FAST (First-person Action Shooter Template)

F.A.S.T. is a starter solution for a first-person shooter, based on my 20+ years of experience in game development as an animator, technical animator, and animation programmer.

It incorporates all that accumulated experience and avoids common early-stage development mistakes that can lead to serious legacy issues down the line.

At this stage, it's primarily a fully implemented animation system and a set of core mechanics for a single-player first-person shooter.

This asset is primarily intended for game designers — for rapid prototyping, testing new ideas, for those unsure where to start when making a shooter, and for anyone looking to learn the fundamentals of animation-based shooter mechanics.

What you’ll find in this pack:

• An animation system with a set of unique first-person weapon animations

• A unique ambidextrous system that allows using two one-handed weapons of different types in any valid combination — including knives, pistols, shields, and (in the future) submachine guns and sawn-off shotguns

• Core shooter mechanics implemented: locomotion, item pickup, shooting, and reloading

• A demo inventory system that allows collecting items and managing weapons in paired and single slots

• Demonstration weapon models currently included:

  • M9 knife

  • Colt 1911 pistol

  • Double-barrel shotgun

  • Pump-action shotgun

  • AK-74 assault rifle

  • M4A1 assault rifle

  • Riot shield

Technical Details

Blueprints only, no C++

Number of Blueprints: 50+

Number of first person character and weapons animations: 100+

Scaled to UE5 Epic Skeleton: Yes

Rigged to UE5 Epic Skeleton: Yes

Input: Keyboard, Mouse.

Network Replicated: No

Supported Development Platforms:

• Windows: Yes

Documentation Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1odWP9RxBC2t-Rw_PnVndPKrwqhvPvsiT/view