UE2:Actor properties (UT2003)

Object >> Actor (properties)

Actor properties in other games:

RTNP, U1, UT, U2, U2XMP, UE2Runtime, UT2004

Other member categories for this class:

enums, events, internal variables, native functions

Properties

Property group 'Advanced'

bCanTeleport

Type: bool

This actor can be teleported.

bCollideWhenPlacing

Type: bool

This actor collides with the world when placing.

bDirectional

Type: bool

Actor shows direction arrow during editing.

bEdShouldSnap

Type: bool

Snap to grid in editor.

bGameRelevant

Type: bool

Always relevant for game

bHidden

Type: bool

Is hidden during gameplay.

bHiddenEd

Type: bool

Is hidden during editing.

bHiddenEdGroup

Type: bool

Is hidden by the group brower.

bHighDetail

Type: bool

Only show up in high or super high detail mode.

bLockLocation

Type: bool

Prevent the actor from being moved in the editor.

bMovable

Type: bool

Actor can be moved.

Default value: True

bNetNotify

Type: bool

bNoDelete

Type: bool

Modifiers: const

Cannot be deleted during play.

bShouldBaseAtStartup

Type: bool

if true, find base for this actor at level startup, if collides with world and PHYS_None or PHYS_Rotating

bStasis

Type: bool

In StandAlone games, turn off if not in a recently rendered zone turned off if bStasis and physics = PHYS_None or PHYS_Rotating.

bSuperHighDetail

Type: bool

Only show up in super high detail mode.

LifeSpan

Type: float

Property group 'Collision'

bAutoAlignToTerrain

Type: bool

Auto-align to terrain in the editor

bBlockActors

Type: bool

Blocks other nonplayer actors.

bBlockKarma

Type: bool

Modifiers: const

Block actors being simulated with Karma.

bBlockNonZeroExtentTraces

Type: bool

block non-zero extent actors/traces

Default value: True

bBlockPlayers

Type: bool

Blocks other player actors.

bBlockZeroExtentTraces

Type: bool

block zero extent actors/traces

Default value: True

bCollideActors

Type: bool

Modifiers: const

Collides with other actors.

bCollideWorld

Type: bool

Collides with the world.

bPathColliding

Type: bool

this actor should collide (if bWorldGeometry && bBlockActors is true) during path building (ignored if bStatic is true, as actor will always collide during path building)

bProjTarget

Type: bool

Projectiles should potentially target this actor.

bUseCylinderCollision

Type: bool

Force axis aligned cylinder collision (useful for static mesh pickups, etc.)

CollisionHeight

Type: float

Modifiers: const

Default value: 22.0

CollisionRadius

Type: float

Modifiers: const

Radius of collision cyllinder.

Default value: 22.0

SurfaceType

Type: ESurfaceTypes

Property group 'Display'

AmbientGlow

Type: byte

Ambient brightness, or 255=pulsing.

AntiPortal

Type: ConvexVolume

bAcceptsProjectors

Type: bool

Projectors can project onto this actor

Default value: True

bAlwaysFaceCamera

Type: bool

actor will be rendered always facing the camera like a sprite

bDisableSorting

Type: bool

Manual override for translucent material sorting.

bShadowCast

Type: bool

Casts static shadows.

bStaticLighting

Type: bool

Uses raytraced lighting.

bUnlit

Type: bool

Lights don't affect actor.

bUseDynamicLights

Type: bool

Default value: True

bUseLightingFromBase

Type: bool

ClientOverlayCounter

Type: float

Modifiers: transient

ClientOverlayTimer

Type: float

Modifiers: transient

sjs - client inital time count

CullDistance

Type: float

sjs 0 == no distance cull, < 0 only drawn at distance > 0 cull at distance

DrawScale

Type: float

Modifiers: const

Scaling factor, 1.0=normal size.

Default value: 1.0

DrawScale3D

Type: Object.Vector

Modifiers: const

Scaling vector, (1.0,1.0,1.0)=normal size.

Default value:

Member	Value
X	1.0
Y	1.0
Z	1.0

DrawType

Type: EDrawType

Modifiers: const

Default value: DT_Sprite

ForcedVisibilityZoneTag

Type: name

Modifiers: const

LODBias

Type: float

Default value: 1.0

MaxLights

Type: byte

Limit to hardware lights active on this primitive.

Default value: 4

Mesh

Type: Mesh

Modifiers: const

Mesh if DrawType=DT_Mesh.

OverlayMaterial

Type: Material

sjs - shader/material effect to use with skin

OverlayTimer

Type: float

sjs - set by server

PrePivot

Type: Object.Vector

Offset from box center for drawing.

ScaleGlow

Type: float

Default value: 1.0

Skins

Type: array<Material>

Multiple skin support - not replicated.

StaticMesh

Type: StaticMesh

Modifiers: const

Style

Type: ERenderStyle

Default value: STY_Normal

Texture

Type: Material

Sprite texture.if DrawType=DT_Sprite

Default value: S_Actor

UV2Mode

Type: EUV2Mode

UV2Texture

Type: Material

Property group 'Events'

Event

Type: name

The event this actor causes.

ExcludeTag

Type: name

Array size: 8

sjs - multipurpose exclusion tag for excluding lights, projectors, rendering actors, blocking weather

Tag

Type: name

Actor's tag name.

Property group 'Force'

ForceNoise

Type: float

Default value: 0.5

ForceRadius

Type: float

ForceScale

Type: float

ForceType

Type: EForceType

Property group 'Karma'

KParams

Type: KarmaParamsCollision

Modifiers: export, editinline

Parameters for Karma Collision/Dynamics.

Property group 'LightColor'

LightBrightness

Type: float

LightHue

Type: byte

LightSaturation

Type: byte

Property group 'Lighting'

bActorShadows

Type: bool

Light casts actor shadows.

bAttenByLife

Type: bool

sjs - attenuate light by diminishing lifespan

bCorona

Type: bool

Light uses Skin as a corona.

bDynamicLight

Type: bool

This light is dynamic.

bLightingVisibility

Type: bool

Calculate lighting visibility for this actor with line checks.

Default value: True

bSpecialLit

Type: bool

Only affects special-lit surfaces.

LightCone

Type: byte

LightEffect

Type: ELightEffect

LightPeriod

Type: byte

LightPhase

Type: byte

LightRadius

Type: float

LightType

Type: ELightType

Property group 'Movement'

AttachTag

Type: name

bBounce

Type: bool

Bounces when hits ground fast.

bFixedRotationDir

Type: bool

Fixed direction of rotation.

bHardAttach

Type: bool

Modifiers: const

bIgnoreEncroachers

Type: bool

Ignore collisions between movers and

bRotateToDesired

Type: bool

Rotate to DesiredRotation.

Buoyancy

Type: float

Water buoyancy.

DesiredRotation

Type: Object.Rotator

Physics will smoothly rotate actor to this rotation if bRotateToDesired.

Location

Type: Object.Vector

Modifiers: const

Actor's location; use Move to set.

Mass

Type: float

Mass of this actor.

Default value: 100.0

Physics

Type: EPhysics

Modifiers: const

Rotation

Type: Object.Rotator

Modifiers: const

Rotation.

RotationRate

Type: Object.Rotator

Change in rotation per second.

Velocity

Type: Object.Vector

Velocity.

Property group 'Object'

Group

Type: name

InitialState

Type: name

Property group 'Sound'

AmbientSound

Type: Sound

Ambient sound effect.

bFullVolume

Type: bool

SoundOcclusion

Type: ESoundOcclusion

Sound occlusion approach.

SoundPitch

Type: byte

Default value: 64

SoundRadius

Type: float

Radius of ambient sound.

Default value: 64.0

SoundVolume

Type: byte

Volume of ambient sound.

Default value: 128

TransientSoundRadius

Type: float

Default value: 300.0

TransientSoundVolume

Type: float

default sound volume for regular sounds (can be overridden in playsound)

Default value: 0.3

Internal variables

See Actor internal variables.