Installation

This page explains how to add InstanceForge to an Unreal Engine project and open the editor tool.

Requirements

• Unreal Engine project with plugin support.
• InstanceForge plugin files.
• C++ toolchain installed if you are using a source plugin build.

The screenshots in this documentation are from an Unreal Engine 5.7 editor project.

Install the plugin

Copy the plugin folder into your project plugin directory:

YourProject/
  Plugins/
    InstanceForge/

If the Plugins folder does not exist, create it next to your .uproject file.

Enable the plugin

1. Open the project in Unreal Engine.
2. Open Edit > Plugins.
3. Search for InstanceForge.
4. Enable the plugin.
5. Restart the editor when Unreal Engine asks for it.

For a source build, regenerate project files and compile the project if required.

Open the tool

After the plugin is enabled, open:

Tools > InstanceForge

The InstanceForge panel opens as an editor tab.

Verify the installation

A working installation should show these tabs:

• Scan
• Plan & Build
• Instances
• Benchmark
• Help

If the menu item does not appear, restart the editor and confirm that the plugin is enabled for the current project.

Next steps

Continue to Quickstart.