A Set of Mod Development Tools for Hot Wheels Unleashed
These need to be installed in order to use the tools:
- Python 3.8+
- Unreal Engine 4.22
You can download Unreal Engine for free through the Epic Games Store app, just make sure to select version 4.22.x. Using a different version of UE4 will cause all sorts of strange issues.
Edit the text files in the Tools/user_settings folder to configure the tools:
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| editor_directory.txt | This contains the path to the folder where the Unreal Editor executables are. |
| package_output.txt | This contains the path to the .pak file that the package.bat tool creates. |
Setting the package_output path to a file in your ~mods folder is recommended to make testing the mod easy.
To test your mod, you can run the package.bat tool to create a .pak file. If the tool is configured to place the .pak file in your ~mods folder, you can start the game as soon as it finishes.
To package your mod for release, use the Tools/pack_compressed.bat tool instead. This tool will create a compressed_pack.pak file in your Tools folder. This .pak file usually takes slightly longer to create, but the file size should be much smaller. You can rename the .pak file to whatever you want.