There a way to get it working?
Yeap, check out this tutorial - Unreal Engine 4.25 & VS Code | Intellisense Bug & Include Errors Fix - YouTube
I’ve been using VScode myself but I wouldn’t say it was a flawless experience. If you want to use lightweight IDE you can add some plugins to SublimeText and it would work really well.
Go to the .VsCode folder, c_cpp_properties.json file, and thengo to line no. 237. Note that the defines haven’t set up correctly. Replace this line with this:
"defines": [
"IS_PROGRAM=0",
"UE_EDITOR=1",
"ENABLE_PGO_PROFILE=0",
"USE_VORBIS_FOR_STREAMING=1",
"USE_XMA2_FOR_STREAMING=1",
"WITH_DEV_AUTOMATION_TESTS=1",
"WITH_PERF_AUTOMATION_TESTS=1",
"UNICODE",
"_UNICODE",
"__UNREAL__",
"IS_MONOLITHIC=0",
"WITH_ENGINE=1",
"WITH_UNREAL_DEVELOPER_TOOLS=1",
"WITH_APPLICATION_CORE=1",
"WITH_COREUOBJECT=1",
"USE_STATS_WITHOUT_ENGINE=0",
"WITH_PLUGIN_SUPPORT=0",
"WITH_ACCESSIBILITY=1",
"WITH_PERFCOUNTERS=1",
"USE_LOGGING_IN_SHIPPING=0",
"WITH_LOGGING_TO_MEMORY=0",
"USE_CACHE_FREED_OS_ALLOCS=1",
"USE_CHECKS_IN_SHIPPING=0",
"WITH_EDITOR=1",
"WITH_SERVER_CODE=1",
"WITH_CEF3=1",
"WITH_LIVE_CODING=1",
"WITH_XGE_CONTROLLER=1",
"UBT_MODULE_MANIFEST=\"UE4Editor.modules\"",
"UBT_MODULE_MANIFEST_DEBUGGAME=\"UE4Editor-Win64-DebugGame.modules\"",
"UBT_COMPILED_PLATFORM=Win64",
"UBT_COMPILED_TARGET=Editor",
"UE_APP_NAME=\"UE4Editor\"",
"NDIS_MINIPORT_MAJOR_VERSION=0",
"WIN32=1",
"_WIN32_WINNT=0x0601",
"WINVER=0x0601",
"PLATFORM_WINDOWS=1",
"OVERRIDE_PLATFORM_HEADER_NAME=Windows",
"NDEBUG=1",
"UE_BUILD_DEVELOPMENT=1",
"UE_IS_ENGINE_MODULE=0",
"IMPLEMENT_ENCRYPTION_KEY_REGISTRATION()=",
"IMPLEMENT_SIGNING_KEY_REGISTRATION()=",
"DEPRECATED_FORGAME=DEPRECATED",
"UE_DEPRECATED_FORGAME=UE_DEPRECATED",
"INCLUDE_CHAOS=0",
"WITH_PHYSX=1",
"WITH_CHAOS=0",
"WITH_CHAOS_CLOTHING=0",
"WITH_CHAOS_NEEDS_TO_BE_FIXED=0",
"PHYSICS_INTERFACE_PHYSX=1",
"WITH_APEX=1",
"WITH_APEX_CLOTHING=1",
"WITH_CLOTH_COLLISION_DETECTION=1",
"WITH_PHYSX_COOKING=1",
"WITH_NVCLOTH=1",
"WITH_CUSTOM_SQ_STRUCTURE=0",
"WITH_IMMEDIATE_PHYSX=0",
"GPUPARTICLE_LOCAL_VF_ONLY=0",
"ENGINE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"ENGINE_API=",
"UE_ENABLE_ICU=1",
"WITH_VS_PERF_PROFILER=0",
"WITH_DIRECTXMATH=0",
"WITH_MALLOC_STOMP=1",
"CORE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"CORE_API=",
"TRACELOG_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"TRACELOG_API=",
"COREUOBJECT_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"COREUOBJECT_API=",
"NETCORE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"NETCORE_API=",
"APPLICATIONCORE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"APPLICATIONCORE_API=",
"RHI_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"RHI_API=",
"JSON_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"JSON_API=",
"WITH_FREETYPE=1",
"SLATECORE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"SLATECORE_API=",
"INPUTCORE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"INPUTCORE_API=",
"SLATE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"SLATE_API=",
"WITH_UNREALPNG=1",
"WITH_UNREALJPEG=1",
"WITH_UNREALEXR=1",
"IMAGEWRAPPER_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"IMAGEWRAPPER_API=",
"MESSAGING_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"MESSAGING_API=",
"MESSAGINGCOMMON_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"MESSAGINGCOMMON_API=",
"RENDERCORE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"RENDERCORE_API=",
"SOCKETS_PACKAGE=1",
"SOCKETS_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"SOCKETS_API=",
"ASSETREGISTRY_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"ASSETREGISTRY_API=",
"ENGINEMESSAGES_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"ENGINEMESSAGES_API=",
"ENGINESETTINGS_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"ENGINESETTINGS_API=",
"SYNTHBENCHMARK_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"SYNTHBENCHMARK_API=",
"RENDERER_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"RENDERER_API=",
"GAMEPLAYTAGS_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"GAMEPLAYTAGS_API=",
"PACKETHANDLER_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"PACKETHANDLER_API=",
"RELIABILITYHANDLERCOMPONENT_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"RELIABILITYHANDLERCOMPONENT_API=",
"AUDIOPLATFORMCONFIGURATION_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"AUDIOPLATFORMCONFIGURATION_API=",
"MESHDESCRIPTION_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"MESHDESCRIPTION_API=",
"STATICMESHDESCRIPTION_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"STATICMESHDESCRIPTION_API=",
"PAKFILE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"PAKFILE_API=",
"RSA_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"RSA_API=",
"NETWORKREPLAYSTREAMING_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"NETWORKREPLAYSTREAMING_API=",
"PHYSICSCORE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"PHYSICSCORE_API=",
"COMPILE_WITHOUT_UNREAL_SUPPORT=0",
"CHAOS_MEMORY_TRACKING=0",
"CHAOS_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"CHAOS_API=",
"CHAOS_CHECKED=0",
"CHAOSCORE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"CHAOSCORE_API=",
"INTEL_ISPC=1",
"VORONOI_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"VORONOI_API=",
"FIELDSYSTEMCORE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"FIELDSYSTEMCORE_API=",
"WITH_PHYSX_RELEASE=0",
"UE_PHYSX_SUFFIX=PROFILE",
"UE_APEX_SUFFIX=PROFILE",
"APEX_UE4=1",
"APEX_STATICALLY_LINKED=0",
"WITH_APEX_LEGACY=1",
"SIGNALPROCESSING_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"SIGNALPROCESSING_API=",
"WITH_RECAST=1",
"UNREALED_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"UNREALED_API=",
"BSPMODE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"BSPMODE_API=",
"DIRECTORYWATCHER_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"DIRECTORYWATCHER_API=",
"DOCUMENTATION_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"DOCUMENTATION_API=",
"LOAD_PLUGINS_FOR_TARGET_PLATFORMS=1",
"PROJECTS_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"PROJECTS_API=",
"SANDBOXFILE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"SANDBOXFILE_API=",
"EDITORSTYLE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"EDITORSTYLE_API=",
"SOURCE_CONTROL_WITH_SLATE=1",
"SOURCECONTROL_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"SOURCECONTROL_API=",
"UNREALEDMESSAGES_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"UNREALEDMESSAGES_API=",
"GAMEPLAYDEBUGGER_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"GAMEPLAYDEBUGGER_API=",
"BLUEPRINTGRAPH_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"BLUEPRINTGRAPH_API=",
"EDITORSUBSYSTEM_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"EDITORSUBSYSTEM_API=",
"HTTP_PACKAGE=1",
"CURL_ENABLE_DEBUG_CALLBACK=1",
"CURL_ENABLE_NO_TIMEOUTS_OPTION=1",
"HTTP_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"HTTP_API=",
"UNREALAUDIO_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"UNREALAUDIO_API=",
"FUNCTIONALTESTING_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"FUNCTIONALTESTING_API=",
"AUTOMATIONCONTROLLER_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"AUTOMATIONCONTROLLER_API=",
"LOCALIZATION_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"LOCALIZATION_API=",
"WITH_SNDFILE_IO=1",
"AUDIOEDITOR_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"AUDIOEDITOR_API=",
"AUDIOMIXER_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"AUDIOMIXER_API=",
"TARGETPLATFORM_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"TARGETPLATFORM_API=",
"UELIBSAMPLERATE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"UELIBSAMPLERATE_API=",
"LEVELEDITOR_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"LEVELEDITOR_API=",
"SETTINGS_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"SETTINGS_API=",
"INTROTUTORIALS_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"INTROTUTORIALS_API=",
"HEADMOUNTEDDISPLAY_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"HEADMOUNTEDDISPLAY_API=",
"VREDITOR_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"VREDITOR_API=",
"COMMONMENUEXTENSIONS_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"COMMONMENUEXTENSIONS_API=",
"LANDSCAPE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"LANDSCAPE_API=",
"PROPERTYEDITOR_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"PROPERTYEDITOR_API=",
"ACTORPICKERMODE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"ACTORPICKERMODE_API=",
"SCENEDEPTHPICKERMODE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"SCENEDEPTHPICKERMODE_API=",
"DETAILCUSTOMIZATIONS_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"DETAILCUSTOMIZATIONS_API=",
"CLASSVIEWER_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"CLASSVIEWER_API=",
"GRAPHEDITOR_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"GRAPHEDITOR_API=",
"STRUCTVIEWER_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"STRUCTVIEWER_API=",
"CONTENTBROWSER_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"CONTENTBROWSER_API=",
"ENABLE_HTTP_FOR_NFS=1",
"NETWORKFILESYSTEM_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"NETWORKFILESYSTEM_API=",
"UMG_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"UMG_API=",
"MOVIESCENE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"MOVIESCENE_API=",
"TIMEMANAGEMENT_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"TIMEMANAGEMENT_API=",
"MOVIESCENETRACKS_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"MOVIESCENETRACKS_API=",
"ANIMATIONCORE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"ANIMATIONCORE_API=",
"PROPERTYPATH_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"PROPERTYPATH_API=",
"NAVIGATIONSYSTEM_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"NAVIGATIONSYSTEM_API=",
"MESHDESCRIPTIONOPERATIONS_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"MESHDESCRIPTIONOPERATIONS_API=",
"MESHBUILDER_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"MESHBUILDER_API=",
"MATERIALSHADERQUALITYSETTINGS_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"MATERIALSHADERQUALITYSETTINGS_API=",
"INTERACTIVETOOLSFRAMEWORK_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"INTERACTIVETOOLSFRAMEWORK_API=",
"TOOLMENUSEDITOR_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"TOOLMENUSEDITOR_API=",
"WITH_OGGVORBIS=1",
"XAUDIO2_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"XAUDIO2_API=",
"AUDIOMIXERXAUDIO2_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"AUDIOMIXERXAUDIO2_API=",
"ASSETTAGSEDITOR_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"ASSETTAGSEDITOR_API=",
"COLLECTIONMANAGER_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"COLLECTIONMANAGER_API=",
"ADDCONTENTDIALOG_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"ADDCONTENTDIALOG_API=",
"USE_EMBREE=1",
"MESHUTILITIES_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"MESHUTILITIES_API=",
"MESHMERGEUTILITIES_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"MESHMERGEUTILITIES_API=",
"HIERARCHICALLODUTILITIES_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"HIERARCHICALLODUTILITIES_API=",
"MESHREDUCTIONINTERFACE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"MESHREDUCTIONINTERFACE_API=",
"ASSETTOOLS_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"ASSETTOOLS_API=",
"KISMETCOMPILER_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"KISMETCOMPILER_API=",
"GAMEPLAYTASKS_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"GAMEPLAYTASKS_API=",
"WITH_GAMEPLAY_DEBUGGER=1",
"AIMODULE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"AIMODULE_API=",
"KISMET_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"KISMET_API=",
"PHYSICSSQ_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"PHYSICSSQ_API=",
"CHAOSSOLVERS_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"CHAOSSOLVERS_API=",
"GEOMETRYCOLLECTIONCORE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"GEOMETRYCOLLECTIONCORE_API=",
"GEOMETRYCOLLECTIONSIMULATIONCORE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"GEOMETRYCOLLECTIONSIMULATIONCORE_API=",
"CLOTHINGSYSTEMRUNTIMEINTERFACE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"CLOTHINGSYSTEMRUNTIMEINTERFACE_API=",
"AUDIOMIXERCORE_VTABLE=DLLIMPORT_VTABLE",
"AUDIOMIXERCORE_API=",
"UE_PROJECT_NAME=MyProject",
"MYPROJECT_VTABLE=DLLEXPORT_VTABLE",
"MYPROJECT_API="
],
and then replace MyProject (third last line of the above code) and the two MYPROJECT (penultimate and the last line)
with the name of your project. That’s it! 
i found a great solution intellisense on VSCode for Unreal Engine. This works well on my Mac.
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This is the instruction
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How does it compare to Visual Studio in intellisense accuracy, speed, compiling and debugging capabilities? I loved VS Code in Web Development, what a dramatic improvement it was over the sluggish VS.
It is definitely faster and a bit more snappy, however, you can never get Intellisense working properly, something always broken, like old include issue described here that is still happen. There is no proper fixes for it, something works for some people but completely useless for others, etc.
Wow. Thanks. That works for me on windows as well. Unfortunately this plugin dosen’t updated since 2021, hopefully it’s still supported by the dev.
Trust me, if you are on Mac M1 with VSCode:
- remove all the VSCode extensions about C++ and C# you have from Microsoft
- install this: Name: Unreal Engine Tools - Visual Studio Marketplace
- set this in the settings (or follow the extensions readme): “uetools.unrealEngineInstallationSearchPath”: “/Users/Shared/Epic Games”,
And you should have a perfect and fast intellisense and no errors!
I found out how to set it up with some help from chat gpt and this documentation:
Mine also got messed up when I moved some files around. To fix it I did the following:
- Edit > Editor Preferences > General > Source Code, then set Source Code Editor to Visual Studio Code. Restart the editor for the change to take effect.
- Tools > Refresh Visual Studio Code Project. (If you haven’t done it yet it will say create vs code project instead)
Yes, this one really works!
Here are common mistakes I made and solving them.
-
Just install the plugin - Unreal Engine Tools also, make sure you have VSCode installed with Unreal Engine. And also make sure you have the build tools, I expect them installed. (They are - MSVC, Visual Studio - C++ Development Kit, .NET 6.0)
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Only these 2 extensions:
Delete all other extensions and use only and only these two extensions. I tried using C++ and C# Dev kits and it generates the errors.
- Don’t forget to set the path.
Open “MyProject.uproject“ and in the settings section on VSCode explorer tab, write your Unreal Engine path there. My Unreal Engine path was: ”F:\UE_5.6”
Unreal Engine’s path is the folder path which contains your UE5.6 folder. And UE5.6 folder must had contained the Engine folder. You can see which folder I passed here:
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Make the change apply properly:
Right click on the “MyProject.uproject“ and click on “Generate Visual Studio project files“ option. This is to make sure that new plugin loads correctly. And what else. I’ll edit in future when required.
Here’s what it does, INTELLISENSE! As the post describes.
That’s what the post asks. Inteli sense.
You get only inteli sense here. But you may not be able to the build process alone with this. If you want to setup building process, your minimal requirement is:
- “.NET“,
- “MSVC“ / ”CLang” (for Windows) || “LLVM“ (for Mac / Linux)
Not what the following plugin does.