Project Settings

In order to make Narrative Pro work, we need to change some settings on the project. Sadly we cannot do this directly from the plugin for you, but it's easy to do.

Download

For ease, you can download the config files here:

Config Files

Extract them inside your projects Config folder replacing all other files. You will have to restart Unreal.

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These config files should work in most instances. If they don't, try going through the manual configuration below.

Manual

Go to Edit -> Project Settings

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The settings we are about to set must be named the exact same name we state here. Functionality will not work if you don't name it the same.

Project -> Maps & Modes

Set the Default GameMode to BP_NarrativeGameMode

Set the Editor Startup Map to DemoMap and set the Game Default Map to MainMenu

Set the Game Instance Class to BP_NarrativeGameInstance

Engine -> General Settings -> Asset Manager

Under Advanced set the Asset Manager Class to NarrativeAssetManager

Engine -> Collision

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You must enter the collision profiles in the correct order. You will run into issues if they are mixed up.

Click New Trace Channel...

Set a new channel for each of the rows below:

Name	Default Response	Description
NarrativeInteraction	Ignore	Allows an actor to be detected as interactable.
NarrativeWeapon	Block	Allows weapons to detect actors.
NarrativeClimbable	Ignore	Allows actors to receive climbing traces.

Engine -> General Settings -> Common UI

Set the Game Viewport Client Class to CommonGameViewportClient

Game -> Common Input Settings

Set the input data to be BP_NarrativeInputData.

Then inside the Platform Input for each platform you want to support, open up the sub menu and set Default Gamepad Name to be:

Generic

Then set the Controller Data for each device you want to support.

Engine -> Narrative - Save System

If you want to use Narratives built in CharacterCreator, set the Save Game Class to NarrativeSaveWithCreatorData.

Otherwise, leave this as NarrativeSave.

Engine -> Audio

Sound Classes

Set the Default Sound Class and the Default Media Sound Class to Narrative_Master

Set the Default Base Sound Mix to Narrative_MasterMix

Engine -> General Settings -> Default Classes -> Advanced

Set the Game User Settings Class to NarrativeGameUserSettings

Engine -> Physics -> Physical Surface

Add a surface type into SurfaceType1 called:

Character

Then add another surface type into SurfaceType2 called:

Concrete

Restart

With the above changes, you now need to restart your editor.