217 - Setting Team Colors

Source/Blaster/Character/BlasterCharacter.cpp

@@ -316,6 +316,29 @@ void ABlasterCharacter::MulticastLostTheLead_Implementation()
 	}
 }
 
+void ABlasterCharacter::SetTeamColor(ETeam Team)
+{
+	if (GetMesh() == nullptr) return;
+	switch (Team)
+	{
+	case ETeam::ET_RedTeam:
+		if (RedMaterial == nullptr) return;
+		GetMesh()->SetMaterial(0, RedMaterial);
+		DissolveMaterialInstance = RedDissolveMatInst;
+		break;
+	case ETeam::ET_BlueTeam:
+		if (BlueMaterial == nullptr) return;
+		GetMesh()->SetMaterial(0, BlueMaterial);
+		DissolveMaterialInstance = BlueDissolveMatInst;
+		break;
+	case ETeam::ET_NoTeam:
+		if (OriginalMaterial == nullptr) return;
+		GetMesh()->SetMaterial(0, OriginalMaterial);
+		DissolveMaterialInstance = BlueDissolveMatInst;
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
 void ABlasterCharacter::BeginPlay()
 {
 	Super::BeginPlay();
@@ -903,7 +926,8 @@ void ABlasterCharacter::PollInit()
 			// Initialize Score now we have the PlayerState
 			BlasterPlayerState->IncreaseScore(0.f);
 			BlasterPlayerState->IncreaseDefeats(0);
-
+			SetTeamColor(BlasterPlayerState->GetTeam());
+			
 			const ABlasterGameState* BlasterGameState = Cast<ABlasterGameState>(UGameplayStatics::GetGameState(this));
 			if (BlasterGameState && BlasterGameState->TopScoringPlayers.Contains(BlasterPlayerState))
 			{

Source/Blaster/Character/BlasterCharacter.h

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "CoreMinimal.h"
 #include "Blaster/Interfaces/InteractWithCrosshairInterface.h"
 #include "Blaster/Types/CombatState.h"
+#include "Blaster/Types/Team.h"
 #include "Blaster/Types/TurningInPlace.h"
 #include "Components/TimelineComponent.h"
 #include "GameFramework/Character.h"
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ public:
 
 	UFUNCTION(NetMulticast, Reliable)
 	void MulticastLostTheLead();
+
+	void SetTeamColor(ETeam Team);
 	
 protected:
 	virtual void BeginPlay() override;
@@ -277,9 +280,25 @@ private:
 	UMaterialInstanceDynamic* DynamicDissolveMaterialInstance;
 
 	// Material instance set on the Blueprint, used with the dynamic material instance
-	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = Elimination)
+	UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, Category = Elimination)
 	UMaterialInstance* DissolveMaterialInstance;
 
+	// Team colors
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = Elimination)
+	UMaterialInstance* RedDissolveMatInst;
+	
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = Elimination)
+	UMaterialInstance* RedMaterial;
+	
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = Elimination)
+	UMaterialInstance* BlueDissolveMatInst;
+	
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = Elimination)
+	UMaterialInstance* BlueMaterial;
+	
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = Elimination)
+	UMaterialInstance* OriginalMaterial;
+	
 	// Elimination effects
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere)
 	UParticleSystem* EliminationBotEffect;

Source/Blaster/PlayerState/BlasterPlayerState.cpp

@@ -70,3 +70,22 @@ void ABlasterPlayerState::OnRep_Defeats()
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+void ABlasterPlayerState::SetTeam(ETeam TeamToSet)
+{
+	Team = TeamToSet;
+	ABlasterCharacter* BCharacter = Cast<ABlasterCharacter>(GetPawn());
+	if (BCharacter)
+	{
+		BCharacter->SetTeamColor(Team);
+	}
+}
+
+void ABlasterPlayerState::OnRep_Team()
+{
+	ABlasterCharacter* BCharacter = Cast<ABlasterCharacter>(GetPawn());
+	if (BCharacter)
+	{
+		BCharacter->SetTeamColor(Team);
+	}
+}

Source/Blaster/PlayerState/BlasterPlayerState.h

@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ private:
 	UPROPERTY(ReplicatedUsing = OnRep_Defeats)
 	int32 Defeats;
 
-	UPROPERTY(Replicated)
+	UPROPERTY(ReplicatedUsing = OnRep_Team)
 	ETeam Team = ETeam::ET_NoTeam;
 
+	UFUNCTION()
+	void OnRep_Team();
 public:
 	FORCEINLINE ETeam GetTeam() const { return Team; }
-	FORCEINLINE void SetTeam(ETeam TeamToSet) { Team = TeamToSet; }
+	void SetTeam(ETeam TeamToSet);
 	
 };