Does changing a Mesh during runtime work?

[Barbie]

I tried to change the Mesh while a map is loaded:

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function bool CheckReplacement(Actor Other, out byte bSuperRelevant) {
	if (TournamentHealth(Other) != None)
	{
		//Other.Mesh = LodMesh'UnrealShare.Scuba';  <- does not work neither
		Other.Mesh = Mesh'UnrealShare.Scuba';
		log("set mesh for" @ Other $ ", Mesh=" $ Other.Mesh);
	}
	return true;
}

The code is executed properly:

ScriptLog: set mesh for TestmapV2(SB).HealthPack0, Mesh=UnrealShare.Scuba
ScriptLog: set mesh for TestmapV2(SB).HealthVial0, Mesh=UnrealShare.Scuba
ScriptLog: set mesh for TestmapV2(SB).MedBox0, Mesh=UnrealShare.Scuba

But visually nothing changed. Is it in general not possible to change the mesh while a map is executed?

[Feralidragon]

You can change the Mesh pretty much like almost any other property, and it will generally work.

However, in the case of Inventory actors, the Mesh property will be changed by the actor itself whenever it changes from a map pickup to a held item for example.
In this case, once the inventory actor finishes spawning, it will call BecomePickup and do this: Mesh = PickupViewMesh;.

This means that what you actually need to do in this case is this:

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Inventory(Other).PickupViewMesh = Mesh'UnrealShare.Scuba';

and it should work.

[sektor2111]

My private CTFFlagTracker mutator is switching view from sprite to mesh and has no issues.
Kelly was doing some monster morphing itself into others... I don't get why would not be changed... unless you have another mesh in stage.
Perhaps you can have more mesh-variables which can be changed in certain conditions...

NsUTW3 is "altering" "user-defined" Introdudes/IntroBoss/IntroSh!t because they want to run animations which don't exist in meshes used - mapper cannot use another statics because he needs to go at NASA laboratory for that . After toggling mesh for a few time, mesh is reverted to "user-defined" one leaving map's aspect in original. I have never had issues with meshes at this point and I removed spam logs concerning ZERO animations...

[Barbie]

once the inventory actor finishes spawning, it will call BecomePickup and do this: Mesh = PickupViewMesh;

That was it, thanks.

[papercoffee]

Have you ever "played" the map Mansion of Chaos?
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12402
There are a lot of meshes changed during runtime.