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Use when writing or debugging AActor and UActorComponent C++: constructor vs BeginPlay, PostInitializeComponents, EndPlay cleanup, SpawnActor/SpawnActorDeferred/FinishSpawning, CreateDefaultSubobject, NewObject + RegisterComponent, SetupAttachment/AttachToComponent, tick groups, UChildActorComponent, UINTERFACE, actor pooling. Also use when the user mentions 'BeginPlay', 'Tick', 'SpawnActor', 'CreateDefaultSubobject', 'attach a component', 'root component', 'lifecycle', 'PrimaryActorTick', 'FAttachmentTransformRules'. For collision and overlaps, see ue-physics-collision; for GameMode/Pawn/Controller, see ue-gameplay-framework; for replicated actors, see ue-networking-replication.

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UE Actor-Component Architecture

Target engine: UE 5.8. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".

Build actors out of components: lifecycle hooks in the right order, spawning (immediate, deferred, pooled), component creation and attachment, ticking, and C++ interfaces. Everything here is in the Engine module (GameFramework/Actor.h, Components/ActorComponent.h, Components/SceneComponent.h, Engine/World.h) on top of CoreUObject; a game module's Build.cs needs "Core", "CoreUObject", "Engine".

Context

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Request is about…	Go to
Where code belongs: constructor, PostInitializeComponents, BeginPlay, EndPlay	Actor Lifecycle
Creating, attaching, activating components	Component System
Overriding component hooks (OnRegister, InitializeComponent, TickComponent)	Component Lifecycle Hooks
SpawnActor, deferred spawn, pooling	Spawning
Tick groups, tick interval, prerequisites, tick vs timer	Ticking
Cross-actor capability without casting	Interfaces
Splitting a fat actor into components, data-driven loadouts	Composition Patterns
Full event order, EEndPlayReason, network and child-actor timing	references/actor-lifecycle.md
Which built-in component to use, header paths, member APIs	references/component-types.md

Mental Model

UObject
  └── AActor                            placeable/spawnable; owns components      GameFramework/Actor.h
        └── UActorComponent             logic only, no transform                  Components/ActorComponent.h
              └── USceneComponent       transform + attachment tree               Components/SceneComponent.h
                    └── UPrimitiveComponent  rendering + collision + physics      Components/PrimitiveComponent.h

Never new/delete an actor or component. Actors: UWorld::SpawnActor and AActor::Destroy(bool bNetForce = false, bool bShouldModifyLevel = true) (Actor.h:2327). Components: CreateDefaultSubobject/NewObject and UActorComponent::DestroyComponent(bool bPromoteChildren = false) (ActorComponent.h:1328).

Actor Lifecycle

Order from the AActor class comment (Actor.h:243-278); full table with citations in references/actor-lifecycle.md.

AActor::AActor()                       CDO + every instance. No world. CreateDefaultSubobject, tick config, defaults
UObject::PostLoad()                    level-placed actors only (not spawned)
UActorComponent::OnComponentCreated()  native components on spawn (not when loaded from a level)
AActor::PreRegisterAllComponents()  →  RegisterComponent() per component  →  AActor::PostRegisterAllComponents()
AActor::PostActorCreated()             spawned actors only, before construction scripts
UserConstructionScript()  →  AActor::OnConstruction(const FTransform&)
AActor::PreInitializeComponents()      gameplay only
UActorComponent::Activate()            if bAutoActivate
UActorComponent::InitializeComponent() if bWantsInitializeComponent, once per session
AActor::PostInitializeComponents()     components initialized; bind to own components here
AActor::BeginPlay()                    level is ticking; may be delayed for networked or child actors
AActor::Tick(float DeltaSeconds)       if PrimaryActorTick.bCanEverTick
AActor::EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type)  base implementation forwards EndPlay to components
AActor::Destroyed()                    explicit Destroy() only; not on level streaming or game end

Constructor vs BeginPlay

The constructor runs on the Class Default Object, where GetWorld() is nullptr. Anything that needs the world or other actors goes in PostInitializeComponents (own components) or BeginPlay (gameplay).

// MyActor.h
#pragma once

#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "GameFramework/Actor.h"
#include "MyActor.generated.h"

class UStaticMeshComponent;
class UMyHealthComponent;

UCLASS()
class MYGAME_API AMyActor : public AActor
{
    GENERATED_BODY()
public:
    AMyActor();
protected:
    virtual void PostInitializeComponents() override;
    virtual void BeginPlay() override;
    virtual void EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type EndPlayReason) override;

    UFUNCTION()
    void HandleDeath();

    UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly, Category="Components")
    TObjectPtr<UStaticMeshComponent> MeshComp;

    UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, Category="Components")
    TObjectPtr<UMyHealthComponent> HealthComp;
};

// MyActor.cpp
#include "MyActor.h"
#include "Components/StaticMeshComponent.h"
#include "TimerManager.h"
#include "MyHealthComponent.h"

AMyActor::AMyActor()
{
    PrimaryActorTick.bCanEverTick = true;
    PrimaryActorTick.bStartWithTickEnabled = false;

    MeshComp = CreateDefaultSubobject<UStaticMeshComponent>(TEXT("Mesh"));
    SetRootComponent(MeshComp);                      // SetupAttachment(MeshComp) parents a scene component here; no world needed

    HealthComp = CreateDefaultSubobject<UMyHealthComponent>(TEXT("Health")); // logic-only: no attachment
}

void AMyActor::PostInitializeComponents()
{
    Super::PostInitializeComponents();
    HealthComp->OnDeath.AddDynamic(this, &AMyActor::HandleDeath); // own components are initialized
}

void AMyActor::BeginPlay()
{
    Super::BeginPlay();
    SetActorTickEnabled(true);                        // gameplay starts here
}

void AMyActor::EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type EndPlayReason)
{
    GetWorldTimerManager().ClearAllTimersForObject(this);
    Super::EndPlay(EndPlayReason);                    // base forwards EndPlay to components
}

void AMyActor::HandleDeath() { Destroy(); }

EEndPlayReason::Type (Engine/EngineTypes.h:3670-3685): Destroyed, LevelTransition, EndPlayInEditor, RemovedFromWorld, Quit. Clear timers and unbind delegates for every reason, then call Super::EndPlay(EndPlayReason).

Network note

On clients, BeginPlay "can be delayed for networked or child actors" (Actor.h:275). Property arrival hooks are PreNetReceive()/PostNetReceive() (Actor.h:2943-2946) and PostNetInit(), "always called immediately after spawning and reading in replicated properties" (Actor.h:2958). Replication rules, OnRep_ functions and RPCs are owned by ue-networking-replication.

Component System

Class	Transform	Render/Collision	Use for
`UActorComponent`	No	No	Pure logic and data: health, inventory, cooldowns
`USceneComponent`	Yes	No	Anchors, pivots, grouping, attach points
`UPrimitiveComponent`	Yes	Yes	Meshes, shapes, anything visible or collidable

Built-in subclasses, header paths and member APIs: references/component-types.md.

Writing a component

// MyHealthComponent.h
#pragma once

#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "Components/ActorComponent.h"
#include "MyHealthComponent.generated.h"

DECLARE_DYNAMIC_MULTICAST_DELEGATE(FMyOnDeathSignature);

UCLASS(ClassGroup=(MyGame), meta=(BlueprintSpawnableComponent))
class MYGAME_API UMyHealthComponent : public UActorComponent
{
    GENERATED_BODY()
public:
    UMyHealthComponent();

    UPROPERTY(BlueprintAssignable, Category="Health")
    FMyOnDeathSignature OnDeath;

    UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category="Health")
    void ApplyDamage(float Amount);
protected:
    virtual void InitializeComponent() override;

    UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category="Health")
    float MaxHealth = 100.f;

    UPROPERTY(VisibleInstanceOnly, Transient, Category="Health")
    float CurrentHealth = 0.f;
};

// MyHealthComponent.cpp
#include "MyHealthComponent.h"

UMyHealthComponent::UMyHealthComponent()
{
    PrimaryComponentTick.bCanEverTick = false;   // event-driven: no per-frame work
    bWantsInitializeComponent = true;            // opt in to InitializeComponent()
}

void UMyHealthComponent::InitializeComponent()
{
    Super::InitializeComponent();
    CurrentHealth = MaxHealth;                   // once per gameplay session, before BeginPlay
}

void UMyHealthComponent::ApplyDamage(float Amount)
{
    CurrentHealth = FMath::Max(0.f, CurrentHealth - Amount);
    if (CurrentHealth <= 0.f) { OnDeath.Broadcast(); }
}

Component replication: bReplicates is private on UActorComponent (ActorComponent.h:267); call SetIsReplicatedByDefault(true) in the constructor or SetIsReplicated(true) later, and the owning actor must replicate. Details in ue-networking-replication.

Creating components at runtime

// In AMyActor (declared: void AddRuntimeLight();)
#include "Components/PointLightComponent.h"

void AMyActor::AddRuntimeLight()
{
    // NewObject creates the UObject only; RegisterComponent creates render/physics state and enables tick.
    UPointLightComponent* Light = NewObject<UPointLightComponent>(this, TEXT("RuntimeLight"));
    Light->SetupAttachment(GetRootComponent());  // allowed before RegisterComponent
    Light->RegisterComponent();
    AddInstanceComponent(Light);                 // adds to InstanceComponents: visible in Details, serialized per instance
    Light->SetIntensity(5000.f);
}

UnregisterComponent() removes world presence but keeps the object (reversible); DestroyComponent() unregisters and marks it for GC. A component whose Outer is an actor is added to that actor's OwnedComponents (ActorComponent.cpp:600 in PostInitProperties, :951 on register), which AActor::AddReferencedObjects reports to GC (Actor.cpp:574), so it stays alive until DestroyComponent() or the actor dies, with or without a UPROPERTY. Still hold your own pointer in a UPROPERTY (TObjectPtr) so it is tracked and nulled safely; a raw pointer dangles after DestroyComponent().

Attachment

Call	Where	Header
`SetupAttachment(USceneComponent* InParent, FName InSocketName = NAME_None)`	Constructor, or any unregistered component	`SceneComponent.h:734`
`AttachToComponent(USceneComponent* InParent, const FAttachmentTransformRules& AttachmentRules, FName InSocketName = NAME_None)`	Runtime; valid registered or not, but prefer `SetupAttachment` before registration. Returns `bool` (false = rejected, parent unchanged)	`SceneComponent.h:752`
`DetachFromComponent(const FDetachmentTransformRules& DetachmentRules)`	Runtime	`SceneComponent.h:786`
`AActor::AttachToComponent(...)`, `AttachToActor(AActor* ParentActor, const FAttachmentTransformRules&, FName SocketName = NAME_None)`, `DetachFromActor(const FDetachmentTransformRules&)`	Attach the whole actor via its root; both attach calls return `bool`	`Actor.h:2015, 2029, 2062`
`K2_AttachToComponent(...)`, `K2_AttachToActor(..

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name: ue-actor-component-architecture
description: "Use when writing or debugging AActor and UActorComponent C++: constructor vs BeginPlay, PostInitializeComponents, EndPlay cleanup, SpawnActor/SpawnActorDeferred/FinishSpawning, CreateDefaultSubobject, NewObject + RegisterComponent, SetupAttachment/AttachToComponent, tick groups, UChildActorComponent, UINTERFACE, actor pooling. Also use when the user mentions 'BeginPlay', 'Tick', 'SpawnActor', 'CreateDefaultSubobject', 'attach a component', 'root component', 'lifecycle', 'PrimaryActorTick', 'FAttachmentTransformRules'. For collision and overlaps, see ue-physics-collision; for GameMode/Pawn/Controller, see ue-gameplay-framework; for replicated actors, see ue-networking-replication."
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name: ue-actor-component-architecture
description: "Use when writing or debugging AActor and UActorComponent C++: constructor vs BeginPlay, PostInitializeComponents, EndPlay cleanup, SpawnActor/SpawnActorDeferred/FinishSpawning, CreateDefaultSubobject, NewObject + RegisterComponent, SetupAttachment/AttachToComponent, tick groups, UChildActorComponent, UINTERFACE, actor pooling. Also use when the user mentions 'BeginPlay', 'Tick', 'SpawnActor', 'CreateDefaultSubobject', 'attach a component', 'root component', 'lifecycle', 'PrimaryActorTick', 'FAttachmentTransformRules'. For collision and overlaps, see ue-physics-collision; for GameMode/Pawn/Controller, see ue-gameplay-framework; for replicated actors, see ue-networking-replication."
metadata:
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---

# UE Actor-Component Architecture

Target engine: **UE 5.8**. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".

Build actors out of components: lifecycle hooks in the right order, spawning (immediate, deferred, pooled), component creation and attachment, ticking, and C++ interfaces. Everything here is in the `Engine` module (`GameFramework/Actor.h`, `Components/ActorComponent.h`, `Components/SceneComponent.h`, `Engine/World.h`) on top of `CoreUObject`; a game module's Build.cs needs `"Core", "CoreUObject", "Engine"`.

## Context

Read `.agents/ue-project-context.md` if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.

Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.

| Request is about… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Where code belongs: constructor, PostInitializeComponents, BeginPlay, EndPlay | [Actor Lifecycle](#actor-lifecycle) |
| Creating, attaching, activating components | [Component System](#component-system) |
| Overriding component hooks (OnRegister, InitializeComponent, TickComponent) | [Component Lifecycle Hooks](#component-lifecycle-hooks) |
| SpawnActor, deferred spawn, pooling | [Spawning](#spawning) |
| Tick groups, tick interval, prerequisites, tick vs timer | [Ticking](#ticking) |
| Cross-actor capability without casting | [Interfaces](#interfaces) |
| Splitting a fat actor into components, data-driven loadouts | [Composition Patterns](#composition-patterns) |
| Full event order, EEndPlayReason, network and child-actor timing | [references/actor-lifecycle.md](references/actor-lifecycle.md) |
| Which built-in component to use, header paths, member APIs | [references/component-types.md](references/component-types.md) |

## Mental Model

```
UObject
  └── AActor                            placeable/spawnable; owns components      GameFramework/Actor.h
        └── UActorComponent             logic only, no transform                  Components/ActorComponent.h
              └── USceneComponent       transform + attachment tree               Components/SceneComponent.h
                    └── UPrimitiveComponent  rendering + collision + physics      Components/PrimitiveComponent.h
```

Never `new`/`delete` an actor or component. Actors: `UWorld::SpawnActor` and `AActor::Destroy(bool bNetForce = false, bool bShouldModifyLevel = true)` (`Actor.h:2327`). Components: `CreateDefaultSubobject`/`NewObject` and `UActorComponent::DestroyComponent(bool bPromoteChildren = false)` (`ActorComponent.h:1328`).

## Actor Lifecycle

Order from the `AActor` class comment (`Actor.h:243-278`); full table with citations in [references/actor-lifecycle.md](references/actor-lifecycle.md).

```
AActor::AActor()                       CDO + every instance. No world. CreateDefaultSubobject, tick config, defaults
UObject::PostLoad()                    level-placed actors only (not spawned)
UActorComponent::OnComponentCreated()  native components on spawn (not when loaded from a level)
AActor::PreRegisterAllComponents()  →  RegisterComponent() per component  →  AActor::PostRegisterAllComponents()
AActor::PostActorCreated()             spawned actors only, before construction scripts
UserConstructionScript()  →  AActor::OnConstruction(const FTransform&)
AActor::PreInitializeComponents()      gameplay only
UActorComponent::Activate()            if bAutoActivate
UActorComponent::InitializeComponent() if bWantsInitializeComponent, once per session
AActor::PostInitializeComponents()     components initialized; bind to own components here
AActor::BeginPlay()                    level is ticking; may be delayed for networked or child actors
AActor::Tick(float DeltaSeconds)       if PrimaryActorTick.bCanEverTick
AActor::EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type)  base implementation forwards EndPlay to components
AActor::Destroyed()                    explicit Destroy() only; not on level streaming or game end
```

### Constructor vs BeginPlay

The constructor runs on the Class Default Object, where `GetWorld()` is `nullptr`. Anything that needs the world or other actors goes in `PostInitializeComponents` (own components) or `BeginPlay` (gameplay).

```cpp
// MyActor.h
#pragma once

#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "GameFramework/Actor.h"
#include "MyActor.generated.h"

class UStaticMeshComponent;
class UMyHealthComponent;

UCLASS()
class MYGAME_API AMyActor : public AActor
{
    GENERATED_BODY()
public:
    AMyActor();
protected:
    virtual void PostInitializeComponents() override;
    virtual void BeginPlay() override;
    virtual void EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type EndPlayReason) override;

    UFUNCTION()
    void HandleDeath();

    UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly, Category="Components")
    TObjectPtr<UStaticMeshComponent> MeshComp;

    UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, Category="Components")
    TObjectPtr<UMyHealthComponent> HealthComp;
};
```

```cpp
// MyActor.cpp
#include "MyActor.h"
#include "Components/StaticMeshComponent.h"
#include "TimerManager.h"
#include "MyHealthComponent.h"

AMyActor::AMyActor()
{
    PrimaryActorTick.bCanEverTick = true;
    PrimaryActorTick.bStartWithTickEnabled = false;

    MeshComp = CreateDefaultSubobject<UStaticMeshComponent>(TEXT("Mesh"));
    SetRootComponent(MeshComp);                      // SetupAttachment(MeshComp) parents a scene component here; no world needed

    HealthComp = CreateDefaultSubobject<UMyHealthComponent>(TEXT("Health")); // logic-only: no attachment
}

void AMyActor::PostInitializeComponents()
{
    Super::PostInitializeComponents();
    HealthComp->OnDeath.AddDynamic(this, &AMyActor::HandleDeath); // own components are initialized
}

void AMyActor::BeginPlay()
{
    Super::BeginPlay();
    SetActorTickEnabled(true);                        // gameplay starts here
}

void AMyActor::EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type EndPlayReason)
{
    GetWorldTimerManager().ClearAllTimersForObject(this);
    Super::EndPlay(EndPlayReason);                    // base forwards EndPlay to components
}

void AMyActor::HandleDeath() { Destroy(); }
```

`EEndPlayReason::Type` (`Engine/EngineTypes.h:3670-3685`): `Destroyed`, `LevelTransition`, `EndPlayInEditor`, `RemovedFromWorld`, `Quit`. Clear timers and unbind delegates for every reason, then call `Super::EndPlay(EndPlayReason)`.

### Network note

On clients, `BeginPlay` "can be delayed for networked or child actors" (`Actor.h:275`). Property arrival hooks are `PreNetReceive()`/`PostNetReceive()` (`Actor.h:2943-2946`) and `PostNetInit()`, "always called immediately after spawning and reading in replicated properties" (`Actor.h:2958`). Replication rules, `OnRep_` functions and RPCs are owned by `ue-networking-replication`.

## Component System

| Class | Transform | Render/Collision | Use for |
|---|---|---|---|
| `UActorComponent` | No | No | Pure logic and data: health, inventory, cooldowns |
| `USceneComponent` | Yes | No | Anchors, pivots, grouping, attach points |
| `UPrimitiveComponent` | Yes | Yes | Meshes, shapes, anything visible or collidable |

Built-in subclasses, header paths and member APIs: [references/component-types.md](references/component-types.md).

### Writing a component

```cpp
// MyHealthComponent.h
#pragma once

#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "Components/ActorComponent.h"
#include "MyHealthComponent.generated.h"

DECLARE_DYNAMIC_MULTICAST_DELEGATE(FMyOnDeathSignature);

UCLASS(ClassGroup=(MyGame), meta=(BlueprintSpawnableComponent))
class MYGAME_API UMyHealthComponent : public UActorComponent
{
    GENERATED_BODY()
public:
    UMyHealthComponent();

    UPROPERTY(BlueprintAssignable, Category="Health")
    FMyOnDeathSignature OnDeath;

    UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category="Health")
    void ApplyDamage(float Amount);
protected:
    virtual void InitializeComponent() override;

    UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category="Health")
    float MaxHealth = 100.f;

    UPROPERTY(VisibleInstanceOnly, Transient, Category="Health")
    float CurrentHealth = 0.f;
};
```

```cpp
// MyHealthComponent.cpp
#include "MyHealthComponent.h"

UMyHealthComponent::UMyHealthComponent()
{
    PrimaryComponentTick.bCanEverTick = false;   // event-driven: no per-frame work
    bWantsInitializeComponent = true;            // opt in to InitializeComponent()
}

void UMyHealthComponent::InitializeComponent()
{
    Super::InitializeComponent();
    CurrentHealth = MaxHealth;                   // once per gameplay session, before BeginPlay
}

void UMyHealthComponent::ApplyDamage(float Amount)
{
    CurrentHealth = FMath::Max(0.f, CurrentHealth - Amount);
    if (CurrentHealth <= 0.f) { OnDeath.Broadcast(); }
}
```

Component replication: `bReplicates` is private on `UActorComponent` (`ActorComponent.h:267`); call `SetIsReplicatedByDefault(true)` in the constructor or `SetIsReplicated(true)` later, and the owning actor must replicate. Details in `ue-networking-replication`.

### Creating components at runtime

```cpp
// In AMyActor (declared: void AddRuntimeLight();)
#include "Components/PointLightComponent.h"

void AMyActor::AddRuntimeLight()
{
    // NewObject creates the UObject only; RegisterComponent creates render/physics state and enables tick.
    UPointLightComponent* Light = NewObject<UPointLightComponent>(this, TEXT("RuntimeLight"));
    Light->SetupAttachment(GetRootComponent());  // allowed before RegisterComponent
    Light->RegisterComponent();
    AddInstanceComponent(Light);                 // adds to InstanceComponents: visible in Details, serialized per instance
    Light->SetIntensity(5000.f);
}
```

`UnregisterComponent()` removes world presence but keeps the object (reversible); `DestroyComponent()` unregisters and marks it for GC. A component whose Outer is an actor is added to that actor's `OwnedComponents` (`ActorComponent.cpp:600` in `PostInitProperties`, `:951` on register), which `AActor::AddReferencedObjects` reports to GC (`Actor.cpp:574`), so it stays alive until `DestroyComponent()` or the actor dies, with or without a `UPROPERTY`. Still hold your own pointer in a `UPROPERTY` (`TObjectPtr`) so it is tracked and nulled safely; a raw pointer dangles after `DestroyComponent()`.

### Attachment

| Call | Where | Header |
|---|---|---|
| `SetupAttachment(USceneComponent* InParent, FName InSocketName = NAME_None)` | Constructor, or any unregistered component | `SceneComponent.h:734` |
| `AttachToComponent(USceneComponent* InParent, const FAttachmentTransformRules& AttachmentRules, FName InSocketName = NAME_None)` | Runtime; valid registered or not, but prefer `SetupAttachment` before registration. Returns `bool` (false = rejected, parent unchanged) | `SceneComponent.h:752` |
| `DetachFromComponent(const FDetachmentTransformRules& DetachmentRules)` | Runtime | `SceneComponent.h:786` |
| `AActor::AttachToComponent(...)`, `AttachToActor(AActor* ParentActor, const FAttachmentTransformRules&, FName SocketName = NAME_None)`, `DetachFromActor(const FDetachmentTransformRules&)` | Attach the whole actor via its root; both attach calls return `bool` | `Actor.h:2015, 2029, 2062` |
| `K2_AttachToComponent(...)`, `K2_AttachToActor(..

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UE Actor-Component Architecture

Target engine: UE 5.8. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".

Context

Read .agents/ue-project-context.md if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.

Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.

Request is about…	Go to
Where code belongs: constructor, PostInitializeComponents, BeginPlay, EndPlay	Actor Lifecycle
Creating, attaching, activating components	Component System
Overriding component hooks (OnRegister, InitializeComponent, TickComponent)	Component Lifecycle Hooks
SpawnActor, deferred spawn, pooling	Spawning
Tick groups, tick interval, prerequisites, tick vs timer	Ticking
Cross-actor capability without casting	Interfaces
Splitting a fat actor into components, data-driven loadouts	Composition Patterns
Full event order, EEndPlayReason, network and child-actor timing	references/actor-lifecycle.md
Which built-in component to use, header paths, member APIs	references/component-types.md

Mental Model

UObject
  └── AActor                            placeable/spawnable; owns components      GameFramework/Actor.h
        └── UActorComponent             logic only, no transform                  Components/ActorComponent.h
              └── USceneComponent       transform + attachment tree               Components/SceneComponent.h
                    └── UPrimitiveComponent  rendering + collision + physics      Components/PrimitiveComponent.h

Actor Lifecycle

Order from the AActor class comment (Actor.h:243-278); full table with citations in references/actor-lifecycle.md.

AActor::AActor()                       CDO + every instance. No world. CreateDefaultSubobject, tick config, defaults
UObject::PostLoad()                    level-placed actors only (not spawned)
UActorComponent::OnComponentCreated()  native components on spawn (not when loaded from a level)
AActor::PreRegisterAllComponents()  →  RegisterComponent() per component  →  AActor::PostRegisterAllComponents()
AActor::PostActorCreated()             spawned actors only, before construction scripts
UserConstructionScript()  →  AActor::OnConstruction(const FTransform&)
AActor::PreInitializeComponents()      gameplay only
UActorComponent::Activate()            if bAutoActivate
UActorComponent::InitializeComponent() if bWantsInitializeComponent, once per session
AActor::PostInitializeComponents()     components initialized; bind to own components here
AActor::BeginPlay()                    level is ticking; may be delayed for networked or child actors
AActor::Tick(float DeltaSeconds)       if PrimaryActorTick.bCanEverTick
AActor::EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type)  base implementation forwards EndPlay to components
AActor::Destroyed()                    explicit Destroy() only; not on level streaming or game end

Constructor vs BeginPlay

// MyActor.h
#pragma once

#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "GameFramework/Actor.h"
#include "MyActor.generated.h"

class UStaticMeshComponent;
class UMyHealthComponent;

UCLASS()
class MYGAME_API AMyActor : public AActor
{
    GENERATED_BODY()
public:
    AMyActor();
protected:
    virtual void PostInitializeComponents() override;
    virtual void BeginPlay() override;
    virtual void EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type EndPlayReason) override;

    UFUNCTION()
    void HandleDeath();

    UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly, Category="Components")
    TObjectPtr<UStaticMeshComponent> MeshComp;

    UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, Category="Components")
    TObjectPtr<UMyHealthComponent> HealthComp;
};

// MyActor.cpp
#include "MyActor.h"
#include "Components/StaticMeshComponent.h"
#include "TimerManager.h"
#include "MyHealthComponent.h"

AMyActor::AMyActor()
{
    PrimaryActorTick.bCanEverTick = true;
    PrimaryActorTick.bStartWithTickEnabled = false;

    MeshComp = CreateDefaultSubobject<UStaticMeshComponent>(TEXT("Mesh"));
    SetRootComponent(MeshComp);                      // SetupAttachment(MeshComp) parents a scene component here; no world needed

    HealthComp = CreateDefaultSubobject<UMyHealthComponent>(TEXT("Health")); // logic-only: no attachment
}

void AMyActor::PostInitializeComponents()
{
    Super::PostInitializeComponents();
    HealthComp->OnDeath.AddDynamic(this, &AMyActor::HandleDeath); // own components are initialized
}

void AMyActor::BeginPlay()
{
    Super::BeginPlay();
    SetActorTickEnabled(true);                        // gameplay starts here
}

void AMyActor::EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type EndPlayReason)
{
    GetWorldTimerManager().ClearAllTimersForObject(this);
    Super::EndPlay(EndPlayReason);                    // base forwards EndPlay to components
}

void AMyActor::HandleDeath() { Destroy(); }

Network note

Component System

Class	Transform	Render/Collision	Use for
`UActorComponent`	No	No	Pure logic and data: health, inventory, cooldowns
`USceneComponent`	Yes	No	Anchors, pivots, grouping, attach points
`UPrimitiveComponent`	Yes	Yes	Meshes, shapes, anything visible or collidable

Built-in subclasses, header paths and member APIs: references/component-types.md.

Writing a component

// MyHealthComponent.h
#pragma once

#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "Components/ActorComponent.h"
#include "MyHealthComponent.generated.h"

DECLARE_DYNAMIC_MULTICAST_DELEGATE(FMyOnDeathSignature);

UCLASS(ClassGroup=(MyGame), meta=(BlueprintSpawnableComponent))
class MYGAME_API UMyHealthComponent : public UActorComponent
{
    GENERATED_BODY()
public:
    UMyHealthComponent();

    UPROPERTY(BlueprintAssignable, Category="Health")
    FMyOnDeathSignature OnDeath;

    UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category="Health")
    void ApplyDamage(float Amount);
protected:
    virtual void InitializeComponent() override;

    UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category="Health")
    float MaxHealth = 100.f;

    UPROPERTY(VisibleInstanceOnly, Transient, Category="Health")
    float CurrentHealth = 0.f;
};

// MyHealthComponent.cpp
#include "MyHealthComponent.h"

UMyHealthComponent::UMyHealthComponent()
{
    PrimaryComponentTick.bCanEverTick = false;   // event-driven: no per-frame work
    bWantsInitializeComponent = true;            // opt in to InitializeComponent()
}

void UMyHealthComponent::InitializeComponent()
{
    Super::InitializeComponent();
    CurrentHealth = MaxHealth;                   // once per gameplay session, before BeginPlay
}

void UMyHealthComponent::ApplyDamage(float Amount)
{
    CurrentHealth = FMath::Max(0.f, CurrentHealth - Amount);
    if (CurrentHealth <= 0.f) { OnDeath.Broadcast(); }
}

Creating components at runtime

// In AMyActor (declared: void AddRuntimeLight();)
#include "Components/PointLightComponent.h"

void AMyActor::AddRuntimeLight()
{
    // NewObject creates the UObject only; RegisterComponent creates render/physics state and enables tick.
    UPointLightComponent* Light = NewObject<UPointLightComponent>(this, TEXT("RuntimeLight"));
    Light->SetupAttachment(GetRootComponent());  // allowed before RegisterComponent
    Light->RegisterComponent();
    AddInstanceComponent(Light);                 // adds to InstanceComponents: visible in Details, serialized per instance
    Light->SetIntensity(5000.f);
}

Attachment

Call	Where	Header
`SetupAttachment(USceneComponent* InParent, FName InSocketName = NAME_None)`	Constructor, or any unregistered component	`SceneComponent.h:734`
`AttachToComponent(USceneComponent* InParent, const FAttachmentTransformRules& AttachmentRules, FName InSocketName = NAME_None)`	Runtime; valid registered or not, but prefer `SetupAttachment` before registration. Returns `bool` (false = rejected, parent unchanged)	`SceneComponent.h:752`
`DetachFromComponent(const FDetachmentTransformRules& DetachmentRules)`	Runtime	`SceneComponent.h:786`
`AActor::AttachToComponent(...)`, `AttachToActor(AActor* ParentActor, const FAttachmentTransformRules&, FName SocketName = NAME_None)`, `DetachFromActor(const FDetachmentTransformRules&)`	Attach the whole actor via its root; both attach calls return `bool`	`Actor.h:2015, 2029, 2062`
`K2_AttachToComponent(...)`, `K2_AttachToActor(..

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# UE Actor-Component Architecture

Target engine: **UE 5.8**. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".

Build actors out of components: lifecycle hooks in the right order, spawning (immediate, deferred, pooled), component creation and attachment, ticking, and C++ interfaces. Everything here is in the `Engine` module (`GameFramework/Actor.h`, `Components/ActorComponent.h`, `Components/SceneComponent.h`, `Engine/World.h`) on top of `CoreUObject`; a game module's Build.cs needs `"Core", "CoreUObject", "Engine"`.

## Context

Read `.agents/ue-project-context.md` if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.

Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.

| Request is about… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Where code belongs: constructor, PostInitializeComponents, BeginPlay, EndPlay | [Actor Lifecycle](#actor-lifecycle) |
| Creating, attaching, activating components | [Component System](#component-system) |
| Overriding component hooks (OnRegister, InitializeComponent, TickComponent) | [Component Lifecycle Hooks](#component-lifecycle-hooks) |
| SpawnActor, deferred spawn, pooling | [Spawning](#spawning) |
| Tick groups, tick interval, prerequisites, tick vs timer | [Ticking](#ticking) |
| Cross-actor capability without casting | [Interfaces](#interfaces) |
| Splitting a fat actor into components, data-driven loadouts | [Composition Patterns](#composition-patterns) |
| Full event order, EEndPlayReason, network and child-actor timing | [references/actor-lifecycle.md](references/actor-lifecycle.md) |
| Which built-in component to use, header paths, member APIs | [references/component-types.md](references/component-types.md) |

## Mental Model

```
UObject
  └── AActor                            placeable/spawnable; owns components      GameFramework/Actor.h
        └── UActorComponent             logic only, no transform                  Components/ActorComponent.h
              └── USceneComponent       transform + attachment tree               Components/SceneComponent.h
                    └── UPrimitiveComponent  rendering + collision + physics      Components/PrimitiveComponent.h
```

Never `new`/`delete` an actor or component. Actors: `UWorld::SpawnActor` and `AActor::Destroy(bool bNetForce = false, bool bShouldModifyLevel = true)` (`Actor.h:2327`). Components: `CreateDefaultSubobject`/`NewObject` and `UActorComponent::DestroyComponent(bool bPromoteChildren = false)` (`ActorComponent.h:1328`).

## Actor Lifecycle

Order from the `AActor` class comment (`Actor.h:243-278`); full table with citations in [references/actor-lifecycle.md](references/actor-lifecycle.md).

```
AActor::AActor()                       CDO + every instance. No world. CreateDefaultSubobject, tick config, defaults
UObject::PostLoad()                    level-placed actors only (not spawned)
UActorComponent::OnComponentCreated()  native components on spawn (not when loaded from a level)
AActor::PreRegisterAllComponents()  →  RegisterComponent() per component  →  AActor::PostRegisterAllComponents()
AActor::PostActorCreated()             spawned actors only, before construction scripts
UserConstructionScript()  →  AActor::OnConstruction(const FTransform&)
AActor::PreInitializeComponents()      gameplay only
UActorComponent::Activate()            if bAutoActivate
UActorComponent::InitializeComponent() if bWantsInitializeComponent, once per session
AActor::PostInitializeComponents()     components initialized; bind to own components here
AActor::BeginPlay()                    level is ticking; may be delayed for networked or child actors
AActor::Tick(float DeltaSeconds)       if PrimaryActorTick.bCanEverTick
AActor::EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type)  base implementation forwards EndPlay to components
AActor::Destroyed()                    explicit Destroy() only; not on level streaming or game end
```

### Constructor vs BeginPlay

The constructor runs on the Class Default Object, where `GetWorld()` is `nullptr`. Anything that needs the world or other actors goes in `PostInitializeComponents` (own components) or `BeginPlay` (gameplay).

```cpp
// MyActor.h
#pragma once

#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "GameFramework/Actor.h"
#include "MyActor.generated.h"

class UStaticMeshComponent;
class UMyHealthComponent;

UCLASS()
class MYGAME_API AMyActor : public AActor
{
    GENERATED_BODY()
public:
    AMyActor();
protected:
    virtual void PostInitializeComponents() override;
    virtual void BeginPlay() override;
    virtual void EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type EndPlayReason) override;

    UFUNCTION()
    void HandleDeath();

    UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly, Category="Components")
    TObjectPtr<UStaticMeshComponent> MeshComp;

    UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, Category="Components")
    TObjectPtr<UMyHealthComponent> HealthComp;
};
```

```cpp
// MyActor.cpp
#include "MyActor.h"
#include "Components/StaticMeshComponent.h"
#include "TimerManager.h"
#include "MyHealthComponent.h"

AMyActor::AMyActor()
{
    PrimaryActorTick.bCanEverTick = true;
    PrimaryActorTick.bStartWithTickEnabled = false;

    MeshComp = CreateDefaultSubobject<UStaticMeshComponent>(TEXT("Mesh"));
    SetRootComponent(MeshComp);                      // SetupAttachment(MeshComp) parents a scene component here; no world needed

    HealthComp = CreateDefaultSubobject<UMyHealthComponent>(TEXT("Health")); // logic-only: no attachment
}

void AMyActor::PostInitializeComponents()
{
    Super::PostInitializeComponents();
    HealthComp->OnDeath.AddDynamic(this, &AMyActor::HandleDeath); // own components are initialized
}

void AMyActor::BeginPlay()
{
    Super::BeginPlay();
    SetActorTickEnabled(true);                        // gameplay starts here
}

void AMyActor::EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type EndPlayReason)
{
    GetWorldTimerManager().ClearAllTimersForObject(this);
    Super::EndPlay(EndPlayReason);                    // base forwards EndPlay to components
}

void AMyActor::HandleDeath() { Destroy(); }
```

`EEndPlayReason::Type` (`Engine/EngineTypes.h:3670-3685`): `Destroyed`, `LevelTransition`, `EndPlayInEditor`, `RemovedFromWorld`, `Quit`. Clear timers and unbind delegates for every reason, then call `Super::EndPlay(EndPlayReason)`.

### Network note

On clients, `BeginPlay` "can be delayed for networked or child actors" (`Actor.h:275`). Property arrival hooks are `PreNetReceive()`/`PostNetReceive()` (`Actor.h:2943-2946`) and `PostNetInit()`, "always called immediately after spawning and reading in replicated properties" (`Actor.h:2958`). Replication rules, `OnRep_` functions and RPCs are owned by `ue-networking-replication`.

## Component System

| Class | Transform | Render/Collision | Use for |
|---|---|---|---|
| `UActorComponent` | No | No | Pure logic and data: health, inventory, cooldowns |
| `USceneComponent` | Yes | No | Anchors, pivots, grouping, attach points |
| `UPrimitiveComponent` | Yes | Yes | Meshes, shapes, anything visible or collidable |

Built-in subclasses, header paths and member APIs: [references/component-types.md](references/component-types.md).

### Writing a component

```cpp
// MyHealthComponent.h
#pragma once

#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "Components/ActorComponent.h"
#include "MyHealthComponent.generated.h"

DECLARE_DYNAMIC_MULTICAST_DELEGATE(FMyOnDeathSignature);

UCLASS(ClassGroup=(MyGame), meta=(BlueprintSpawnableComponent))
class MYGAME_API UMyHealthComponent : public UActorComponent
{
    GENERATED_BODY()
public:
    UMyHealthComponent();

    UPROPERTY(BlueprintAssignable, Category="Health")
    FMyOnDeathSignature OnDeath;

    UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category="Health")
    void ApplyDamage(float Amount);
protected:
    virtual void InitializeComponent() override;

    UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category="Health")
    float MaxHealth = 100.f;

    UPROPERTY(VisibleInstanceOnly, Transient, Category="Health")
    float CurrentHealth = 0.f;
};
```

```cpp
// MyHealthComponent.cpp
#include "MyHealthComponent.h"

UMyHealthComponent::UMyHealthComponent()
{
    PrimaryComponentTick.bCanEverTick = false;   // event-driven: no per-frame work
    bWantsInitializeComponent = true;            // opt in to InitializeComponent()
}

void UMyHealthComponent::InitializeComponent()
{
    Super::InitializeComponent();
    CurrentHealth = MaxHealth;                   // once per gameplay session, before BeginPlay
}

void UMyHealthComponent::ApplyDamage(float Amount)
{
    CurrentHealth = FMath::Max(0.f, CurrentHealth - Amount);
    if (CurrentHealth <= 0.f) { OnDeath.Broadcast(); }
}
```

Component replication: `bReplicates` is private on `UActorComponent` (`ActorComponent.h:267`); call `SetIsReplicatedByDefault(true)` in the constructor or `SetIsReplicated(true)` later, and the owning actor must replicate. Details in `ue-networking-replication`.

### Creating components at runtime

```cpp
// In AMyActor (declared: void AddRuntimeLight();)
#include "Components/PointLightComponent.h"

void AMyActor::AddRuntimeLight()
{
    // NewObject creates the UObject only; RegisterComponent creates render/physics state and enables tick.
    UPointLightComponent* Light = NewObject<UPointLightComponent>(this, TEXT("RuntimeLight"));
    Light->SetupAttachment(GetRootComponent());  // allowed before RegisterComponent
    Light->RegisterComponent();
    AddInstanceComponent(Light);                 // adds to InstanceComponents: visible in Details, serialized per instance
    Light->SetIntensity(5000.f);
}
```

`UnregisterComponent()` removes world presence but keeps the object (reversible); `DestroyComponent()` unregisters and marks it for GC. A component whose Outer is an actor is added to that actor's `OwnedComponents` (`ActorComponent.cpp:600` in `PostInitProperties`, `:951` on register), which `AActor::AddReferencedObjects` reports to GC (`Actor.cpp:574`), so it stays alive until `DestroyComponent()` or the actor dies, with or without a `UPROPERTY`. Still hold your own pointer in a `UPROPERTY` (`TObjectPtr`) so it is tracked and nulled safely; a raw pointer dangles after `DestroyComponent()`.

### Attachment

| Call | Where | Header |
|---|---|---|
| `SetupAttachment(USceneComponent* InParent, FName InSocketName = NAME_None)` | Constructor, or any unregistered component | `SceneComponent.h:734` |
| `AttachToComponent(USceneComponent* InParent, const FAttachmentTransformRules& AttachmentRules, FName InSocketName = NAME_None)` | Runtime; valid registered or not, but prefer `SetupAttachment` before registration. Returns `bool` (false = rejected, parent unchanged) | `SceneComponent.h:752` |
| `DetachFromComponent(const FDetachmentTransformRules& DetachmentRules)` | Runtime | `SceneComponent.h:786` |
| `AActor::AttachToComponent(...)`, `AttachToActor(AActor* ParentActor, const FAttachmentTransformRules&, FName SocketName = NAME_None)`, `DetachFromActor(const FDetachmentTransformRules&)` | Attach the whole actor via its root; both attach calls return `bool` | `Actor.h:2015, 2029, 2062` |
| `K2_AttachToComponent(...)`, `K2_AttachToActor(..

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UE Actor-Component Architecture

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Actor Lifecycle

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Component System

Writing a component

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UE Actor-Component Architecture

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