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Setup Guide

This is a guide with all steps to install the Epic Games Launcher and Unreal Engine to get ready to work.

First up you will need to register on Epic Games.

Then depending on your operating system, you will need the following steps:

Windows

  • On the Epic Games main page click on the top right corner button (Get Epic Games).
  • A download pop up box should appear, then proceed to download the installer.
  • After going through all the steps to install the Epic Games Launcher, open it and sign in using your account.

Linux

  • First of all, install wine to run Windows programs on Linux systems.

    • If you have a 64-bit Linux system use: sudo apt install wine64
    • If you have a 32-bit Linux system use: sudo apt install wine32
    • Check if it is installed correctly with: wine --version
  • Then, install Lutris in order to download Epic Games with the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lutris-team/lutris
sudo apt update
sudo apt install lutris
  • After Lutris is installed, open it and on the top bar, search for Epic Games and you will see the result Epic Games Store. Go ahead and click on install.

  • After installing it, open it and sign in with your account.

Unreal Engine

  • Once the Epic Games Launcher is opened, go to the Unreal Engine tab and select the Library tab.
  • Click on the plus icon to add Unreal Engine 4 and choose the version to install by clicking on the dropdown list. Then click on install.
  • After installing the Unreal Engine, you can click on Launch and prepare for the next adventure.