Time for action – Using simulated functions

We'll be using PostBeginPlay for this, which is why we're spawning the AwesomeWeaponUpgrade with Kismet instead of just placing one directly in the editor. PostBeginPlay is called when an actor is first created, but our client won't connect to the server until that's already happened. This is an important thing to note when dealing with replication for editor-placed actors.

1. Open AwesomeWeaponUpgrade in ConTEXT.

2. To start, we're going to write a non-simulated version of PostBeginPlay.

   function PostBeginPlay()
   {
       `log("PostBeginPlay====================");
   }

   We'll add some equal signs to the end of our log to make it easier to spot.

3. Compile the code.

4. Run the server and the client, and then run over to the trigger. We'll see the log show up on the server:

   [0013.84] ScriptLog: PostBeginPlay====================

   We won't see this on the client.

5. Now let's see what happens when we add the simulated function modifier:

   simulated function PostBeginPlay()
   {
       `log...