Add a vehicle to the roster

The template ships with two DT_Vehicles rows — Sports (SportsCar_Pawn) and Offroad (OffroadCar_Pawn). This tutorial adds a third row by duplicating an existing car.

flowchart LR
  Parent["BP_VehicleParent"]
  Sports["SportsCar_Pawn"]
  Offroad["OffroadCar_Pawn"]
  NewCar["Your Pawn"]
  DT["DT_Vehicles"]
  UI["WBP_VehicleSelection"]

  Parent --> Sports
  Parent --> Offroad
  Parent --> NewCar
  DT --> UI
  Sports --> DT
  Offroad --> DT
  NewCar --> DT

1. Duplicate a car Blueprint

1. In the Content Browser, open VehicleSoccerTemplate/Blueprints/SportsCar/.
2. Right-click SportsCar_Pawn → Duplicate.
3. Rename the copy (for example MyCar_Pawn) and move it into a new folder such as Blueprints/MyCar/.
4. Open the duplicate and adjust:
   • Vehicle mesh / materials under Meshes/
   • Wheel Blueprints (copy SportsCar_WheelsFront / SportsCar_WheelsRear if you change wheel setup)
   • FC_TorqueCurve reference on the movement component for acceleration feel

All cars must inherit from BP_VehicleParent (directly or through the Sports/Offroad child) so boost, jump, camera, and pickup interfaces keep working.

2. Add a data table row

1. Open DT_Vehicles (Blueprints/VehicleSelection/DT_Vehicles).
2. Click + Add to create a new row.
3. Fill ST_VehicleSelectionData:

Field	Example
Name	Rally Truck
Description	Short blurb shown on the selection card
Class	Your MyCar_Pawn Blueprint

4. Save the data table.

3. Localize display text (optional)

Titles and descriptions for the default cars live in ST_VehicleSelection (Blueprints/VehicleSelection/ST_VehicleSelection). Add entries there if you want localized Name / Description keys instead of inline strings on the row.

4. Verify in vehicle selection

1. Play from Map_MainMenu.
2. Start a solo match and open vehicle selection (or travel to Map_VehicleSelection).
3. Confirm WBP_VehicleSelection lists the new row and spawns the correct pawn.

BP_VehicleSelector and BP_CameraActor on the selection map preview whichever class is highlighted.

5. Balance boost and physics

On your pawn’s parent chain (BP_VehicleParent and Chaos movement):

• Match Max Boost pickup values on BP_Boost to how aggressively the car accelerates.
• Test jump and IA_AirRoll with the new centre of mass — adjust mesh offset or bEnableCenterOfMassOverride if the car flips too easily.

Worked example — Rally Truck

This example adds a heavier off-road variant next to the stock Sports and Offroad rows.

1. Create the pawn

1. Duplicate OffroadCar_Pawn → rename to RallyTruck_Pawn.
2. Move it to Blueprints/RallyTruck/.
3. Swap the mesh to your truck skeletal mesh (or keep the off-road mesh while prototyping).
4. Duplicate OffroadCar_WheelsFront / OffroadCar_WheelsRear if you change wheel radius.

2. Register the data table row

Open DT_Vehicles and add a row named RallyTruck:

Field	Value
Name	Rally Truck
Description	High torque, slower top speed — ideal for bumps and challenges.
Class	RallyTruck_Pawn

Your table should now list three rows:

Sports    → SportsCar_Pawn
Offroad   → OffroadCar_Pawn
RallyTruck → RallyTruck_Pawn

3. Optional localization

In ST_VehicleSelection, add keys such as RallyTruck_Title and RallyTruck_Description, then point the row’s Name / Description fields at those keys if you prefer localized text over inline strings.

4. Test the example

1. Play from Map_MainMenu → Play Solo → Choose Vehicle.
2. Select Rally Truck and confirm Map_VehicleSelection previews RallyTruck_Pawn.
3. In Map_Gameplay, verify boost pickup refills still respect BP_Boost → Max Boost (100 by default).

Tip

If the truck flips on kickoff, open RallyTruck_Pawn and lower the Chaos movement Center of Mass offset before changing IA_Jump strength.

Next steps

• Reskin UI around the new car → Customize the HUD
• Move the template into another game → Migrate into your project