How to fix Epic Games Launcher not downloading engine but constantly updating. (Windows and Mac)
If you live in an area with slow Internet connection and you want to be a game developer and have tried to download the Unreal Engine (The best game making engine in the world).There are some processes to get the engine.
First: Go and download the Epic games launcher (Make sure you have an epic games account)
4) Hit apply and then ok.
First: Go and download the Epic games launcher (Make sure you have an epic games account)
Second: Install it and sign in
Third: Choose engine version and start downloading.
But some people like me went through all this but everytime I opened the launcher it would start auto updating itself. So I went out to find how to stop the auto update feature (Since the launcher doesn't have it) and I located this post:
Unreal Forums.(Mac users go to this link instructions are there)
and did what I was told and now my engine is finally downloading after nearly 4 months of waiting for the auto update.
Steps
1) Right Click the epic games launcher
2) Select properties
3) In the target tab hit space bar once and paste "-noselfupdate"
4) Hit apply and then ok.
5) Launch it.
6) Enjoy.
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