SpawnPlayer

spawnPlayer

Places a connected player at an authoritative spawn position.

Syntax

bool spawnPlayer(int playerId, number x, number y, number z [, number yaw = 0])

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
playerId	int	yes	The connected player identifier.
x	number	yes	Spawn X coordinate in metres.
y	number	yes	Spawn Y coordinate in metres.
z	number	yes	Spawn Z coordinate in metres.
yaw	number	no	Optional actor yaw in degrees; defaults to 0.

Returns

Returns true when the spawn action is accepted and queued; otherwise returns false.

Examples

Spawn newly connected players at a fixed location:

addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", root, function(playerId)
    spawnPlayer(playerId, 12.0, 24.0, 2.0, 90)
end)

Notes

• Available only in server-side resource scripts.
• This function emits onPlayerSpawn when accepted.
• Spawning changes position but does not implicitly revive a dead player. Call revivePlayer when the gamemode requires it.