"Place Actor" and "Replace Selected Actors with" feature no longer works.

Summary

Tested on multiple projects at this point, restarted, and have also verified my files. When you try to use it, it will say “There is no External data layer associated to Plugin [Insert name]. Create a “Add World Partition Content” action in [Insert name] first.”

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Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

World Building

Steps to Reproduce

Select a prop in the content drawer, select a prop in the world, right click on it, hover over “Replace Selected Actor with” and it will be greyed out.

Expected Result

You should be able to select a prop and replace it with another in content drawer.

Observed Result

The props are greyed out.

Platform(s)

PC

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