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The packageconfig.json File
Overview
Many of the tools in this repo, such as the Packaging Script
and the Release Script, depend on a configuration file named
packageconfig.json.
This file should be in the root of your UE4 project. It's contents are set out in detail later in this document, but but here's an example demonstrating many of the features:
{
"OutputDir": "C:\\Users\\Steve\\Projects\\Builds\\Game1",
"ZipDir": "C:\\Users\\Steve\\Projects\\Archives",
"Target": "Game1",
"CookAllMaps": true,
"MapsExcluded": [
"TestMap",
],
"UsePak": true,
"DefaultVariants": [
"Win64Private",
"Win64Itch",
"Win64Steam"
],
"Variants": [
{
"Name": "Win64Private",
"Platform": "Win64",
"Configuration": "Development",
"ExtraBuildArguments": "-EnableDebugPanel",
"Zip": true
},
{
"Name": "Win64Steam",
"Platform": "Win64",
"Configuration": "Shipping",
"ReleaseTo": [
"Steam"
],
"SteamAppId": "783465",
"SteamDepotId": "1238594",
"SteamLogin": "MySteamLogin",
"ExtraBuildArguments": "-EnableSteamworks"
},
{
"Name": "Win64Itch",
"Platform": "Win64",
"Configuration": "Shipping",
"ReleaseTo": [
"Itch"
],
"ItchAppId": "my-itch-user/game1",
"ItchChannel": "win64"
}
],
}
Overall File Structure
The packageconfig.json has 2 main parts:
- Global properties
- A list of Variants
Variants are there to allow you to build / package for multiple scenarios, such as builds for your private use, builds for certain stores, different platforms, and so on.
Global properties apply everywhere, whilst properties contained in each Variant section apply only to that specific build variant.
Global Properties
OutputDir
Mandatory Setting - string
This is the root folder in which packaged games are placed. Subfolders will be created for version numbers and variants, see the Packaging Script docs for more information.
Target
Mandatory Setting - string
The name of the target which you will package, which is usually your game name
and often the same name as the .uproject file.
Variants
Mandatory Setting - array of PackageVariants
This list is where you define the way you want to package your game. See the of PackageVariant documentation below for more details.
CookAllMaps
Optional Setting - boolean: Default=true
If true, all .umap files in your Content folder will be added to the list to
cook when packaging. You can exclude some using the MapsExcluded
option if you need to.
If false, only maps listed in MapsIncluded will be cooked.
MapsExcluded
Optional Setting - array of strings
If CookAllMaps is true, any maps named in this array will be
excluded from the cooking process. Do not include the folder name or extension of
the map file, just the map name.
MapsIncluded
Optional Setting - array of strings
If CookAllMaps is false, the only maps that will be cooked are
those explicitly listed in this array. Do not include the folder name or extension of
the map file, just the map name.
DefaultVariants
Optional Setting - array of strings
This is a list of Variant names - unless otherwise specified on the command line, this is the set of variants which will be packaged by the Packaging Script. This just makes it faster / less error prone to perform your regular packaging tasks.
UsePak
Optional Setting - boolean: Default=true
If true, combine packaged files into a .pak file.
ZipDir
Optional Setting - string
For variants which enable the Zip option, this is the directory that
zipped packages will be created in.
ProjectFile
Optional Setting - string
By default, scripts will locate your .uproject file automatically in the root of
your UE4 project folder. If for any reason you have more than one, you can
specify which to use with this setting.
Package Variants
The Variants property contains a list of ways you want to
build and package your game. You can specify the default list of variants you
want to package, or name one or more on the command line explicitly.
Each entry has these properties:
Name
Mandatory Setting - string
The name of the variant. This can be whatever you want, it just identifies this variant and also forms the basis of folder / filenames related to its packaging.
Platform
Mandatory Setting - string
The platform this variant will be built for; must be one of those supported by Unreal, e.g. "Win64", "Linux" etc
Configuration
Mandatory Setting - string
The build configuration for this variant as defined by UE4, e.g. "Development" or "Shipping".
ExtraBuildArguments
Optional Setting - string
If you need to supply any additional arguments to the build / packaging step for this variant, you can include them here (as one combined string).
Zip
Optional setting - boolean: Default=false
Set this option to true if you would like this packaged build to be zipped up
into an archive. It will be placed in the ZipDir folder, see the
Packaging Script for more details about naming.
ReleaseTo
Optional Setting - array of strings
Which services you want to be able to release this package to. Currently the only supported options are "Itch" and "Steam". You can list more than one on the same variant if the same build is released to multiple stores.
Packaged builds are released using the Release Script which uses this setting.
Each of the release stores has its own set of additional parameters which you'll need to also provide in the variant:
Steam:
SteamAppId: the application ID of your app on Steam (numeric string)SteamDepotId: the depot ID for this particular variant (numeric string)SteamLogin: the username which you use to upload (string)
Itch
ItchAppId: the application identifier on Itch e.g. "username/app"ItchChannel: the channel to publish this variant on e.g. "windows"
Cultures
Optional Setting - array of strings
If supplied, cooks a specific set of cultures (e.g. "en-us") into this particular variant. If not supplied, the project packaging settings are used.