Advanced Inventory & Equipment System¶

Comprehensive data-driven inventory and equipment management for Unreal Engine with multiplayer support.

System Overview¶

The Mountea Advanced Inventory & Equipment System provides complete item management functionality including storage, equipment handling, UI components, and network replication. Built with modularity and extensibility in mind.

Core Systems¶

Inventory System ¶

Complete item storage and management system with:

Core functionality - Basic inventory operations
Item Instances - Runtime item instances and data structures
Item Templates - Static item definitions and properties
Categories - Item classification and organization
Rarity System - Visual and economic item tiers
Search & Filtering - Advanced item queries
Notifications - User feedback system

Equipment System ¶

Advanced equipment management featuring:

Equipment & Attachment System - Equipment slots and management & Dynamic item attachment with sockets

User Interface ¶

Complete widget framework with:

UI Overview - Widget interfaces and base classes
Inventory UI - Main inventory interface components
Grid System - 2D spatial inventory layouts
Item Widgets - Individual item presentation
Item Preview - 3D item visualization
Slate Elements - Custom UI controls

Configuration ¶

System-wide settings and data:

Settings - Project configuration and themes
Inventory Types - Different inventory behaviors
Replication - Multiplayer synchronization

Key Features¶

📦 Inventory Management

Stackable items with quantity tracking
Durability system with degradation
Fast item search and filtering
Efficient network replication

⚔️ Equipment System

RPG-style weapon switching
Two-handed vs dual-wield logic
Socket-based attachments
Gameplay tag filtering

🎮 User Interface

Grid-based inventory layouts
Drag & drop functionality
3D item previews
Customizable themes

🌐 Multiplayer Ready

Delta compression replication
Authority validation
Client prediction support
Efficient bandwidth usage

Quick Start¶

Setup: Configure system in Settings
Items: Create templates using Item Templates
UI: Implement widgets with User Interface
Network: Enable Replication for multiplayer

Architecture¶

┌─────────────────┬───────────────────┬─────────────────┐
│   Inventory     │    Equipment      │       UI        │
│     System      │     System        │     System      │
├─────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│ • Items         │ • Attachments     │ • Widgets       │
│ • Templates     │ • Slots           │ • Grid Layout   │
│ • Categories    │ • Sockets         │ • Previews      │
│ • Search        │ • Tags            │ • Themes        │
└─────────────────┴───────────────────┴─────────────────┘
                        │
              ┌─────────────────┐
              │  Configuration  │
              │     System      │
              ├─────────────────┤
              │ • Settings      │
              │ • Types         │
              │ • Replication   │
              └─────────────────┘

Interfaces & Components¶

Each system provides well-defined interfaces for maximum flexibility:

IMounteaAdvancedInventoryInterface - Core inventory operations, lacks UI representation
IMounteaAdvancedEquipmentInterface - Equipment management
IMounteaAdvancedInventoryUIInterface - Inventory UI management, provides elegant way to separate Inventory and its UI
IMounteaAdvancedAttachmentContainerInterface - Attachment handling

Components can be used independently or as part of the complete system, enabling gradual adoption and customization.