Why is UAnimInstance::NativeInitializeAnimation() Called twice during PiE ?

Development Programming & Scripting C++
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Hi, I have subclassed UAnimInstance and ACharacter in C++ and have extended them in Blueprint. Now in my AnimInstance C++ class I initialize stuff in NativeInitializeAnimation() which I am told behaves like its constructor. I also fill in some variables defined in my C++ Character class in the Character Blueprint’s construction script. I access these variables from my C++ AnimInstance class in NativeInitializeAnimation().

Now what happens is that NativeInitializeAnimation() is being called twice on Play start. The first time it looks like the variables in my C++ Character class are not set and the second time it runs lt looks like the Character Blueprint’s construction script was run and now I have the variables set. Why is it being called twice ? Whats the best way to initialize stuff for the AnimInstance class ?

Thanks
Sanjit

Apologies if this question also appeared in the AnswerHub yesterday, I posted it there but it seems to have disappeared… maybe I didnt click the submit button! ]

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old thread, but in case it helps somebody: I initialize stuff mostly in my constructor. I dont like initializing in my initAnim method in c++ becuase it will overwrite my blueprint-set variables. If it is getting called twice, is it possible there is logic in both the blueprint and the c++ class, and the call to Super() is causing both to fire? Not sure about that one