Initializing custom Component on Actor in constructor causes odd hierarchy and details panel issues

UE - Gameplay - Blueprint - Feb 19, 2019

When testing with a simple setup, as follows: MySceneComponent has a UProperty(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly) of a USphereComponent pointer, initiated in the Constructor AMyActor has a UProper ...

Updating Material does not update platform stats in derived Instance

UE - Rendering Architecture - Materials - Nov 26, 2024

It would seem that updating a material does not update the associated platform stats in a material instance editor, only the parameters. Can workaround by manually invoking shader compile in the ma ...

MakeArray wildcard node gives a compilation error when being used in a Blueprint Macro.

UE - Framework - Blueprint - Dec 19, 2024

There is an error with the SmartMacroInterface, where you can't use an empty wildcard "Make Array" node. This error makes the blueprint not compile and the macro unusable. Disabling the bUseSimpleWi ...

Cannot set array elements from an array that is contained within a struct

UE - Gameplay - Blueprint - Aug 26, 2015

Cannot set array elements from an array that is contained within a struct User Description: Setup: Array of structures "StructureA". In StructureA, array of integers/strings/whatever. Result: Can' ...

Unable to change/edit elements of Blueprint instances of Actor Component set UObject arrays

UE - Gameplay - Components - Nov 20, 2016

When an array of custom UObjects is defined in an actor component class, blueprint instances of the component class cannot update the array elements. Array elements only update inside the blueprint ...

If something is blocking the One File Per Actor file, you can delete the actor inside Unreal, but the file won't be deleted and will reappear after the map is reloaded.

UE - World Creation - Worldbuilding Tools - OFPA - Nov 14, 2022

Licensee:Artist reported removed actors reappearing I suspect that file got loaded by something and tested what going to happen if you open a file for read I used python to test lock_file = R'C ...

Asset Manager settings that worked in 4.26 now have extra invisible broken types

UE - Foundation - Data Pipeline - Cooker - Sep 23, 2021

For 4.27/5.0 (as part of [Link Removed]) we changed the asset manager's settings to be a key-indexed config array which gives more safety with removing entries via the UI. However, this actually bro ...

Landscapes cause Vulkan crash related to GRHISupportsAttachmentVariableRateShading

UE - Rendering Architecture - RHI - Nov 7, 2022

Binary (Installed Build)//UE5/Release-5.1 @CL22986940 I encountered this same crash when creating a landscape twice, but was not able to consistently reproduce it with those steps. I figured out th ...

Sequencer: No preview animation shown without an animation track

UE - Anim - Sequencer - Apr 2, 2019

From User: "Sequencer: When using an animBP there's no animation at all (preview) without an animation in the animation track. Strangely enough the animation BP starts running if you add any animat ...

Foliage lightmaps for LODs does not look correct

UE - World Creation - Worldbuilding Tools - Foliage - Jun 21, 2016

When using the foliage tool with any mesh that has a LOD the lightmap generates artifacts for the instance. The base LOD will have correct looking lightmaps, however when pulling back and seeing the ...