Lyra is awesome - hoping it is updated swiftly to the latest version.
Does anybody know if there are people working on updating it to 5.1?
Hey OptimisticMonkey!
Lyra is supposed to be updated periodically to both match the current version of UE and gain new features and things to showcase as UE continues to grow! However, since 5.1 is still in preview, Lyra will not update to 5.1 until 5.1 has been released.
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Thanks Mind-Brain! I had used Lyra as a starting point for a Personal Project and was hoping to try it on 5.1. ( I need WPO for a Nanite feature ).
I didn’t realize there might be some lag between the preview releases and Lyra compatibility. In the past, I was able to simply start upgrading my own code to the preview releases. Sadly now I will need to wait (or work on upgrading Lyra myself)
Do you happen to know if Licensees have earlier access to a 5.1 version of Lyra? (At work we also have a project based on Lyra that might need to be evaluated on 5.1)
Thanks again for your feedback - it is much appreciated
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Of course @OptimisticMonkey! So I’m not sure if Licensees have earlier access to a 5.1 version, as they’re likely to release them both at the same time due to Lyra being the showcase project. If your company contacts UE personally it may be different, but it would be unlikely for the gap to be longer than a few days.
It’s going to be slightly different from the 5.0 version, but it should only be different in areas that is showcased as new in 5.1. if the project has already begun it may be a better idea to simply look at the new features in 5.1 and take what is desired instead of the entire thing.
Hope that helps!
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Also, Lyra does not compile on the official 5.1 release.
does that mean that there is no backward compatibility between 5.x versions of the Engine? just curious…
Good news!
So since release, you can download a 5.1 version of Lyra from the launcher.
Epic has also released these docs: https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.1/en-US/upgrading-the-lyra-starter-game-to-the-latest-engine-release-in-unreal-engine/
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Does not compile
Install fresh UE 5.1 + source
Create new Lyra 5.1 project
Right click on uproject and generate solution files
Open solution and compile
Numerous errors
I’ve managed to get UE5.1 + Source to compile as well as a new Lyra 5.1 project to build successfully. What’s not clear is the upgrading/migration steps for a pre-existing Lyra project - attempted to migrate from the 5.02 version within Engine ( ie. right click migrate content folder) - as well as making a copy and trying to compile manually - both methods I had no luck.
3rd party plugins seem to be the biggest problem for both methods. Any luck on getting this to upgrade successfully from a previous version (ie. 5.02) to 5.1? If so, what’s a good step by step process??
it compiles and works just fine, but when I launch the editor simulation it loads the map with or without a custom plugin just fine, but then if I close and re open all the FrontEndUserFacingExperience billboards do not show, only their spawning base.
If I toggle the FrontEndUserFacingExperiences visuals off and on in the editor hiearchy then they will appear again in the editor simulation, but again after the first time I run simulation when starting the editor they stop showing. they only show visible the first time I open Unreal and run the simulation of project in editor ;/