# ue-character-movement

A skill for UCharacterMovementComponent in Unreal Engine 5.8: movement modes, floor detection, client-side prediction, root motion.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1200 installs · ★ 405
- Author: quodsoler
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/ue-character-movement/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/ue-character-movement

## What it does

The skill covers `UCharacterMovementComponent` and `ACharacter`: the movement-mode pipeline, floor detection and step-up, custom movement modes, client-side prediction and correction, root motion, custom gravity, and the 5.8 movement-base rework. Everything ships in the `Engine` module, so no plugin and no extra `Build.cs` entry beyond `"Engine"`. Public headers are `GameFramework/CharacterMovementComponent.h` and `GameFramework/Character.h`.

Inside you get a table for picking between CMC and the Mover plugin, the class hierarchy and mode transitions, a reference for `FMovementBaseInterfaceData` (in 5.8 a base no longer has to be a component), plus links to extension templates and pipeline internals. The target engine is UE 5.8 and the APIs are verified against its headers. Older forms sit in a separate "Deprecated — do not use" section, so the skill won't hand you a stale snippet from an old tutorial.

If `.agents/ue-project-context.md` exists, the skill reads it for module names, conventions and enabled plugins. Missing file? It keeps going. Mover and replication mechanics live in the neighbouring `ue-mover` and `ue-networking-replication` skills, so don't expect this one to explain replication end to end.

## Requirements
- Works with: Unreal Engine

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --skill ue-character-movement -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/ue-character-movement/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/ue-character-movement/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --skill ue-character-movement -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/ue-character-movement/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --skill ue-character-movement -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/ue-character-movement/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills ue-character-movement
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/ue-character-movement/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --skill ue-character-movement -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --path skills/ue-character-movement
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/ue-character-movement/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --skill ue-character-movement -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/ue-character-movement/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- write a custom movement mode with `PhysCustom` and `MOVE_Custom`
- fix a character falling through the floor and tune `WalkableFloorAngle`
- debug desync and rubber-banding in multiplayer
- make a character ride a lift or a rotating platform
- set gravity along a non-vertical axis with `SetGravityDirection`

## Example prompts
- Help me write a custom movement mode on `MOVE_Custom` and `PhysCustom` for a dash
- The character falls through the floor on steps — check the floor detection settings in CMC
- Explain why the character jitters in multiplayer: `FSavedMove_Character` and `GetCompressedFlags`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: ue-character-movement
description: "Use when writing or debugging UCharacterMovementComponent code: custom movement modes, floor detection, jumping, crouching, root motion, moving platforms, or client-side movement prediction. Also use when the user mentions 'CharacterMovementComponent', 'CMC', 'PhysCustom', 'PhysWalking', 'MOVE_Custom', 'FSavedMove_Character', 'GetCompressedFlags', 'FCharacterNetworkMoveData', 'MovementBase', 'LaunchCharacter', 'WalkableFloorAngle', 'SetGravityDirection', 'NavWalking', or 'FRootMotionSource'. For the Mover plugin, see ue-mover; for replication mechanics, see ue-networking-replication."
metadata:
  version: "2.0.0"
  engine: "5.8"
---

# UE Character Movement

Target engine: **UE 5.8**. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".

This skill covers `UCharacterMovementComponent` (CMC) and `ACharacter`: the movement-mode pipeline, floor detection and step-up, custom movement modes, client-side prediction and correction, root motion, custom gravity, and the 5.8 movement-base rework. Everything here ships in the `Engine` module — no plugin and no extra `Build.cs` entry beyond `"Engine"`. Public headers: `GameFramework/CharacterMovementComponent.h` (which already pulls in `GameFramework/RootMotionSource.h`, `GameFramework/CharacterMovementReplication.h`, `CharacterMovementComponentAsync.h` and `Interfaces/MovementBaseInterface.h`), `GameFramework/Character.h`.

## Context

Read `.agents/ue-project-context.md` if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.

Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.

| Request is about… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Choosing between CMC and the Mover plugin | [CMC vs Mover](#cmc-vs-mover) |
| Class hierarchy, movement modes, mode transitions | [CMC Architecture](#cmc-architecture) |
| Standing on a lift, rotating platform, vehicle, physics body | [Movement Base](#movement-base) |
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