Install Instructions

Highlights

Unreal Engine 5 support
Updated project to CL240610
Mods are now placed in the Mods folder instead of the Plugins folder
Added per-save mod settings: Mod Savegame Settings (or "Session Settings")
- Configured at game creation, or mid-game from the pause menu's Mod Savegame Settings button
Replaced enableCheatConsoleCommands by "Force Enable Cheats" Mod Savegame Setting
Added mod custom game maps support with a custom New Game menu
- Map selection only appears when there is more than one map to pick from
'Mods' button is now integrated in the game's pause menu list (below Server Manager) instead of below the Respawn button
Localization support for SML, SMLEditor, and ExampleMod. If you'd like to translate, join the Discord and grab the translator role from #rules then check out the channels that grants.
Removed -Username launch argument, UE5 changed the system this argument used to function and a replacement has not yet been created
Fixed VRAM leak from retrieving a mod's icon multiple times
Added enableFunchookLogging config option added to enable troubleshooting rare crash

Added mod creation and uplugin editing wizard with template support in Alpakit. Use this now instead of New Plugin and editing the uplugin manually.
- Mods can offer their own templates
New Research Tree Editor utility included in SMLEditor
Numerous extra examples in ExampleMod, including multiplayer compatibility code samples, research trees, and a custom level
New utility - Blueprint Simple Construction Script hooks (docs)
New utility - Widget Blueprint hooks (docs)
New utility blueprint nodes (docs)
- Sort Array (via comparator function)
- Find Parent Widget of Class (for use in widget blueprint hooking)
- Find Child Widgets of Class (for use in widget blueprint hooking)
SML Debugger additions: -WaitForDebugger, break on ensure and error (-NoExceptionHandler recommended when using debugger)
Added Exploration Resource Sink track DataTable support
Fixed struct reflection passing UScriptStruct* instead of struct pointer
Fixed generated mod config structs being unusable
Enable bCanEverTick on blueprints implementing Factory_Tick
Improved logging when BindOnBPFunction fails (#172)
Fixed Alpakit support for nested mods/plugins (ex. Mods/FolderName/Plugin1 and Mods/FolderName/Plugin2)
Updated C++ module dependencies to silence UBT warnings at build time (#164)
Prevent UE from launching Steam VR or Oculus VR when opening the starter project
Moved Utility textures to SMLEditor (a2f3b79)
Added Mod Module validation (401983a)
Save Metadata header no longer writes indents (7c58bf7)

Full Changelog: v3.4.1...v3.5.0