How to not spawn as a spectator in multiplyer

Hi guys,

I’ve had this problem for a few hours and I have gotten stumped.
Whenever I join a multiplayer LAN session a spectator pawn shows up instead of the top down character, which is what i want. How would I go about fixing this.

Thanks!

Check the settings of your Maps and Modes in Project Settings.
See what Game Mode class is the default.

Check that Game Mode class and see which Pawn class is the default.

Check the World Settings of the level this is occurring on and see which Pawn class overrides the default, if any.