From ae9ded504d94c393aaf5ab207b2b49dad7fcea7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chandler Cox <mr.chandlercox@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 23:21:45 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add utility for if in play mode that returns true for shipped
 applications.

---
 Source/Engine/Engine/Engine.cpp | 9 +++++++++
 Source/Engine/Engine/Engine.h   | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Source/Engine/Engine/Engine.cpp b/Source/Engine/Engine/Engine.cpp
index 385a05554..fba8b5f18 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Engine/Engine.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Engine/Engine.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,15 @@ bool Engine::IsEditor()
 #endif
 }
 
+bool Engine::IsPlayMode()
+{
+#if USE_EDITOR
+    return Editor::IsPlayMode;
+#else
+    return true;
+#endif
+}
+
 int32 Engine::GetFramesPerSecond()
 {
     return EngineImpl::Fps;
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Engine/Engine.h b/Source/Engine/Engine/Engine.h
index e8b6fef2c..1af16a930 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Engine/Engine.h
+++ b/Source/Engine/Engine/Engine.h
@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ public:
     /// </summary>
     API_PROPERTY() static bool IsEditor();
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns whether the editor is in play mode or will always return true in a shipped applications.
+    /// </summary>
+    API_PROPERTY() static bool IsPlayMode();
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the amount of frames rendered during last second known as Frames Per Second. User scripts updates or fixed updates for physics may run at a different frequency than scene rendering. Use this property to get an accurate amount of frames rendered during the last second.
     /// </summary>