How to replace KFHumanPawn with mutator?

[Phada]

Is there a clean way to replace the default KFHumanPawn class with a mutator?
I've tried to change Level.Game.DefaultPlayerClassName, this doesn't seems to work.
The value is correctly applied but still spawning with KFHumanPawn.

 

[YoYoBatty]

in KFPlayerController, there's a function that sets the pawn class to KFHumanPawn, maybe overriding that function with a new controller class extending KFPlayerController you can get it to work.

 

[Phada]

Thanks I didn't notice that the SetPawnClass is overrided in KFPlayerController that's why DefaultPlayerClassName doesn't works.
Damn it, I don't even wanted to modify pawn to keep compatibility, and now I will have to modify controller to do that.
I must fix my mod to make it work correctly online without using any custom pawn and controller >__<

 

[Phada]

I post a simple solution if someone having trouble to change pawn:

1) in mutator:

class MyMutator extends Mutator;

function PostBeginPlay() {
    level.Game.PlayerControllerClass = class'MyPackage.MyPlayerController';
    level.Game.PlayerControllerClassName = "MyPackage.MyPlayerController"; // just in case
}

2) in my player controller, override setpawnclass as YoYoBatty said (Level.Game.DefaultPlayerClassName to change directly the pawn is obsolete in this game because of KFPlayerController):

class MyPlayerController extends KFPlayerController;

function SetPawnClass(string inClass, string inCharacter) {
    PawnClass = Class'MyPackage.MyPawn'; // your pawn class here
    inCharacter = Class'KFGameType'.Static.GetValidCharacter(inCharacter);
    PawnSetupRecord = class'xUtil'.static.FindPlayerRecord(inCharacter);
    PlayerReplicationInfo.SetCharacterName(inCharacter);
}

I don't recommend to change the pawn or controller without a really good reason, this will break the compatibility with other mutators that doing the same.

 

[steam_player]

YEAH!
THANKS!
Finally Found THIS!

 

[artyom.anon]

How would you access the pawn instance that your controller is controlling?