Hogwarts Legacy Fan Discovers Makeshift Photo Mode
A tech-savvy Hogwarts Legacy player has found a method of enabling minimalist photo mode in the PC version of the hit ARPG. Although the technique modifies a running instance of the game, it does not rely on conventional mods like the recently introduced unofficial arachnophobia mode for Hogwarts Legacy.
The addition of photo mode has been among the most frequently requested Hogwarts Legacy additions since the game hit the store shelves on February 10. That said, Avalanche Software has yet to give any indication that such a feature is part of the game's roadmap.
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In the meantime, Reddit user Fineus has discovered a method of enabling makeshift photo mode in Hogwarts Legacy using Universal UE4 Unlocker, a PC tool for recreating many developer features in games powered by Unreal Engine 4. The process of doing so requires starting up Hogwarts Legacy, then launching another executable file called UuuClient.exe after reaching the main menu. This will inject a custom binary into the game's Windows process, essentially making it behave like a developer build. From there, pressing Insert or a custom-defined key binding allows players to enable a built-in free camera.
Combined with the tool's ability to disable the in-game HUD, Universal UE4 Unlocker makes for a fairly decent makeshift photo mode in Hogwarts Legacy. Especially given how it can also be used for adjusting the rendered depth of field and some other graphical effects relying on the engine's native features. The older 3.0.21 version of the tool can be downloaded for free, while a more advanced build with camera paths and some additional bells and whistles is available from its creator Otis_Inf's Patreon
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