Unreal Engine 4.11 Unable to Create C++ Project

anonymous_user_4835793a · June 13, 2016, 8:24pm

When I try to create a new C++ Project, I get an error message which says the following:

An error occurred while trying to generate project files.

Running C:/Program Files (x86)/Epic Games/4.11/Engine/Binaries/DotNET/UnrealBuildTool.exe  -projectfiles -project="C:/Users/MyName/Documents/Unreal Projects/MyProject/MyProject.uproject" -game -progress -2015
Discovering modules, targets and source code for game...
Messages while compiling C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\4.11\Engine\Intermediate\Build\BuildRules\UE4Rules.dll:
error CS0042: Unexpected error creating debug information file 'c:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\4.11\Engine\Intermediate\Build\BuildRules\UE4Rules.PDB' -- 'Unspecified error '
UnrealBuildTool Exception: ERROR: UnrealBuildTool encountered an error while compiling source files

I have recently installed Unreal Engine on a new computer, and have not been able to get this to work at all on this computer. I suspect it may be something to do with my Visual Studio installation, but I have no idea what it could be. I have tried reinstalling everything several times, but nothing has changed. It would be great to be able to get back to my project on my new computer, any advice is welcome.

Thank you for your time

anonymous_user_537a337d · June 13, 2016, 9:03pm

When you setup Visual Studio did you include the Visual Studio Common Tools?

[EDIT]
Maybe this link can help:

anonymous_user_2b03d27c · June 21, 2016, 7:08pm

Hey Yaxlat-

Are you still having problems getting the engine to run on your new computer? If so, please let us know if the link provided helps. If you were able to fix the issue, please include the information that fixed it for you in case someone has this problem in the future and can find your solution here.

anonymous_user_2b03d27c · June 28, 2016, 5:25pm

Hey Yaxlat,

We have not heard back from you in a few days, so we are marking this post as Resolved for tracking purposes. If you are still experiencing the issue you reported, please respond to this message with additional information and we will follow up.

Cheers