How to use Cover System

The Cover System works very simply, it only needs two scripts, the JU Cover Controller which is added to the player character and the Cover Trigger which is added to a trigger close to a wall to create a cover area.

At the moment the Cover System only works natively for the Player, but in the future I will adapt it for AIs

First steps with Cover System

1. Add a JU Cover Controller to your player

1. Create a Cover Trigger

1. Play a little

Tip

you can use Prevent Gun Clipping Script to improve the cover experience preventing the weapon from clipping through walls.

Configuring JU Cover Controller

The JU Cover Controller has several interesting parameters to better adapt to your game's style, It already works plug and play but you might like to change some parameters:

Parameters	Description
Cover Trigger tag	Tag to detect Cover trigger box
Current Cover Trigger	Cover trigger currently detected
Enable Cover	Enable Cover
Auto Mode	Causes the Cover System to start automatically without needing to press a button, based on movement and angle to the wall, when deactivated the Cover System will use the interaction button (F) to start
Sneak Speed	Movement speed in Cover
Rotation Speed	Rotation speed to Cover
Crouched Sneak Speed	Crouched movement speed in Cover
Corner Position Offset	It is the character's adjustment position on a corner when in Fire Mode
Wall Offset Position	Distance of the wall(or the center of the Cover Trigger)
Wall Offset Position in FireMode	Distance of the wall(or the center of the Cover Trigger) when in Fire Mode, It is useful for a better position pointing a weapon
Cover Animator Parameter	It is the name of the parameter in the Animator Controller
Camera Right Offset	Camera position ajustment on Right/Horizontal Axis when in Cover, this parameter works for right and left adjustment
Switch Side Speed	Camera position adjustment transition speed
Spine Inclination	Spine bone lean when in Cover, this parameter works for right and left adjustment
Left Weapon Inclination Intensity	Left angle adjustment of the Item Aim Rotation Pivot when in Fire Mode and Cover
Right Weapon Inclination Intensity	Left angle adjustment of the Item Aim Rotation Pivot when in Fire Mode and Cover
Lean Axis	🔴 It is the spine inclination axis, the default is the front axis (0,0,1) but you may have to change the axis due to your character's rig, you can test and see which works best on your character
Fire Mode Duration In Cover	Customized Fire Mode duration for the Cover System, it is useful if you want the character to cover faster so as not to take damage
On Cover / On Exit Cover	These are events called in these situations, these events are useful if you want to call any methods

Cover Trigger

The Cover Trigger is actually a very simple script, it basically serves for the JU Cover Controller to receive essential information from the trigger in a practical way.

The Cover Trigger has only one variable, which is used to inform the JU Cover Controller that the cover is only possible by crouching.

There is already a function for creating Cover Triggers as you saw above, but if you want to create one manually, a Cover Trigger requires the settings marked in red below: