Okay so I got rid of the buildstring. I started with a blank template but then decided to add in the first person. I created a object reference variable of the player character to which I changed the name to john so I could find it easier. I placed down a player start and it spawns the character there. The game mode is set to the first person. Not sure if there is some other setting I need to find and change. Here is a picture of the class I made for the character. I made it by creating a variable and then typing in john to find the player and selected reference.
