Installing the Creator Kit
The Quarantine Zone Creator Kit is available only from the Epic Games Store (EGS). Install it from your Epic Games Launcher like any other EGS item. There is no other official download.
:::note Size The kit is about 153 GB (Windows shows ~143 GB). Make sure you have enough free disk space. :::
Starting the editor
Start the editor with Run_QZSim_Editor.bat from the kit folder. It opens the project QZSim\QZSim.uproject.
:::warning Do not double-click the .uproject file
Windows will ask you to pick an engine version and then fail with "This project does not have any source code". The kit ships no C++ source by design, so the .bat file is the only supported way to launch the editor.
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Folders you will use
| Folder | Purpose |
|---|---|
QZSim\Mods\ | Your mods during development. Mods in this folder are mounted automatically in the editor. |
<game folder>\QZSim\Modio\<ModName>\ | Where you unpack a packaged mod to test it in the game as a developer (not a way to distribute a mod). See Testing a mod. |