If you are using engine version 4.10 or 4.11 then you will need to have VS2015 (Download Visual Studio Tools - Install Free for Windows, Mac, Linux) . When installing VS2015, you’ll also want to be sure to check the box under Programming Languages for Visual C++. Let me know if you still have difficulties creating a code project. Also, can you elaborate on the build errors you received when previously building in 2015?
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