Hello,
I’m probably missing something… I’ve got Rider and Unreal 5 installed but I can’t find how to make them work together… I think I’m missing the compiler for c++. And when I try to create c++ project in Unreal Editor it also says that I’m missing a compiler. But what exactly do I need to install?
While installing Rider I’ve installed .NET environment (not sure if I even need .NET but there wasn’t any better option, like c++ or something). Then I installed “Windows SDK”, but it didn’t help (I thought the SDK contains the compiler, doesn’t it?). I’ve also tried installing “.NET Framework 4.8 Developer Pack”, but that didn’t resolve the issue either… The only other problem I can think of is that the SDK is not correctly setup in PATH (so UE and Rider can’t find it), but i have no idea how to configure that…
Or do I need special version of Rider for use with Unreal? If I understand it correctly, the “Rider for Unreal” got merged into the standard “Rider”, right? It looks like it’s the case because when i go to https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/rider-unreal/ and click download I get redirected to the standard one, and I can’t find the special “Rider for Unreal” download…
But JetBrains does not have any instructions on how to set it all up…
Hi @xienius.cz
I had the same problem.
The solution I found was to install Visual Studio BEFORE installing Rider.
You can follow this tut Install VS2022 for UE5
I uninstalled Rider before installing VS, and then built my project with VS. It also rebuilds the UE5 engine so it took about an hour for me.
Finally you can install Rider (current version supports UE5).
Hey @Maciek_Leto ,
I’m currently working on how to use rider for UE5 projects, would you please be so kind to tell me more of it (That how to use Rider for UE5)? I’m kind of a begginer on this ,so I don’t really know how to operate , espesscially about the details.
I’m from China and I’m learning how to build games now.
You can simply e-mail me via [513076219@qq.com], or [gdk52587123@gmail.com]
Hi @Franz_Guo
If you are a student (or fall into a similar category) you can get JetBrains Rider for free. Free Educational Licenses
(There is no dedicated Rider for Unreal anymore)
I find Rider optimal for C++ in UE5, but - if you are not a student or similar - you can successfully use the free community version of Microsoft Visual Studio, Free Developer Software.
If you are not planning on working with C++ in UE5, then I suggest you do not install Rider for your development in UE5.
It’s (VS) not required to develop games, Rider is the best option for developing Unreal Engine C++ games. I agree with you VS is fine but Intellisense and other problems make VisualStudio second option.
Thanks for the reply :D, I already got it sovled, I’m working in a company that makes small VR games (like 15mins of play time). I’m using UE4.27 and rider2023.1 . feels ok
Not per se: " Rider doesn’t need Visual Studio, but it needs the Microsoft C++ compiler. The compiler is installed with Visual Studio. but it can also be installed separately from the Build Tools for Visual Studio https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/…
Note that using MS Build Tools for commercial products requires a valid Visual Studio license."
