11. Teleporting Players After a Cutscene

To create the opening scene where the player is part of the cutscene, you need to teleport the player to the basement after the opening cutscene finishes playing. To do this, you’ll use the code snippet below:

    AllPlayers := GetPlayspace().GetPlayers()
        for (Agent : AllPlayers):
            Teleporter.Teleport(Agent)

This piece of code is designed to grab all players on your island and apply a function to them. In this case, teleportation.

Teleporting Players after a Cutscene

Create a new Verse device named cutscene_trasnporter using Verse Explorer, and drag the device into the level. Double-click cutscene_transporter.verse from Verse Explorer to open the script in Visual Studio Code.

1. Underneath the transporter_device class definition, add editable fields for the following devices:

• CinemtaicSequence

• Teleporter

• PlayerSpawner

  Verse

  		
        cutscene_transporter := class(creative-device):
  		
            @editable 
  		
            CinematicSequence : cinematic_sequence_device = cinematic_sequence_device{}
  		
            @editable    
  		
            Teleporter : teleporter_device = teleporter_device{}
  
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1. Add a new method TeleportPlayers() to the teleport_device class. This method teleports each player to the teleporter you set up in the sub-basement. Add the code snippet from earlier to the TeleportPlayers() method.

   Verse

   		
   			
   		
            TeleportPlayers():void=
   		
                AllPlayers := GetPlayspace().GetPlayers()
   		
                    for (Agent : AllPlayers):
   		
                        Teleporter.Teleport(Agent)
   
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2. In OnBegin(), subscribe the StoppedEvent from your CinematicSequence to the TeleportPlayers() method. Subscribing TeleportPlayers() this event causes the device to listen for the StoppedEvent of the CinematicSequence, then executes the method TeleportPlayers below.

   Verse

            OnBegin<override>()<suspends>:void=
   
                Print("Loading Cutscene")
   
                CinematicSequence.StoppedEvent.Subscribe(TeleportPlayers)

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3. Your teleporter_device code should now look like the following:

   Verse

        using { /Fortnite.com/Devices }
        using { /Verse.org/Simulation }
        using { /UnrealEngine.com/Temporary/Diagnostics }
   
        ## A Verse-authored creative device that can be placed in a level
        log_transporter_device := class(log_channel){}
   
        transporter_device := class(creative_device):
   
            @editable
   
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4. Save the script in Visual Studio Code, and in UEFN, click Build Verse Code.

5. Place the Player Spawner in the parking lot of the Durr Burger, and the Teleporter should be placed in the holding area of the sub basement.

6. Select the teleport_device in the Outliner and assign the Cinemtaic Sequence, Player Spawner, and Teleporter devices to their respective properties in the Details panel.

7. Click Push Changes to playtest the code.

When the cutscene begins, the player should begin in the Durr Buger parking lot. Once the cutscene finishes playing, the player should be teleported to the basement where the game begins.

Next Section

In the next step of this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use cinematics both drive the story and create mood and atmosphere.

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  12. Cinematics

  Learn how to make cinematics to show players obstacles using a camera shake and sequencer.