# I need my character to run forever. Without using Event Tick!

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-need-my-character-to-run-forever-without-using-event-tick/484725>\
**Category:** Character & Animation\
**Tags:** endless-runner, run-behavior, event-tick, unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [June 10, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-need-my-character-to-run-forever-without-using-event-tick/484725 "2021-06-10T18:29:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![MrBortot](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@MrBortot](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/MrBortot)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-need-my-character-to-run-forever-without-using-event-tick/484725/1 "2021-06-10T18:29:43Z")

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Im making an endless runner but i need to do stuff before the character starts running, and it needs to be in the same game mode. So how do i do it without the event tick?

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**Author:** ![Kehel18](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Kehel18](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Kehel18)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-need-my-character-to-run-forever-without-using-event-tick/484725/2 "2021-06-11T16:01:31Z")

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Hello! Are you using BP or CPP? Also what base class is used for character?