BeginnerCrimsonSkillTree~23 min6 lessons

Skill Tree Foundations

From an empty project to a replicated skill tree you can activate.

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What you'll learn

  • Enable CrimsonSkillTree and its CrimsonCommon dependency
  • Add the runtime manager to your Player State — and know why it lives there
  • Author a Skill Tree asset in the two-graph editor
  • Register the tree so the manager builds it at runtime
  • Activate a node through the validated server RPC and see it replicate

Curriculum

  1. 1What We'll BuildThe end result — a replicated tree with an activatable node — and the five steps to get there.2 min
  2. 2Enable the PluginTick CrimsonSkillTree (and CrimsonCommon), restart, and confirm it's on. C++ projects add one module line.3 min
  3. 3Add the Manager to Player StatePut UCrimsonSkillTreeManager on the Player State so it replicates and survives respawns.4 min
  4. 4Create Your First Skill TreeCreate a Skill Tree asset and wire a first skill from Root in the two-graph editor.6 min
  5. 5Configure the TreesRegister your asset in Configured Skill Trees — the manager self-initializes in BeginPlay.4 min
  6. 6Activate a Node at RuntimeOne call — RequestSkillNodeAction — validates on the server and replicates to clients.4 min