WITH_EDITORONLY_DATA is true when running with -server

Development Programming & Scripting C++
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Because you used Create EditorOnly DefaultSubobject, use CreateDefaultSubobject insted

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Hey guys,

I have a custom PlayerStart in C++ that’s changing the scale of the APlayerStart’s ArrowComponent member, which is created within #if WITH_EDITORONLY_DATA tags. For some reason, when I run UE4Editor.exe with -server (i.e. through UnrealVS) to test, this define is true, yet the ArrowComponent is null.

In my player start’s constructor:

#if WITH_EDITORONLY_DATA
	ArrowComponent->SetWorldScale3D(FVector(100, 100, 100));
#endif

In APlayerStart’s constructor:

#if WITH_EDITORONLY_DATA
	ArrowComponent = PCIP.CreateEditorOnlyDefaultSubobject<UArrowComponent>(this, TEXT("Arrow"));

//... other code here ...

#endif

Under these conditions, the ArrowComponent doesn’t exist for some reason (trying to scale it leads to a crash, as it’s trying to scale a null object.

Any ideas?