AGameStateBase::SpectatorClass

property Engine Blueprint Since 4.14

#include "GameFramework/GameStateBase.h"

Access: public Specifiers: UPROPERTYTransientBlueprintReadOnlyReplicatedUsing=OnRep_SpectatorClass

Description

The pawn class used for spectating, assigned by GameModeBase and replicated to all clients so they can spawn the correct spectator pawn when entering spectator mode.

Caveats & Gotchas

• On clients, this value is only valid after `OnRep_SpectatorClass` fires — do not assume it is set during early `BeginPlay`.
• The PlayerController uses this class when calling `SpawnSpectatorPawn`; overriding it without also customizing `AGameModeBase::SpectatorClass` can leave the two out of sync on listen servers.

Signature

UPROPERTY(Transient, BlueprintReadOnly, Category=GameState, ReplicatedUsing=OnRep_SpectatorClass)
TSubclassOf<ASpectatorPawn> SpectatorClass

Example

Read spectator class on a client C++

if (AGameStateBase* GS = GetWorld()->GetGameState())
{
    TSubclassOf<ASpectatorPawn> SpecClass = GS->SpectatorClass;
    UE_LOG(LogTemp, Log, TEXT("Spectator class: %s"), SpecClass ? *SpecClass->GetName() : TEXT("none"));
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.14

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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