BullCowGame could not be compiled

I downloaded the file and when i try and run it it says it cant be compiled try rebuilding form source manually. The path is Desktop\Unreal\BullCowGame\BullGame

Log file open, 07/16/21 16:47:27
LogWindows: Failed to load ‘aqProf.dll’ (GetLastError=126)
LogWindows: File ‘aqProf.dll’ does not exist
LogWindows: Failed to load ‘VtuneApi.dll’ (GetLastError=126)
LogWindows: File ‘VtuneApi.dll’ does not exist
LogWindows: Failed to load ‘VtuneApi32e.dll’ (GetLastError=126)
LogWindows: File ‘VtuneApi32e.dll’ does not exist
LogConsoleResponse: Display: Failed to find resolution value strings in scalability ini. Falling back to default.
LogInit: Display: Running engine for game: BullCowGame
LogPlatformFile: Not using cached read wrapper
LogTaskGraph: Started task graph with 5 named threads and 35 total threads with 3 sets of task threads.
LogStats: Stats thread started at 0.064986
LogD3D11RHI: Loaded GFSDK_Aftermath_Lib.x64.dll
LogICUInternationalization: ICU TimeZone Detection - Raw Offset: -8:00, Platform Override: ‘’
LogPluginManager: Mounting plugin Paper2D
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LogPluginManager: Mounting plugin ScreenshotTools
Launching UnrealBuildTool… [C:/Program Files/Epic Games/UE_4.24/Engine/Binaries/DotNET/UnrealBuildTool.exe -Mode=QueryTargets -Project=“C:/Users/sammy/OneDrive/Desktop/BullGame/BullCowGame.uproject” -Output=“C:/Users/sammy/OneDrive/Desktop/BullGame/Intermediate/TargetInfo.json”]
LogInit: Warning: Incompatible or missing module: BullCowGame
Running C:/Program Files/Epic Games/UE_4.24/Engine/Binaries/DotNET/UnrealBuildTool.exe UE4Editor Development Win64 -Progress -NoHotReloadFromIDE
Creating makefile for UE4Editor (no existing makefile)
ERROR: Could not find NetFxSDK install dir; this will prevent SwarmInterface from installing. Install a version of .NET Framework SDK at 4.6.0 or higher.
LogInit: Warning: Still incompatible or missing module: BullCowGame
LogCore: Engine exit requested (reason: EngineExit() was called)
LogExit: Preparing to exit.
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module DesktopPlatform (46)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module PlatformCryptoOpenSSL (44)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module PlatformCryptoTypes (42)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module PlatformCrypto (40)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module AnimationModifiers (38)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module PropertyEditor (37)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module AudioEditor (34)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module TextureCompressor (32)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module RenderCore (30)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module Landscape (28)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module SlateRHIRenderer (26)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module OpenGLDrv (24)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module D3D11RHI (22)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module AnimGraphRuntime (20)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module Renderer (18)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module Engine (16)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module CoreUObject (14)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module NetworkFile (12)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module CookedIterativeFile (10)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module StreamingFile (8)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module SandboxFile (6)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module PakFile (4)
LogModuleManager: Shutting down and abandoning module RSA (3)
LogExit: Exiting.
Log file closed, 07/16/21 16:48:35

You need to install a compatible .NET SDK. Installing Visual Studio Community 2019 with the following settings should do that

I have the same problem. I have tried, but no luck.
Here is the relevant bit from my logfile:

LogXGEController: Cannot use XGE Controller as Incredibuild is not installed on this machine.
LogInit: Warning: Incompatible or missing module: BullCowGame
Running C:/Program Files/Epic Games/UE_4.26/Engine/Binaries/DotNET/UnrealBuildTool.exe Development Win64 -Project=“D:/Project/BullCowGame/BullCowGame-starter-kit/BullCowGame.uproject” -TargetType=Editor -Progress -NoEngineChanges -NoHotReloadFromIDE
ERROR: Could not find NetFxSDK install dir; this will prevent SwarmInterface from installing. Install a version of .NET Framework SDK at 4.6.0 or higher.
LogInit: Warning: Still incompatible or missing module: BullCowGame
LogCore: Engine exit requested (reason: EngineExit() was called)

I am assuming that the bit involving Incredibuild is not an issue.

Here is a screenshot of my VS 2019 workload selection for C++ games:

I am running UE 4.26.2 on Windows 10.

When I installed VS 2019, I got this error:
InstallationError

I tried going to the popular solutions etc. but could not get past the signin, which would sit there, for hours, spinning its loop. I suspect, though, that this is not part of my problem.

I have given all my directories, both in C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_4.26, and the starter kit, full permission for whoever to do whatever.

And yet…

Regards,
Lewis

Well you could try just installing the .NET SDK yourself I’d suggest the latest version of .NET 4.6

Thanks Dan,
I have already tried that; I think it was .NET 4.8.

I tried installing the SDK again, as per your suggestion, having reinstalled vs 2019 and epic game launcher etc.

Then, a miracle occurred. Success!

While it was what you suggested that got me over the line, the actual cause of the problem is opaque to me. For example, why does it need a separate installation of the .NET SDK? Why did installing the .NET SDK not work, the first time I did it, 2 days ago? There must have been something else wrong, too. Given the number of people who have this problem, as well as the number of different remedies that seem to work, it is a very delicate system to get going where not every element has an orthogonal effect upon the outcome.

I have been trying to do this for over 2 days now. I was at my wit’s end, but now can proceed.

Many thanks, Dan.

Dan,

I am writing this just to list what I did to get it working, that others might benefit. I am not sure that this will work for others. Neither am I sure that some of what I list is redundant, or unnecessary, but it worked for me, in the end.

  • System: Windows 10
  • Unreal Engine Version: 4.26.2-15973114+++UE4+Release-4.26
  • Install Visual Studio 2019, with the “Games Development in C++” settings as in a panel above.
  • Set folder and file permissions in :\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_4.26 to enable full control for everyone. ( This might not be necessary. )
  • Set folder and file permissions in the BullCowGame-starter-kit directory to enable full control for everyone. ( This might not be necessary. )
  • Go to this website: .NET 4.8 Developer Framework ( Note that, like all things internet, this link will age; just get the latest version of .NET Framework Dev Pack. Fallback is to try the parent page: Dotnet Download. )
  • Download and install the .NET ( Note that this is despite checking the appropriate SDK box in the configuration of the installer for Visual Studio 2019. )

Dan, if you can think of anything else that might be appropriate, let me know and I can edit this post. Even its deletion is an option if you consider that to be better.

Regards,
Lewis.

4.8 is not 4.6. A newer version is unlikely to be compatible (it’s impossible to know what a version that doesn’t exist at the time you release something is compatible).

Ticking Unreal Engine Installer selects to install 4.6.2.

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