How to use SetNPCCharacterDefinition?

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You don’t load the asset from the digest. Epic closed that as working as intended:

NPC Character Definition assets are not reflected in the digest

Summary npc_character_definition assets do not appear in the generated Assets.digest.verse, even though they can be assigned and used through editable properties Please select what you are reporting on: Verse What Type of Bug are you experiencing? Assets Steps to Reproduce Create an NPC Character Definition asset in the editor Compile Verse Expected Result Created NPC Character Definition asset should be reflected in Assets.digest.verse Observed Result Created NPC Character Definition asse…

NPC Character Definitions are assigned in the editor through @editable, then handed to the spawner at runtime.

using { /Fortnite.com/Devices }

npc_def_switcher := class(creative_device):
    @editable
    NPCSpawner : npc_spawner_device = npc_spawner_device{}

    @editable
    DefinitionA : npc_character_definition = npc_character_definition{}

    @editable
    DefinitionB : npc_character_definition = npc_character_definition{}

    SwapToB():void=
        if (NPCSpawner.SetNPCCharacterDefinition[DefinitionB]):
            # same character type — ok
        else:
            # failed — character type changed (guard vs wildlife vs custom)

Setup:

1. Create the NPC Character Definition assets in the Content Browser as usual.
2. Place this device, assign Definition A / B and the spawner in Details.
3. Call SetNPCCharacterDefinition before spawn. If something is already out, despawn first, then set, then spawn.

The call is <decides>, so it has to sit in an if. Docs: it fails when the new definition’s character type doesn’t match the current one. Guard → guard is fine. Guard → custom wildlife is not.

You can’t construct an npc_character_definition from a path string. No /Assets/... handle. Editor reference is the whole API.