I recently decided to give a crack at game design, and I heard about glowing reviews on the Engine. I have a school computer, so I am just a standard user. So I tried the compat set run as invoker trick and I reached the installer menu. Knowing I couldn’t, I changed the install path from Program Files x86, to a folder on my desktop. But apparently I cant install the Engine there without admin. I have installed many things there before, but I cant with Unreal!
Is there a reason why, and If there is, are there any solutions to installing with no admin?
Yes, there is a reason. It doesn’t only install the file for the engine but some missing visual studio stuff that you can’t . change the location for. Also, it has to run some installation commands which can only run with admin . Lastly, it installs some extensions to programs required by the main engine.
Ways you may get past this issue:
Disclaimer: I’m not sure this will work!
When installing go to the installation setting and take out everything except the starter content, templates, and the main engine.
sty and get the source from GitHub and compile it.
IMPORTANT:
By what you said you were just starting game dev. and UE4 is not a good engine to start with
Yes, there is a reason. It doesn’t only install the file for the engine but some missing visual studio stuff that you can’t . change the location for. Also, it has to run some installation commands which can only run with admin . Lastly, it installs some extensions to programs required by the main engine.
Ways you may get past this issue:
Disclaimer: I’m not sure this will work!
When installing go to the installation setting and take out everything except the starter content, templates, and the main engine.
sty and get the source from GitHub and compile it.
IMPORTANT:
By what you said you were just starting game dev. and UE4 is not a good engine to start with