Override settings with build profiles

You can override specific Unity Editor settings for each build profileA set of customizable configuration settings to use when creating a build for your target platform. More info
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Note: Build profile overrides are used in Play mode and within the Unity Player.

Player settings

To override Player settings, use the following steps:

1. Navigate to File > Build Profiles.
2. Select or create a build profile for your target platform. For information on how to create a build profile, refer to Create a build profile.
3. In the Player Settings Overrides section, select Customize player settings.

The Player settingsSettings that let you set various player-specific options for the final game built by Unity. More info
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Remove and reset Player settings overrides

You can remove and reset any overridden Player settings for your build profile using the available options from the More (⋮) menu. The available options are as follows:

Graphics settings

Use the Graphics Settings section in the Build Profiles window to override specific Graphics and Quality project settings.

Override graphics settings

To override graphics settings, use the following steps:

1. Navigate to File > Build Profiles.
2. Select or create a build profile for your target platform. For information on how to create a build profile, refer to Create a build profile.
3. In the Graphics Settings section, enable Override Global Graphics Settings.
4. Open the Override Options dropdown.
5. Override the available graphics settings as required. The settings inherit their initial values from the global settings located in Edit > Project Settings > Graphics.

You can reset any adjusted settings back to the global settings using the More (⋮) > Reset to Globals option. To remove all graphics overrides, disable Override Global Graphics Settings.

Override quality settings

To override quality settings, use the following steps:

1. Navigate to File > Build Profiles.
2. Select or create a build profile for your target platform. For information on how to create a build profile, refer to Create a build profile.
3. In the Graphics Settings section, enable Override Global Quality Settings.
4. Open the Included Quality Levels dropdown.

The list inherits quality levels for your target platform from the global Quality levels located in Edit > Project Settings > Quality.

Note: When in Play mode, the quality level used will be the selected level in the global quality settings.

To add a new quality level to your build profile, you must first add a new quality level to the global quality settings. Once created, add the new level to your build profile with the Add (+) button in the Included Quality Levels section. Right-click (macOS: Ctrl+ click) on any quality level in the build profile to set it as the default.

Note: Renaming or deleting a quality level in the global quality settings will update any build profile that contains them.

You can reset any adjusted levels back to the global settings using the More (⋮) > Reset to Globals option. To remove all quality settings overrides, disable Override Global Quality Settings.

Additional resources

• Create a build profile
• Project SettingsA broad collection of settings which allow you to configure how Physics, Audio, Networking, Graphics, Input and many other areas of your project behave. More info
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