How do I set the default view of a game?

Hi everyone!

I recently packaged my project, but upon running the game, I find that the default starting “camera” or “view” is not in the right position. I do have a camera set up that represents the kind of starting view that I want, but how do I set this to be the “default view” upon game launch?

Is it first or third person?

It’s probably to do with setting the player location and rotation. You set the rotation with

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First person! How do I open the window in your screenshot?

Can you give me a bit more info?

So your player is in the right place, but not rotated correctly?

Is there actually a first person character IN your level, or are you getting the default one?

If you PUT one specifically in your level ( and set it to possess ), the game will use that character.

Okay, so this is actually where it gets confusing. It’s neither first-person nor third person since it’s more of a “stage” than a “game”.

I have a 3D model in place with face rigging enabled, and what the “player” “controls” is essentially a floating camera. The starting position and orientation said “camera” is what I’m trying to control right now. I want the camera to always be in this set position, facing the model, instead of spawning at this random point in the game. This way, I won’t have to move the camera around every time the game is booted up.

Right. So is this camera a pawn you have made yourself, or is it the default?

So I have a camera actor, but when you play the game, you’re not really “playing” as this camera actor. You just… float around if that makes any sense. The starting coordinates for this “floating around” is what I’m trying to set. Sorry if I’m doing a bad job at describing this, by the way, I just don’t know how else to explain what I have trouble with right now.

It’s really hard to recommend something when I don’t know the setup.

I’m assuming you’re using the default pawn, which kind of floats around as you’re describing.

Have you tried putting a player start in the level, how you want the pawn to start?