Summary
IIRC, a week ago, the EG Launcher reported that a plugin needed to be updated. I tried to update that plugin (Async Node), but it would not update. The [Update] button was unresponsive. The alternative was to reinstall the plugin. However, the Launcher kept reporting that the plugin needed to be updated. The creator of the plugin offered a copy for download, but eventually, numerous other plugins were producing the same issue, with the same results.
I tried to reinstall the Launcher, but that only seemed to make matters worse. Now, my projects were no longer detected by the Launcher. Browsing to the project was useless; I had to create a copy to launch the project, as the original project’s version was no longer recognized. This led to multiple corrupted file popups (image one popup attached).
Deleting the Launcher files was useless. Reinstalling the Launcher was useless. No positive result. The Epic Games AI assistant is useless. None of the suggested steps worked.
This evening, I removed the 5.5.4 engine (via the Launcher), and all of it’s plugins. After this, there was still an Engine file in that directory. I had to delete it manually. I reinstalled 5.5.4. And even after reinstalling it, the plugin update issue remains. (maybe a cache should have been cleared?).
Now my project is at risk. I have spent a week trying to fix this issue. I have made no progress on anything.
This is frustrating. The Launcher has always had it’s hicups, but they were always sorted out. In the last year or so, these Launcher issues have gotten worse. The same issues keep repeating.
What Type of Bug are you experiencing?
Other
Steps to Reproduce
Run Launcher to start project.
Expected Result
Project loads and any plugins that require updating will update properly without errors.
Observed Result
Plugins fail to upload. Reinstalling plugin fails to update it. Reinstalling the Launcher causes projects and their versions to not be recognized.
Affects Versions
5.6
5.5
4.27
Platform(s)
Windows
