Editor menus

Reference for the settings, asset creation, and diagnostics menus that the Hapbeat SDK adds to Unreal Editor.

Tools

The Hapbeat section in the top-level Tools menu.

Item	Purpose	Saved to / scope
Hapbeat Event Map	List and edit Event Map entries. Import clips, test-play, and add or remove entries here.	The selected UHapbeatEventMap asset
Hapbeat Settings	Open Plugins → Hapbeat in Project Settings directly.	Whole project (DefaultGame.ini)
Hapbeat Runtime Status	Inspect and save this machine’s Address Override. Also shows the effective value during PIE.	This machine (GameUserSettings.ini)
Check for SDK Updates	Check for an SDK update immediately.	Not saved
Check for SDK Updates on Startup	Toggle the update check made when the Editor starts.	Editor settings for this project
Turn Off Verbose Log on All Triggers	Turn off Verbose Log on every open-level Hapbeat Trigger.	Level asset
Export Event Map to Markdown	Select an Event Map after invoking it and export its entries as a Markdown table next to the asset. No Content Browser preselection is needed.	<EventMapName>.md

Hapbeat Settings

Hapbeat Settings opens the same screen as Plugins → Hapbeat in Project Settings.

Category	Setting	Description
Connection	Port	UDP port used to communicate with Hapbeat. Default: 7700.
Connection	App Name	App name shown on Hapbeat’s OLED. Up to 16 characters. Uses the project name when empty.
Behavior	Ping Interval	Interval, in seconds, for PING / CONNECT_STATUS.
Behavior	Stream Send Ahead Seconds	How far ahead to send streamed data. A smaller value stops sooner, but may drop out more easily on an unstable network.
Behavior	Command Unicast	Uses unicast for devices that have replied with PONG, and falls back to broadcast when no target is discovered.
Behavior	Haptic Delay Seconds	Haptic delay added to Event Map playback. Default: 0 seconds; range: 0–0.5 seconds. Does not apply to direct Play / StreamClip APIs.
Addressing	Forced Override Player / Group	Player / group fixed into the build. -1 leaves that axis unfixed.
Logging	Enable Logging / Verbose Logging	Configure Output Log verbosity.

Use Haptic Delay Seconds to compensate when haptics are out of sync with video or sound. See Targeting for Target and Address Override.

Hapbeat Runtime Status

Hapbeat Runtime Status is the screen dedicated to per-machine Address Override.

Item	Description
Player / Group	Override values to save and apply. -1 does not override that axis.
Save to This Machine	Outside PIE, saves for the next launch. During PIE, applies immediately to the running Subsystem and saves for the next launch.
Clear Saved Override	Removes saved settings and turns off axes that are not fixed in the build.
Runtime status	Shows socket state and effective player / group during PIE.
Open Project Settings	Opens project-wide connection, delay, and build-fixed override settings.

Defaults: empty App Name; Ping Interval 5 seconds (1–60); Stream Send Ahead Seconds 0.05 seconds (0.01–0.2); Command Unicast and Enable Logging on; Verbose Logging off; both Forced Override values −1 (off; valid range 1–99). Port range: 1–65535. Stop and restart PIE after changing connection settings.

Content Browser

Right-click in the Content Browser and choose Create → Hapbeat to create these assets.

Asset	Class	Purpose
Hapbeat Event Map	UHapbeatEventMap	Stores Event ID, Stream Clip, Gain, Pan, Target, and Loop per entry.
Hapbeat Clip	UHapbeatClip	PCM16 clip for streaming. Usually created with Import WAV... in the Event Map window and assigned to an entry.

Double-clicking Hapbeat Event Map opens its dedicated Event Map window.

Add Component

Search for Hapbeat in an Actor’s Add Component menu to add SDK components.

Component	Purpose
Hapbeat Trigger Component	Basic component that fires or stops an Event Map entry at any time.
Hapbeat Collision Trigger Component	Fires from Hit or Begin Overlap.
Hapbeat Sequence Component	Handles three-stage haptics: start / loop / stop.
Hapbeat Tick Emitter	Fires a tick for each continuous-value threshold crossing.
Hapbeat Parameter Binding	Applies an Actor, UI, or external value to Stream Gain or Pan.

See Blueprint nodes and C++ API for component properties, Blueprint nodes, and C++ functions.