How to shoot in multiple directions

I am making a side scrolling 2d shooter. (Think contra/metal slug) I am trying to shoot in multiple directions, but when I spawn my actor, it only moves to the right. Even if the character is facing in a different direction. How do I ensure that the projectile moves in the desired direction?
I checked out the cannon, space invader templates. Nothing seems to work though. both my spawned actor, and the controlled actor (the shooter) are set to a 0 angle. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Any thoughts?
I checked out the cannon, space invader templates. Nothing seems to work though. both my spawned actor, and the controlled actor (the shooter) are set to a 0 angle. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Any thoughts?