This is the documentation for Enlighten.
Install and build
- Nathan Hunter (Unlicensed)
Enlighten UE5 4.02 is based on Unreal Engine 5.1.0 through 5.4.0.
Enlighten UE5 is distributed as a collection of .zip files containing modifications to the base Unreal Engine version. The distribution .zip files are named as follows:
EnlightenUE5-[Version]-[Unreal Engine Version]-[Type].zip
Version is the version of Enlighten. This comprises:
- the Enlighten version number
- R denotes the initial release; Pn denotes patch n
- the internal build number
Unreal Engine Version is the version of Unreal Engine this package is compatible with
Type may be:
- Base — Required. This zip contains the modified engine files and the Enlighten libraries and tools.
- Samples — This zip contains maps and assets demonstrating Enlighten, contained in EnlightenSamples.uproject.
- Platform specific files — Extra files required to run on console platforms. These are provided only to registered platform developers.
For example EnlightenUE5-4.02.R.12345-UE5.1.0-Base.zip contains the Base files for the initial release of Enlighten UE5 version 4.02 compatible with Unreal Engine version 5.1.0.
Enlighten license
The Enlighten Precompute requires a valid Enlighten license. Please place the license file in Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/Enlighten.
Each licence file is valid for a limited period. For licensing support, contact Enlighten Support.
Build Enlighten UE5
To build the Enlighten UE5 editor:
- Install an unmodified copy of a supported version of Unreal Engine. This must be the major release, not a hotfix.
- Download the Enlighten packages compatible with your Unreal Engine version.
- Extract the Enlighten packages on top of your unmodified copy of Unreal Engine, overwriting files where necessary.
- Delete the Engine/Intermediate folder, if it exists.
- Run GenerateProjectFiles.bat.
- Rebuild at least the following projects:
- UnrealFrontend Development Win64
- UnrealLightmass Development Win64
- ShaderCompileWorker Development Win64
UE5 Development Editor Win64
To evaluate Enlighten with a hotfix release of Unreal Engine you can perform a three way merge between:
- Left: your Unreal Engine source tree with the hotfix
- Right: the base Unreal Engine + Enlighten source tree.
- Common Ancestor: the unmodified copy of Unreal Engine.
Supported Visual Studio versions
Visual Studio 2022 - MSVC 14.30
Supported console SDKs
PS4 | PS5 | Xbox GDK | Switch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UE5.1 | 9.508 | 5.000 | June 2022 Update 2 | 14.3.0 |
| UE5.2 | 10.008 | 7.000 | October 2022 Update 1 | 15.3.0 |
| UE5.3 | 10.508 | 7.000 | March 2023 Update 5 | 16.2.0 |
| UE5.4 | 11.508 | 9.000 | October 2023 Update 3 | 16.2.3 |