First person template: WASD movement

[ViaCognita]

Hi!

I’m using Unreal 5.2.1, and I created a project using the First person template.

In the game I have two levels, one of the is the main menu. If I test the second level, I can move the camera with WASD, but, If I enter into this second level from the main menu (with Blueprint OpenLevel), I can’t move the camera.

How can I fix this problem?

Thanks.

[ClockworkOcean]

Did you set the game mode correctly in that level? ( world settings ).

[ViaCognita]

Each level has its own Game Mode. And it’s set in both levels.

[ClockworkOcean]

Ok, it could be player start is not high enough.

Is the player coming from the game mode, or have you put them in the level, or are you spawning them?

[ViaCognita]

The player start is a (0, 0, 100).

This is the Game Mode for the Main Menu:

And, this is the game mode for the other level:

Both are set to its level.

I don’t know if the player comes from the game mode, and I don’t put it in the level or spawning. I’m using the WASD to move the camera.

When I run the second level, I see this in the editor:

There is a third level, with a third game mode and player controller, without this issue: if I open it from the main menu or directly, I can use WASD.

Finally, this is how I open the level:

Thanks.

[ClockworkOcean]

Ok, so making the game mode for both levels the same should fix it then?

[ViaCognita]

No, it doesn’t fix anything.

The only different is that the second level is an empty level, and the third level is a Basic level.

[ClockworkOcean]

Well, if you’re placing the player, or spawning it, it comes from the game mode, and goes at the player start.

So both levels should be the same

[ViaCognita]

Maybe, the keyboard is disabled.

I have this input action, and nothing happens when I press the N key.

How can I know if the keyboard is enabled or not?

[ClockworkOcean]

Just press N, I guess. Everything should be the same as if you run the level in the editor.

[ViaCognita]

I press N and nothing happens.

[ClockworkOcean]

Have you run the level from the editor?

[ViaCognita]

I think I have found why it is not working.

Here is a summary of the problem:

I have created a project using the FPS C++ template.

1. If I open Level01.map in the editor I can move the character with WASD. Here, I see this in the Outliner:

2. If I open the LevelMenu.map, and open the Level01.map from it I can’t move the character with WASD. I can use the mouse to rotate the camera, but I can’t move it.

There is a button on the menu, when I click it I open Level01.map with Open Level (by Name):

In this case, this is what I see in the Outliner:

The only difference is that there is NO Player Start. But, if I add a Player Start to the level01.map, I can’t move the character with WASD in both cases.

In addition, I’ve debugged the C++ and, in both cases, the execution stops in the movement method:

So, the error is related to the PlayerStart. By the way, there is a character set as default spawn in the game mode, but I don’t spawn any character.

Any idea?

Thanks.

[ClockworkOcean]

@ViaCognita

But, if I add a Player Start

I would investigate this. If you place a player start, the player spawned by the game mode should begin there.

I really don’t know how you’re making this happen

[ViaCognita]

I think there is a Character spawned:

There is a BP_GalaxyPlayerCharacter().

[ViaCognita]

@ClockworkOcean I’ve found the error. The character doesn’t because it is surrounded by a lot of actors.

I have changed the PlayerStart’s location and now the character moves.

I apologise for all the time you may have wasted on with this silly mistake.

[ClockworkOcean]

Good you found it