# Creating a project from Third Person template with cpp throws compilation error

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/creating-a-project-from-third-person-template-with-cpp-throws-compilation-error/1198577>\
**Category:** Getting Started & Setup\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, CPP, question\
**Created:** [June 14, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/creating-a-project-from-third-person-template-with-cpp-throws-compilation-error/1198577 "2023-06-14T03:31:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Lunavod](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Lunavod](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Lunavod)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/creating-a-project-from-third-person-template-with-cpp-throws-compilation-error/1198577/1 "2023-06-14T03:31:51Z")

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```auto
Running C:/Program Files/Epic Games/UE_5.2/Engine/Build/BatchFiles/Build.bat Development Win64 -Project="C:/Users/yegor/Documents/DemoTower3/DemoTower3/DemoTower3.uproject" -TargetType=Editor -Progress -NoEngineChanges -NoHotReloadFromIDE
Using bundled DotNet SDK version: 6.0.302
Running UnrealBuildTool: dotnet "..\..\Engine\Binaries\DotNET\UnrealBuildTool\UnrealBuildTool.dll" Development Win64 -Project="C:/Users/yegor/Documents/DemoTower3/DemoTower3/DemoTower3.uproject" -TargetType=Editor -Progress -NoEngineChanges -NoHotReloadFromIDE
Log file: C:\Users\yegor\AppData\Local\UnrealBuildTool\Log.txt
Creating makefile for DemoTower3Editor (no existing makefile)
Expecting to find a type to be declared in a module rules named 'MetaHumanProjectUtilities' in UE5Rules, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null. This type must derive from the 'ModuleRules' type defined by Unreal Build Tool.

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Fresh installed UE5.2

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**Author:** ![Salerth](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Salerth](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Salerth)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/creating-a-project-from-third-person-template-with-cpp-throws-compilation-error/1198577/2 "2023-06-14T05:56:48Z")

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Looks to be a bug in the Quixel release yesterday, more discussion here :

[https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/metahumanprojectutilities-error-on-compile](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/metahumanprojectutilities-error-on-compile)

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**Author:** ![Haptic\_Goupil](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/haptic_goupil/32/716761_2.png) [@Haptic\_Goupil](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Haptic_Goupil)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/creating-a-project-from-third-person-template-with-cpp-throws-compilation-error/1198577/3 "2023-06-14T14:47:13Z")

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I have the same exact compile error. Fresh install 5.2 and VS 2022. I checked i have installed all that is required in VS. And i can’t create any c++ project. UE says it can’t compile with same error message.

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**Author:** ![panserzap](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@panserzap](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/panserzap)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/creating-a-project-from-third-person-template-with-cpp-throws-compilation-error/1198577/4 "2023-06-19T23:45:52Z")

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Were you able to find a solution?