Game doesn't respond to inputs when playing in standalone

Hey guys normally when i run my game to test etc i do it in a new editor window(PIE) but im watching a video on optimization and they say always play in standalone to test. So i’ve switched to the standalone play option but now my game doesn’t respond to any inputs, and for some reason the camera position has changed so that my characters static mesh is now in front of the camera. Why would these things change while playing in standalone and how do I go about fixing it? Seems strange anything would change just depending on a viewmode change.

Thanks in advance
Luke