Hardcoded Windows engine scan paths are duplicated and inconsistent across Rust and TypeScript

[salonitiwari24]

Description

The default Unreal Engine scan paths are currently hardcoded in multiple locations:

• native/src/lib.rs
• src/shared/platformPaths.ts
• Documentation (AboutKnownIssues.tsx)

The path lists are not completely aligned and include developer-specific directories such as:

D:\Engine\UnrealEditors
D:\Unreal

Maintaining multiple independent copies makes future updates error-prone and can cause inconsistent engine discovery behavior across different scanning implementations.

Expected Behavior

The application should maintain a single source of truth for default engine scan locations, using standard Unreal Engine installation paths.

Current Behavior

Different modules maintain their own hardcoded path lists.

Proposed Solution

• Centralize default scan paths.
• Remove developer-specific paths.
• Ensure Rust and TypeScript use the same defaults.
• Update related documentation if necessary.

Additional Context

This improves portability and reduces maintenance overhead.

[salonitiwari24]

Hi @NeelFrostrain
I would like to work on this issue under SSoC'26. Please assign it to me.

[NeelFrostrain]

I have assigned this issue.. if you have any worries make sure to notify me on discord ( link on readme )

[salonitiwari24]

Hello @NeelFrostrain
Can you open up this issue again? The implementation had took me a little while, thus I wasn't able to work on it timely.

[NeelFrostrain]

I have fixed this issue in v2.5.0

[salonitiwari24]

Thanks for reopening the issue! I saw that you mentioned this was fixed in v2.5.0. I'll check the latest codebase first. If the original issue has been fully resolved, would you prefer that I close this issue, or is there any remaining work you'd like me to address under it?