Upgrading engine version failed - requires plugin

Development Programming & Scripting
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So I am trying to upgrade from 4.14 to 4.15. I recently purchased a plugin from marketplace so for the first time I am trying to upgrade with a plugin. The plugin is compatible with .12,.13,.14 but not with 4.15.
So when I upgrade a project, the process freezes at about 33% and I need to kill it from the task manager. Still, it creates a 4.15 project but when I try to open it, it says "This project requires “x” plugin, prompting me to download it from the marketplace

As you may have noticed, I am a novice when it comes to these things. So I don’t know if this is a normal, expected error and that I have to wait for the plugin creator to make it 4.15 compatible which would make all the trouble go away, or if I have an issue on my hands.

If this is normal, Then I have to wait every time for a compatible plugin version which might take how long? Also, what happens if the creator stops updating the plugin?

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Hey -

When using plugins you need to use the version of the engine that the plugin is supported for. In this case you would need to wait for the content creator to update the plugin to be compatible for 4.15. you can remove the “this project requires plugin” warning by right clicking on the .uproject file and opening it in a text editor such as notepad. There should be a ‘Plugin’ section that has a line that reads “Enabled: True”. Changing true to false here and then saving the file will cause the editor to ignore the plugin when loading the project.

As for your other questions, how long it takes for an updated version of the plugin depends on the plugin’s creator and it is up to them if they choose not to continue upgrading/supporting the plugin.

Cheers