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Exec output is 'Completed' (NOT 'then'). Does not block — execution continues after Delay node fires.
DelayUE 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7updated 2mo agoUKismetSystemLibrary::Delay. Latent node — only works in Event Graph, not functions. Output exec displays as Completed.
DelayUE 5.4, 5.7updated 2mo agoSchedules a function to run after a delay or on a repeating interval. Cleaner than Delay for repeating work.
Pauses execution for N seconds, then continues. Implemented as a latent action — execution suspends, not blocks.
In Character BP: OnDied (custom event) → SetActorHiddenInGame(true) → SetActorEnableCollision(false) → Disable input: GetController → DisableInput → Delay(Duration=3.0) → GetGameMode → CastTo<BP_GameMode> → RestartPlayer(GetController) → SetActorHiddenInGame(false) → SetActorEnableCollision(true) → EnableInput. In GameMode RestartPlayer: Gets nearest PlayerStart → SetActorLocation to PlayerStart → calls OnPossess. OR manual: GetAllActorsOfClass(PlayerStart) → Random select → SetActorLocationAndRotation(PlayerStart.Location, PlayerStart.Rotation).
UKismetSystemLibrary::RetriggerableDelay. Latent.
Retriggerable DelayUE 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7updated 2mo agoA node that doesn't return immediately — Delay, MoveTo, etc. Execution suspends until the action completes.
Pattern: Variables StartLocation(Vector), EndLocation(Vector). BeginPlay: SET StartLocation=GetActorLocation. Timeline MoveTimeline(Alpha 0→1 over Duration). Trigger overlap/button press → Play Timeline. Timeline Update: VLerp(StartLocation, EndLocation, Alpha) → SetActorLocation(Self, Result, bSweep=true). Finished: Delay → Reverse Timeline.
Pattern: BeginPlay → K2_SetTimer(Self, 'MyFunction', 2.0, true) → store TimerHandle. Stop: ClearAndInvalidateTimerByHandle(TimerHandle). Prefer SetTimerByEvent over FunctionName for type safety. Delay node is simpler for one-shot but only works in Event Graph.
Pattern: Variables bCanDash(bool)=true, DashDistance(float)=1000, DashDuration(float)=0.2. Input → Branch(bCanDash) → SET bCanDash=false → GetActorForwardVector → Multiply(Forward, DashDistance) → Timeline(0→1 over DashDuration) → Update: VLerp(StartLoc, StartLoc+DashOffset, Alpha) → SetActorLocation. Finished → Delay(CooldownTime) → SET bCanDash=true.