# Equipment Component

The Equipment Component allows you to set Data assets into custom "Slots", automatically unequipping that slot whenever a new item is equipped to it. If an equipment component shares an actor with a combatant component, it will **automatically be registered as an attribute modifier source.**

An example of setting an actor's default equipment

You can add an equipment slot from either a string or by creating a new "Equipment Slot Asset". ### Equipment Slot Asset

| | | | ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Accepted Categories | The category tag a data asset must have to be allowed into this slot. (If empty, all assets are allowed) | | Accepted Tags | Gameplay tag a data asset must have at least one of to be allowed into this slot. (If empty, all assets are allowed) | | Slot Script |

A scriptable object for creating/adding more

specific logic to this slot.

| ### Equipment Component

| | | | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Equip Item | Equips an item into a given custom slot based on a slot asset. Slot Label = Slot Asset name. (Automatically salls "Unequip slot" first.) | | Equip Item (Slot Label) | Equips an item into a given custom slot based on a slot string. (Automatically salls "Unequip slot" first.) | | Unequip Slot | Removes whatever data item is in the given slot name. Ignores if the slot is empty. |