Getting started

Validate the first working interaction loop.

This chapter covers the minimum setup needed to verify installation, focus, prompt display, and interaction execution in a controlled test scene.

Scope: the sequence below assumes one player actor, one target actor, and one interaction slot. Expand the setup only after this baseline works.

Step 1. Prepare the test scene

Create or open a level with clear line of sight between the player start and the test object.
Place the pawn or character that will own the interactor component.
Place a single actor that will receive the interactable component.
Keep the initial distance short enough to validate focus behavior without nearby targets interfering.

Step 2. Configure the player side

Add the interactor component to the pawn or character that should initiate interactions.
Bind the interaction input in the same input path already used by the player for gameplay actions.
Connect that input to the interactor entry points used by the project, typically StartInteract and StopInteract.

Validation target The player actor should own one active interactor component, and the interaction input should reach it consistently during play.

Step 3. Configure the target side

Add the interactable component to the actor that should respond to the player.
Create one slot inside Slots and configure the intended interaction type for the first test.
Set InteractionTitle and slot display fields if the test should show a prompt widget.
If the prompt or indicator should resolve from a specific point, add an Interaction Widget Anchor Component to the actor hierarchy.

Anchor behavior: when an Interaction Widget Anchor Component exists, projected widgets and distant indicators resolve from that component instead of the actor origin.

Step 4. Execute the baseline test

Play the level and move into interaction range.
Confirm that the interactor resolves the actor as the current focus target.
Confirm that the prompt or indicator appears if widget display is enabled.
Press the interaction input and verify that the configured slot produces visible gameplay or Blueprint output.

Expected result

The interactor acquires the intended target within the configured trace settings.
The prompt appears only when the interactable is in a valid display state.
The interaction input reaches the configured slot and produces the expected result on the correct actor.

Baseline checks

Input path Confirm that the actor receiving input is the same actor that owns the interactor component.

Target actor Confirm that the target actor contains an interactable component and at least one enabled slot.

Trace conditions Confirm that trace distance, collision channel, and visibility settings allow the target to be found.

Where to go next

If you want to...	Read next
Understand the standard Blueprint assembly flow	Blueprint Workflow
Select the slot behavior type	Interaction Modes
Inspect component and slot fields in detail	Interactor Reference, Interactable Reference, and Slot and Settings Reference