Where do the INI settings for something like Engine.ini go as far as specific categories?

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Besides this source: https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/unreal-engine/configuration-files-in-unreal-engine I have been unable to find where some settings go. I know things like “r.” go in [/Script/Engine.RendererSettings] but also [/Script/Engine.RendererOverrideSettings]? How do you differentiate between the 2?

That source doesn’t state where other settings with no or different prefixes go such as: sg.AntiAliasingQuality, t.MaxFPS, Altar.UpscalingMethod, TaskGraph.NumForegroundWorkers, grass.DensityScale, etc.

I went into the UE5 console and did “help” but the file it output didn’t specify where they go in categories.

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welcome to the forums.

it really depends on where the setting is defined. it’s annoying tbh.

in DefaultEngine.ini you can define variables under these two sections.

i haven’t checked what happens if you set it in the incorrect place. or you put them in ConsoleVariables. maybe that’s a generic place to put them, but maybe not.

check the plugin for “ConsoleVariables” is super useful and can give you a hint.



[ConsoleVariables]

[SystemSettings]