UAbilitySystemComponent::BeginPlay

#include "AbilitySystemComponent.h"

Access: public Specifiers: virtualoverride

Description

Called when the owning actor's BeginPlay fires. The ASC uses this to finalize actor-info setup and grant any abilities or effects configured on the actor.

Caveats & Gotchas

• Call Super::BeginPlay() — skipping it means InitAbilityActorInfo may not have been called for server-only actors, leaving the ASC unable to apply gameplay effects.
• On clients, BeginPlay fires before attribute replication arrives; do not read replicated attribute values in BeginPlay expecting them to be final.

Signature

virtual void BeginPlay() override

Return Type

void

Example

Granting startup abilities in BeginPlay C++

void UMyAbilitySystemComponent::BeginPlay()
{
    Super::BeginPlay();
    if (GetOwnerRole() == ROLE_Authority)
    {
        for (TSubclassOf<UGameplayAbility> AbilityClass : StartupAbilities)
        {
            GiveAbility(FGameplayAbilitySpec(AbilityClass, 1));
        }
    }
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.15

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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