What is Unreal Game Sync?

Unreal Game Sync is a desktop client designed for managing Unreal projects using Perforce. As well as syncing to changelists like the P4V client, it also allows you to sync the editor and game binaries that have been compiled based on that changelist. The Anchorpoint binary sync feature is the Git version of Unreal Game Sync.

Why should I distribute binaries among my team?

Binaries are required to run your game or Unreal Editor. These can be found in the 'Binaries' folder in your project. Compiling these binaries takes a lot of time, depending on your machine, and requires a full development setup, including installing Microsoft Visual Studio and all its dependencies. However, not everyone on your team needs to install these components and run the entire compilation process, as you can share binaries that have already been compiled by someone else or by your build pipeline.

Why can't I put my binaries into the Git repository?

You can, but you shouldn't. The reason is that the size of your repository will increase drastically. Depending on your Git hosting provider, this could result in higher storage costs. Furthermore, operations such as checking out a branch or switching branches will take longer, as all the binaries will have to be fetched and downloaded again. As a general rule, you should keep generative files, such as binaries or render exports, out of your repository, since these can be created from any project version. The Anchorpoint binary sync feature will allow you to keep these binaries on an external storage solution such as Google Drive or an S3 bucket.

I am using a build pipeline to compile binaries. How can I make it compatible with Anchorpoint?

You have to write a script that places and renames the ZIP file containing the binaries in an external storage location, such as Google Drive, or uploads it to an S3 bucket. You also need to mark the Git commit with a Git tag so that Anchorpoint knows the binaries are attached to that commit.

Does this also apply to projects that use the Unreal Editor via the Epic Games Launcher?

Yes, in this case, only the game will be synced, not the editor binaries.

Unreal Game Sync for Git

Distribute game and editor binaries
Keep your repository clean
Save compilation time

Save artists’ time

Use precompiled binaries instead of constantly recompiling your game, or your Unreal Editor.

No need to switch to Perforce

Stay on Git and use Unreal Game Sync's essential functionality directly in Anchorpoint.

For every C++ project

Distribute game binaries, even when using the Unreal Editor from the Epic Games Launcher or building the editor from source.

How it works

Uses external storage solutions for your binaries to keep your repository clean.

Add an external file storage solution, such as AWS S3, Backblaze B2, Google Drive or a NAS for smaller teams. This is where your compiled binaries will be stored.

Compile the binaries locally or via your CI/CD system, then submit them to the storage solution. Attach a tag to your commit.

Let artists pull a commit and the binaries will be automatically synced to their project

Read about the details in our documentation

Anchorpoint makes it easy for our team of designers and developers to collaborate with our Git workflow. It works seamlessly with GitLab and allows us to centralize all our project working files.

Cristal Sung

Technical Program Director 
ASTOUND Group

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