Enabling Wireframe Mode along with HDR (EyeAdaptation) Visualization crashes the Editor

UE - Graphics Features - May 29, 2025

In the Viewport, enabling Wireframe Mode (ALT+2) along with HDR (EyeAdaptation) Visualization crashes the Editor. I've tested different versions and this issue is not present on 5.0, but it reproduc ...

GPU Lightmass no longer works with cascaded shadow maps

UE - Graphics Features - May 29, 2025

Since Unreal Engine 5.5 stationary lights have stopped working with GPU Lightmass when using Cascaded Shadow Maps. With Virtual Shadow Maps enabled on the project, GPU Lightmass works. This issue d ...

PlayMontages can break after binding an actor with an AnimInstance inside a LevelSeuqence.

UE - Anim - Sequencer - May 28, 2025

When an Animation Sequence is overridden by a LevelSequence, and later reverts to its original animation state, the AnimInstance fails to properly reinitialize. This prevents subsequent animation lo ...

VSM SMRT SamplesPerRay CVars behave differently if groom assets are present leading to a potential full-scene shadow

UE - Graphics Features - May 28, 2025

When a groom is present, setting any SamplesPerRay SMRT CVar to zero results in an unexpected complete shadow projected from the light. ProjectLight() in VirtualShadowMapProjection.usf has addition ...

Unexpected Collision Response When Nesting Primitive Components with auto-weld enabled and physics disabled on children. The root primitive falls through floor even though it is set to block all.

UE - Simulation - Physics - May 27, 2025

Context Auto-weld makes it so if a child is attached to a parent, the two bodies will be joined into a single rigid body. Physic settings like collision profile and body settings are determined by t ...

Keyboard Shortcuts don't work on the Outliner Window if it is detached from the Main Window

UE - Editor - Workflow Systems - May 27, 2025

Keyboard Shortcuts don't work on the Outliner Window if it is detached from the Main Window. As described in Steps To Reproduce, as soon as the Outliner Window is detached from the Main Window, most ...

UAnimSingleNodeInstance doesn't sample notifies on montage animation tracks

UE - Anim - Gameplay - May 27, 2025

Notifies that are placed on animations referenced by montages aren't triggered when using the UAnimSingleNodeInstance to play back the montage. This is because - unlike on UAnimComposite - there is ...

Rendering of a Text Widget with Outline does not track LayerId correctly

UE - Editor - UI Systems - May 27, 2025

Text widget with Outline uses 2 LayerId levels to draw the outline and the text glyphs. This can be seen in function FSlateElementBatcher::AddShapedTextElement(), where lambda BuildFontGeometry() is ...

Virtual Shadow Maps on Spot Lights cause a blocky presentation similar to an incorrect mip level

UE - Graphics Features - Shadows - May 26, 2025

Spot Lights may present with very blocky shadow artefacts when a long attentuation radius is provided with a small cone angle. In extreme cases, this causes the VSMs to invalidate every frame. Notab ...

World Source in Take Recorder does not record auto-tracked actors properly

UE - Virtual Production - Tools - Take Recorder - May 23, 2025

The Take Recorder plugin allows for multiple sources to be recorded during gameplay. The World Source is expected to record everything in the level when the Autotrack Actors option is enabled. Once ...