Enabling Logs in Shipping Builds

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Last updated: Aug 08, 2024 by Khaoula Bouhlali

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Learn how to enable Logs in a Shipping Build.

There is no possible solution to see Logs in a Shipping Build if it is already packaged.

However, there is something that could be done to generate Logs for the Shipping Build :

Modify Unreal Engine’s source code :

You can't Use Epic’s standard Engine, you need to get open source-built engine from GitHub.

Here is how to setup Source version:
Downloading Unreal Engine Source Code | Unreal Engine 5.0 Documentation | Epic Developer Community

When you get source engine, fix the Unreal Engine source file

Image 1. Source Engine file

now switch engine version of your game project and regenerate SLN File.

add use logging code to your project Target cs file

Image 2. use Logging code added to Target cs file

now Package again.

you can get the Log file from the desktop location, not a build file location.

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