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Engine:Unreal Engine 5

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Unreal Engine 5
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Key points

Most information and methods from the Unreal Engine 4 page are still mostly compatible with Unreal Engine 5.

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High dynamic range (HDR)

For a list of known games and their specifics, see Unreal Engine 4-5 games where HDR can be forced.

Unreal Engine 5 have native HDR output that can be forced in many newer games with mixed results.

Force the built-in HDR display output of the engine:
  1. Refer to the list of Unreal Engine 4-5 games where HDR can be forced for details about whether the built-in HDR display output is known to work with the game.
  2. Using the guide below, change Engine.ini to include these lines:
    [SystemSettings]
    r.AllowHDR=1
    r.HDR.EnableHDROutput=1
    r.HDR.Display.OutputDevice=5
    r.HDR.Display.ColorGamut=2
    

    Optional changes:

    • If the display supports 2000 nits or higher, change r.HDR.Display.OutputDevice to 6 to use the 2000 nits output mode.
    • Add these lines to boost the UI brightness which may make it integrate better with HDR:
    r.HDR.UI.CompositeMode=1
    r.HDR.UI.Level=1.5
    
  3. The game should now launch with HDR display output enabled and working.

Notes

See the official engine documentation for more details.

Other information

Unreal Engine 4/5 Scripting System

UE4SS is a scripting system for UE4/UE5. Includes a console enabler script by default.
While UE4SS has a high compatibility with most UE titles, certain games may also have customized the engine enough for UE4SS to no longer be compatible. Titles not supported by UE4SS may have support added by the UE4SS community, searching the GitHub Issues page may help to find UE4SS configs for unsupported games.
Installation[1]
  1. Download the latest UE4SS release.
  2. Locate the main executable of the game (UE titles usually contain a launcher in the root folder and the main EXE in the <path-to-game>\Win64\Binaries folder).
  3. After locating the main executable, extract the full contents of the UE4SS archive there.
  4. Try to launch the game, if no fatal errors appear, UE4SS has been successfully installed.

Notes

If the game isn't supported it may show a fatal error or crash dump message, as mentioned above it may be worth searching the GitHub Issues page to see if others encountered the same issue, and whether they found a solution.
The UE4SS wiki also has a guide to fixing compatibility issues, and the patternsleuth tool may also help with locating the functions UE4SS requires.

Enable developer console

The developer console allows real-time adjustments through various Unreal Engine 4 console variables, along with being able to run debug commands like ToggleDebugCamera that enables a flycam mode. Most games ship with the console disabled, although often retains code related to it that allows for its reactivation through third-party DLL injection.
Independent of custom game code - potential for reliability.
Enable console with a UE4SS script[1]
  1. Install UE4SS.
  2. The console is now available when pressing F10 (can be configured by editing Mods\ConsoleEnablerMod\Scripts\main.lua).

Permanent console variable (cvar) changes

Global list of all console variables available here.
Like most engines that use console variables, Unreal Engine 5 has a config file that the variables' values are read from at startup.
Unlike in most engines, the method it uses may not be obvious. Editing files such as Scalability.ini could result in entered values being ignored depending on the graphics settings.
Entering cvars into Engine.ini instead should ensure the value changes will take place.
Add cvar name/values to Engine.ini

Engine.ini will usually accept cvar name/value pairs inside it, but only if entered into a [SystemSettings] section.

  1. Open the Engine.ini file inside the games config folder in a text editor.
  2. If the file does not have a [SystemSettings] section, add one to the bottom.
  3. Inside that section, add any preferred cvar name/value pairs, with the name/value separated with an '=' character, eg: r.MaxAnisotropy=16. Comments can also be added to the file by starting them with a ';' character.
  4. Save the file.

Notes

Values set with this method should usually override any value set elsewhere, however, some games might store values inside savegames, which may override them when the save gets loaded - the only workaround for these kind of games is to set the value through the developer console after loading the save and expect that the modified value may be written into the save.
The game may rewrite this file when exiting, usually removing any empty lines and lines containing only comments - any custom cvars should still be saved, though the file can be set as "read-only" if this rewrite isn't desired.
Changes to the games config files should be made while it is not running. As previously mentioned, the game may overwrite the file when exiting.
Unreal Engine 5 uses a hierarchical configuration scheme (on top of the multiple configuration categories previously mentioned), meaning that there can be multiple versions of (e.g.) Engine.ini found in different places, some of which may be prefixed with 'Default', 'Base', or 'Windows'. In general, it is best to edit the config file in the user configuration directory, as this should take priority over all others and work even if the game ships with encrypted config files. The file is usually located in %LOCALAPPDATA%\<Game>\Saved\Config\.
Force console variables via a UE4SS script[1]
If the alternative methods to set cvars don't work due to the game overriding them after loading a savefile or setting them per-scene, you can try forcing them in runtime using UE4SS.
  1. Install UE4SS.
  2. Create a new folder in Mods with your mod's name.
  3. Inside that folder, create a Scripts folder.
  4. Inside Scripts, create a new file called main.lua.
  5. Use the sample file for reference on configuration. In the Init() function put values that only need to be initalized once. In the Loop() function put values that need to be initialized actively in the runtime.
  6. Once you're done editing the script to your needs, save the file.
  7. Edit mods.txt with the name of your mod folder at the bottom, i.e. ForceRT : 1.
  8. Save the file.

Modding tools

Customized versions of the Unreal Editor for creating custom maps and mods for select UE5 games can be found on the Epic Games Store.

Games

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Abiotic Factor Deep Field Games Playstack May 2, 2024
Windows
Abyss World: Apocalypse Abyss Studio Abyss Studio, Metagame Industries
ARK II Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games LLC Studio Wildcard January 1, 2024
Windows
ARK: Survival Ascended Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games LLC Studio Wildcard, Snail Games
Windows
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Don't Nod Focus Entertainment February 13, 2024
Windows
Black Myth: Wukong Game Science Interactive August 20, 2024
Windows
Bodycam Reissad Studio
Boti: Byteland Overclocked Purple Ray Studio Untold Tales, CouchPlay Interactive September 15, 2023
Windows
Brickadia Brickadia, LLC
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake Avantgarden 505 Games February 28, 2024
Windows
Cepheus Protocol Halcyon Winds
Windows
Clockwork Revolution inXile Entertainment, Shapeshifter Games Xbox Game Studios
Dark and Darker Ironmace
Windows
Deceit 2 World Makers
Desordre SHK Interactive June 1, 2023
Windows
Dungeonborne Mithril Interactive
Empire of the Ants (2024) Tower Five Microids January 1, 2024
Windows
Eximius: Seize the Frontline Ammobox Studios March 16, 2021
Windows
F1 Manager 2023 Frontier Developments July 31, 2023
Windows
Fernbus Simulator TML-Studios Aerosoft August 25, 2016
Windows
Fort Solis Fallen Leaf, Black Drakkar Games Dear Villagers August 22, 2023
Windows
Fortnite Epic Games, People Can Fly, Lego Software, Psyonix, Harmonix Music Systems Epic Games July 21, 2017
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Garten of Banban Euphoric Brothers January 6, 2023
Windows
Garten of Banban 2 Euphoric Brothers March 3, 2023
Windows
Garten of Banban 3 Euphoric Brothers May 5, 2023
Windows
Garten of Banban 4 Euphoric Brothers August 11, 2023
Windows
Gordian Rooms 2: A Curious Island Crimsonite Games January 1, 2024
Windows
Half Sword Half Sword Games
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie Don't Nod June 1, 2023
Windows
I Am Jesus Christ: Prologue SimulaM PlayWay December 1, 2022
Windows
IGI: Origins Antimatter Games, Toadman Interactive
Immortals of Aveum Ascendant Studios Electronic Arts August 22, 2023
Windows
Incursion Red River Games Of Tomorrow GmbH Games Of Tomorrow GmbH
Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash Gemdrops, Byking Bandai Namco Entertainment February 2, 2024
Windows
Jusant Don't Nod October 31, 2023
Windows
Karagon Tbjbu2
Windows
Layers of Fear (2023) Bloober Team, Anshar Studios Bloober Team June 15, 2023
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Lords of the Fallen (2023) HexWorks CI Games October 13, 2023
Windows
Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater Konami, Virtuos Konami January 1, 2024
Windows
Monster Jam Showdown Milestone S.r.l. Milestone S.r.l. January 1, 2024
Windows
MultiVersus Player First Games Warner Bros. Games May 28, 2024
Windows
Nightingale Inflexion Games
Windows
Outpost: Infinity Siege Lightning Games Team Ranger March 26, 2024
Windows
Palia Singularity 6 August 10, 2023
Windows
Palworld Pocketpair
Windows
Pavlov VR Vankrupt Games
Windows
Payday 3 Overkill Software Starbreeze Studios, Deep Silver September 21, 2023
Windows
Perfect Dark The Initiative, Crystal Dynamics Xbox Game Studios
Poostall Royale Running With Scissors April 1, 2023
Windows
Post Trauma Red Soul Games Raw Fury
Pseudoregalia rittzler July 28, 2023
Windows
PUBG: Battlegrounds PUBG Studios December 20, 2017
Windows
Remnant II Gunfire Games Gearbox Publishing, THQ Nordic July 25, 2023
Windows
ReThink: Evolved 5 Yaeko October 16, 2023
Windows
ReThink: Lite Yaeko October 16, 2023
Windows
RoboCop: Rogue City Teyon Nacon November 2, 2023
Windows
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl GSC Game World GSC Game World, Plaion September 5, 2024
Windows
Sans Logique Gamagora ICOM, Team Sans Logique Gamagora ICOM September 7, 2023
Windows
Satisfactory Coffee Stain Studios
Windows
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II Ninja Theory Xbox Game Studios May 21, 2024
Windows
Silent Hill 2 Bloober Team Konami January 1, 2024
Windows
Smite 2 Titan Forge Games Hi-Rez Studios
Soulslinger: Envoy of Death Elder Games Headup Publishing
Windows
South of Midnight Compulsion Games Xbox Game Studios
Spirit of the North 2 Infuse Studio Merge Games January 1, 2024
Windows
Stormgate Frost Giant Studios January 1, 2024
Windows
Stray Souls Jukai Studio Versus Evil October 25, 2023
Windows
Tekken 8 Bandai Namco Studios, Arika Bandai Namco Entertainment January 26, 2024
Windows
Tempest Rising Slipgate Ironworks, 2B Games 3D Realms
The Day Before FNTASTIC Mytona
The Exit 8 Kotake Create
Windows
The Finals Embark Studios December 8, 2023
Windows
The First Descendant Nexon
The Outer Worlds 2 Obsidian Entertainment Xbox Game Studios
The Sinking City 2 Frogwares
The Talos Principle 2 Croteam Devolver Digital November 2, 2023
Windows
The Thaumaturge Fool's Theory 11 bit studios March 4, 2024
Windows
The Trials BLUE LIFE October 1, 2021
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The Wolf Among Us 2 AdHoc Studio, Telltale Games Telltale Games January 1, 2024
Windows
The Wrestling Code Virtual Basement
Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition Tessera Studios Outright Games October 13, 2023
Windows
Tribes 3: Rivals Prophecy Games
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Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Remastered 2.21
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Until Dawn Ballistic Moon, Supermassive Games PlayStation PC January 1, 2024
Windows
War Of Being DMTesseracT 4D Music Ltd
Windows



References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Verified by User:Sandemc on 2024-03-11