Common misconceptions
A few things people often say, with the short answer.
“Island Pilot replaces UEFN”
Section titled ““Island Pilot replaces UEFN””No. UEFN remains the editor of your island. Island Pilot works alongside it, using the tools the editor makes available. These tools depend on your version of UEFN: see the limits.
“It is an Epic Games product”
Section titled ““It is an Epic Games product””No. Island Pilot is an independent tool, published by SAUL CORP and not affiliated with Epic Games.
“AI is included in the price”
Section titled ““AI is included in the price””No. You use your own subscription or your own key, with the provider of your choice. See What else you need.
“It is yet another subscription”
Section titled ““It is yet another subscription””No. Island Pilot is paid for once, and the licence has no time limit. The subscriptions in question are those of your AI services. See Plans and prices.
“You need to know how to code”
Section titled ““You need to know how to code””No. The agents write the Verse and act in the editor. But you do need to test the result in game and explain what is wrong: that work remains yours.
“You need Blender or Meshy”
Section titled ““You need Blender or Meshy””No. Both are optional. You can work only with the assets and tools of UEFN, and your own files. See Choose your 3D tool.
“My projects are sent to Island Pilot’s servers”
Section titled ““My projects are sent to Island Pilot’s servers””No. Your projects and your conversations stay on your PC. However, what the agents look at (files, logs, screenshots) is sent to the agent’s AI provider. The details are in How it works.
“The agents do nothing without my approval”
Section titled ““The agents do nothing without my approval””Not by default. In Agent mode, they write to the project and use the enabled connections without asking for confirmation, including for paid operations. Ask and Plan modes, and read-only profiles, change nothing. You can restore confirmation connection by connection, with Demander confirmation avant chaque modification (Ask for confirmation before every change). See Permissions.
“Island Pilot backs up my island”
Section titled ““Island Pilot backs up my island””No. Its backups cover its local database, not the files of the island. Keep your own copies, or version control. See Your data and backups.
“The agents build a finished island, all by themselves”
Section titled ““The agents build a finished island, all by themselves””No. A bounded task gives better results than a general wish, and an agent can make mistakes. Its report is not proof: creating something, importing it into UEFN and testing it in game are three different steps.
“I can install it on all my PCs”
Section titled ““I can install it on all my PCs””You can install it, but each access works on one computer at a time. Three computer changes are possible per 30-day period. See Change computer.
“It works without Internet”
Section titled ““It works without Internet””Not really. The agents need Internet to reach your AI provider, and the licence is checked online from time to time. Offline, Paramètres › Compte et licence (Settings › Account and licence) shows until when the app keeps working. After that, it asks you to reconnect to the Internet. Your projects stay on your PC.
“It works on Mac”
Section titled ““It works on Mac””No. Island Pilot is designed for Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.