GuideBuild infrastructure
Client Server Build Compatibility
Define and verify the release contract that allows a game client and server build to operate together.
compatibilityrelease engineeringmultiplayer
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Build the delivery path one boundary at a time.
These guides start with failure modes, ownership, and recovery. Tool choices follow from the studio’s actual constraints rather than becoming the goal.
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GuideContent pipeline
DCC Pipeline Gates
Establish deterministic export, validation, source-integration, and recovery boundaries for game-content pipelines.
DCCasset pipelinesvalidation
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Dedicated Server Delivery
Build a repeatable path for packaging, validating, promoting, and recovering dedicated server releases.
dedicated serversrelease engineeringpackaging
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Horde and Custom Build Systems
Choose between Horde, an improved existing CI path, or a narrow custom build system by defining operational boundaries first.
HordeCI/CDbuild systems
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Perforce and RoboMerge Branch Automation
Define safe stream intent, integration ownership, policy gates, and recovery paths for Perforce automation with RoboMerge.
PerforceRoboMergebranch automation
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Unreal Engine Build Infrastructure: A Practical System Map
Map the source, builder, cache, artifact, and promotion boundaries behind a repeatable Unreal Engine delivery path.
Unreal EngineCI/CDbuild engineering
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Unreal DDC Cache and Immutable Artifacts
Separate Unreal Engine Derived Data Cache from release artifacts with explicit keys, invalidation, provenance, and recovery behavior.
Unreal EngineDerived Data Cacheartifacts
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Windows and Linux Unreal Builders
Create replaceable Unreal Engine build workers across Windows and Linux with explicit state, identity, and recovery boundaries.
Unreal EngineWindowsLinux
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