[Widg] Player HUD

Overview

Blueprint Name: W_PlayerHud

The W_PlayerHud Blueprint is a User Interface widget designed to visually represent the player's health and radiation status in the game. It manages and updates progress bars corresponding to the player's health, character radiation levels, and environmental radiation levels. The Blueprint ensures smooth interpolation of radiation values to provide a visually appealing and responsive HUD experience.

Variables

Variable Name	Type	Purpose
HealthComp	Object	Holds a reference to the player's health component, used to retrieve current health data.
RadComp	Object	Holds a reference to the player's radiation component, used to retrieve radiation data.
CurrentRawCharRadVal	Float	Stores the raw (uninterpolated) character radiation value mapped to a normalized range.
CurrentInterpCharRadVal	Float	Stores the interpolated character radiation value for smooth HUD updates.
RadInterpTimer	TimerHandle	Intended to manage timing for character radiation interpolation updates.
EnvRadInterpTimer	TimerHandle	Intended to manage timing for environmental radiation interpolation updates.
CurrentRawEnvRadVal	Float	Stores the raw (uninterpolated) environmental radiation value mapped to a normalized range.
CurrentInterpEnvRadVal	Float	Stores the interpolated environmental radiation value for smooth HUD updates.

Event Graph

Event: Construct

Purpose: Initializes the widget upon creation.
Functionality:
- Retrieves the player's health component via Get Component by Class.
- Validates the retrieved component.
- Assigns the component reference to the HealthComp variable.
- Similarly, retrieves and assigns the radiation component (RadComp) though this is implied from usage.
Effect: Sets up references to key player components necessary for HUD updates.

Functions

1. UpdateHealthVal

Parameters:
- New (float): Current health value.
- Max (float): Maximum health value.
Purpose: Updates the health progress bar to reflect the player's current health status.
Mechanism:
- Calculates the health percentage by safely dividing New by Max.
- Sets the progress bar's fill percentage accordingly.
Usage: Called whenever the player's health changes to update the HUD.