How to enable the plugin.

Get Tempest Combat Framework running in your project. Three steps, five minutes.

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📋 Step 1 — Install via Fab / Marketplace

Install Tempest Combat Framework to your Unreal Engine version through Fab (or the Epic Games Launcher → Library → Vault). Once it's installed for the engine version, the plugin becomes available to add to any project.

🛠️ Step 2 — Enable the plugin in your project

Open your project, then go to Edit → Plugins.

Edit Menu in Unreal

In the Plugins browser search bar, type "Tempest Combat Framework" and tick the Enabled checkbox. Restart the editor when prompted.

Plugins Menu

✅ Step 3 — Verify

Once the editor restarts, you should see the TCF content folders show up in the Content Browser under Plugins → Tempest Combat Framework Content. You're now ready to use the framework.

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Required engine plugins (TCF will list these as dependencies; UE will offer to enable them automatically):

Enhanced Input
Niagara
Animation Budget Allocator
Motion Warping
StateTree
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Important Rule

Do not modify files inside the plugin's Content folder. All your customisations, child Blueprints, and game-specific logic should live in your project's Content folder, not inside the plugin itself. This keeps your project clean and lets you safely update TCF in the future.

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