AGameModeBase::FindPlayerStart

function Engine Blueprint Since 4.14

#include "GameFramework/GameModeBase.h"

Access: public Specifiers: virtualUFUNCTIONBlueprintNativeEvent

Description

Returns the PlayerStart actor to use for a player's next spawn. Checks the player's saved StartSpot first, then uses IncomingName to find a tagged start, and finally falls back to ChoosePlayerStart.

Caveats & Gotchas

• If IncomingName matches a PlayerStart's PlayerStartTag, that specific start is used regardless of whether it is occupied — check occupation in your override if needed.
• The C++ virtual version is the canonical override point. K2_FindPlayerStart is a separate Blueprint-accessible wrapper that calls this method; do not override both.
• If the controller has a previously saved StartSpot and ShouldSpawnAtStartSpot returns true, neither IncomingName nor ChoosePlayerStart will be consulted.

Signature

ENGINE_API AActor* FindPlayerStart(AController* Player, const FString& IncomingName = TEXT(""));

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
Player	AController*	The controller for the player who needs a spawn location.	—
IncomingName	const FString&	Optional tag name of a specific PlayerStart actor to use.	TEXT("")

Return Type

AActor*

Example

Find a named start from URL option C++

// During PostLogin, read the URL option and route the player to a named start
void AMyGameMode::PostLogin(APlayerController* NewPlayer)
{
    Super::PostLogin(NewPlayer);
    FString StartName = UGameplayStatics::ParseOption(OptionsString, TEXT("start"));
    if (!StartName.IsEmpty())
    {
        AActor* Start = FindPlayerStart(NewPlayer, StartName);
        if (Start)
        {
            RestartPlayerAtPlayerStart(NewPlayer, Start);
        }
    }
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.14

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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