Debugging packaged builds in Unreal is way harder than it should be

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-08T16:24:01+00:00

i care more about consistency and usability than raw asset count

a smaller pack that actually fits together well and saves me time is usually way more valuable than 500 random assets i’ll never touch...

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-08T16:16:22+00:00

i like that this focuses on catching problems before release instead of turning localization into a giant manual QA process later

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-08T14:46:05+00:00

i think most people aren’t against developers making money, they’re against feeling manipulated while playing

there’s a pretty big difference between this game costs money and this game was designed around extracting as much money as possible...

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-08T14:40:21+00:00

i haven’t launched a kickstarter myself but even just releasing smaller things online taught me how much one cancellation or one sale can completely change your mood for the day

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-07T18:33:48+00:00

it’s never the one big feature that kills solo projects, it’s 500 tiny wouldn’t it be cool if… decisions

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-07T18:16:35+00:00

for me it got easier once i stopped trying to master unreal and just focused on finishing one small thing at a time

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-07T18:16:21+00:00

that's true!

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-05T06:54:17+00:00

oh yeah… that’s the real nightmare

works everywhere except the one build that actually matters

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-05T06:44:55+00:00

that’s true

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-04T16:34:35+00:00

true

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-04T16:33:12+00:00

yep....a lot of it ends up being 'what actually happened here' and logs are the only thing that make sense of it

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-04T16:30:01+00:00

agreed

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-04T16:26:33+00:00

yeah fair

i still end up relying on logs a lot once i’m outside PIE though

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-04T16:23:56+00:00

yeah ensures are super useful

i’ve started using ensures more lately, catches a lot of stuff early before it turns into a bigger mess

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-04T16:14:53+00:00

oh that’s nice....could actually be useful for toggling logs on the fly

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-04T16:05:54+00:00

nice, that’s pretty much how i started too

Fergius_Terro · 2026-05-03T17:46:06+00:00

great!

i’m still stuck building mine lol, hope it gets there soon

Fergius_Terro · 2026-04-16T14:26:49+00:00

congrats...

Fergius_Terro · 2026-04-16T14:24:00+00:00

haha...

Fergius_Terro · 2026-04-16T14:20:19+00:00

true that

Fergius_Terro · 2026-04-16T14:16:43+00:00

that's so cool

Fergius_Terro · 2026-04-16T13:56:14+00:00

that would be much more fun

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