🚀 How to create a vital ?

1. Create a new vital data asset

Go to the Content Browser, right-click → Miscellaneous → Data Asset.

Select BP_VitalData as the class, then name it something like DA_Health_Vital.

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2. Fill in the vital fields

Open the newly created Data Asset and fill in the fields:

Property	Description
Vital Name	Display name of the vital
Vital Icon	Icon texture used in UI
Vital Type	Enum value from E_VitalsType (e.g. Health, Hunger)
Vital Color	Color used for the vital’s progress bar or UI element
Vital Max Amount	Maximum value the vital can reach
Vital Tick Decrementation	Rate at which the vital decreases over time (e.g. hunger, thirst)

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3. Add vitals to Blueprints

You can add vitals directly to any Blueprint as long as:

• The Blueprint implements the BPI_VitalManager interface.
• The interface function Get Vital Component is properly implemented to return the vital component reference.

This allows flexible integration of vitals on characters, NPCs, or other actors.

Tip

You can extend the E_VitalsType enum to add more custom vital types if needed.

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