PulseQuest

A powerful, data-driven quest system for Unreal Engine.

What is PulseQuest?

PulseQuest is an Unreal Engine plugin that provides a complete, production-ready quest and objective system. Quest logic is authored using Unreal’s StateTree, while the runtime is designed for full multiplayer replication, robust save/load, and seamless MVVM-based UI binding.

Features at a Glance

Feature	Description
StateTree-based quests	Quest logic is expressed as a StateTree asset – branching, waiting, loops all supported
Objective system	Type-safe, replicated objectives with Gameplay Tasks
Quest Director	Optional story-controller layer to manage quest state over time
Multiplayer	Full replication via FastArray serializer, owner-only or shared-quest models
Shared Quests	`APulseSharedQuestHost` actor manages multi-player party quests
Save/Load	Lightweight binary format with load-priority, class-mismatch handling
MVVM UI	First-class ViewModel classes for every quest entity
Blueprint-friendly	All major APIs exposed to Blueprints
Data Validation	Editor-time validation with descriptive errors
Diagnostics	`Stat QUEST` console command, full `LogPulseQuest` log category

Documentation Sections

Getting Started – Installation and first quest in 5 minutes
Architecture – Plugin modules, runtime objects, event loop
Quest Manager – Component, Shared Host, manager params
Quests & Quest Sets – Data assets, tags, state trees
Objectives – Lifecycle, saving, net modes, Gameplay Tasks
StateTree Integration – Schema, context data, built-in tasks/conditions
Director System – Story director, StateTree director, load behavior
Save & Load – Save game format, async nodes, settings
Multiplayer – Replication model, authority helpers
MVVM UI – ViewModels, bindings, field notifications
Settings – Plugin settings reference
API Reference – Full class and interface reference

Supported Platforms

Platform	Status
Win64	✅ Supported
Other	See plugin notes

Dependencies

PulseQuest declares the following Unreal Engine plugin dependencies:

StateTree / GameplayStateTree
GameplayTags
GameplayTasks
ModelViewViewModel
EnhancedInput