Updating properties over the network

Now, it’s time to add some gameplay and properly synchronize elements at runtime. In the next few subsections, you’ll work on the following features:

• Creating the pickup Blueprint
• Adding pickup variants
• Adding a points counter to the characters

Let’s add these features now.

Creating the pickup Blueprint

The first thing we are going to create is a pickable item that will grant points to the character that picks it up by sending them a message.

To create this type of communication, you’ll need to create an interface:

1. In your Blueprint folder, right-click and select Blueprints | Blueprint Interface.
2. Name the interface PointsAdder.
3. Open the Blueprint Interface.
4. Rename the default function AddPoints.
5. Add an Input parameter called Value that’s of the Integer type.

The interface you have just created should be the same as the one shown in Figure 3.13:

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