AGameModeBase::SpawnDefaultPawnFor

function Engine Since 4.14

#include "GameFramework/GameModeBase.h"

Access: public

Description

Spawns the default pawn class for a controller at the given player start actor. Called internally by `RestartPlayer`; override to customize the spawn location, rotation, or pawn class per controller.

Signature

APawn* SpawnDefaultPawnFor(AController* NewPlayer, AActor* StartSpot)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
NewPlayer	AController*	The controller the pawn will be spawned for.	—
StartSpot	AActor*	Player start actor whose transform is used for spawn location.	—

Return Type

APawn*

Caveats & Gotchas

• Returns `nullptr` if the pawn class is not set or the spawn fails (e.g. spawn point blocked) — RestartPlayer will silently fail.
• The returned pawn is not yet possessed; `RestartPlayer` calls `Possess` immediately after.
• Prefer overriding `GetDefaultPawnClassForController` to change the pawn class rather than this method.

Example

Override to use a custom spawn transform C++

APawn* AMyGameMode::SpawnDefaultPawnFor(AController* NewPlayer, AActor* StartSpot)
{
    FTransform SpawnTransform = GetCustomSpawnTransform(NewPlayer);
    return GetWorld()->SpawnActor<APawn>(GetDefaultPawnClassForController(NewPlayer), SpawnTransform);
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.14

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—
5.0	stable	—

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