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Use when writing or fixing Build.cs, Target.cs, .uproject or .uplugin files, creating a module or plugin, or resolving an Unreal build error. Also use when the user mentions 'unresolved external symbol', 'LNK2019', 'cannot open include file', 'C1083', 'MODULENAME_API', 'PublicDep
Overview
Use when writing or fixing Build.cs, Target.cs, .uproject or .uplugin files, creating a module or plugin, or resolving an Unreal build error. Also use when the user mentions 'unresolved external symbol', 'LNK2019', 'cannot open include file', 'C1083', 'MODULENAME_API', 'PublicDependencyModuleNames', 'IWYU', 'PCHUsage', 'IMPLEMENT_MODULE', 'IMPLEMENT_PRIMARY_GAME_MODULE', 'LoadingPhase', 'circular dependency', 'Missing precompiled manifest', 'EngineAssociation', 'IncludeOrderVersion', 'Live Coding'. For UCLASS/UPROPERTY rules see ue-cpp-foundations; for editor modules see ue-editor-tools; for Game Feature plugins see ue-game-features.
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UE Module & Build System
Target engine: UE 5.8. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers and UnrealBuildTool sources; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".
This skill covers UnrealBuildTool (UBT) ModuleRules (*.Build.cs) and TargetRules (*.Target.cs), the .uproject and .uplugin descriptors, module registration (IModuleInterface and IMPLEMENT_MODULE in Modules/ModuleManager.h, module Core), plugin discovery (IPluginManager in Interfaces/IPluginManager.h, module Projects), and the compiler, linker, UHT and UBT errors those files cause.
Context
Read .agents/ue-project-context.md if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.
Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.
| Request is about… | Go to |
|---|---|
Dependencies, include paths, PCH, warnings in an existing Build.cs | Build.cs Anatomy |
Target.cs, BuildSettingsVersion, IncludeOrderVersion, target types | Target.cs |
.uproject, module Type, LoadingPhase, enabling plugins | .uproject File |
Adding a module (IMPLEMENT_MODULE, module interface, StartupModule) | Creating a New Module |
Adding a plugin (.uplugin, runtime + editor modules, dependencies) | Creating a Plugin |
| "Which module do I add to use type X?" | Which Module Provides This Type |
| LNK2019, C1083, UHT, UBT or runtime module-load errors | Resolving Build Errors |
Build.cs Anatomy
Every module has <ModuleName>.Build.cs next to its Public/ and Private/ folders. The class name must equal the module name.
// Source/MyGame/MyGame.Build.cs
using UnrealBuildTool;
public class MyGame : ModuleRules
{
public MyGame(ReadOnlyTargetRules Target) : base(Target)
{
PCHUsage = PCHUsageMode.UseExplicitOrSharedPCHs;
// Types from these modules appear in this module's Public/ headers
PublicDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string[]
{
"Core",
"CoreUObject",
"Engine",
"InputCore",
"EnhancedInput",
});
// Used only inside Private/ .cpp files; not re-exported downstream
PrivateDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string[]
{
"Slate",
"SlateCore",
"UMG",
});
// Loaded through FModuleManager at runtime, never linked
DynamicallyLoadedModuleNames.Add("OnlineSubsystem");
}
}
Public vs Private Dependencies
| Field | Use when |
|---|---|
PublicDependencyModuleNames | A type from the module appears in one of your Public/ headers (base class, member, parameter, return type, UPROPERTY). Downstream modules inherit the include paths. |
PrivateDependencyModuleNames | The module is used only in Private/ .cpp files or private headers. |
PublicIncludePathModuleNames / PrivateIncludePathModuleNames | You need the module's headers (forward declarations, inline types) but link nothing from it. |
DynamicallyLoadedModuleNames | You call FModuleManager::Get().LoadModule(...) yourself; UBT only ensures the module is built. |
Start private and promote to public only when a public header forces it. Everything-public inflates compile time for every downstream module.
Include Paths and IWYU
UBT discovers Public/, Internal/ and Private/ automatically; PublicIncludePaths/PrivateIncludePaths exist for extra subfolders only. Under BuildSettingsVersion.V2 and later, bLegacyPublicIncludePaths is false, so headers from other modules are written relative to that module's Public/ (or Classes/) root:
// Source/MyGame/Private/MyActor.cpp
#include "MyActor.h" // own header first
#include "GameFramework/Actor.h" // Engine/Classes/GameFramework/Actor.h
#include "Engine/World.h" // only what this file uses directly
#include "GameFramework/PlayerController.h"
IWYUSupport defaults to IWYUSupport.Full, which lets UnrealBuildTool -Mode=IWYU rewrite the module's includes; set IWYUSupport = IWYUSupport.KeepAsIs for code you maintain by hand.
API Export Macro
UBT defines <MODULENAME>_API (module name upper-cased plus _API) as DLLEXPORT while compiling the module and DLLIMPORT for importers; monolithic builds define it empty. Anything referenced from another module needs it:
// Source/MyGame/Public/MyGameTypes.h
#pragma once
#include "CoreMinimal.h"
class MYGAME_API FMyGameTypes
{
public:
void DoSomething();
};
MYGAME_API void MyGameFreeFunction();
Engine headers wrap this as #define UE_API CORE_API at the top of a file and #undef UE_API at the bottom (Async/Mutex.h). That is an engine-only convention; project code writes MYGAME_API directly. Missing MYGAME_API on a class another module references is the most common cause of LNK2019.
Warnings and Compiler Flags
bWarningsAsErrors = true;
CppCompileWarningSettings.ShadowVariableWarningLevel = WarningLevel.Error; // MSVC C4456/C4458/C4459
CppCompileWarningSettings.UnsafeTypeCastWarningLevel = WarningLevel.Warning; // MSVC C4244/C4838
CppCompileWarningSettings.DeprecationWarningLevel = WarningLevel.Error; // MSVC C4996 from UE_DEPRECATED
bEnableExceptions = false; // default; enable only for third-party code that throws
bUseRTTI = false; // default; enable only for third-party dynamic_cast/typeid
CppStandard = CppStandardVersion.Cpp20; // per-module override; the engine default is Cpp20
bUseUnity = false; // opt this module out of unity builds
// Engine-bundled third-party libraries (Engine/Source/ThirdParty/<Name>/<Name>.Build.cs)
AddEngineThirdPartyPrivateStaticDependencies(Target, "zlib", "OpenSSL", "libcurl");
Every ModuleRules field, the RuntimeDependencies API, platform conditionals and the full engine module table are in references/build-cs-reference.md.
Target.cs
Source/MyGame.Target.cs and Source/MyGameEditor.Target.cs. The class must be named <FileName>Target; UBT otherwise fails with "Expecting to find a type to be declared in a target rules named 'MyGameTarget'".
// Source/MyGame.Target.cs
using UnrealBuildTool;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class MyGameTarget : TargetRules
{
public MyGameTarget(TargetInfo Target) : base(Target)
{
Type = TargetType.Game;
DefaultBuildSettings = BuildSettingsVersion.V7;
IncludeOrderVersion = EngineIncludeOrderVersion.Unreal5_8;
ExtraModuleNames.Add("MyGame");
}
}
Source/MyGameEditor.Target.cs declares MyGameEditorTarget with the same body except Type = TargetType.Editor; and ExtraModuleNames.AddRange(new string[] { "MyGame", "MyGameEditor" });.
BuildSettingsVersion.V7is what 5.8 project templates emit (Latestalso equalsV7). Pin the explicit value;Latestchanges meaning on every engine upgrade.EngineIncludeOrderVersion.Unreal5_8selects theUE_ENABLE_INCLUDE_ORDER_DEPRECATED_IN_5_8define that keeps removed implicit engine includes available to your code.Unreal5_1–Unreal5_5are[Obsolete]and unsupported;Unreal5_6is deprecated. A module may override withModuleRules.IncludeOrderVersion.
BuildSettingsVersion | Defaults it turns on |
|---|---|
V2 | PCHUsage = UseExplicitOrSharedPCHs, bLegacyPublicIncludePaths = false |
V3 | bLegacyParentIncludePaths = false |
V4 | CppStandard default becomes Cpp20, WindowsPlatform.bStrictConformanceMode = true |
V5 | bValidateFormatStrings = true |
V6 | WindowsPlatform.bStrictInlineConformance = true, UndefinedIdentifierWarningLevel = Error |
V7 (= Latest) | ReturnTypeWarningLevel, DanglingWarningLevel, UnreachableCodeWarningLevel = Error |
TargetType | Builds |
|---|---|
Game | Standalone game executable |
Editor | Editor build; includes Editor-type modules |
Client | Networked client without server-only code |
Server | Dedicated server, no renderer |
Program | Standalone tool (needs bCompileAgainstEngine/bCompileAgainstCoreUObject choices) |
Build configurations (UnrealTargetConfiguration): Debug, DebugGame (engine optimized, game unoptimized), Development (default), Test, Shipping. Useful target switches: bUseUnityBuild, bUseLoggingInShipping, bUseChecksInShipping, bWithLiveCoding, LinkType = TargetLinkType.Monolithic, GlobalDefinitions/ProjectDefinitions, and bOverrideBuildEnvironment = true to "ignore violations to the shared build environment (eg. editor targets modifying definitions)".
.uproject File
{
"FileVersion": 3,
"EngineAssociation": "5.8",
"Category": "",
"Description": "",
"Modules": [
{
"Name": "MyGame",
"Type": "Runtime",
"LoadingPhase": "Default",
"AdditionalDependencies": [ "Engine", "AIModule", "UMG" ]
},
{ "Name": "MyGameEditor", "Type": "Editor", "LoadingPhase": "Default" }
],
"Plugins": [
{ "Name": "ModelingToolsEditorMode", "Enabled": true, "TargetAllowList": [ "Editor" ] },
{ "Name": "StateTree", "Enabled": true },
{ "Name": "MyPlugin", "Enabled": true, "Optional": true }
]
}
AdditionalDependencies is the descriptor's "list of additional dependencies for building this module". Plugin references accept Name, Enabled, Optional, TargetAllowList/TargetDenyList, PlatformAllowList/PlatformDenyList, TargetConfigurationAllowList.
Module Types (ModuleHostType)
Type | Loaded by |
|---|---|
Runtime | Any target using the UE runtime (the default for game code) |
RuntimeNoCommandlet | Any target except commandlets |
RuntimeAndProgram | Any target or program |
CookedOnly / UncookedOnly | Cooked builds only / uncooked (editor, PIE) builds only — UncookedOnly is the type for Blueprint node (K2Node) modules |
Developer | Only when developer-tool support is enabled (deprecated: use DeveloperTool) |
DeveloperTool | Any target where bBuildDeveloperTools is enabled |
Editor / EditorNoCommandlet | Editor only / editor but not commandlets |
EditorAndProgram | Editor or program targets |
Program | Program targets only |
ServerOnly / ClientOnly / ClientOnlyNoCommandlet | Servers only / clients, commandlets and editor / clients and editor |
External | Never loaded automatically; reference only |
Loading Phases (ModuleLoadingPhase)
LoadingPhase | When |
|---|---|
EarliestPossible | As soon as plugins can load (GConfig exists) |
PostConfigInit | Right after the config system; very low-level hooks only |
PostSplashScreen | First screen after the system splash |
PreEarlyLoadingScreen | After PostConfigInit, before CoreUObject initializes |
PreLoadingScreen | Be |
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name: ue-module-build-system description: "Use when writing or fixing Build.cs, Target.cs, .uproject or .uplugin files, creating a module or plugin, or resolving an Unreal build error. Also use when the user mentions 'unresolved external symbol', 'LNK2019', 'cannot open include file', 'C1083', 'MODULENAME_API', 'PublicDependencyModuleNames', 'IWYU', 'PCHUsage', 'IMPLEMENT_MODULE', 'IMPLEMENT_PRIMARY_GAME_MODULE', 'LoadingPhase', 'circular dependency', 'Missing precompiled manifest', 'EngineAssociation', 'IncludeOrderVersion', 'Live Coding'. For UCLASS/UPROPERTY rules see ue-cpp-foundations; for editor modules see ue-editor-tools; for Game Feature plugins see ue-game-features." metadata: version: "2.0.0" engine: "5.8"
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name: ue-module-build-system
description: "Use when writing or fixing Build.cs, Target.cs, .uproject or .uplugin files, creating a module or plugin, or resolving an Unreal build error. Also use when the user mentions 'unresolved external symbol', 'LNK2019', 'cannot open include file', 'C1083', 'MODULENAME_API', 'PublicDependencyModuleNames', 'IWYU', 'PCHUsage', 'IMPLEMENT_MODULE', 'IMPLEMENT_PRIMARY_GAME_MODULE', 'LoadingPhase', 'circular dependency', 'Missing precompiled manifest', 'EngineAssociation', 'IncludeOrderVersion', 'Live Coding'. For UCLASS/UPROPERTY rules see ue-cpp-foundations; for editor modules see ue-editor-tools; for Game Feature plugins see ue-game-features."
metadata:
version: "2.0.0"
engine: "5.8"
---
# UE Module & Build System
Target engine: **UE 5.8**. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers and UnrealBuildTool sources; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".
This skill covers UnrealBuildTool (UBT) `ModuleRules` (`*.Build.cs`) and `TargetRules` (`*.Target.cs`), the `.uproject` and `.uplugin` descriptors, module registration (`IModuleInterface` and `IMPLEMENT_MODULE` in `Modules/ModuleManager.h`, module `Core`), plugin discovery (`IPluginManager` in `Interfaces/IPluginManager.h`, module `Projects`), and the compiler, linker, UHT and UBT errors those files cause.
## Context
Read `.agents/ue-project-context.md` if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.
Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.
| Request is about… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Dependencies, include paths, PCH, warnings in an existing `Build.cs` | [Build.cs Anatomy](#buildcs-anatomy) |
| `Target.cs`, `BuildSettingsVersion`, `IncludeOrderVersion`, target types | [Target.cs](#targetcs) |
| `.uproject`, module `Type`, `LoadingPhase`, enabling plugins | [.uproject File](#uproject-file) |
| Adding a module (`IMPLEMENT_MODULE`, module interface, `StartupModule`) | [Creating a New Module](#creating-a-new-module) |
| Adding a plugin (`.uplugin`, runtime + editor modules, dependencies) | [Creating a Plugin](#creating-a-plugin) |
| "Which module do I add to use type X?" | [Which Module Provides This Type](#which-module-provides-this-type) |
| LNK2019, C1083, UHT, UBT or runtime module-load errors | [Resolving Build Errors](#resolving-build-errors) |
## Build.cs Anatomy
Every module has `<ModuleName>.Build.cs` next to its `Public/` and `Private/` folders. The class name must equal the module name.
```csharp
// Source/MyGame/MyGame.Build.cs
using UnrealBuildTool;
public class MyGame : ModuleRules
{
public MyGame(ReadOnlyTargetRules Target) : base(Target)
{
PCHUsage = PCHUsageMode.UseExplicitOrSharedPCHs;
// Types from these modules appear in this module's Public/ headers
PublicDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string[]
{
"Core",
"CoreUObject",
"Engine",
"InputCore",
"EnhancedInput",
});
// Used only inside Private/ .cpp files; not re-exported downstream
PrivateDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string[]
{
"Slate",
"SlateCore",
"UMG",
});
// Loaded through FModuleManager at runtime, never linked
DynamicallyLoadedModuleNames.Add("OnlineSubsystem");
}
}
```
### Public vs Private Dependencies
| Field | Use when |
|---|---|
| `PublicDependencyModuleNames` | A type from the module appears in one of your **Public/** headers (base class, member, parameter, return type, `UPROPERTY`). Downstream modules inherit the include paths. |
| `PrivateDependencyModuleNames` | The module is used only in **Private/** `.cpp` files or private headers. |
| `PublicIncludePathModuleNames` / `PrivateIncludePathModuleNames` | You need the module's headers (forward declarations, inline types) but link nothing from it. |
| `DynamicallyLoadedModuleNames` | You call `FModuleManager::Get().LoadModule(...)` yourself; UBT only ensures the module is built. |
Start private and promote to public only when a public header forces it. Everything-public inflates compile time for every downstream module.
### Include Paths and IWYU
UBT discovers `Public/`, `Internal/` and `Private/` automatically; `PublicIncludePaths`/`PrivateIncludePaths` exist for extra subfolders only. Under `BuildSettingsVersion.V2` and later, `bLegacyPublicIncludePaths` is false, so headers from other modules are written relative to that module's `Public/` (or `Classes/`) root:
```cpp
// Source/MyGame/Private/MyActor.cpp
#include "MyActor.h" // own header first
#include "GameFramework/Actor.h" // Engine/Classes/GameFramework/Actor.h
#include "Engine/World.h" // only what this file uses directly
#include "GameFramework/PlayerController.h"
```
`IWYUSupport` defaults to `IWYUSupport.Full`, which lets `UnrealBuildTool -Mode=IWYU` rewrite the module's includes; set `IWYUSupport = IWYUSupport.KeepAsIs` for code you maintain by hand.
### API Export Macro
UBT defines `<MODULENAME>_API` (module name upper-cased plus `_API`) as `DLLEXPORT` while compiling the module and `DLLIMPORT` for importers; monolithic builds define it empty. Anything referenced from another module needs it:
```cpp
// Source/MyGame/Public/MyGameTypes.h
#pragma once
#include "CoreMinimal.h"
class MYGAME_API FMyGameTypes
{
public:
void DoSomething();
};
MYGAME_API void MyGameFreeFunction();
```
Engine headers wrap this as `#define UE_API CORE_API` at the top of a file and `#undef UE_API` at the bottom (`Async/Mutex.h`). That is an engine-only convention; project code writes `MYGAME_API` directly. Missing `MYGAME_API` on a class another module references is the most common cause of LNK2019.
### Warnings and Compiler Flags
```csharp
bWarningsAsErrors = true;
CppCompileWarningSettings.ShadowVariableWarningLevel = WarningLevel.Error; // MSVC C4456/C4458/C4459
CppCompileWarningSettings.UnsafeTypeCastWarningLevel = WarningLevel.Warning; // MSVC C4244/C4838
CppCompileWarningSettings.DeprecationWarningLevel = WarningLevel.Error; // MSVC C4996 from UE_DEPRECATED
bEnableExceptions = false; // default; enable only for third-party code that throws
bUseRTTI = false; // default; enable only for third-party dynamic_cast/typeid
CppStandard = CppStandardVersion.Cpp20; // per-module override; the engine default is Cpp20
bUseUnity = false; // opt this module out of unity builds
// Engine-bundled third-party libraries (Engine/Source/ThirdParty/<Name>/<Name>.Build.cs)
AddEngineThirdPartyPrivateStaticDependencies(Target, "zlib", "OpenSSL", "libcurl");
```
Every `ModuleRules` field, the `RuntimeDependencies` API, platform conditionals and the full engine module table are in [references/build-cs-reference.md](references/build-cs-reference.md).
## Target.cs
`Source/MyGame.Target.cs` and `Source/MyGameEditor.Target.cs`. The class must be named `<FileName>Target`; UBT otherwise fails with "Expecting to find a type to be declared in a target rules named 'MyGameTarget'".
```csharp
// Source/MyGame.Target.cs
using UnrealBuildTool;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class MyGameTarget : TargetRules
{
public MyGameTarget(TargetInfo Target) : base(Target)
{
Type = TargetType.Game;
DefaultBuildSettings = BuildSettingsVersion.V7;
IncludeOrderVersion = EngineIncludeOrderVersion.Unreal5_8;
ExtraModuleNames.Add("MyGame");
}
}
```
`Source/MyGameEditor.Target.cs` declares `MyGameEditorTarget` with the same body except `Type = TargetType.Editor;` and `ExtraModuleNames.AddRange(new string[] { "MyGame", "MyGameEditor" });`.
- `BuildSettingsVersion.V7` is what 5.8 project templates emit (`Latest` also equals `V7`). Pin the explicit value; `Latest` changes meaning on every engine upgrade.
- `EngineIncludeOrderVersion.Unreal5_8` selects the `UE_ENABLE_INCLUDE_ORDER_DEPRECATED_IN_5_8` define that keeps removed implicit engine includes available to your code. `Unreal5_1`–`Unreal5_5` are `[Obsolete]` and unsupported; `Unreal5_6` is deprecated. A module may override with `ModuleRules.IncludeOrderVersion`.
| `BuildSettingsVersion` | Defaults it turns on |
|---|---|
| `V2` | `PCHUsage = UseExplicitOrSharedPCHs`, `bLegacyPublicIncludePaths = false` |
| `V3` | `bLegacyParentIncludePaths = false` |
| `V4` | `CppStandard` default becomes `Cpp20`, `WindowsPlatform.bStrictConformanceMode = true` |
| `V5` | `bValidateFormatStrings = true` |
| `V6` | `WindowsPlatform.bStrictInlineConformance = true`, `UndefinedIdentifierWarningLevel = Error` |
| `V7` (= `Latest`) | `ReturnTypeWarningLevel`, `DanglingWarningLevel`, `UnreachableCodeWarningLevel` = `Error` |
| `TargetType` | Builds |
|---|---|
| `Game` | Standalone game executable |
| `Editor` | Editor build; includes `Editor`-type modules |
| `Client` | Networked client without server-only code |
| `Server` | Dedicated server, no renderer |
| `Program` | Standalone tool (needs `bCompileAgainstEngine`/`bCompileAgainstCoreUObject` choices) |
Build configurations (`UnrealTargetConfiguration`): `Debug`, `DebugGame` (engine optimized, game unoptimized), `Development` (default), `Test`, `Shipping`. Useful target switches: `bUseUnityBuild`, `bUseLoggingInShipping`, `bUseChecksInShipping`, `bWithLiveCoding`, `LinkType = TargetLinkType.Monolithic`, `GlobalDefinitions`/`ProjectDefinitions`, and `bOverrideBuildEnvironment = true` to "ignore violations to the shared build environment (eg. editor targets modifying definitions)".
## .uproject File
```json
{
"FileVersion": 3,
"EngineAssociation": "5.8",
"Category": "",
"Description": "",
"Modules": [
{
"Name": "MyGame",
"Type": "Runtime",
"LoadingPhase": "Default",
"AdditionalDependencies": [ "Engine", "AIModule", "UMG" ]
},
{ "Name": "MyGameEditor", "Type": "Editor", "LoadingPhase": "Default" }
],
"Plugins": [
{ "Name": "ModelingToolsEditorMode", "Enabled": true, "TargetAllowList": [ "Editor" ] },
{ "Name": "StateTree", "Enabled": true },
{ "Name": "MyPlugin", "Enabled": true, "Optional": true }
]
}
```
`AdditionalDependencies` is the descriptor's "list of additional dependencies for building this module". Plugin references accept `Name`, `Enabled`, `Optional`, `TargetAllowList`/`TargetDenyList`, `PlatformAllowList`/`PlatformDenyList`, `TargetConfigurationAllowList`.
### Module Types (`ModuleHostType`)
| `Type` | Loaded by |
|---|---|
| `Runtime` | Any target using the UE runtime (the default for game code) |
| `RuntimeNoCommandlet` | Any target except commandlets |
| `RuntimeAndProgram` | Any target or program |
| `CookedOnly` / `UncookedOnly` | Cooked builds only / uncooked (editor, PIE) builds only — `UncookedOnly` is the type for Blueprint node (K2Node) modules |
| `Developer` | Only when developer-tool support is enabled (deprecated: use `DeveloperTool`) |
| `DeveloperTool` | Any target where `bBuildDeveloperTools` is enabled |
| `Editor` / `EditorNoCommandlet` | Editor only / editor but not commandlets |
| `EditorAndProgram` | Editor or program targets |
| `Program` | Program targets only |
| `ServerOnly` / `ClientOnly` / `ClientOnlyNoCommandlet` | Servers only / clients, commandlets and editor / clients and editor |
| `External` | Never loaded automatically; reference only |
### Loading Phases (`ModuleLoadingPhase`)
| `LoadingPhase` | When |
|---|---|
| `EarliestPossible` | As soon as plugins can load (`GConfig` exists) |
| `PostConfigInit` | Right after the config system; very low-level hooks only |
| `PostSplashScreen` | First screen after the system splash |
| `PreEarlyLoadingScreen` | After `PostConfigInit`, before CoreUObject initializes |
| `PreLoadingScreen` | BeUse with my agent
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