Installing Visual Studio

Visual Studio is an essential package for code editing when editing the C++ code for your UE4 game.

Getting ready

We're going to set up a C++ coding environment to build our UE4 applications. We'll download Visual Studio 2015, install it, and set it up for UE4 C++ coding.

How to do it...

  1. Begin by visiting https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-community-vs.aspx. Click on Download Community 2015. This downloads the ~200 KB loader/installer.
    How to do it...

    Tip

    You can compare editions of Visual Studio at https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/compare-visual-studio-2015-products-vs.aspx. The Community Edition of Visual Studio ...

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