Startup Movie not being build via Project Launcher in 5.6

[ORTyOW]

I am using Project Launcher instead of default build packaging because apparently you can’t do a proper Shipping build without it and it’s a known bug for a couple years already that if you try a Shipping Build it will still have a Debug console etc so it will be Development build not Shipping.

If I do a build through a default method it will have a startup movie but if I try this with Project Launcher there is no intro before my game menu.

Also an additional question, why did they remove most of the settings in Project Launcher comparing to previous versions?

[ORTyOW]

I found a workaround by adding “Movies” folder inside a packaged build directory Build_Name\Windows\YourProject\Content

and put your video manually here

[dcaspi]

A better way to do it automatically is to add your videos in Project Settings → Packaging under “Specific Movies to Copy.” This will include them in the packaged build for you, so you won’t need to copy them manually.

[ORTyOW]

Well that’s the problem. It doesn’t work. I was talking about that in another thread

[ORTyOW]

@ORTyOW

and Project Launcher ignores the “Specific Movies to Copy” in Project Settings. I am on 5.6.

How to include a Startup Movie into a Shipping build using Project Launcher?

My suspicion is that it packs the Movie into a .Pak file. How to not include packaging Movie in a .Pak file considering that I am using Project Launcher to make a Shipping build (because default packaging will still package a Development build even if you chose Shipping) and Project Launcher ignores the “Specific Movies to Copy” in Project Settings. I am on 5.6. Or maybe the problem is something else? Btw I am using Async Loading Screen plugin for loading and when I do a Development build (not …