That probably seems like an odd, somewhat vaguely directed question, so let me give some context. Most of the projects I work on don’t require a PlayerStart (or shouldn’t), as there’s no in-game object that the user is directly controlling. But I’ve noticed if you don’t have a PlayerStart in your scene, some odd behavior happens, usually in the form of missing functionality, for example:
- GetHitResultUnderCursor() doesn’t
return anything (although, as Doug
helpfully pointed out,
GetHitResultUnderCursor is
deprecated) - It seems like mouse over events don’t fire either, e.g. if you add a function to an actor’s OnBeginCursorOver, you won’t see the results unless you have a PlayerStart in the level
So what exactly does PlayerStart do “under the hood”, and is there a way to replicate whatever it provides to the level, or otherwise enable said provided functionality without placing a PlayerStart in the level? I know this is a super specific case, and to be honest, having a PlayerStart in my level isn’t totally egregious, but I’d like to learn as much as possible, just for myself if nothing else. Cheers!
