uetools 0.1.4

Tools for Unreal Engine

uetools implements a set of tools to make it easier to work with Unreal Engine projects and automate common tasks.

Get Started

pip install uetools

# Saves common paths
uecli init --engine C:/opt/UnrealEngine/Engine --projects C:/opt/Projects

# Install the plugin VoxelPlugin to the RTSGame project
uecli install RTSGame https://github.com/Phyronnaz/VoxelPlugin

# Rebuild the RTSGame project
uecli build RTSGame

# Open the project (located in C:/opt/Projects/RTSGame)
uecli open RTSGame

# Cook the project
uecli cook RTSGame

# Start a server
uecli server RTSGame --dedicated --port 8123

# start a client
uecli client RTSGame --address 127.0.0.1 --port  8123

Features

• Windows & Linux

• Open projects

• Build

• Run automated tests

• Cook

• Generate localization files for internationalization

• Run the editor

It also implements common recipes such as

• Install project plugins from a repository

• Disable plugins

• Add dedicated server targets

• Automatically configure project settings for Python

• Works on both Linux & Windows seemlessly

• Add Doxygen to your project

Rational

Unreal engine has 222 comandlets, 83 commands and more than 1237 command line parameters hidden inside its code, very few are documented.

uetools identifies the useful arguments and bundle them inside a command line utility, forming groups/set of arguments with a singular purpose.