Unreal Engine Issues

UE-36368

Directional Stationary lighting does not shadow properly in 4.13

Directional Stationary lighting does not shadow properly in 4.13

Developer Notes

This issue has been closed as 'Won't Fix' due to an extended period of time without updates. If this issue is important to you please let us know by posting on the AnswerHub or UDN, and Epic will re-open the ticket for further review.

Description

This is in response to the reported bug from UDN, here:

https://udn.unrealengine.com/questions/313095/in-the-shadowdirectional-light-always-light-skelet.html

Steps to Reproduce
  • Create a new 3rd Person BP project
  • Create a large cube that covers up a portion of the sky for shadowing
  • Build lighting
  • Switch to Mobile Preview Rendering level or use Mobile Preview playback
  • Walk the character so that they should be halfway in shadow

In 4.12.5, this works, as shown below:

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In 4.13, you get the following:

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Note the lack of shadowing on the character.

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Won't Fix
ComponentUE - Platform - Mobile
Affects Versions4.13
CreatedSep 23, 2016
ResolvedMay 30, 2017
UpdatedSep 16, 2019