Adding ThirdPerson C++ to a project is bugged

Development Programming & Scripting
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UE 22.3, creating a C++ project with no code, and then Adding Feature or Content Package, selecting the Third Person template. . .

It loads, throws an error, and then won’t compile.

The BP for the class has no parent class, and none are in the project that make sense.
The C++ throws a couple errors when trying to compile outside.

Is this an issue with the engine content that is available in this build?

*Edit to include explicitly what error messages occur

TP_ThirdPersonCharacter.cpp.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol “__declspec(dllimport) public: static void __cdecl UHeadMountedDisplayFunctionLibrary::ResetOrientationAndPosition(float,enum EOrientPositionSelector::Type)” (_imp?ResetOrientationAndPosition@UHeadMountedDisplayFunctionLibrary@@SAXMW4Type@EOrientPositio
nSelector@@@Z) referenced in function “protected: void __cdecl ATP_ThirdPersonCharacter::OnResetVR(void)” (?OnResetVR@ATP_ThirdPersonCharacter@@IEAAXXZ)

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Please list errors, because otherwise it’a guessing game whats wrong. Error messages are there for that reason

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Understood, I updated the comment to include the “robust” error code. I also very literally gave a recounting of how to repro the error. Also, looking for a validation that the error is on the Epic side of things (or not).

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Hi, You may just need to add this to your Build.cs file.

"HeadMountedDisplay"
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Might be due to the ThirdPerson template including HMD inputs but maybe bare C++ project doesn’t include those.
The TP template does have blueprint code for tracking HMD, so that’s my guess.

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That moves me forward to this error:

Default Property warnings and errors:
Error: CDO Constructor (TP_ThirdPersonGameMode): Failed to find /Game/ThirdPersonCPP/Blueprints/ThirdPersonCharacter.ThirdPersonCharacter_C

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Your constructor has a Constructor Helper that hard codes the character. It must be in a different directory in your project browser which is why it’s failing to find it. Just right click over ThirdPersonCharacter_C in the content browser and Copy Reference. Then replace it with the directory you mentioned.