[1.6] Installing SDK's and Project Configurator

Conversations Chatter
, , ,
#1

Some suggestions to help with installation and usage…

While installing all of the prerequisites to create a new project, I had to learn the hard way just exactly what I had to install with regards to Visual Studio 2013.

It would be helpful to note in the Setup Assistant* that a minimum of Visual Studio 2013 Community Edition Update 4 with the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) should be installed. I figured out the Community Edition simple enough, but ran into some missing header files when trying to build the new project without the MFC. SEE EDIT

Simply giving a link to the VS2013 Update 4 setup file is extremely misleading. While this may be intentional, it seems very unintuitive.

Next, I’m sure this is on your radar, but having an option to run lmbr_waf.bat commands from the project configurator would be helpful, as opening an elevated cmd prompt and navigating to the appropriate directory can be cumbersome. Maybe even just a tab with a console window pointing to the dev folder?

*This shortcut needs "Lumberyard " prepended to the name, as with the Project Configurator shortcut.

Thanks! Keep it up!

EDIT: Was using the “-p all” switch instead of “game” to build. Nevermind on the MFC. Noob mistake.

#2

Just noticed that the MFC requirement shows up once you select the fifth option “Compile the Lumberyard Editor and Tools”. Should be required for fourth option also?

#3

Thanks for the feedback @andrew. I have passed it along to the documentation team and game teams. Good insight there.