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Source/Unrealzilla/Private/BugPlacerPawn.cpp

@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ ABugPlacerPawn::ABugPlacerPawn()
 
 void ABugPlacerPawn::BeginPlay()
 {
-	this->OriginalPlayer = UGameplayStatics::GetPlayerCharacter(this, 0);
-
 	this->Activate();
 
 	Super::BeginPlay();
@@ -129,6 +127,9 @@ void ABugPlacerPawn::TraceTimerElapsed()
 			this->TraceOriginComponent->SetRelativeScale3D(FVector(TraceOriginScale.X, TraceOriginScale.Y, (TraceEnd - TraceStart).Length()));
 		}
 	}
+
+	float TraceInterval = this->GetActorTickInterval() > 0.0f ? this->GetActorTickInterval() : (1.0f / 60.0f) * World->GetWorldSettings()->MinGlobalTimeDilation;
+	this->GetWorldTimerManager().SetTimer(this->TraceTimerHandle, this, &ABugPlacerPawn::TraceTimerElapsed, TraceInterval, false);
 }
 
 
@@ -159,14 +160,17 @@ void ABugPlacerPawn::Activate()
 {
 	this->SavedMaxSpeed = this->PawnMovement->GetMaxSpeed();
 
-	UGameplayStatics::GetPlayerController(this, 0)->Possess(this);
+	APlayerController *Controller = UGameplayStatics::GetPlayerController(this, 0);
+	this->OriginalPawn = Controller->GetPawn();
+	this->OriginalPawn->DisableInput(Controller);
+	Controller->Possess(this);
 
 	const float &MinTimeDilation = this->GetWorldSettings()->MinGlobalTimeDilation;
-	this->GetWorldSettings()->SetTimeDilation(MinTimeDilation);
+	//this->GetWorldSettings()->SetTimeDilation(MinTimeDilation);
-	this->CustomTimeDilation = 1.0 / MinTimeDilation;
+	//this->CustomTimeDilation = 1.0 / MinTimeDilation;
 
 	float TraceInterval = this->GetActorTickInterval() > 0.0f ? this->GetActorTickInterval() : (1.0f / 60.0f) * MinTimeDilation;
-	this->GetWorldTimerManager().SetTimer(this->TraceTimerHandle, this, &ABugPlacerPawn::TraceTimerElapsed, TraceInterval, true);
+	this->GetWorldTimerManager().SetTimer(this->TraceTimerHandle, this, &ABugPlacerPawn::TraceTimerElapsed, TraceInterval, false);
 }
 
 void ABugPlacerPawn::Deactivate()
@@ -174,7 +178,9 @@ void ABugPlacerPawn::Deactivate()
 	this->GetWorldTimerManager().ClearAllTimersForObject(this);
 	this->GetWorldSettings()->SetTimeDilation(1.0f);
 
-	UGameplayStatics::GetPlayerController(this, 0)->Possess(this->OriginalPlayer);
+	APlayerController *Controller = UGameplayStatics::GetPlayerController(this, 0);
+	Controller->Possess(this->OriginalPawn);
+	this->OriginalPawn->EnableInput(Controller);
 
 	this->Destroy();
 }

Source/Unrealzilla/Public/BugPlacerPawn.h

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ private:
 	uint8 bArbitraryPlacement : 1;
 	uint8 bCurrentTraceHit : 1;
 
-	TObjectPtr<class ACharacter> OriginalPlayer;
+	TObjectPtr<class APawn> OriginalPawn;
 
 	TObjectPtr<class ABugMarkerActor> BugMarker;