Example Map

Wormhole

A long, enclosed tube slide inspired by water-park attractions.

Wormhole takes riders through a long, twisting tube lit by colourful interior lighting, with blue and red glass sections that make the ride feel like a sci-fi portal. It shows off many of the system's advanced presentation features, and it still runs on the same core BP_SimpleSlideSystem Blueprint as every other ride in the park.

• Long spline paths: a single slide actor carries the rider from top to bottom, however long the path is.
• Complex twists and turns: the camera keeps up through tight, constant direction changes. See Rotation Interp Speed.
• Enclosed tube slides: the rider's capsule is query-only during the ride, so the tube walls never snag them.
• Wind audio: a wind loop that gets louder and higher-pitched as the rider speeds up, playing alongside the slide-contact loop.
• Speed FOV: the camera's field of view widens with speed, then eases back after the ride.
• Free-look limits: riders can glance around inside the tube, but the view stays within a set yaw range and always returns to face down the slide.
• Advanced presentation: lighting, materials and audio combine into a themed experience without any changes to the Blueprint.

Lower Rotation Interp Speed to 2 and ride again. The camera lags behind on the turns, which is why 6–10 is recommended for twisty slides.

The Sidewinder

An open slide with dramatic side-to-side curves.

The Sidewinder follows a winding, snake-like path. It shows that the slide system adapts to unusual shapes and layouts without any changes to the Blueprint: if you can draw it with a spline, you can ride it.

• Arbitrary spline shapes: sweeping S-curves built from a handful of spline points.
• Camera steering: Face Slide Direction turns the view smoothly through each bend. The rider follows heading (yaw) only and never tilts into the curves.
• Open slide design: the player sees the whole course ahead, so the camera's steering is easy to watch.

Turn Face Slide Direction off and ride again with free mouse look to compare the two styles.

Slide Feel Showcase

Three slides with the same shape and very different rides.

Lazy River, Wave Rider and Redline use the same physical slide shape: same mesh, same spline, same drop. The only differences are the slide parameters exposed in the Details panel. Ride all three back to back to feel how much the experience changes from settings alone.

• Acceleration: how hard the slide pushes the rider along.
• Slope Influence: how much steep sections speed the rider up.
• Max Speed and Min Speed: the range the ride stays within.
• Speed FOV (Slide › Camera): how far the field of view widens at top speed.

Select Lazy River and Redline together and compare their Movement and Camera settings. The difference between the gentlest and the fastest ride in the park comes down to a few numbers.

Cliffhanger

A steep jump slide that launches riders across the park.

Cliffhanger turns a slide into a traversal mechanic rather than just an attraction. Riders race down the ramp and are launched onto an elevated platform elsewhere in the park, which is also where the Upper Cannon is.

• Launch behaviour: aim the exit with Launch Pitch and check it in the viewport with the Exit Arrow.
• Momentum transfer: slide speed carries into the jump through Momentum Scale and Launch Boost, and Override Air Braking lets the rider fly the full arc.
• Traversal gameplay: a slide used to get the player from one part of the level to another.

Turn Override Air Braking off and ride again. The rider slows down much more in the air and falls short of the platform.

Cannons

Two giant launch cannons, built with the slide system.

The cannons are not a separate gameplay system. Each one is a standard BP_SimpleSlideSystem: a short spline through the barrel and a powerful exit launch. They're a creative example of using the slide for experiences that go beyond traditional slides.

• Using Launch Boost to launch hard from a very short path.
• Aiming long-distance launches with Launch Pitch and the Exit Arrow.
• Connecting areas of a level with launches instead of stairs or elevators.

Set Launch Boost to 0 and Momentum Scale to 1 to see how far a rider would travel on momentum alone. In a cannon, almost all of the distance comes from the boost.

Skybreaker

The tallest attraction in the park.

Skybreaker shows the biggest sense of speed the system can deliver. Riders build momentum down long vertical drops and are then launched back toward the upper platform.

• Extreme speed: a high Max Speed so the drops can really build pace.
• Long vertical drops: steep spline sections driven by Slope Influence.
• High acceleration: a strong Acceleration for a relentless push.
• Strong FOV effects: a large Speed FOV boost that stretches the view at top speed.
• Dramatic launches: launch speed is slide speed × Momentum Scale + Launch Boost, so all that speed turns into height and distance at the exit.

Change Launch Pitch in steps of 10° and watch the Exit Arrow, then ride to see how the landing point moves.

Fireman Poles

Safe, controlled vertical descents.

Several fireman poles around the park use the same slide Blueprint to bring riders down safely and under control. The spline simply runs straight down the pole, and the slide does the rest.

• Non-slide uses of the system: anything that moves a Character along a path can be a "slide".
• Vertical traversal: a quick, reliable way down that never drops the player or leaves them stuck.

• Main platform
• Playground structure

Playground Structure

A small, traditional playground.

This area shows that the system works just as well for simple playground equipment as for large theme-park attractions. If you're new to the asset, start here: these slides are very close to what you get by dragging the slide into a level and shaping a short spline.

• Open metal playground slide: a short, simple slope.
• Twisting enclosed tube slide: a compact tube that fits a backyard-sized structure.
• Fireman pole: the quick way down.

• Everyday practical use cases: the kind of slide you'd put in a town, school or backyard level.
• Smaller slide designs: the default settings give a good ride with little or no tuning.
• Simpler geometry: short splines with only a few points, lined up with the mesh using Rider Height Above Path.

Duplicate the metal slide (Ctrl+D), move the copy and reshape its spline. You've just made your own slide.