# Main Menu and Level Streaming

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/main-menu-and-level-streaming/476107>\
**Category:** World Creation\
**Tags:** gamemode, main-menu, Level-Streaming, sub-level, unreal-engine, pawn, question\
**Created:** [December 18, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/main-menu-and-level-streaming/476107 "2020-12-18T16:41:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ChunkyCat](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ChunkyCat](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ChunkyCat)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/main-menu-and-level-streaming/476107/1 "2020-12-18T16:41:51Z")

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Hi everyone, I am having another issue when it comes to level streaming, basically I have a main menu level that I want to use however, I am having difficulty on working how to handle pawns. I have a stationed camera for the main menu and would like to avoid from summoning my character (Since I am using ThirdpersonBP for my game mode there is no way to overwrite the game modes within the master level, where all the stored levels are located.) Is there a way to have no pawn in one level and once I hit play My character spawns in the appropriate level. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/main-menu-and-level-streaming/476107/2 "2020-12-19T22:39:56Z")

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When you’re streaming, your persistent level dictates the game mode for all the sublevels ( as far as I recall ).

So, best thing is to not have a default pawn in the streaming level game mode. That way, for each sub level you can either:

1. Spawn a pawn of choice

2. Actually PUT the pawn you want for that level in the sublevel map as part of the map.

PS: You set the game mode in the persistent level in the world settings:

![325230-screenshot-3.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/1/281afa51a3d034f6918aa0b8c12cf7d08b6108b7.jpeg)