APawn::PawnClientRestart

function Engine Since 4.0

#include "GameFramework/Pawn.h"

Access: public Specifiers: virtual

Description

Called on the owning client of a player-controlled pawn when it is restarted (usually after possession). Override to set up any client-side state — input bindings, camera, HUD — that can only be done once the controlling player is known.

Caveats & Gotchas

• Only called on the owning client (and in standalone). Remote clients and the server never call this — use Restart() for server-side restart logic and guard client-only code accordingly.
• Always call Super::PawnClientRestart() — the base implementation calls Restart() and enables input. Skipping it means input won't be set up for the pawn.
• Called by DispatchRestart when bCallClientRestart is true; if you need to trigger it manually, prefer DispatchRestart over calling PawnClientRestart directly to keep the server/client flow consistent.

Signature

virtual void PawnClientRestart()

Return Type

void

Example

Set up camera arm on client restart C++

void AMyPawn::PawnClientRestart()
{
	Super::PawnClientRestart();
	// Reset spring arm boom length for this player's view
	if (SpringArmComponent)
	{
		SpringArmComponent->TargetArmLength = DefaultArmLength;
	}
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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