Unreal Engine Issues
Unreal Engine Issues
Insufficient precision of Decode71 function
UE - Rendering Architecture - Shaders - Jun 5, 2025Encode71 and Decode71 in DeferredShadingCommon.ush are functions that convert 8-bit values to 7-bit values and mask values, and licensees have reported that the accuracy is insufficient when usi ...
Niagara mesh particles invalidate lighting when "Cast Shadow" is enabled with Hardware Ray Tracing enabled
UE - Graphics Features - Lumen - Jun 24, 2025Lumen HWRT, combined with Niagara Mesh Renderer, can cause the Lumen Scene to be reset, resulting in a sudden change to indirect lighting. ...
CPU Lightmass generates different lighting results on a landscape if executed via a commandlet vs through the editor
UE - Graphics Features - Jul 3, 2025Building lighting via commandlet and via editor are giving different results. To prevent one method from polluting the other via Swarm cache, the cache needs to be cleared in between tests. ...
DistanceToNearestSurface node does not work when r.DistanceFieldAO is disabled
UE - Rendering Architecture - Materials - Jul 16, 2025The problem seems to be that the bUsesGlobalDistanceField flag in the ShouldPrepareGlobalDistanceField() function checks for usage on the material, but it doesn't seem to take effect. The material u ...
Rect Light not rendered correctly when using Virtual Texture as source texture
UE - Graphics Features - Aug 14, 2025Licensees have reported that this issue occurs when rendering from the command line: Rectangular lights with virtual textures do not render when you run the "Render (Remote)" button in the Editor, a ...
MRQ rendering crashes when there is an empty audio track
UE - Virtual Production - Tools - MRQ - Aug 25, 2025Hovering items at bottom right of Content Browser does not display tooltip and causes cursor flicker
UE - Editor - Applied Usability - Sep 17, 2025When hovering over items located at the bottom right corner of the Content Browser while the Editor is maximized, the tooltip is not displayed. It seems that the tooltip would extend beyond the edge ...
Skylight Leaking Tint in Reflection
UE - Graphics Features - Oct 10, 2025From 5.6 onwards, Skylight Leaking is much stronger in reflections than in the world. Also tested on //UE5/Release-5.6, CL 45232827 ...
World-Space widgets don't cast whadows when using VSM
UE - Graphics Features - Shadows - Oct 29, 2025When using Virtual Shadow Maps (VSM), widgets placed in world space do not cast any shadows. The same widgets correctly cast shadows when the Shadow Method is set to Shadow Maps instead of VSM. ...
Patterns On Landscape Spline Normals
UE - Graphics Tools - Terrain - Oct 31, 2025On higher-density Landscapes, Landscape Splines can lead to patterned artifacts in the geometry normals. Also tested on //UE/Release-5.6, CL:45232827 ...