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Install UE4SS 3.0.1 into Scirocco Thugs

UE4SS is the free mod loader the Ungodly mods run on. This page takes you from a clean game to a working UE4SS install, one click at a time.

Takes about five minutes. You need the game installed through Steam and this page open.

What UE4SS is

UE4SS (Unreal Engine 4/5 Scripting System) is a free, open-source mod loader for Unreal Engine games, made by the UE4SS-RE team and released under the MIT licence. Scirocco Thugs runs on Unreal Engine 4.27.2, which UE4SS supports.

Here's how it starts. The release contains a small loader called dwmapi.dll. Placed next to the game's executable, it gets loaded when the game starts, it starts UE4SS.dll, and UE4SS then starts every mod in its Mods folder. No game file is replaced or edited. Remove the files and the game is exactly as Steam installed it.

Why version 3.0.1 exactly

Before you start

  • Scirocco Thugs installed through Steam. This guide covers the full game: the build with ThugLyfe-Win64-Shipping.exe on Unreal Engine 4.27.2. The free demo is a separate app and isn't covered.
  • Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. The game itself needs 64-bit Windows 10 at minimum.
  • DirectX 11, which is the game's default. Don't add -dx12 or -vulkan to the game's launch options: the two in-game mod menus need DirectX 11. (The gameplay and AI changes don't.)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64). Most gaming PCs already have it. If a mod doesn't start, installing it is the first thing to try: vc_redist.x64.exe from Microsoft.
  • The game closed while you copy files.

Find the game's Win64 folder

  1. Open Steam and go to your Library.
  2. Right-click Scirocco Thugs, choose Manage, then Browse local files.
  3. File Explorer opens the game's main folder, SciroccoThugs. Open ThugLyfe, then Binaries, then Win64.
  4. Make sure you're in the right place: Win64 contains ThugLyfe-Win64-Shipping.exe (74,309 KB on the build this guide was written for). That's the real game executable, and UE4SS has to sit right next to it.

Usual path on a default Steam install

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SciroccoThugs\ThugLyfe\Binaries\Win64

Same folder in a Steam library on another drive (the screenshots on this site)

F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\SciroccoThugs\ThugLyfe\Binaries\Win64

Download UE4SS 3.0.1

  1. Open the official release page: UE4SS v3.0.1 on GitHub. It was published on February 14, 2024.
  2. Scroll down to Assets and click UE4SS_v3.0.1.zip (5.27 MB).
Download UE4SS_v3.0.1.zip official GitHub file
Which file from the Assets list?
FileGet it?What it is
UE4SS_v3.0.1.zipYesThe standard version for players. This is the one.
zDEV-UE4SS_v3.0.1.zipNot neededThe developer edition. Same UE4SS.dll and dwmapi.dll (checked byte for byte), plus developer files and console windows switched on.
zCustomGameConfigs.zipNoSettings for other specific games.
zMapGenBP.zipNoA developer tool.
Source code (zip, tar.gz)NoUE4SS's source. Not something you can install.

Check the download is genuine (optional)

This proves the file you got is byte for byte the official release. It takes half a minute.

  1. Open your Downloads folder in File Explorer.
  2. Click the address bar, type powershell and press Enter. A PowerShell window opens in that folder.
  3. Paste this line and press Enter:

PowerShell

Get-FileHash .\UE4SS_v3.0.1.zip -Algorithm SHA256

The Hash it prints must be exactly:

SHA-256 of UE4SS_v3.0.1.zip (5,523,402 bytes)

4B47D4BCEDDD2F561A4E395BFA00924CCFC945AF576A2D0C613E6537846C57EC

If it doesn't match, delete the file and download it again from the official page. After step 4 you can run the same command inside Win64 on the two DLLs:

SHA-256 of UE4SS.dll (16,263,680 bytes)

8AC18FBFFC1EF96B0662D4A2D537B3F224C26D65CAABA7989A9404C566102B26

SHA-256 of dwmapi.dll (58,368 bytes)

CE596412BEFA68C30B7F88F65BEB77D9BDAD55E9B96A276A5A9CF690C63F24BB

Put UE4SS into Win64

The zip has no folder inside it. Its files belong directly in Win64.

  1. Double-click UE4SS_v3.0.1.zip in your Downloads folder. Windows opens it like a folder and shows six items: Mods, Changelog.md, dwmapi.dll, README.md, UE4SS-settings.ini and UE4SS.dll.
  2. Press Ctrl + A to select all six, then Ctrl + C to copy them.
  3. Go to the Win64 folder from step 1 and press Ctrl + V.
  4. If Windows asks for administrator permission (normal when the game is under C:\Program Files (x86)), click Continue.

Prefer 7-Zip or WinRAR? Extract the zip into Win64 with either one. Just make sure the files land in Win64 itself.

Check the folder

Your Win64 folder should now look like this. Sizes are as File Explorer shows them.

Windows File Explorer open at SteamLibrary, steamapps, common, SciroccoThugs, ThugLyfe, Binaries, Win64, listing Mods, Changelog.md, dwmapi.dll, README.md, ThugLyfe-Win64-Shipping.exe, UE4SS.dll, UE4SS.log, UE4SS-settings.ini and Win64.rar.
Win64 with UE4SS 3.0.1 installed, on StixsworldHD's PC. UE4SS.log only appears after the first launch. Win64.rar is a personal archive on that PC and is not part of the install. Click the picture to view it at its original size.
Win64\
├── Mods\                         UE4SS mods folder (built-in mods + mods.txt)
├── Changelog.md                  UE4SS, 27 KB
├── dwmapi.dll                    UE4SS loader, 57 KB
├── README.md                     UE4SS, 8 KB
├── ThugLyfe-Win64-Shipping.exe   the game, already here
├── UE4SS-settings.ini            UE4SS settings, 5 KB
├── UE4SS.dll                     UE4SS itself, 15,883 KB
└── UE4SS.log                     appears after the first launch

A fresh Mods folder holds UE4SS's built-in mods: ActorDumperMod, BPML_GenericFunctions, BPModLoaderMod, CheatManagerEnablerMod, ConsoleCommandsMod, ConsoleEnablerMod, jsbLuaProfilerMod, Keybinds, LineTraceMod, SplitScreenMod, the shared folder and mods.txt. Leave them as they are. The Ungodly mods don't need any of them changed.

First launch

  1. Start the game from Steam as usual.
  2. Wait for the main menu, then quit.
  3. Open Win64\UE4SS.log with Notepad and look for these lines:
Look forWhat it tells you
A line starting with UE4SS - v3.0.1 near the topThe right UE4SS version loaded.
Found EngineVersion: naming 4.27UE4SS recognised the game's engine.
Starting mods (from mods.txt load order)...UE4SS is reading its Mods folder.

UE4SS is ready. Next, install the mod pack.

UE4SS settings you might touch

Players don't need to change anything in Win64\UE4SS-settings.ini. These are the only lines worth knowing about, all quoted from the official 3.0.1 file and release notes.

SettingDefaultWhen to change it
[Debug] ConsoleEnabled01 opens a separate text console with UE4SS's live log.
[Debug] GuiConsoleVisible01 shows UE4SS's debug window (live log and object viewer) when the game starts.
[Debug] GraphicsAPIopenglWhat that debug window draws with. If it opens blank or white, set dx11, the UE4SS team's own fix.
[General] bUseUObjectArrayCachetrueSet false if the game crashes on start-up with UE4SS installed, again the UE4SS team's own fix.

If you turned a debug window on and something looks off, set it back to 0. If you do customise this file, keep a copy: the UE4SS team's update instructions say to replace every file except your UE4SS-settings.ini.

Coming from another UE4SS version

I used UE4SS 2.x on this PC before
Delete xinput1_3.dll from Win64. The UE4SS team warns that it crashes the game if it's still there. Then install 3.0.1 as above.
I installed zDEV-UE4SS_v3.0.1 instead
That works as is. Its UE4SS.dll and dwmapi.dll are byte-identical to the standard ones; it only adds developer files and shows console windows. Set ConsoleEnabled = 0 and GuiConsoleVisible = 0 to hide them.
I have an experimental build or another version
Remove every file it added to Win64, then install 3.0.1 from step 2.
Should I update UE4SS later?
Only when a new version of this pack says so. The mods are built for 3.0.1.

Removing UE4SS

Close the game and delete these from Win64: dwmapi.dll, UE4SS.dll, UE4SS-settings.ini, UE4SS.log, Changelog.md, README.md and the Mods folder. The Mods folder only holds UE4SS mods, so this removes the Ungodly mods too. Keep ThugLyfe-Win64-Shipping.exe: that's the game.

Steam's Verify integrity of game files only checks the game's own files, so it won't remove UE4SS for you.