Description

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Hyper Ability System v4

Want to give your characters more than a basic attack? Build a charged strike, a continuous beam, a summoned ally or a passive that triggers when a character takes damage. Hyper Ability System brings abilities, casting, targeting and effects together in one configurable framework for Unreal Engine 5.

Set up abilities through DataTables, combine the supplied ability types and extend their behavior for your game. The system works independently of Epic's Gameplay Ability System (GAS) and is designed to connect with other Hyper modules.

Key Features

Ability types

• Projectiles: configure speed, gravity, lifetime, collision, tracking and piercing, together with the projectile's mesh, effects and audio.
• Beams: create continuous attacks such as lasers or flamethrowers, with configurable range, repeated impact and support for multiple targets.
• Area effects: affect targets within sphere, box or cone traces. Apply an effect once or at intervals, with configurable lifetime and optional decals.
• Summoning: spawn actors through an ability and control how long they remain in the world.

Casting and targeting

• Cast behavior: use automatic release, continuous or chargeable casting. Configure start, loop, release and cancel stages with animations, sound and visual effects.
• Costs, cooldowns and charges: control ability costs, interruptibility, cooldown duration and available charges, with equipment requirements where needed.
• Targeting and impact: aim an ability, attach it to the caster or place it at a location. Filter affected targets with Gameplay Tags and configure damage, healing, attribute changes, knockback and camera shake.

Passive abilities and buffs

• Passive triggers: apply constant modifiers or react to landing a hit, getting hit, defeating an enemy or equipping an item.
• Trigger conditions: configure passive cooldowns and requirements such as health thresholds, critical hits, equipment tags or dual wielding.
• Buffs and debuffs: apply timed attribute changes or damage to the owner or targets. Configure stacking, repeated application, lifetime and visual effects.

Configure and extend

• Data-driven setup: define names, descriptions, icons, tags and ability settings in DataTables. Reuse the supplied ability classes for different configurations.
• Custom behavior: extend the active or passive base classes when your mechanic needs its own effect or trigger. The documentation walks through creating an active ability, a timed buff and a conditional passive.

From an idea to a playable ability

A power strike can play a casting animation, hit enemies in front of the character and then enter its cooldown. A movement buff can temporarily increase speed and attach a trail effect. A defensive passive can react to incoming damage by applying a regeneration buff, with its own cooldown to control how often it triggers.

These are workflows covered in the documentation. Start from an ability definition, choose its targeting and cast behavior, then configure what happens on impact. Change the data for a variation, or extend the underlying class when you need a new mechanic.

Connect it to your game

Use equipment requirements and Gameplay Tags to control which abilities a character can use and which targets they affect. Ability-manager events expose changes such as ability use, cooldown state, ability sets and buffs, so you can connect your own UI and gameplay responses. Replicated multiplayer support is part of the system.

Interface and character integration

• Ability interface: browse active and passive abilities, arrange them in slots with drag and drop, and switch between ability sets. Information panels and cooldown indicators keep the current configuration visible.
• Attributes and equipment: the supplied character connects the attribute manager, equipment component and inventory, so ability costs, buffs and equipment requirements work together.
• UI and feedback: the supplied controller connects the ability manager with the UI manager and information prompts. Ability selection and feedback are connected to the playable character.

Build variations from the same ability rules

• One type, several designs: reuse a projectile definition for different speeds, tracking rules and impacts, or turn an area effect into an instant burst or a lingering hazard.
• A complete cast sequence: start, loop, release and cancel stages give a charged attack or continuous beam distinct timing and feedback.
• Conditional passives: combine the trigger with health, equipment and cooldown requirements so the effect fires under the intended conditions.
• Player loadouts: use the ability sets and slot interface to let players arrange their active and passive choices, then keep costs and cooldowns visible during play.

Try it in your game

Explore the demo and walkthroughs above to see the ability workflow. Use the system in your own project or combine it with MST Pro and other Hyper systems. You can also buy directly from our store.