Descrição
Slasher Core is a modular Unreal Engine action combat framework designed for third-person action games, slashers, action RPGs, sword-fighting games, stealth-action projects, boss encounters, and melee-focused prototypes.
Built around Unreal Engine’s Gameplay Ability System, Slasher Core provides reusable systems for player combat, enemy AI, companion and friendly AI, weapon-driven abilities, combo creation, target lock, ground and aerial attacks, hit reactions, ragdolls, inventory and equipment, projectiles, and action-game movement.
MAIN FEATURES
ABILITY-BASED COMBAT
Create reusable combat actions using Gameplay Abilities.
Slasher Core includes support for:
• Ground attacks
• Aerial attacks
• Ground-to-air attacks
• Air-to-ground attacks
• Combo attacks
• Weapon-based attacks
• Blocking and perfect parry
• Counter attacks
• Dodging and rolling
• Sprinting, crouching, jumping, and wall running
• Target lock and target shifting
• Stealth attacks
• Projectile montage abilities
• Hit reactions, ragdoll, death, and recovery states
• Rage-style enemy attack behavior
ABILITY COMBO GRAPH
Create branching combat sequences using a dedicated visual Ability Combo Graph Editor.
The graph system includes:
• Custom Combo Graph assets
• Start nodes, combo nodes, transition nodes, and end nodes
• Multiple transitions from combo nodes
• Ability class selection
• Animation montage selection
• Montage thumbnails displayed inside graph nodes
• Node properties panel
• Custom node and pin visuals
• Persistent graph data saved into the Combo Graph asset
• Breakpoints for individual combo nodes
• Play in Editor debug target selection
• Play and stop controls inside the graph editor
• Weapon-specific and character-specific Combo Graph setups
• Transition validation using target distance, target tags, gameplay tags, input actions, and gameplay events
Combo nodes can contain an ability class, animation montage, title, targeting data, motion-warping data, cinematic data, and transition rules.
The graph can be used to organize attack routes and control how combat abilities connect.
WEAPON, ITEM, AND INVENTORY SYSTEM
Slasher Core includes data-driven item and equipment support.
The system includes:
• Weapon static data assets
• Armor static data assets
• Item static data assets
• Inventory item instances
• Equipment slots
• Holster slots
• Dropped item actors
• Item-granted abilities
• Item-granted gameplay effects
• Weapon-specific combo assets
• Weapon damage applications
• Armor damage receivers and damage reduction
• Equip and holster montages
• Animation layer support for equipped items
WEAPON-BASED LOCOMOTION
Slasher Core supports both:
• Character Movement Component
• Mover
A shared movement adapter allows Slasher Core abilities to work with either movement system.
TARGETING AND MOTION WARPING
Slasher Core includes targeting systems designed for melee combat.
Supported features include:
• Target lock
• Target shifting
• Target scoring
• Target validation using gameplay tags
• Attack target selection
• Motion-warp target computation
• Warp target refresh during combo execution
• Target lock UI support
DAMAGE, BLOCKING, AND HIT REACTIONS
Slasher Core includes a modular damage pipeline.
The damage system supports:
• Damage applications
• Damage handlers
• Damage receivers
• Weapon mesh damage providers
• Character mesh damage providers
• Item mesh damage providers
• Block damage handling
• Armor damage handling
• Hit reaction damage handling
• Impulse damage handling
• Explosion and radial damage
• Gameplay effect damage
• Runtime damage tags
• Damage type tags such as slash, pierce, strike, melee, and unarmed
• Block, perfect parry, counter attack, and rage gameplay cues
ENEMY AI
Slasher Core includes enemy AI systems for action combat encounters.
Enemy AI can use the same abilities, targeting, damage, and Combo Graph systems used by player characters.
Included AI support covers:
• StateTree-based behavior
• AI perception
• Sight, hearing, touch, and damage sense setup
• Patrol behavior
• Investigation behavior
• Chase distance control
• Target reconsideration
• Shared target logic
• Attacker and targeter tracking
• Combat ability execution through Combo Graphs
Example AI character setups include standard enemies, brute enemies, boss enemies, ninja-style enemies, swordmaster enemies, and friendly AI.
STEALTH ENEMY AI
Create enemies that support stealth-oriented gameplay and combat transitions.
The framework includes support for crouching, perception, investigation, noise events, and stealth attacks.
GROUND AND AERIAL ATTACKS
Create separate combat abilities and combo routes for:
• Ground attacks
• Air attacks
• Ground-to-air attacks
• Air-to-ground attacks
Ground and aerial attacks can be organized through the Ability Combo Graph.
AI-VERSUS-AI COMBAT
Slasher Core supports combat between AI-controlled characters, including:
• Unarmed AI combat
• Sword-based AI combat
• Friendly-versus-hostile encounters
• Boss and enemy combat demonstrations
RAGDOLL AND PHYSICS REACTIONS
Slasher Core includes ragdoll-related states, gameplay effects, and abilities for physics-based character reactions, death states.
PROJECTILE AND EXPLOSION SUPPORT
Slasher Core includes projectile helper systems for action abilities.
Projectile support includes:
• Projectile spawning
• Projectile launch parameters
• Prediction parameters
• Homing projectile options
• Bounce and gravity options
• Impact attachment options
• Spawn actor, sound, VFX, or Niagara effect on stop
• Noise reporting on impact
• Explosion and radial damage support
UI, VFX, SFX, AND FEEDBACK
Slasher Core includes gameplay feedback systems and example content.
Included support covers:
• Attribute bar widgets
• Target lock widgets
• Boss health bar tag support
• Quick-time event widgets
• Launched message widgets
• Gameplay cues
• Niagara and VFX support
• Sound effect support
• Camera shake support
• Damage, block, counter attack, and rage feedback hooks
MODULAR ARCHITECTURE
Slasher Core is designed as a reusable framework that can be extended through C++ and Blueprints.
Combat abilities, Combo Graphs, movement integration, AI, weapon setups, inventory data, damage behavior, UI, and character behavior can be adapted for different projects.
THIRD-PERSON DEMO
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RkaLVj3LSOFkYYtAGZU6CgWYm8bqR5_C/view?usp=drive_link
A demonstration of Slasher Core using a standard third-person character setup.
GAME ANIMATION SAMPLE PROJECT DEMO
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RkaLVj3LSOFkYYtAGZU6CgWYm8bqR5_C/view?usp=drive_link
A demonstration of Slasher Core integrated with Epic Games’ Game Animation Sample Project.
DOCUMENTATION
PRE-CONFIGURED GASP PROJECT
A pre-configured Game Animation Sample Project with Slasher Core already integrated is available by request.
Contact the developer using the support details provided on the FAB product page to request access.
SUITABLE FOR
• Third-person action games
• Hack-and-slash games
• Action RPGs
• Sword-fighting games
• Stealth-action games
• Boss encounters
• Enemy AI combat
• Companion AI combat
• AI combat demonstrations
• Combat prototypes
• Melee-focused projects
REQUIRED / USED UNREAL ENGINE PLUGINS
• GameplayAbilities
• EnhancedInput
• MotionWarping
• Mover
• GameplayStateTree
• StateTree
Code Modules:
SlasherCore - Runtime
SlasherCoreGraphEditor - Editor
SlasherCoreGraphEditorRuntime - EditorAndProgram
Network Replicated: Yes
Supported Development Platforms:
Windows: Yes
Mac: Yes
Supported Target Build Platforms:
Win64
Mac
Linux
Android
iOS
tvOS