Bolt - C# (switch) but naming is off and function might be wrong in bolt?

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I am trying hard to get it into the visual scripting, but i am simply not feeling it.
Things that take me 5 minutes in C# takes me hours in Bolt, where as PlayMaker felt more “natural”.

Anyway, i got a AI working, and doing some things and trying to replicate my C# in bolt. (2 different project files)
But as an example a problem i persistently run into is the naming of functions.

Example, here i have a very simple switch.

            switch (Activity)
            {
                case "Idle":
                    Energy = Energy - IdleCost;
                    break;

                case "Working":
                    Energy = Energy - WorkCost;
                    break;

                case "Resting":
                    Energy = Energy - RestCost;
                    break;

                case "Moving":
                    Energy = Energy - MoveCost;
                    break;

                case "Eating":
                    Food = Food - EatCost;
                    break;

                default:
                    Energy = Energy - IdleCost;
                    break;
            }

Here i am trying “switch” in bolt.

It is CLEARLY not the same function as switch in C#
So how on earth would i know what the functions are called with different naming convention?

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It is the same function, you just have to configure it in the Graph Inspector window. You can open it under Window/Graph Inspector.

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Panthen has you covered for the general topic, but I thought I’d chime in on this bit:

If you can confidently program in C#, I recommend viewing Bolt through the lens of it enabling you to make a “DSL” (domain specific language) for your game. That is to say, you can make high level nodes that represent high level actions in your game. Mimicking a C# structure/workflow in Bolt might not be particularly productive for you, especially if you’re used to PlayMaker, which itself has a lot of high level actions like move camera, fade screen, etc.

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Like PanthenEye Said you can go in the graph inspector.
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Yes I have been wondering how bolt works, I think i might want to get into it for advanced things that I might not be able to do in C#.

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