Installing Lumberyard

Download the latest version of Lumberyard Installer
https://d1a5h15s88ekwk.cloudfront.net/latest/installer/LumberyardInstaller.exe

You can also download earlier versions of Lumberyard and assets from the Amazon Lumberyard Downloads page.

Note
Verify that you have the required hardware and software for Lumberyard. For more information, see System requirements.

Topics

• Using the Lumberyard Installer
• Using GitHub to Download Lumberyard
• Lumberyard Directories and Files

Using the Lumberyard Installer

The Lumberyard Installer extracts the Lumberyard files and adds shortcuts to your desktop and start menu for the following:

• Lumberyard Setup Assistant
• Project Configurator
• Lumberyard Editor

If you have an existing Lumberyard project and you want to upgrade, see Upgrading Lumberyard.

Note
If you get file errors during extraction about AssetProcessor.exe, AssetProcessor_temp.exe, or CrySystem.dll, verify if your antivirus software is placing these files in quarantine. If needed, grant exceptions for the affected files.

To use the Lumberyard installer

1. Navigate to your download directory and run the Lumberyard Installer executable file: LumberyardInstaller.exe

2. (Optional) Change the location of the installation by selecting Options. The default installation location is C:\Amazon.

3. On the Welcome page of the installer, click Install.
   Note
   In some situations, the Lumberyard Installer can stop responding and refuse to progress. The only known remedy at this time is to forcibly terminate the installer through the Windows Task Manager and reboot, then retry the installation.

4. Follow the instructions to complete your installation.

5. On the Installation Successfully Completed page, click Launch Lumberyard Setup Assistant to install required third-party software and SDKs. For more information, see Running Lumberyard Setup Assistant.

Using GitHub to Download Lumberyard

Each Lumberyard release exists as a separate branch in GitHub. To download Lumberyard, see the Amazon Lumberyard page on GitHub .

Lumberyard Directories and Files

After you install Lumberyard, the Lumberyard root directory includes the following folders and files:

• dev
  • _WAF_ – Waf build system files.
  • Bin64 – Binaries directory and configuration files for the Resource Compiler.
  • Bin64vc141 – Binaries directory and configuration files for Visual Studio 2017.
  • Bin64vc142 – Binaries directory and configuration files for Visual Studio 2019.
  • Code – Source files directory and solution files.
  • Editor – Editor assets.
  • Engine – Engine assets.
  • Gems – Optional systems and assets.
  • MultiplayerSample – Multiplayer sample project that demonstrates how to build a multiplayer game with the new component entity system. For more information, see Multiplayer Sample.
  • ProjectTemplates – Configuration files, libraries, and scripts for the empty template.
  • SamplesProject – Sample project. For more information, see Samples Project.
  • Tools – Third-party tools and plugins.
  • engineroot.txt – System file required by Lumberyard Setup Assistant.
• 3rdParty
  • Third-party software required to use or compile Lumberyard
  • 3rdParty.txt – System file used by other third-party tools to verify the directory.