Global Settings Reference

Purpose and Scope

This document describes the global settings Data Assets used in the project.

These assets store shared configuration for character behavior, equipment, inventory, UI, textures, and world presentation.

This is a reference document. It explains what each global settings asset is for and what its fields mean.

Overview

Global settings in the project are stored in the following Data Assets:

• DA_GS_Character
• DA_GS_Equipment
• DA_GS_Inventory
• DA_GS_Texture
• DA_GS_UI
• DA_GS_World

Each asset is responsible for one domain of shared configuration, such as character defaults, equipment behavior, inventory presentation, UI colors, texture lookup tables, or world marker visuals.

DA_GS_Character

Global settings for shared character behavior, default input, map marker updates, sensory systems, movement restrictions, and player presentation.

Field	Description
Unarmed Data Asset	Data Asset with information about the character state when no weapon is equipped.
Common Animations Asset	Data Asset containing common animations used by the character.
Step Decal Size	Vector size used for footstep decals.
Step Sockets	E_Side_LR value that defines the side left/right for footstep sockets.
InputMappingContext	Default input mapping context used by the character, for example IMC_OnFoot.
Control Sprint	E_SwitchButtonStateVar value that defines whether sprint works as hold or toggle.
Control Crouch	E_SwitchButtonStateVar value that defines whether crouch works as hold or toggle.
Frequency of marker updates on the World map	Update frequency for markers displayed on the world map.
Marker Type Settings	Data Assets with settings for how different actor types are displayed on the map.
Frequency of marker updates on the UI Minimap	Update frequency for markers displayed on the minimap UI.
Night Vision Turn On Sound	Sound Cue played when night vision is enabled.
Telekinesis	Reference to BP_TelekinesisPush; contains telekinesis push force, radius, damage, damage class, and affected EObjectTypeQuery types.
Smell	Reference to BP_Smell; contains smell system parameters such as max stored steps and body cleanliness color settings.
Thermal Vision Turn On Sound	Sound Cue played when thermal vision is enabled.
Default Foley	Foley Bank asset with common movement sounds such as footsteps, running, and similar character audio.
InteractCollisionIgnoresTheseTags	Tags ignored during interaction collision checks.
HidePlayerIconOnMapWhileDriving	Boolean flag that hides the player icon on the map while driving.
BodyParameters	String used by the player skin system; should not be changed.
CameraShoulder	Camera position settings for left/right shoulder view.
Block Movement Tags	Gameplay Tag container with character states that block movement.
Block Look Tags	Gameplay Tag container with character states that block camera look or aiming.
Cloth Slots Order	map used by the clothing/skin system; should not be changed.
PlayerNames	String with possible player names; one may be selected randomly.
InteractGUI	Input Action used for interaction with GUI.

DA_GS_Equipment

Global settings for weapon handling, slot behavior, ammo switching, modification display, and equipment-related interaction rules.

Field	Description
Action after removing a weapon from hands	Action performed after removing a weapon from the hands.
Priority of taking weapon	Priority rule used when selecting or taking a weapon.
Action after adding weapon to slot	Action performed after adding a weapon to an equipment slot.
Show all weapons or only the one in the hands	Controls whether all equipped weapons are shown or only the one currently held in hands.
Trigger tag for Affecting with different effects	Component tag used by overlap, hit, or trace logic to apply different effects.
Units of measurement of the modification characteristic	Units used for displaying weapon modification characteristics.
Reset scope magnification after exiting the aiming mode	Whether scope magnification resets after leaving aiming mode.
Play Reload Animation On Ammo Switch	Whether reload animation should play when switching ammo type.
Short Name of modification characteristic	Short display name for a weapon modification characteristic.
Reload a weapon if it runs out of ammunition while firing	Automatically reload the weapon when ammo runs out during firing.
NoCurrentAmmoType → AutoSwitchAmmoType	Automatically switch ammo type if the current one is unavailable.
AllowedWeaponTypesBySocketType	Allowed weapon types for each body socket type.
After Interact Action	Gameplay tag for the action that should happen after interaction.
WeaponPartsName	Name of a weapon part.

DA_GS_Inventory

Global settings for inventory slot sizing, inventory-related input, drag-and-drop slot naming, and interaction behavior by item type.

Field	Description
One slot size	Size of a single inventory slot.
InputKeys	Input Action used for inventory-related key handling.
Drag Slot Names	Array of slot names used for drag-and-drop operations.
Interaction Option By Item Type Tag	map that defines the default interaction option for each item type, for example take to inventory or try direct interact.

DA_GS_Texture

Global settings for mappings between shared world sound categories and name values used by gameplay systems.

Field	Description
WorldSoundType	map used to convert world sound types into Name values for ReportNoiseEvent, mainly for AI-related sound reporting.

DA_GS_UI

Global settings for UI colors, rarity presentation, armor parameter display, AI healthbar timing, and chat behavior.

Field	Description
COLOR_BackgroundSlot_DependingsOnPossibleToMoveItemToThisSlot	Color value for a slot background depending on whether an item can be moved into that slot.
Displayed Armor Parameters	Gameplay Tag that defines which armor parameters are displayed in the UI.
AI's Healthbar Appears For N Seconds	Number of seconds an AI healthbar remains visible.
COLOR Background	Gameplay Tag used as the main inventory UI background color.
Rarity Color	Gameplay Tag that defines the color used to display item rarity.
ChatMessagesColor	E_MessageTypes-based setting that defines chat message colors.
Message Lifespan	Lifetime of a single chat message in seconds.
MessageMaxLength	Maximum allowed length of one chat message.
ChatHistoryMaxLength	Maximum number of messages stored in chat history.

DA_GS_World

Global settings for shared world-facing textures, marker visuals, icons, and appearance lookup data used across multiple systems.

Field	Description
Render Target New Texture Maker	TextureRenderTarget used for creating or rendering new textures.
Weapon Buff Icons	map used for weapon buff icons.
Modification Parameter Names	String containing names of weapon modification parameters, used by icon generators.
ClothesParameters	E_ClothParams to texture mapping used for clothing parameter presentation.
AMMO GlobalTypes	E_AmmoDamageType to texture mapping used for global ammo type presentation.
MutableStateIcons	String or texture mapping for mutable state icons.
World Item Interact Icon	Icons used for interaction with items in the world.
GrenadesGlobalTypes	Icons used for global grenade types.
WorldMarkers	Appearance settings for world-space object markers.
WorldMapMarkers	Appearance settings for markers shown on the world map.
MinimapMapMarkers	Appearance settings for markers shown on the minimap.
WeaponModificationIcons	Appearance settings for weapon modification icons.
AMMO DamageTypeIconIndexes	Appearance settings for ammo damage type icons.
AMMO CustomStatIcons	Icons for custom ammo properties shown in UI, for example ricochet or armor penetration.
ScannerItemIcons	Icons used when selecting item types for world scanning.
InventoryFilterTextures	Icons used for inventory item-type filters.