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Unreal Architecture

Programming in the Unreal Architecture

Asynchronous Asset Loading

Methods for loading and unloading assets during runtime.

Console Variables in C++

Overview of the Console Manager and implementation details for creating console variables.

Core Redirects

Core Redirects enable remapping classes, enums, functions, packages, properties, and structs at load time.

Data Assets

Information on Data Assets in Unreal Engine.

Data Validation

Developers can extend this system to validate assets with custom-scripted rulesets.

Unreal Engine Modules

Modules are the building blocks of Unreal Engine's software architecture. You can organize your code into modules to create more efficient and maintainable projects.

Referencing Assets

Control how an asset is referenced and loaded into memory.

Asset Registry

How assets are discovered by the editor and how to make it know more about asset types before they are loaded.

String Handling

An overview of the string classes available in Unreal with reference guides for FName, FText, and FString.

Tasks System

An Overview of the Tasks System.

Configuration Files

Initial settings for configuring gameplay or engine behavior on startup.

Command-Line Arguments

Arguments that you can pass to an engine executable to customize how the engine runs on startup.

Versioning of Assets and Packages

Using customized serialization code and versioning to control how Objects are loaded from Assets and Packages.

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