Limb Severance & Tethering

The core of the plugin is a runtime skeletal mesh system that detects hit events and severs the targeted limb from the character. Severed limbs can optionally remain tethered — connected by a simulated joint — rather than flying off immediately, giving designers fine control over the feel of each dismemberment.

• Limb Severance — runtime bone hiding and mesh splitting
• Limb Tethering — physics constraint keeping severed limbs attached
• Socket Particle Effects — spawns VFX at the cut socket on severance

Animation State Handling & Editor Tooling

The plugin integrates with Unreal's animation graph so characters transition into wounded or single-limb animations automatically after a severance event. A custom Data Asset editor tool lets designers configure which bones are severable, what particle effects fire, and which animation states to enter — all without touching C++.

• Animation State Handling — automatic wounded-state transitions
• Editor Data Asset Tool — designer-friendly Blueprint configuration
• No extended runtime dependencies beyond the plugin itself