Escape Asset Helper (GitHub)
Library / Codebase Intermediate
James Marland
Proposed by Jan Mróz
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Escape Asset Helper is an open-source Unreal Engine 5.6 C++ plugin by James Marland for Project UMBRAE. It hooks asset import to enforce naming conventions, run configurable validation rules, show Content Browser status overlays, and optionally block source-control submits that fail checks.
Intermediate pipeline programmers and technical artists use it as a reference for import hooks and studio hygiene without adopting Epic's full Data Validation stack.
Source and documentation live on GitHub at the linked repository.
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