PlayerLaunch on Spawn

[dfjarvis]

Im trying to either change a character velocity or use LaunchCharacter() right as the game begins or when a new player spawns. I've found that changing velocity or calling PlayerLaunch() in the character's PostInitializeComponents() does not work.

I noticed similiar behavior in UDK, I fixed it in a hacky way by checking to see if each tick was the pawn's "first" tick, and changing the velocity there. Any ideas for a more elegant way to handle this in unreal engine 4?

[HateDread]

Im trying to either change a character velocity or use LaunchCharacter() right as the game begins or when a new player spawns. I've found that changing velocity or calling PlayerLaunch() in the character's PostInitializeComponents() does not work.

I noticed similiar behavior in UDK, I fixed it in a hacky way by checking to see if each tick was the pawn's "first" tick, and changing the velocity there. Any ideas for a more elegant way to handle this in unreal engine 4?

To clarify, have you tried doing it in the BeginPlay function/event?

[dfjarvis]

Yes, have tried the character's BeginPlay() function as well - same result.

[HateDread]

Yes, have tried the character's BeginPlay() function as well - same result.

And you've tested it in, say, the character's Tick? Just to make sure that it isn't the approach to changing velocity that's the problem?

[dfjarvis]

Solved this: The issue was a combination of factors including something in the CalcVelocity function or PHYSFalling() adding friction even though I thought I set that all to 0. Not sure what exactly it was, I didn't need most of the code in those functions so I just rewrote them to be very basic.

[HateDread]

Solved this: The issue was a combination of factors including something in the CalcVelocity function or PHYSFalling() adding friction even though I thought I set that all to 0. Not sure what exactly it was, I didn't need most of the code in those functions so I just rewrote them to be very basic.

Pleased to hear that