UDK maps packages and level file saves

4evra

so,i entered the non ending loop of hell in UDK.
Probbably due to mine unexperience in it.


Problem:
I get in,create new lvl.I import my meshes,textures,i create materials,place meshes into the 'world' and texture them correctly.F8 works,everything works.

Then,i want to save it so i can continue later.
I go save level file,i save it,then i check all packages that are offered for my save and save them too.

I quit UDK,i enter it again,i get an default empty scene,and in contents browser i can see my packages containing the textures,materials and other stuff i put there previously.
ANd i can import those all over again into the default world.

BUT,i load my level which i saved previously,and hell breaks loose.If i try to run a F8 test,it gives me some error that it cant save package maps due to external graph link.And it just keeps me in loop there.
I try to save that external stuff manually from cont browser,but i doesnt allow me to do it from there.

What the heck? : D

passerby

save all your upk files into the udk content folder.

which on a default install is in UDKGame/Content

4evra

Ok.Thanks.

So,there is no way to get around that default folder,no way for UDk to somehow link the location of the level file to packages files?

ambershee

UDK looks in a predefined directory for your content; so you should keep it in there.

passerby

in the ini's it is possible to setup other content directories, but it is just hassle for no gain, so just use the existing default content directory,