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Use when writing Unreal Engine C++ AI — AI controllers, behavior tree nodes, blackboards, AI perception, navmesh pathfinding, EQS queries or Smart Objects. Also use when the user mentions 'AAIController', 'UBTTaskNode', 'ExecuteTask', 'FinishLatentTask', 'UBlackboardComponent', 'FBlackboardKeySelector', 'UAIPerceptionComponent', 'FAIStimulus', 'UAISenseConfig_Sight', 'MoveTo', 'UNavigationSystemV1', 'ProjectPointToNavigation', 'UNavArea', 'ANavLinkProxy', 'UEnvQueryManager', 'FEnvQueryRequest', 'EQS', 'navmesh', 'USmartObjectSubsystem' or 'ZoneGraph'. For State Tree authoring, see ue-state-trees; for Mass crowds, see ue-mass-entity; for the movement component that executes paths, see ue-character-movement.
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Target engine: UE 5.8. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".
Classic UE AI runs on a server-only AAIController that owns a brain component (UBehaviorTreeComponent), a UBlackboardComponent, a UAIPerceptionComponent and a UPathFollowingComponent. Behavior trees, perception and EQS live in the AIModule; navmesh generation and queries live in NavigationSystem; BT tasks that wrap gameplay tasks need GameplayTasks. Smart Objects (SmartObjectsModule, plugin SmartObjects), ZoneGraph (ZoneGraph, Experimental in 5.8), MassAI (Experimental in 5.8) and NavCorridor (Experimental in 5.8) are opt-in plugins. Add what you use to PublicDependencyModuleNames in your .Build.cs, e.g. "AIModule", "NavigationSystem", "GameplayTasks".
Read .agents/ue-project-context.md if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.
Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.
| Request is about… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Possessing a pawn, running a tree, move requests, focus | AI Controller |
| Reading/writing AI knowledge, key selectors, observers | Blackboard |
| Custom tasks, decorators, services, node memory | Behavior Tree Nodes |
| Sight/hearing/damage senses, stimuli sources | AI Perception |
| Path queries, projection, random points, invokers | Navigation and Pathfinding |
| Area costs, query filters, jump/off-mesh links | Nav Areas, Filters and Off-Mesh Links |
| Cover/flank/patrol point selection, custom contexts | EQS Environment Query System |
| State Tree instead of a behavior tree | State Tree for AI |
| Interactable world objects, slot claiming | Smart Objects |
| Lane-based crowds, large agent counts | ZoneGraph, MassAI and NavCorridor |
// MyAIController.h
#pragma once
#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "AIController.h"
#include "Perception/AIPerceptionTypes.h"
#include "MyAIController.generated.h"
class UBehaviorTree;
UCLASS()
class MYGAME_API AMyAIController : public AAIController
{
GENERATED_BODY()
public:
AMyAIController();
protected:
UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, Category = "AI")
TObjectPtr<UBehaviorTree> BehaviorTreeAsset;
virtual void OnPossess(APawn* InPawn) override;
virtual void OnMoveCompleted(FAIRequestID RequestID, const FPathFollowingResult& Result) override;
UFUNCTION()
void HandleTargetPerceptionUpdated(AActor* Actor, FAIStimulus Stimulus);
};
// MyAIController.cpp
#include "MyAIController.h"
#include "BehaviorTree/BlackboardComponent.h"
#include "Navigation/PathFollowingComponent.h"
#include "Perception/AIPerceptionComponent.h"
AMyAIController::AMyAIController()
{
bStartAILogicOnPossess = true;
bStopAILogicOnUnposses = true;
}
void AMyAIController::OnPossess(APawn* InPawn)
{
Super::OnPossess(InPawn);
if (BehaviorTreeAsset)
{
RunBehaviorTree(BehaviorTreeAsset); // calls UseBlackboard internally
}
if (UAIPerceptionComponent* Perception = GetAIPerceptionComponent())
{
Perception->OnTargetPerceptionUpdated.AddDynamic(this, &AMyAIController::HandleTargetPerceptionUpdated);
}
}
void AMyAIController::OnMoveCompleted(FAIRequestID RequestID, const FPathFollowingResult& Result)
{
Super::OnMoveCompleted(RequestID, Result);
if (UBlackboardComponent* BB = GetBlackboardComponent()) { BB->SetValueAsBool(TEXT("ReachedGoal"), Result.Code == EPathFollowingResult::Success); }
}
void AMyAIController::HandleTargetPerceptionUpdated(AActor* Actor, FAIStimulus Stimulus)
{
UBlackboardComponent* BlackboardComp = GetBlackboardComponent();
if (BlackboardComp && Stimulus.WasSuccessfullySensed())
{
BlackboardComp->SetValueAsObject(TEXT("TargetActor"), Actor);
BlackboardComp->SetValueAsVector(TEXT("LastKnownLocation"), Stimulus.StimulusLocation);
}
}
// AIController.h — signatures you will call
EPathFollowingRequestResult::Type MoveToActor(AActor* Goal, float AcceptanceRadius = -1, bool bStopOnOverlap = true,
bool bUsePathfinding = true, bool bCanStrafe = true,
TSubclassOf<UNavigationQueryFilter> FilterClass = {}, bool bAllowPartialPath = true);
EPathFollowingRequestResult::Type MoveToLocation(const FVector& Dest, float AcceptanceRadius = -1, bool bStopOnOverlap = true,
bool bUsePathfinding = true, bool bProjectDestinationToNavigation = false, bool bCanStrafe = true,
TSubclassOf<UNavigationQueryFilter> FilterClass = {}, bool bAllowPartialPath = true);
virtual FPathFollowingRequestResult MoveTo(const FAIMoveRequest& MoveRequest, FNavPathSharedPtr* OutPath = nullptr);
virtual void SetFocus(AActor* NewFocus, EAIFocusPriority::Type InPriority = EAIFocusPriority::Gameplay);
virtual void SetFocalPoint(FVector NewFocus, EAIFocusPriority::Type InPriority = EAIFocusPriority::Gameplay);
virtual void ClearFocus(EAIFocusPriority::Type InPriority);
virtual bool RunBehaviorTree(UBehaviorTree* BTAsset);
bool UseBlackboard(UBlackboardData* BlackboardAsset, UBlackboardComponent*& BlackboardComponent);
EPathFollowingStatus::Type GetMoveStatus() const; // Idle, Waiting, Paused, Moving
bool HasPartialPath() const;
virtual void SetGenericTeamId(const FGenericTeamId& NewTeamID) override; // IGenericTeamAgentInterface
| Need | Use |
|---|---|
| One-liner move with per-call options | MoveToActor / MoveToLocation — returns EPathFollowingRequestResult::{Failed, AlreadyAtGoal, RequestSuccessful} |
| Full control (goal actor + radius + filter + partial path) and the resulting path | MoveTo(FAIMoveRequest, FNavPathSharedPtr*) — returns FPathFollowingRequestResult with MoveId and Code |
| Move a controller that has no BT/blackboard, e.g. a click-to-move test | UAIBlueprintHelperLibrary::SimpleMoveToLocation(AController*, const FVector&) |
| React to arrival | Override OnMoveCompleted, or bind the dynamic delegate ReceiveMoveCompleted (FAIRequestID, EPathFollowingResult::Type) |
Build an FAIMoveRequest with its setters: SetGoalActor, SetGoalLocation, SetAcceptanceRadius, SetUsePathfinding, SetAllowPartialPath, SetNavigationFilter, SetProjectGoalLocation, SetCanStrafe, SetReachTestIncludesAgentRadius.
On the pawn: AIControllerClass = AMyAIController::StaticClass(); AutoPossessAI = EAutoPossessAI::PlacedInWorldOrSpawned;
| Type | Get | Set |
|---|---|---|
| Object | GetValueAsObject | SetValueAsObject |
| Vector | GetValueAsVector | SetValueAsVector |
| Bool | GetValueAsBool | SetValueAsBool |
| Float | GetValueAsFloat | SetValueAsFloat |
| Int | GetValueAsInt | SetValueAsInt |
| Enum | GetValueAsEnum (returns uint8) | SetValueAsEnum (takes uint8) |
| Name / String / Class / Rotator | GetValueAsName / …String / …Class / …Rotator | SetValueAs… matching |
All accessors take const FName& KeyName. ClearValue(FName) and IsVectorValueSet(FName) have FBlackboard::FKey overloads that skip the name lookup.
#include "BehaviorTree/BlackboardComponent.h"
UBlackboardComponent* BlackboardComp = GetBlackboardComponent();
BlackboardComp->SetValueAsObject(TEXT("TargetActor"), TargetActor);
BlackboardComp->ClearValue(TEXT("TargetActor"));
// Observers: the delegate returns EBlackboardNotificationResult, it is not void.
const FBlackboard::FKey KeyID = BlackboardComp->GetKeyID(TEXT("TargetActor"));
const FDelegateHandle Handle = BlackboardComp->RegisterObserver(KeyID, this,
FOnBlackboardChangeNotification::CreateUObject(this, &AMyAIController::HandleTargetKeyChanged));
BlackboardComp->UnregisterObserver(KeyID, Handle);
// Declared in AMyAIController — returning void will not bind:
EBlackboardNotificationResult HandleTargetKeyChanged(const UBlackboardComponent& BlackboardComp, FBlackboard::FKey ChangedKeyID);
Return EBlackboardNotificationResult::ContinueObserving to stay registered, RemoveObserver to unsubscribe. UnregisterObserversFrom(this) drops every observer an object registered.
In BT nodes, never hard-code key names. Expose a FBlackboardKeySelector UPROPERTY and read SelectedKeyName; the tree resolves it against the asset through FBlackboardKeySelector::ResolveSelectedKey(const UBlackboardData&), and GetSelectedKeyID() gives the cached FBlackboard::FKey. Mark a key Instance Synced (FBlackboardEntry::bInstanceSynced in the UBlackboardData asset) to share its value across every AI using that asset — squad-wide alerts without extra plumbing; UBlackboardData::HasSynchronizedKeys() reports whether any key is synced. For hot paths, cache the key: FBBKeyCachedAccessor<UBlackboardKeyType_Bool> built from (const UBlackboardComponent&, FBlackboard::FKey) exposes Get() and SetValue(UBlackboardComponent&, Value) and skips the per-call name lookup.
| Base class | Override | Signature source |
|---|---|---|
UBTTaskNode | ExecuteTask, AbortTask, TickTask, OnTaskFinished, OnMessage | BehaviorTree/BTTaskNode.h |
UBTDecorator | CalculateRawConditionValue (const), OnNodeActivation, OnNodeDeactivation, OnNodeProcessed | BehaviorTree/BTDecorator.h |
UBTService | TickNode, OnSearchStart, OnBecomeRelevant, OnCeaseRelevant | BehaviorTree/BTService.h (relevance hooks inherited from BTAuxiliaryNode.h) |
| Any node | GetInstanceMemorySize, InitializeMemory, CleanupMemory | BehaviorTree/BTNode.h |
Copy these verbatim (only the class name changes):
virtual EBTNodeResult::Type ExecuteTask(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory) override;
virtual EBTNodeResult::Type AbortTask(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory) override;
virtual void TickTask(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory, float DeltaSeconds) override;
virtual void OnTaskFinished(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory, EBTNodeResult::Type TaskResult) override;
virtual void OnMessage(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory, FName Message, int32 RequestID, bool bSuccess) override;
virtual bool CalculateRawConditionValue(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory) const override;
virtual void OnNodeActivation(FBehaviorTreeSearchData& SearchData) override;
virtual void OnNodeDeactivation(FBehaviorTreeSearchData& SearchData, EBTNodeResult::Type NodeResult) override;
virtual void TickNode(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory, float DeltaSeconds) override;
virtual void OnSearchStart(FBehaviorTreeSearchData& SearchData) override;
virtual uint16 GetInstanceMemorySize() const override;
virtual void InitializeMemory(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory, EBTMemoryInit::Type InitType) const override;
virtual void CleanupMemory(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerCo
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name: ue-ai-navigation
description: "Use when writing Unreal Engine C++ AI — AI controllers, behavior tree nodes, blackboards, AI perception, navmesh pathfinding, EQS queries or Smart Objects. Also use when the user mentions 'AAIController', 'UBTTaskNode', 'ExecuteTask', 'FinishLatentTask', 'UBlackboardComponent', 'FBlackboardKeySelector', 'UAIPerceptionComponent', 'FAIStimulus', 'UAISenseConfig_Sight', 'MoveTo', 'UNavigationSystemV1', 'ProjectPointToNavigation', 'UNavArea', 'ANavLinkProxy', 'UEnvQueryManager', 'FEnvQueryRequest', 'EQS', 'navmesh', 'USmartObjectSubsystem' or 'ZoneGraph'. For State Tree authoring, see ue-state-trees; for Mass crowds, see ue-mass-entity; for the movement component that executes paths, see ue-character-movement."
metadata:
version: "2.0.0"
engine: "5.8"
---
# UE AI and Navigation
Target engine: **UE 5.8**. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".
Classic UE AI runs on a server-only `AAIController` that owns a brain component (`UBehaviorTreeComponent`), a `UBlackboardComponent`, a `UAIPerceptionComponent` and a `UPathFollowingComponent`. Behavior trees, perception and EQS live in the `AIModule`; navmesh generation and queries live in `NavigationSystem`; BT tasks that wrap gameplay tasks need `GameplayTasks`. Smart Objects (`SmartObjectsModule`, plugin `SmartObjects`), ZoneGraph (`ZoneGraph`, Experimental in 5.8), MassAI (Experimental in 5.8) and NavCorridor (Experimental in 5.8) are opt-in plugins. Add what you use to `PublicDependencyModuleNames` in your `.Build.cs`, e.g. `"AIModule", "NavigationSystem", "GameplayTasks"`.
## Context
Read `.agents/ue-project-context.md` if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.
Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.
| Request is about… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Possessing a pawn, running a tree, move requests, focus | [AI Controller](#ai-controller) |
| Reading/writing AI knowledge, key selectors, observers | [Blackboard](#blackboard) |
| Custom tasks, decorators, services, node memory | [Behavior Tree Nodes](#behavior-tree-nodes) |
| Sight/hearing/damage senses, stimuli sources | [AI Perception](#ai-perception) |
| Path queries, projection, random points, invokers | [Navigation and Pathfinding](#navigation-and-pathfinding) |
| Area costs, query filters, jump/off-mesh links | [Nav Areas, Filters and Off-Mesh Links](#nav-areas-filters-and-off-mesh-links) |
| Cover/flank/patrol point selection, custom contexts | [EQS Environment Query System](#eqs-environment-query-system) |
| State Tree instead of a behavior tree | [State Tree for AI](#state-tree-for-ai) |
| Interactable world objects, slot claiming | [Smart Objects](#smart-objects) |
| Lane-based crowds, large agent counts | [ZoneGraph, MassAI and NavCorridor](#zonegraph-massai-and-navcorridor) |
## AI Controller
```cpp
// MyAIController.h
#pragma once
#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "AIController.h"
#include "Perception/AIPerceptionTypes.h"
#include "MyAIController.generated.h"
class UBehaviorTree;
UCLASS()
class MYGAME_API AMyAIController : public AAIController
{
GENERATED_BODY()
public:
AMyAIController();
protected:
UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, Category = "AI")
TObjectPtr<UBehaviorTree> BehaviorTreeAsset;
virtual void OnPossess(APawn* InPawn) override;
virtual void OnMoveCompleted(FAIRequestID RequestID, const FPathFollowingResult& Result) override;
UFUNCTION()
void HandleTargetPerceptionUpdated(AActor* Actor, FAIStimulus Stimulus);
};
// MyAIController.cpp
#include "MyAIController.h"
#include "BehaviorTree/BlackboardComponent.h"
#include "Navigation/PathFollowingComponent.h"
#include "Perception/AIPerceptionComponent.h"
AMyAIController::AMyAIController()
{
bStartAILogicOnPossess = true;
bStopAILogicOnUnposses = true;
}
void AMyAIController::OnPossess(APawn* InPawn)
{
Super::OnPossess(InPawn);
if (BehaviorTreeAsset)
{
RunBehaviorTree(BehaviorTreeAsset); // calls UseBlackboard internally
}
if (UAIPerceptionComponent* Perception = GetAIPerceptionComponent())
{
Perception->OnTargetPerceptionUpdated.AddDynamic(this, &AMyAIController::HandleTargetPerceptionUpdated);
}
}
void AMyAIController::OnMoveCompleted(FAIRequestID RequestID, const FPathFollowingResult& Result)
{
Super::OnMoveCompleted(RequestID, Result);
if (UBlackboardComponent* BB = GetBlackboardComponent()) { BB->SetValueAsBool(TEXT("ReachedGoal"), Result.Code == EPathFollowingResult::Success); }
}
void AMyAIController::HandleTargetPerceptionUpdated(AActor* Actor, FAIStimulus Stimulus)
{
UBlackboardComponent* BlackboardComp = GetBlackboardComponent();
if (BlackboardComp && Stimulus.WasSuccessfullySensed())
{
BlackboardComp->SetValueAsObject(TEXT("TargetActor"), Actor);
BlackboardComp->SetValueAsVector(TEXT("LastKnownLocation"), Stimulus.StimulusLocation);
}
}
```
```cpp
// AIController.h — signatures you will call
EPathFollowingRequestResult::Type MoveToActor(AActor* Goal, float AcceptanceRadius = -1, bool bStopOnOverlap = true,
bool bUsePathfinding = true, bool bCanStrafe = true,
TSubclassOf<UNavigationQueryFilter> FilterClass = {}, bool bAllowPartialPath = true);
EPathFollowingRequestResult::Type MoveToLocation(const FVector& Dest, float AcceptanceRadius = -1, bool bStopOnOverlap = true,
bool bUsePathfinding = true, bool bProjectDestinationToNavigation = false, bool bCanStrafe = true,
TSubclassOf<UNavigationQueryFilter> FilterClass = {}, bool bAllowPartialPath = true);
virtual FPathFollowingRequestResult MoveTo(const FAIMoveRequest& MoveRequest, FNavPathSharedPtr* OutPath = nullptr);
virtual void SetFocus(AActor* NewFocus, EAIFocusPriority::Type InPriority = EAIFocusPriority::Gameplay);
virtual void SetFocalPoint(FVector NewFocus, EAIFocusPriority::Type InPriority = EAIFocusPriority::Gameplay);
virtual void ClearFocus(EAIFocusPriority::Type InPriority);
virtual bool RunBehaviorTree(UBehaviorTree* BTAsset);
bool UseBlackboard(UBlackboardData* BlackboardAsset, UBlackboardComponent*& BlackboardComponent);
EPathFollowingStatus::Type GetMoveStatus() const; // Idle, Waiting, Paused, Moving
bool HasPartialPath() const;
virtual void SetGenericTeamId(const FGenericTeamId& NewTeamID) override; // IGenericTeamAgentInterface
```
| Need | Use |
|---|---|
| One-liner move with per-call options | `MoveToActor` / `MoveToLocation` — returns `EPathFollowingRequestResult::{Failed, AlreadyAtGoal, RequestSuccessful}` |
| Full control (goal actor + radius + filter + partial path) and the resulting path | `MoveTo(FAIMoveRequest, FNavPathSharedPtr*)` — returns `FPathFollowingRequestResult` with `MoveId` and `Code` |
| Move a controller that has no BT/blackboard, e.g. a click-to-move test | `UAIBlueprintHelperLibrary::SimpleMoveToLocation(AController*, const FVector&)` |
| React to arrival | Override `OnMoveCompleted`, or bind the dynamic delegate `ReceiveMoveCompleted` (`FAIRequestID`, `EPathFollowingResult::Type`) |
Build an `FAIMoveRequest` with its setters: `SetGoalActor`, `SetGoalLocation`, `SetAcceptanceRadius`, `SetUsePathfinding`, `SetAllowPartialPath`, `SetNavigationFilter`, `SetProjectGoalLocation`, `SetCanStrafe`, `SetReachTestIncludesAgentRadius`.
On the pawn: `AIControllerClass = AMyAIController::StaticClass(); AutoPossessAI = EAutoPossessAI::PlacedInWorldOrSpawned;`
## Blackboard
| Type | Get | Set |
|---|---|---|
| Object | `GetValueAsObject` | `SetValueAsObject` |
| Vector | `GetValueAsVector` | `SetValueAsVector` |
| Bool | `GetValueAsBool` | `SetValueAsBool` |
| Float | `GetValueAsFloat` | `SetValueAsFloat` |
| Int | `GetValueAsInt` | `SetValueAsInt` |
| Enum | `GetValueAsEnum` (returns `uint8`) | `SetValueAsEnum` (takes `uint8`) |
| Name / String / Class / Rotator | `GetValueAsName` / `…String` / `…Class` / `…Rotator` | `SetValueAs…` matching |
All accessors take `const FName& KeyName`. `ClearValue(FName)` and `IsVectorValueSet(FName)` have `FBlackboard::FKey` overloads that skip the name lookup.
```cpp
#include "BehaviorTree/BlackboardComponent.h"
UBlackboardComponent* BlackboardComp = GetBlackboardComponent();
BlackboardComp->SetValueAsObject(TEXT("TargetActor"), TargetActor);
BlackboardComp->ClearValue(TEXT("TargetActor"));
// Observers: the delegate returns EBlackboardNotificationResult, it is not void.
const FBlackboard::FKey KeyID = BlackboardComp->GetKeyID(TEXT("TargetActor"));
const FDelegateHandle Handle = BlackboardComp->RegisterObserver(KeyID, this,
FOnBlackboardChangeNotification::CreateUObject(this, &AMyAIController::HandleTargetKeyChanged));
BlackboardComp->UnregisterObserver(KeyID, Handle);
// Declared in AMyAIController — returning void will not bind:
EBlackboardNotificationResult HandleTargetKeyChanged(const UBlackboardComponent& BlackboardComp, FBlackboard::FKey ChangedKeyID);
```
Return `EBlackboardNotificationResult::ContinueObserving` to stay registered, `RemoveObserver` to unsubscribe. `UnregisterObserversFrom(this)` drops every observer an object registered.
**In BT nodes, never hard-code key names.** Expose a `FBlackboardKeySelector` `UPROPERTY` and read `SelectedKeyName`; the tree resolves it against the asset through `FBlackboardKeySelector::ResolveSelectedKey(const UBlackboardData&)`, and `GetSelectedKeyID()` gives the cached `FBlackboard::FKey`. Mark a key **Instance Synced** (`FBlackboardEntry::bInstanceSynced` in the `UBlackboardData` asset) to share its value across every AI using that asset — squad-wide alerts without extra plumbing; `UBlackboardData::HasSynchronizedKeys()` reports whether any key is synced. For hot paths, cache the key: `FBBKeyCachedAccessor<UBlackboardKeyType_Bool>` built from `(const UBlackboardComponent&, FBlackboard::FKey)` exposes `Get()` and `SetValue(UBlackboardComponent&, Value)` and skips the per-call name lookup.
## Behavior Tree Nodes
| Base class | Override | Signature source |
|---|---|---|
| `UBTTaskNode` | `ExecuteTask`, `AbortTask`, `TickTask`, `OnTaskFinished`, `OnMessage` | `BehaviorTree/BTTaskNode.h` |
| `UBTDecorator` | `CalculateRawConditionValue` (const), `OnNodeActivation`, `OnNodeDeactivation`, `OnNodeProcessed` | `BehaviorTree/BTDecorator.h` |
| `UBTService` | `TickNode`, `OnSearchStart`, `OnBecomeRelevant`, `OnCeaseRelevant` | `BehaviorTree/BTService.h` (relevance hooks inherited from `BTAuxiliaryNode.h`) |
| Any node | `GetInstanceMemorySize`, `InitializeMemory`, `CleanupMemory` | `BehaviorTree/BTNode.h` |
Copy these verbatim (only the class name changes):
```cpp
virtual EBTNodeResult::Type ExecuteTask(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory) override;
virtual EBTNodeResult::Type AbortTask(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory) override;
virtual void TickTask(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory, float DeltaSeconds) override;
virtual void OnTaskFinished(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory, EBTNodeResult::Type TaskResult) override;
virtual void OnMessage(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory, FName Message, int32 RequestID, bool bSuccess) override;
virtual bool CalculateRawConditionValue(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory) const override;
virtual void OnNodeActivation(FBehaviorTreeSearchData& SearchData) override;
virtual void OnNodeDeactivation(FBehaviorTreeSearchData& SearchData, EBTNodeResult::Type NodeResult) override;
virtual void TickNode(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory, float DeltaSeconds) override;
virtual void OnSearchStart(FBehaviorTreeSearchData& SearchData) override;
virtual uint16 GetInstanceMemorySize() const override;
virtual void InitializeMemory(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerComp, uint8* NodeMemory, EBTMemoryInit::Type InitType) const override;
virtual void CleanupMemory(UBehaviorTreeComponent& OwnerCoFree to get does not mean free to run. Price labels are not safety ratings. Submit pricing information →
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