How to prepare Windows Project for Final distribution

General Feedback & Requests
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Hi Epic, could you please someone from you answer to this question it is very important.

Simply, how to create the windows installation for finalized project?

  • Which installer (like installshield or so) to use?
  • How to include Visual C++ Redistributable files?
  • How to include crucial DirectX files? (And which version of DirectX is needed as minimal?)

This final step of application lifecycle is very important, but i guess many people are confused and cant find information about this…

Thank you…

L.

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Hi lukas84,

You can find information on cooking and packaging your final product here:

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Hi lukas84,

You can find information on cooking and packaging your final product here:

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Hi , thanks for reply, but on that link, there is no word about Visual C++ Redistributables, or DirectX or installer? It will just teach package the game, but thats not all, if i package the game and send it to you or to app store, in case of Windows packaging there will be missing Visual C++ Redistributables, may be even DirectX and also no installer of game (it is just a folder).

I thought there is some guide from Epic on this.

L.

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Hi lukas84,

You can find information on cooking and packaging your final product here:

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I have followed the steps for an ArchViz project and I am not seeing the level that I made there. Just the default Template level opens in the gameplay. How do I correct this?

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Hi DIALOG,

Open the console command by pressing ~. Then, type in “Open <MapName>” and press enter. To avoid this you have to set your map as the default for the project to open in the project settings under the Maps & Modes tab.

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This is a very interesting issue. Packaging the project is not the end of the process, and a guide about preparring everything for final distribution will get more and more demanded as more people will finish their work.

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I posted some questions/problems in AnswerHub about package the games, https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/143308/46-game-packagerelease-engine-needed-files.html
https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/143834/46-shootergame-releasepackage-black-window.html if anyone can help me… thanks.