Tutorial Request: How best to import UE Marketplace content?

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Given: Lyra Source + Content directories are considered reserved by Epic.

Question: What is the best way to import Marketplace content, which wants to write to the game's '/Content/' directly?

Answer: For now, here is the approximate procedure:

TLDR

• New GFP to hold the content
• Import content from UE Marketplace
• Move all imported directories to new GFP
• Commit GFP

Steps

• Make sure you have a CLEAN project source repository

  • Commit, revert or Stash any changes before you continue

• From Marketplace:

  • Add To Project (choose your Lyra project)

• Check Source Control

  • Note the names of the newly added Content Directories

• Start Unreal Editor

• Edit > Plugins

  • Add Plugin

    • Game Feature (Content Only)
    • Name: UEMP_NameOfPackHere

  • If needed create GameFeatureData Data Asset in the GFP Content root named UEMP_NameOfPackHere

    • Sometimes it seems this fails to be created by default?
    • Settings:
      • Initial State = Active
      • Created by URL = the Marketplace URL where you got the content
    • Dependencies:
      • (Optional) Add your Game Content GFP as a dependency, so you can make test maps or whatever in UEMP_NameOfPackHere that use your Game Content

  • Save and Activate UEMP_NameOfPackHere GFP

• In-Editor, MOVE the new Directory(s) from the Lyra Content dir to the new GFP Content dir

  • E.g. move /Content/Glasses -> /Plugins/UEMP_Glasses/Glasses

• Commit the new GFP to Source Control