Cheat manager is working in shipping build

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According to the documentation the cheat manager does not work in shipping build.
But are it doing it, have I missed a hidden checkbox?

2

Nope, that’s how it acts by default. The code comments were recently updated to reflect that but I guess the documentation is still wrong.

Check APlayerController::EnableCheats, APlayerController::AddCheats and AGameModeBase::AllowCheats, you’ll see that in SHIPPING builds cheats are only enabled on the server while in non-SHIPPING builds and in the editor they’re allowed for everyone.

To fix this, override AGameModeBase::AllowCheats in your game’s GameMode class:

.h

virtual bool AllowCheats(APlayerController* P) override;

.cpp

bool AYourGameGameMode::AllowCheats(APlayerController* P)
{
#if UE_BUILD_SHIPPING
	return false;
#else
	return Super::AllowCheats(P);
#endif
}
3

Thanks!!

4

This has been fixed in UE5 and that override is no longer necessary.

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