Game/GigLine/Source/GigLine/GigLineCharacter.cpp

@@ -251,6 +251,19 @@ void AGigLineCharacter::BeginPlay()
 	{
 		StartQASelfTest();
 	}
+
+	// `-walk` holds forward input from the first frame. The screenshot run uses it
+	// with `-thirdperson` so a capture can show the walk clip mid-stride: an idle
+	// shot cannot prove the animation set, and a still cannot show a stride.
+	bWalkForever = FParse::Param(FCommandLine::Get(), TEXT("walk"));
+}
+
+void AGigLineCharacter::WalkForever()
+{
+	if (bWalkForever && GetCharacterMovement() && GetCharacterMovement()->IsMovingOnGround())
+	{
+		AddMovementInput(GetActorForwardVector(), 1.0f);
+	}
 }
 
 void AGigLineCharacter::StartQASelfTest()
@@ -726,6 +739,7 @@ void AGigLineCharacter::Tick(float DeltaSeconds)
 	Super::Tick(DeltaSeconds);
 	// Speed-driven animation state: correct whether the player walked, was pushed,
 	// or fell, and independent of which input produced the movement.
+	WalkForever();
 	UpdateBodyAnimation();
 
 }

Game/GigLine/Source/GigLine/GigLineCharacter.h

@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@ protected:
 	UPROPERTY()
 	TObjectPtr<UAnimSequence> PlayingAnimation;
 
+	/** True while `-walk` holds forward input for the screenshot run. */
+	bool bWalkForever = false;
+
+	/** Applies the `-walk` forward input when the flag is set and the pawn is grounded. */
+	void WalkForever();
+
 	/** Toggle-camera action (V). */
 	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Input")
 	TObjectPtr<UInputAction> ToggleCameraAction;

TODO.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Actionable task list for this project. This file is the single, central place fo
 
 ### Release checks
 
-- [ ] Third-person traversal works end-to-end in the demo area.
+- [ ] Third-person traversal works end-to-end in the demo area. **Blocked on a capture harness, not on the game:** walking works (`-walk` holds forward input; the pawn crosses the sidewalk while the third-person rig follows), but a fixed review camera cannot catch a pawn moving at 4.5 m/s — three attempts framed it at a different distance each run and the last two missed it entirely. The stride shot was removed rather than shipped broken. Needs a camera that tracks the pawn (attach the shot camera to the pawn, or drive the capture from a recorded path), then re-add `demo-third-person-walk`.
 - [ ] No blocking animation or rig defects.
 - [ ] Performance target still met at 1440p.
 - [ ] Tag `v0.2.0` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.

Tools/ue_build_review_map.py

@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ try:
             # back, so a pose defect there is invisible. The pawn spawns facing +Y
             # (yaw 90), so the camera stands on the road side and looks back north.
             ("demo-third-person-front", unreal.Vector(-13336, -520, 700), unreal.Vector(-13336, -1150, 540), 55.0),
+
         ]
         seq = spawn(unreal.GigLineShotActor, unreal.Vector(0, 0, 300), "ShotSequencer")
         if seq: