Time for action – Casting Actor variables

The answer of course is casting. Let's set up a subclass of AwesomeActor and see how we can use it.

1. Create a new file in our AwesomeGame/Classes folder and call it UberActor. Type the following code into it:

   class UberActor extends AwesomeActor
       placeable;
   
   function UberFunction()
   {
       `log("UberFunction was called!");
   }
   
   defaultproperties
   {
   }

   We're extending off of AwesomeActor and adding a function called UberFunction that will log when it is called. Remembering our inheritance, we don't need the sprite in the default properties because we will inherit it from AwesomeActor.

2. Compile the code and open the editor. If we take a look in the Actor browser we'll see our UberActor underneath AwesomeActor in the class tree.

   

   Close the editor for now; we'll be spawning the UberActor directly so we can get an easy reference to it.

3. In our AwesomePlayerController class, add the StartFire function again and spawn an UberActor into our MyAwesomeActor variable...