Unable to create a ProjectNameGameModeBase.cpp/h from new blank c++ project

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Hello Unreal Engine community,

This is my first post as I am trying to understand getting started on Unreal Engine with C++. I was following a tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvruYLgjKkk&t=382s

and I observed I was not able to follow along past 3-4 minutes in, when the video shows TutorialGameModeBase.h and TutorialGameModeBase.cpp. I don’t have these files when I create a new blank project. My settings were:

  • Visual Studio Community 22 with Game development with C++ workload, and Unreal Engine installer checked under installation details for game dev w. C++
  • Unreal Engine 5.5.4 installed
  • New blank gaming project with C++ and starter content left unchecked
  • I also tried asking an AI (gemini, meh, i’m not too fond of AI reliability yet but worth a shot) and it pointed out i am missing a UE_5.5/Templates/TP_BlankCPP , and suggested I reinstall Unreal Engine 5.5.4 entirely. I want to avoid that option if I can just trouble shoot, so i asked chatbot to make me the missing template files, so i have those but they don’t seem to work. I can share the files if it makes sense but in hindsight that idea might just not work, idk…

I realize I could just make the files manually but I want to make sure my workflow is correct. If I should be starting with a different resource, let me know as well. Thank you for reading and I appreciate any feedback!

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Fairly sure that was changed since that video was made (the video is quite old) and the example game mode is no longer generated. Either way, as you already figured out yourself, if you want to follow the tutorial to the letter you can create the file yourself (either through VS or through the editor class wizard). :+1:

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