Importing assets and animations from Unreal 5.0 to Unreal 4.27.2
Xodius Studios Blog #5
Importing Assets and Animations from Unreal 5.0 to Unreal 4.27.2
The Problem:
The main problem this week was being able to use the assets we purchased for the Snake Temple Asset Pack. We weren't aware when we purchased it, but the asset pack was made for Unreal 5.0 and not 4.27. There are numerous videos on how to upgrade the asset pack from 4.27 to 5.0, but very few on how to downgrade.
Due to the lack of videos and tutorials converting the files were not going to be easy, and without the nice looking assets the player was going to be playing a dull level. Being able to use assets on any version of Unreal is very important, and I would recommend any artist to try and make them compatible with as many versions as they can when producing their artwork.
Problem Solution:
After researching how to upgrade from Unreal 4.27 to Unreal 5.0, it was found we could do the same thing for this asset pack. First you would open a NEW project of Unreal 5.0 and import the assets. Then on EACH individual item (I tried multi-selecting and it caused an error 2 of 3 times) you right-click and choose 'Asset Actions' -> 'Migrate'. It should pull all the dependencies of the mesh/animation and will need to be sent to the 'Content' folder of your Unreal 4.27 project. This will send the files to the new project, but all linking of the materials and animations will be broke, and must be added back to the assets before they can be used. You will know when the materials are all rematched (can be done by viewing the asset in the Unreal 5.0 project), when the item returns to their original color/shading/animations!
Doing this method is VERY helpful to any developer who needs to use assets not made for their 'Unreal Version'. Luckily the assets, just need to be rebuilt in the older version, and isn't entirely a loss of money and assets allowing the player to have a much more fulfilling experience in the game world!
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