So, as mentioned in Chapter 1, Getting Started with RPG Design in Unreal, combat is turn-based. All characters first choose an action to perform; then, the actions are executed in order.
Combat will be split into two main phases: Decision, in which all characters decide on their course of action; and Action, in which all characters execute their chosen course of action.
Let's create a class with an empty parent to handle combat for us, which we'll call CombatEngine, and path it to a new directory located in Source/RPG/Combat, where we can organize all of our combat-related classes. Formulate the header file to look like this:
#pragma once
#include "RPG.h"
#include "GameCharacter.h"
enum class CombatPhase : uint8
{
CPHASE_Decision,
CPHASE_Action,
CPHASE_Victory,
CPHASE_GameOver,
};
class RPG_API CombatEngine
{
public:
TArray<UGameCharacter*> combatantOrder;
TArray<UGameCharacter*> playerParty;
TArray<UGameCharacter*> enemyParty;
CombatPhase...