Asset References for Game Creator 2

Asset References gives a Game Creator 2 project a central repository of project assets identified by stable, readable IDs. It supports Direct references, optional Addressables-backed Streamed references, typed selectors, metadata, validation, usage scanning, visual scripting, and a C# runtime facade.

Start here

Installation

Check the documented requirements, import boundary, and optional Addressables dependency. Open Installation

Getting Started

Register a Direct asset, select it from Game Creator 2, and validate the repository. Open Getting Started

Core Concepts

Understand stable IDs, Direct and Streamed modes, enabled state, metadata, and runtime resolution. Open Core Concepts

Examples

Review Direct and Streamed assets, prefab spawning, variables, scenes, and resolve-to-variable workflows. Open Examples

C# API

Review the documented lookup, streaming, event, and variable-helper APIs. Open the C# API

Troubleshooting

Diagnose selectors, resolution, duplicate IDs, build inclusion, memory, and Streamed entries. Open Troubleshooting

Documented capabilities

Area	Documented capabilities
Central repository	Registered assets, stable IDs, metadata, filters, validation, and usage scanning.
Direct and Streamed mode	Serialized references by default and optional Addressables-backed loading.
Typed selectors	Game Creator fields that show compatible registered asset types.
Game Creator integration	Properties, Instructions, Conditions, Events, and name variables.
Runtime API	Typed lookup, async loading, preload, release, events, and cache rebuilding.
Maintenance tools	Duplicate, missing-asset, type, usage, and streamed-metadata checks.

Typical workflow

1. Open Game Creator Settings > Asset References.
2. Select a project asset and use Add Asset Reference in the Inspector.
3. Confirm its generated Reference ID and optional metadata.
4. In a supported Game Creator property, choose Asset References/Asset Reference.
5. Select the registered reference from the type-filtered selector.
6. Run Validate after content changes and before builds.

Reference and support

• Reference Entries describes each stored field and its runtime role.
• Database Manager covers the toolbar, filters, Global Config, and runtime debugger.
• Register and Select covers Inspector and Project-window registration, Manual ID values, and selector behavior.
• Streaming and Addressables covers policies, synchronization, and debugging.
• Visual Scripting preserves the documented Instructions, Conditions, and Events.
• Properties and Variables lists supported property sources and name-variable behavior.
• Validation and Usage covers repository health and serialized usage scans.
• Best Practices provides reusable authoring and maintenance patterns.
• Changelog contains the documented release history, and Support explains how to prepare an issue report.