> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://qwertystudio.gitbook.io/massive-village/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://qwertystudio.gitbook.io/massive-village/customization/data-assets-5.5.md). # Data Assets (5.5) Data assets are files containing information like which mesh to use, the scales, transform, etc... In the demo, they are all placed under CalystoVillage/Data/DataAsset. For example inside the folder Building you can open DA\_BuildingPOI\_Red and it will look like this.

In this example, you can see in the top right that the data asset is of type PDA\_Building. So like the name says, it is for the buildings. You will create (or duplicate) this to create your new list of houses to use and then add it to your new village. Since 5.5, Calysto Village now spawn what I call "Place of Interest" (POI). Those are mostly level instances that PCG can edit on each spawning using a tag system. Here the multiple types of data assets * PDA\_BuildingPOI * PDA\_VillageObject * PDA\_VillageActor * PDA\_Vegetation Note that the data asset can be placed anywhere in your project. ### Creating a building data asset Let's create our first building asset. 1. Right-click in the content browser 2. Type data asset 3. Click on PDA\_BuildingPOI to create a new one 4. Then name it to fit the building type You can also duplicate the demo building data asset.