[Feature Request] Add constructor for Blueprints derived from Object class

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Hi!

I’m using a blueprints derived from Object type for creating code-only (logic-only) blueprints (without Viewport tab.) Look to picture below to understand what I mean.

Step 1: Creation of blueprint derived from Object class

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But the main problem is that blueprints derived from Object doesn’t have any Construction Script or something like C++ constructor. So, for set the initial state of object, I must use additional procedure named Init or Constructor, which is called exactly after blueprint instance is created via Construct Object from Class - it’s really annoying! Look to the pic.

Step 2. Creation of BlueprintDerivedFromObject and then call of Init function

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This will be really cool if you can make some kind of Construct or ConstructionScript for such kind of blueprints. It’ll make a life a bit easier.

Thanks for your attention!

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I would also like that feature please, it would help us create cleaner code and improve reading speed. Thanks.

PS: I’m using Unreal Engine version 4.15 and I don’t think it was added in 4.16 either.

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Does not make Sense for a UObject. I could provide a long list of why but I seriously wont make the attempt. Just create a Init function and Call it.

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“Does not make Sense for a UObject. I could provide a long list of why but I seriously wont make the attempt. Just create a Init function and Call it.”

Seems to me that it ABSOLUTELY makes sense for a UObject, for the same reason that most objects have a constructor! In fact, it’s odd that it doesn’t.

So please provide this fictional long list of why, otherwise your comment should be disregarded as useless.

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Hey guys.

I am making a prototype of a game with blueprint only and I strange the fact that Object Classes(The base class?) dont have construction scripts. I know that the idea of construction scrip in blueprint is a little different than C++ code.

Someone can tell me why the Object Class dont have Construction Script?
It makes blueprint programming strange.

Thanks!