# Begin Play Event of HUD-Blueprint not called **URL:** \ **Category:** UI\ **Tags:** hud, beginplay, unreal-engine, question\ **Created:** [January 10, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/begin-play-event-of-hud-blueprint-not-called/477042 "2021-01-10T16:16:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pseudocorpus](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/pseudocorpus/32/453689_2.png) [@Pseudocorpus](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Pseudocorpus)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/begin-play-event-of-hud-blueprint-not-called/477042/1 "2021-01-10T16:16:43Z")
Hello there, I made my own subclass-Blueprint of the standard HUD-Class and tried to fire a simple print with the help of the BeginPlay-Event. For some reason this doesn’t work. I never had this problem before. Do you know what could be causing this? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/begin-play-event-of-hud-blueprint-not-called/477042/2 "2021-01-10T16:44:53Z")
Did you specify your HUD in a new game mode, and make that game mode the default for the level or project? ---
**Author:** ![Pseudocorpus](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/pseudocorpus/32/453689_2.png) [@Pseudocorpus](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Pseudocorpus)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/begin-play-event-of-hud-blueprint-not-called/477042/3 "2021-01-10T17:04:28Z")
Hey. Yes, I specified the HUD class in the game mode. The same print node fires in the Construction Script of that HUD class but the BeginPlay Event doesn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/begin-play-event-of-hud-blueprint-not-called/477042/4 "2021-01-10T17:23:54Z")
How about a delay after the begin play? ( grasping at straws… ) ---
**Author:** ![Pseudocorpus](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/pseudocorpus/32/453689_2.png) [@Pseudocorpus](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Pseudocorpus)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/begin-play-event-of-hud-blueprint-not-called/477042/5 "2021-01-10T18:35:29Z")
Ok, Delay didn’t work. Maybe I should have mentioned that I did test it in Multiplayer in “Play as client” mode But I did find out that it I play “As a listen Server” it works on the server player as well as all the clients which confuses me even more. I thought the HUD was purely a client thing. ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/begin-play-event-of-hud-blueprint-not-called/477042/6 "2021-01-10T19:00:42Z")
Ah, multiplayer, I have to bail then. Not my specialty, I’m afraid… ---
**Author:** ![Pseudocorpus](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/pseudocorpus/32/453689_2.png) [@Pseudocorpus](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Pseudocorpus)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/begin-play-event-of-hud-blueprint-not-called/477042/7 "2021-01-10T19:15:55Z")
No problem. Thanks for your help. ---
**Author:** ![blindminds](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/blindminds/32/1213160_2.png) [@blindminds](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/blindminds)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/begin-play-event-of-hud-blueprint-not-called/477042/8 "2025-04-05T17:16:34Z")
Find Solution? I am having same issue…never had this happen before Project settings and game mode settings all point to the correct HUD Interesting enough, I have another Game Mode AND Game Instance AND HUD - when I switch all project settings for that one, it will print BeginPlay Debug Print String, but I switch project settings to the otherGame Instance, Game Mode, HUD etc., and everything will begin play except HUD?? Not multiplayer ---
**Author:** ![blindminds](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/blindminds/32/1213160_2.png) [@blindminds](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/blindminds)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/begin-play-event-of-hud-blueprint-not-called/477042/9 "2025-04-05T17:53:25Z")
Ok, I think I figured it out - My other Game Mode, was for a game I started making years ago - and I was making it for multiplayer It has been many years and I have not touched multiplayer, and my other game mode wassingle player for a different game (all in same project) In the multiplayer game mode, I had the initialize HUD for player node and did not use it in my other game mode ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/1/5/0/1502ec6e82803e6e778580aed075a92b24b48e3d.png) ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/0/0/9/0090ce699622c3881b227c179cf3dcfb7787fd02.png) If I delete that node, HUD will spawn ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/0/2/1/021ccc5ad6561211707a6e122e20467b3f14de3d.png) ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/0/9/2/092efd2ccd500ea72559dd2212928df4f93ae362.png) I have forgetten everything multiplayer, and need to relearn - but here is solution if anyone else encounters this - or me again when I forget With the Initialize HUD for Player, I had to specifically spawn actor with my custom HUD class to get it to print on beginplay ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/0/4/4/044056b63102141ebfb45bbb1b66eb54d36a5e66.jpeg) ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/9/8/798f6d5de956f95235333888b5782ae1d9afd8c8.png) I found this node and it sawned a HUD, but not sure if this is correct - need to do some more recent learning on multiplayer ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/6/7/4/674b4872e433a097d90ccd9d45ea61e32aff7da0.png) ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/a/e/2/ae24730fa00f03e8acc712b48c8fee952430bc2a.png) which, I find strange, cause the code from my other game did not do this?? So, I am not for certain this is the correct way to do it??