AGameModeBase::PlayerCanRestart

function Engine Blueprint Since 4.14

#include "GameFramework/GameModeBase.h"

Access: public Specifiers: UFUNCTIONBlueprintCallableBlueprintNativeEvent

Description

Returns true if a player is currently allowed to respawn. The default implementation delegates to APlayerController::CanRestartPlayer. Override to add cooldowns, round state checks, or team-based restrictions.

Caveats & Gotchas

• RestartPlayer calls this before spawning a pawn — returning false prevents the spawn. However, if you call RestartPlayerAtPlayerStart directly, PlayerCanRestart is NOT checked, bypassing your gate.
• The default implementation calls Player->CanRestartPlayer(), which checks that the controller is not currently in the middle of a respawn. If you override this, consider still calling the super or manually checking that condition.
• Spectators also go through this check when transitioning to active play, so make sure your override handles the case where the player has no pawn and is spectating.

Signature

ENGINE_API bool PlayerCanRestart(APlayerController* Player);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
Player	APlayerController*	The player controller requesting to restart.	—

Return Type

bool

Example

Enforce respawn cooldown C++

bool AMyGameMode::PlayerCanRestart_Implementation(APlayerController* Player)
{
    if (!Super::PlayerCanRestart_Implementation(Player))
    {
        return false;
    }
    AMyPlayerState* PS = Player ? Cast<AMyPlayerState>(Player->PlayerState) : nullptr;
    if (PS && PS->RespawnCooldownRemaining > 0.0f)
    {
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.14

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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