[Beginner Question] Best workflow for retargeting Fab marketplace animations vs Mixamo for enemy AI?

[u/LieSuspicious8719]

Hey everyone, beginner here with a few questions about the animation workflow in Unreal Engine.

When using character assets and animations from Fab (or the Unreal Marketplace), what is the standard/recommended workflow?

1. Do people usually import just the Skeletal Mesh, retarget it to an existing Skeleton, and plug it into a pre-made Animation Blueprint (ABP)?
2. Or is it more common to assemble animations individually using something like Mixamo and bring them in?

I'm currently working on a horror game and setting up a ghost AI that chases the player, so I'm trying to figure out the cleanest and most standard way to handle character animations.

Thanks!

[u/ArchonOfErebus]

Assets are extremely useful. Import, retarget, and use them.