Overview

WCGASDifficultyTier is a Data Asset that defines a single difficulty level in the Wonderscape Creations GAS Ally plugin. Each tier specifies a unique gameplay tag, display information for UI, and designer-extensible custom properties for game-specific difficulty scaling without writing any C++ code, making difficulty configuration a fully designer-driven workflow. All tiers are registered at world initialization and stored in optimized lookup maps for fast runtime access.

Creating a Difficulty Tier Data Asset

Using the Wonderscape GAS Ally Menu

1. Open the Content Browser
2. Right-click in any folder where you want to create the asset
3. Navigate to: Wonderscape GAS Ally > Difficulty > Difficulty Tier
4. Give your new asset a descriptive name (e.g., DA_Difficulty_Easy, DA_Difficulty_Normal, DA_Difficulty_Hard)
5. Double-click the asset to open it and configure its properties

How Difficulty Tier Data Works

Registration Flow

1. Project Settings Configuration
   • Navigate to: Edit → Project Settings → Plugins → WC GAS Ally → Difficulty System
   • Your Difficulty Tier assets are added to the Difficulty Tiers array
2. Automatic Registration at World Initialization
   • The difficulty subsystem (UWCGASDifficultySub) initializes when a world is created
   • Loads all Difficulty Tier assets from Project Settings synchronously
   • Validates each tier (checks for duplicates, missing DifficultyTag)
   • Caches tier info sorted by SortOrder for fast UI population
   • Creates lookup maps for fast access by DifficultyTag
3. Runtime Access
   • Blueprint/C++ Code: Query active difficulty via GetActiveDifficulty() or GetActiveDifficultyTier()
   • UI Systems: Populate settings menus using GetAllDifficultyTiers() for DisplayName, Description, Icon
   • Conditional Logic: Use IsDifficultyAtLeast() for difficulty-gated features
   • Custom Properties: Access game-specific values via GetCustomFloat() and HasCustomTag()

Configuration Properties

Identity