TappyFowl

Note

Readme is a work in progress

Development Setup

Prerequisites

1. Visual Studio 2022 LTSC 17.10
   1. Download the setup executable from https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/
   2. Run the setup, changing the channelUri as shown below

      visualstudiosetup.exe --channelUri https://aka.ms/vs/17/release.LTSC.17.10/channel

   3. Select the following Workloads:
      • .NET desktop development
      • Desktop development with C++
      • .NET Multi-platform App UI development
      • Game development with C++. You will need to add these additional options:
        • C++ profiling tools
        • C++ AddressSanitizer
        • Windows 10 SDK (10.0.18362 or Newer)
        • Unreal Engine installer
   4. Select the following Individual Components:
      • MSVC v143 - VS 2022 C++ x64/x86 build tools (v14.38-17.8)
   5. Install
2. Unreal Engine 5.4
   1. Install the Epic Launcher from https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/download
   2. Open the epic launcher and navigate to Unreal Engine > Library > Engine Versions
   3. Click + Next to ENGINE VERSIONS
   4. Select 5.4.x
   5. Click Install
3. LE Extended Standard Library Plugin (free)
   1. add it to your library https://www.fab.com/listings/0aadd41b-c02d-4f63-9009-bffad0070ebc
   2. Open the epic launcher and navigate to Unreal Engine > Library > Fab Library
   3. Find the plugin and click Install to Engine
   4. Select 5.4 and click Install

Cloning

1. Clone the project

   git clone git@github.com:thirdweb-example/TappyFowl.git C:\Projects\UnrealEngine\TappyFowl

2. Create a Plugins folder inside the project

   mkdir C:\Projects\UnrealEngine\TappyFowl\Plugins

3. Create a Plugins folder inside the project

   mkdir C:\Projects\UnrealEngine\TappyFowl\Plugins

4. Clone the ThirdwebSDK into your plugins folder

   [!NOTE] If the current sdk version above is not -dev, you can also just install it from the marketplace

   git clone git@github.com:thirdweb-dev/unreal-sdk.git C:\Projects\UnrealEngine\TappyFowl\Plugins\ThirdwebSDK

Generating Project Files

1. Open File Explorer and navigate to the project directory
2. Shift+Right click TappyFowl.uproject
3. Click Switch Unreal Engine Version...
4. Select 5.4
5. Click OK

Building The Editor

1. Open TappyFowl.sln in either Visual Studio or Rider
2. In the Solution Explorer on the right - under Games - Right click TappyFowl
3. Click Build
4. Wait for build to complete
5. Start the editor by either pressing CTRL+F5 or by pressing the small green triangle button on the top bar (When hovering it should say Start without debugging)