I am stuck initializing on start-up at 45%. I have read that people have had the same issue, so i deleted the derived data cache but to no avail. It is just stuck at 45% and this is the first time using ue.
It might be recompiling assets again, howlong have you waited?
For big projects this can take some time.
This is my first time ever using ue, I have nothing to begin with. I haven’t loaded it up before. I just downloaded it. I waited an hour and a half and it still didn’t work, I restarted over and over but nothing.
I don’t have any projects, I haven’t even opened UE yet as when it launches it gets stuck on 45% initializing.
Can you try a lower version? Like 4.17.2. (you can click on + Add version to install a lower (or higher) version of UE4)
I’m not sure why it hangs tbh, I’m using 4.18.1 aswell without a problem.
Check the logs, and see in which task it’s getting stucked.
YourProjectsFolder\Saved\Logs\YourProjectName.log
You have to be patient. Since this is your first time launching Unreal, it will takes some time for it to download all the items required for first time use. Luckily, this is only a one time thing, so next time you open up Unreal, it will be much faster.
Hope this helps.