Override settings with build profiles

Override Unity Editor settings when using build profiles.

You can override specific Unity Editor settings for each build profile you want to use. These overrides allow you to create unique settings profiles for all of your target platforms.

The following settings can be overridden with build profiles:

Override 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
See in Glossary for the build profile’s target platform will appear, allowing you to customize them as required. These Player settings inherit their initial values from the global target platform Player settings, available from Edit > Project Settings > Player > <Target Platform>.

Note: You can only override Player settings for build profiles. If you want to override Player settings for a platform profile, you must create a build profile for that target. Player settings overrides in an active build profile are used in Play mode and within the Unity Player.

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:

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.

A list of available graphics settings to override will appear. The graphics settings inherit their initial values from the global graphics settings set in Edit > Project Settings > Graphics.

Note: You can only override graphics settings for build profiles. If you want to override graphics settings for a platform profile, you must create a build profile for that target. Graphics settings overrides in an active build profile are used in Play mode and within the Unity Player.

Remove and reset Graphics settings overrides

Remove and reset any graphics settings overrides in your build profile using the following options:

Additional resources

• Build profilesA set of customizable configuration settings to use when creating a build for your target platform. More info
  See in Glossary
• Create a build profile
• Player settings