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GPU Lightmass Watchdog

A toolkit for automating and crash-isolating Unreal Engine lightmass builds using chunk isolation and CPU monitoring.

Features

• Automatically launches Unreal and triggers builds
• Monitors for freezes using CPU usage
• Auto reloads maps and continues testing
• Visual GUI with dark theme and live log
• Fully configurable and open source

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Unreal Engine 4 or 5
• PyInstaller (optional, for building .exe)
• Modules: tkinter, pyautogui, psutil

Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:
3. Run watchdog.py
4. Configure paths in the GUI

Build EXE (Optional)

pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --icon=icon.ico --add-data "auto_runner.py;." --add-data "watchdog_config.json;." watchdog.py

Disclaimer

⚠️ Use with version control (Git, Perforce) or backups only!

License

MIT