AGameModeBase::DefaultPlayerName

property Engine Since 4.14

#include "GameFramework/GameModeBase.h"

Access: public Specifiers: UPROPERTYEditAnywhere

Description

The player name assigned to any player who joins without specifying a name in the URL options. Set this in Project Settings or the GameMode subclass defaults.

Caveats & Gotchas

• This is an FText rather than FString, so it supports localization — if your game ships in multiple languages, you can provide translated default names via string tables.
• The name is applied during Login() before PostLogin() is called. Overriding ChangeName() after login will not retroactively change players who already received the default name during that same session.
• Players can override this at join time via the '?Name=xxx' URL option, which takes precedence over DefaultPlayerName.

Signature

UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category=Game)
FText DefaultPlayerName;

Example

Setting a default name in C++ C++

AMyGameMode::AMyGameMode()
{
    DefaultPlayerName = FText::FromString(TEXT("Player"));
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.14

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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