Change playerstart's location before load level?

user_03f0a1364975325bb3762b9b0e48114788315f551ac1f0f104b5b5 · January 30, 2021, 4:41pm

I have two levels : MainMenu and GameLand, and GameInstanceTest, SaveGameTest,GameModeTest.

What I Want to do is,

In MainMenu, when LoadGame button Clicked, check if I have SaveGameTest
if I have SaveGameTest, get PlayerLocation_Save from that.
apply it to PlayerStart’s location ( PlayerStart is in GameLand, not the MainMenu )
Open GameLand level and spawn character at playerstart which is changed

I did many way to solve it, use SaveGame, Levelblueprint, GameInstance

but I cannot change playerstart’s location before load GameLand.
If I change it after the load, I doesn’t make spawn character at changed playerstart.

please help me !

RcoreGames · January 30, 2021, 7:51pm

I would try overriding the ChoosePlayerStart function in your game mode blueprint. That function will run when the player is created. Do your load PlayerLocation_Save logic there. The output is an actor, so I would spawn a temp actor (a Player Start, an empty actor, anything really) at the PlayerLocation_Save and output the actor. You can then destroy the temp actor afterwards.

You also have the FindPlayerStart function that would be called if you reset the player when the level is already loaded.

ClockworkOcean · January 30, 2021, 6:54pm

Don’t try and change the player start location. Just read the location from the save game and spawn the player at that location.

user_03f0a1364975325bb3762b9b0e48114788315f551ac1f0f104b5b5 · January 30, 2021, 8:30pm

You’re awesome! Character spawn at where I want !
But I have another problem that two characters spawns : one at playerstart , one at where I want.
Should I delete playerstart?

RcoreGames · January 30, 2021, 8:54pm

Change your SpawnActor with a Player Start. If your already have your default player controller and pawn set in your game mode, it should automatically try to spawn your player.

user_03f0a1364975325bb3762b9b0e48114788315f551ac1f0f104b5b5 · January 30, 2021, 8:56pm

why camera is fixed at 0,0,0? I think when I set ‘None’, I lose my character eventhough there’s a spawned character.

user_03f0a1364975325bb3762b9b0e48114788315f551ac1f0f104b5b5 · January 30, 2021, 6:59pm

How can I spawn character at specific location? I try to do that but always spawn character at playerstart, not the location what I want.

ClockworkOcean · January 30, 2021, 7:03pm

Menu looks like this:

Level BP in GameLand:

RcoreGames · January 30, 2021, 9:06pm

Grab your player character actor and use the Possess function then connect the player controller.

user_03f0a1364975325bb3762b9b0e48114788315f551ac1f0f104b5b5 · January 30, 2021, 8:34pm

I didn’t check the gamemode funtion. as you said, there’re useful functions.
I 'm gonna try give shape with them. Thanks a lot!

user_03f0a1364975325bb3762b9b0e48114788315f551ac1f0f104b5b5 · January 30, 2021, 8:41pm

user_03f0a1364975325bb3762b9b0e48114788315f551ac1f0f104b5b5 · January 30, 2021, 8:42pm

The character doesn’t spawn. what’s the problem?
Camera is fixed at location 0 0 0

ClockworkOcean · January 30, 2021, 8:51pm

Yes, you can do that, or change the world settings for that level to get rid of the default pawn:

user_03f0a1364975325bb3762b9b0e48114788315f551ac1f0f104b5b5 · January 30, 2021, 9:02pm

I use get player controller and connect to owner. but still not functional

user_03f0a1364975325bb3762b9b0e48114788315f551ac1f0f104b5b5 · January 30, 2021, 9:13pm

It still doesn’t work , Im sorry to bother you

ClockworkOcean · January 30, 2021, 9:14pm

user_03f0a1364975325bb3762b9b0e48114788315f551ac1f0f104b5b5 · January 30, 2021, 8:58pm

RcoreGames · January 30, 2021, 8:59pm

Did you set your controller to posses the new pawn?

user_03f0a1364975325bb3762b9b0e48114788315f551ac1f0f104b5b5 · January 30, 2021, 9:17pm

Now It Works!
I couldn’t have done it without you. Thanks!

RcoreGames · January 30, 2021, 9:18pm

Use the ChoosePlayerStart when loading into a new level. The FindPlayerStart is called when you restart the player.