Thank you so much for posting this solution! Finally got it working. For others who may have same problem, it's also worth noting that, after creating the folder and json as noted above, when Redspirrit above says 'make sure version in xml matches package version in json', it specifically means to ensure that the 'package_version' in the json matches the 'minimumPackageVersion' in the XML. Also, after doing this, when you spawn at the gate you still won't get an active VGDS until you Shift+V and find your gate in the list, then press enter.