Added power to 'BatteryCollectorCharacter'

Author: weeeBox

Content/Blueprints/Battery_BP.uasset

@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ ABatteryCollectorCharacter::ABatteryCollectorCharacter()
 
 	// Note: The skeletal mesh and anim blueprint references on the Mesh component (inherited from Character) 
 	// are set in the derived blueprint asset named MyCharacter (to avoid direct content references in C++)
+
+	//set a base power level for the character
+	InitialPower = 2000.f;
+	CharacterPower = InitialPower;
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -155,3 +159,22 @@ void ABatteryCollectorCharacter::CollectPickups()
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// Reports starting power
+float ABatteryCollectorCharacter::GetInitialPower()
+{
+	return InitialPower;
+}
+
+// Reports current power
+float ABatteryCollectorCharacter::GetCurrentPower()
+{
+	return CharacterPower;
+}
+
+// called whenever power is increased or decreased
+void ABatteryCollectorCharacter::UpdatePower(float PowerChange)
+{
+	// change power
+	CharacterPower = CharacterPower + PowerChange;
+}

Content/ThirdPersonCPP/Blueprints/ThirdPersonCharacter.uasset

@@ -30,6 +30,21 @@ class ABatteryCollectorCharacter : public ACharacter
 	UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly, Category=Camera)
 	float BaseLookUpRate;
 
+	/** Accessor function for initial power */
+	UFUNCTION(BlueprintPure, Category = "Power")
+	float GetInitialPower();
+
+	/** Accessor function for current power */
+	UFUNCTION(BlueprintPure, Category = "Power")
+	float GetCurrentPower();
+
+	/** 
+	Function to update the character's power 
+	* @param PowerChange This is the amount to change the power by, and it can be positive or negative.
+	*/
+	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "Power")
+	void UpdatePower(float PowerChange);
+
 protected:
 
 	/** Called for forwards/backward input */
@@ -65,6 +80,15 @@ class ABatteryCollectorCharacter : public ACharacter
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "Pickups")
 	void CollectPickups();
 
+	/**The starting power level of our character */
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "Power", Meta = (BlueprintProtected = "true"))
+	float InitialPower;
+
+private: 
+	/**Current power level of our character */
+	UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, Category = "Power")
+	float CharacterPower;
+
 public:
 	/** Returns CameraBoom subobject **/
 	FORCEINLINE class USpringArmComponent* GetCameraBoom() const { return CameraBoom; }