystemComponent.h"
+ #include "UHLAbilitySystemComponent.h"

4. remove generated folders in project folder - Binaries/Intermediate/DerivedDataCache/Saved

5. build

Improvements

• [AI] InvokeGameplayAbility ValueOrBBKey_GameplayTag by @Ciberusps in #28
• Add InterpolateToPosition OutHit Result by @DRICODYSS in #32
• [AI] RandomChance scalable by @Ciberusps in #35
• [AI] BTD_GameplayEffectCooldown by @Ciberusps in #39

Full Changelog: v1.3.3...v1.5.0

FAB initial release

What's Changed

• v1.3.3 (dev) by @Ciberusps in #26

Full Changelog: v1.3.2...v1.3.3

v1.3.2 - UE5.5

What's Changed

Initial release for UE5.5

• UE5.5 by @Ciberusps in #24

Critical changes

• Now all GameplayAbilities by default use InstancingPolicy - InstancedPerActor due to UE5.5 GAS changes, some abilities might broke due this settings.

Update recommendations:

• don't forget to use Retrigger Instanced Ability for melee attacks abilities that should be retriggerable

Full Changelog: v1.3.1...v1.3.2

v1.3.1 - stability realease UE5.4

What's Changed

• end of updating for UE5.4. UnrealHelperLibrary completly works and quite stable for UE5.4 but wont receive recent changes from this moment. To install stable UE5.4 use command - git
• now main branch by default will use UE5.5

• v1.3.1 by @Ciberusps in #18

Full Changelog: v1.3.0...v1.3.1

v1.3.0

This is probably the biggest update.
In this release I was focused on GAS improvements, now GAS module comparable to AI.

Long story short - 5 big things made:

1. AbilitySystem - huge improvements in all fields
2. DebugSubsystem - new debug subsystem with easy setup
3. Docs coverage - many things before were undocumented but used by my own for months
4. Bug fixes, now main branch quite stable, if you want to stay on bleeding edge of UHL - latest changes always on dev branch.
5. Preparing for FAB release

Now you have 3 levels of advancement using GAS with UHL

1. entry - just using abilities/attributes in your character on start of a project
2. when you understand that you want to share some abilities to other characters - use AbilitySets
3. when your team grows and you understand that locking whole character just to add ability is or change some ability system settings is too much - use AbilitySystem Config and optionally defaults in UHLSettings

New

GAS

Most improvements heavily influenced by Lyra sample project but modified to suit for common needs

• AbilitySystem
  • Init AbilitySystem available from blueprint, supports custom attributes init via
  • AbilityInputCache [beta]
  • FireGameplayEvent
• GameplayAbility
  • new events
    
  • new ActivationPolicy - OnSpawn
• AbilitySets
  • Give to Player and RemoveByTag from ASC
  • supports both giving/removing from external places and giving to ASC GiveAbilitySet and removing by call RemoveAbilitySetByTag
  • DebugPreviewAbilities from AbilitySets
• AbilitySystemConfig - for editing ASC config external
• UHL Settings - settings for UHL
  • Defaults for AbilitySystemComponent and AbilitySystemConfig
• BPL functions
  • TryActivate/Cancel abilities
  • FireGameplayEvent and more

DebugSubsystem

Docs will come soon https://github.com/Ciberusps/unreal-helper-library#debugsubsystem

Breaking change

• UHLAbilitySystemComponent initialization now simplified, check new instructions https://github.com/Ciberusps/unreal-helper-library#abilitysystemcomponent

What's Changed

• debug categories by @Ciberusps in #12
• AT_InterpolateToPosition - add check collision by @DRICODYSS in #15

New Contributors

• @DRICODYSS made their first contribution in #15

Full Changelog: v1.2.1...v1.3.0-rc2

Some screenshots

v1.2.1

What's Changed

Minor fixes/improvements

• UBTT_PlayAnimMontage fix stucking on anim after time by @nozomanai in #8
• AbilityInputCache by @Ciberusps in #9
• UBTT_PlayAnimMontage bug fix by @nozomanai in #10

Full Changelog: v1.2.0...v1.2.1

v1.2.0

What's Changed

Various bug fixes

• BTC_RandomSelector drop chances by @Ciberusps in #4
• BTD_InRange TargetActor validation by @Ciberusps in #3
• refactoring v1.1 by @Ciberusps in #7
  • fix BTD_InAngle, should calculate angle to Actor/Vector, not AIController
  • BTT_SetBBValue check Enum is valid, fix crash
  • add RelativeAngleToVector
  • add BTD_InRange - bCalculateDistanceIn2D
• BTT_PlayAnimMontage - fix aborting by @nozomanai in #6

New Contributors

• @nozomanai made their first contribution in #6

Full Changelog: v1.1.0...v1.2.0

v1.1.0

Fixed critical issues, integrated in real project, works fine

What's Changed

• Upgrade to UE5.4 by @Ciberusps in #1

Full Changelog: v1.0-UE5.3...v1.1.0