Convai Modding Tool

Overview

A tool that automates the setup and management of Unreal Engine projects for Convai integration. It creates new modding projects or updates existing ones with required plugins, configurations, and assets.

Features

• Create Mode: Sets up a new Unreal Engine project with Convai plugins and dependencies
• Update Mode: Updates existing modding projects with latest Convai components
• Automatically downloads and installs required plugins from GitHub and Google Drive
• Configures project settings and API keys
• Supports both Scene and Avatar asset types (including MetaHuman)

Requirements

• Unreal Engine 5.5
• Cross-compilation toolchain (v23_clang-18.1.0-rockylinux8)
• Python 3.6+
• Internet connection for downloading dependencies

Usage

Run the Tool

python ConvaiModdingTool.py

Follow the Prompts

1. Choose Create (new project) or Update (existing project)
2. Enter Unreal Engine installation path
3. For new projects: Enter project name, API key, and asset type
4. For updates: Select existing project to update

The tool will automatically:

• Download required plugins (ConvAI, ConvaiHTTP, ConvaiPakManager, etc.)
• Configure project settings and INI files
• Set up content based on asset type selection
• Build the project

Project Structure

YourProject/
├── Content/           # Project content
├── Plugins/           # Installed Convai plugins
├── Config/            # Configuration files
└── ConvaiEssentials/  # Downloaded dependencies and metadata