AActor::ReceivePointDamage

function Engine Blueprint Since 4.0

#include "GameFramework/Actor.h"

Access: protected Specifiers: UFUNCTIONBlueprintImplementableEventBlueprintAuthorityOnly

Description

Blueprint implementable event called on the server when this actor takes point damage from a hit-scan or projectile hit. Provides full hit geometry data including bone name for per-bone hit reactions.

Caveats & Gotchas

• Authority-only, same as the other Receive*Damage events. Clients will not fire this event; use replication to drive client-side reactions.
• BoneName is only populated for skeletal mesh hits. For static mesh or capsule hits it will be NAME_None, so always check before using it as a bone identifier.

Signature

ENGINE_API void ReceivePointDamage(float Damage, const class UDamageType* DamageType, FVector HitLocation, FVector HitNormal, class UPrimitiveComponent* HitComponent, FName BoneName, FVector ShotFromDirection, class AController* InstigatedBy, AActor* DamageCauser, const FHitResult& HitInfo)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
Damage	float	Amount of damage applied.	—
DamageType	const UDamageType*	Class describing the type of damage.	—
HitLocation	FVector	World-space location of the hit.	—
HitNormal	FVector	Surface normal at the hit location.	—
HitComponent	UPrimitiveComponent*	The specific component that was hit.	—
BoneName	FName	Bone name if the hit component is a skeletal mesh, otherwise NAME_None.	—
ShotFromDirection	FVector	Direction of the incoming shot.	—
InstigatedBy	AController*	Controller responsible for the damage.	—
DamageCauser	AActor*	Actor that caused the damage.	—
HitInfo	const FHitResult&	Full hit result from the damage trace.	—

Return Type

void

Example

Blueprint: headshot detection using BoneName text

// In Blueprint override of 'PointDamage' event:
// Branch on BoneName == "head" → multiply Damage by 2 → apply to Health

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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