Unreal Engine 5

The Hive SDK used in the Unreal Engine development environment consists of an Interface package and Platform packages for each target OS (Android, iOS, Windows). You can selectively install only the Interface package and the Platform package that matches the target OS of your game app.

• Hive SDK Unreal Engine 5 Interface (required)
• Hive SDK Unreal Engine 5 Platform (install only the Platform package for your target OS)
  • Hive SDK Unreal Engine 5 Android
  • Hive SDK Unreal Engine 5 iOS
  • Hive SDK Unreal Engine 5 Windows

Hive SDK installation¶

Step 1. Download the latest Hive SDK version¶

Download the Interface package and the Platform package for your target OS from the latest Hive SDK Unreal Engine 5 version.

Step 2. Install the Interface package¶

1. Unzip the downloaded Hive SDK v4 UE5 Interface 26.x.x.zip file, then add the HIVESDK folder to the following Unreal Engine project path.

   • Path: /Plugins

2. Add the dependency code to the Build.cs file at the path below to use the installed Interface package.

   • Path: /Source//.Build.cs
   • Dependency code:

     public class HIVESDKV4Tester : ModuleRules
     {
             public HIVESDKV4Tester(ReadOnlyTargetRules Target) : base(Target)
             {
                     PublicDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string[] { ... Others..., "HIVESDK"});
             }
     }
     

Step 3. Install the Platform package¶

Unzip the downloaded Hive SDK v4 UE5 {Target OS} 26.x.x.zip file, then add the generated folder to the following Unreal Engine project path according to your target OS.

• Path: /Plugins/HIVESDK/Source

  <project_root>
  └─ Plugins
          └─ Source
                  ├─ HiveSDK
                  ├─ HiveSDKAndroid    (optional)
                  ├─ HiveSDKiOS        (optional)
                  └─ HiveSDKWindows    (optional)
  

Package compatibility¶

The Interface package and Platform packages can be used together even if their versions differ, as long as they follow the package compatibility rules below.

• Compatibility is supported only at the patch version. level within the major.minor.patch version format. If. the major and minor versions do not match, the packages. are not compatible.
  • Example 1: If the Interface package version is 26.1.0, only Platform package versions 26.1.x are compatible (e.g., 26.1.1, 26.1.2).
  • Example 2: If the Interface package version is 26.1.0, Platform package versions 26.0.0 or 26.2.0 are not compatible.

Hive SDK update¶

To manually update the Hive SDK, remove the previously installed Hive SDK and then install the latest version.

Step 1. Remove Hive SDK¶

Remove the Interface package¶

1. Delete the /Plugins/HIVESDK folder in Unreal Engine.
2. Remove the dependency code from the Build.cs file at the path below.
   • Path: Unreal Engine /Source//.Build.cs
   • Dependency code:

     public class HIVESDKV4Tester : ModuleRules
     {
             public HIVESDKV4Tester(ReadOnlyTargetRules Target) : base(Target)
             {
                     PublicDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string[] { ... Others..., "HIVESDK(remove)"});
             }
     }
     

After removing the Interface package, you must restart Unreal Editor to recompile due to the changed project structure.
When you restart Unreal Editor, compilation proceeds automatically based on the updated project structure. At this point, if binaries compiled from the previous project structure remain cached in the Intermediate and Binaries folders, a build error may occur. In this case, delete the Intermediate and Binaries folders, then restart Unreal Editor to recompile and rebuild.

Remove the Platform package¶

Select and delete the Platform packages installed in the /Plugins/HIVESDK/Source path in Unreal Engine.

<project_root>
└─ Plugins
        └─ Source
                ├─ HiveSDK
                ├─ HiveSDKAndroid    (optional)
                ├─ HiveSDKiOS        (optional)
                └─ HiveSDKWindows    (optional)

After removing the Platform package, restart Unreal Editor to rebuild the Editor due to the changed project structure.

Step 2. Install the latest package version¶

Refer to Hive SDK installation to install the latest version of the Interface package and Platform packages.

Precautions¶

When you restart Unreal Editor, you can install built-in plugins in Unreal Engine. At this time, WebBrowser, which uses CEF (Chromium Embedded Framework), cannot be applied because it conflicts with the CEF used by the Hive SDK.