Github repository for Beta Launcher

version 0.3 BETA

A small launcher project I started, to make compiling and using UE4 on Linux easier. Things done so far:

Features:

• Distributions: Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Arch Linux
• Loading Unreal-Blog
• Loading Unreal-Help page
• Loading Marketplace page (by default its CG-Trader, because they also sell ".uasset" models. I did not choose the Unreal-Marketplace, because it is still not possible to buy stuff from there and download it to Linux)
• Installing different versions of Unreal Engine
• Loading projects from the Launcher
• Start in OpenGl4 mode
• Start in OpenGl3 mode (when openGL4 is disabled)
• Start with Primus-run enabled (for Nvidia + Intel hybrid graphic solutions)
• Disable webpage loading on start (disabled by default, for enabling, enable "stream")
• Change Installation procedure to other distribution (ATM: Ubuntu, Mint, Arch)
• Changing all the commands, which will be executed when installing the engine
• Change the distribution specific commands
• Last but not least: Save all options into a readable .conf file in the the main directory of the launcher
• Create Desktop-File etc. from "Install.sh (see installation below)

Things I want to do in the future

• get Vulkan working with the engine (you actually can try to enable Vulkan in the preferences menu, this will add the -vulkan option to the start-command. However, it does not start correctly on my system, but maybe I installed Vulkan the wrong way)
• Add an option to make backups from project-folders, as well as restoring them
• Add a small tool for combining one-channel Textures like hight-maps with three channel Textures like albedo-maps
• Add a small tool for adding pre-made project-files (like base materials and blueprints) to existing new projects
• to be continued

Installation:

Ubuntu/Mint: download .deb from the master branch and double klick the file!

Arch: Download the .tar.xz file from the master branch and install it via packman with sudo pacman -U *filename*

for more Information, please visit the forum-post on the Unreal forum!

[further information:]

Distribution I am writing on : Arch Linux Started: around Easter 2016 software needed to run: GTK 3.10+ , WebKit (PyWebKit), Python 3, Vte 2.91+

[Note about me:]

Please keep in mind that I learn Python since fall 2015, so the code will be far from perfect. If you have questions feel free to contact me at siebencorgie@googlemail.com