Timer

Schedules a function to run after a delay or on a repeating interval. Cleaner than Delay for repeating work.

Elevator or moving platform with timeline and trigger

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.

DoN — execute N times then stop

Pickup and collectible system with overlap trigger

Pattern: Pickup actor with SphereCollision(overlap), StaticMesh visual. OnComponentBeginOverlap → CastTo PlayerCharacter → Success: call AddScore/AddItem interface on player → PlaySoundAtLocation → SpawnEmitterAtLocation → DestroyActor(self). Set collision to OverlapOnlyPawn for performance.

Timer with Set Timer by Function Name for repeating actions

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.

Health and damage system with ApplyDamage and EventAnyDamage

Dealing damage: Event → ApplyDamage(TargetActor, BaseDamage, InstigatorController, DamageCauser, DamageTypeClass). Receiving: EventAnyDamage → Damage output → Subtract_FloatFloat(CurrentHealth, Damage) → FClamp(Result, 0, MaxHealth) → SET CurrentHealth → Branch(CurrentHealth <= 0) → True: DestroyActor. Initialize CurrentHealth=MaxHealth in BeginPlay.

Day night cycle with directional light rotation over time

Pattern: Variables TimeOfDay(float)=12.0, DayLengthMinutes(float)=10. Tick: TimeOfDay += (DeltaSeconds/DayLengthMinutes/60)*24 → FMod(TimeOfDay, 24) → MapRangeClamped(TimeOfDay, 0, 24, 0, 360) → MakeRotator(SunPitch, 0, 0) → SetActorRotation(SunLight). Update sky SunDirection and light color/intensity based on time.

Possess — make a Controller possess a Pawn

SetTimerByEvent — set timer that fires a custom event delegate

K2_SetTimerDelegate. Safer than FunctionName version. Create delegate from custom event.

Dash or dodge movement with cooldown using timeline

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.