Changing Levels Does't Clear Global DistanceField

UE - Graphics Features - Dec 5, 2018

In a packaged game or standalone, if you change map with DFAO enabled the previous DFAO will still be visible. This does not occur in PIE. Found in 4.19 CL# 4033788, 4.20 CL# 4369336, 4.21 CL# 4613 ...

Packaged C++ Project Fatal Error on Startup When Spawning Niagara System Via a Character Blueprint

UE - Niagara - Jan 7, 2019

Using the system blueprint node in the character blueprint will cause the packaged game to give a fatal error when running the executable. This only occurs when in a C++ project. Found in 4.20 CL# ...

UWorld::CleanupWorld causes issues with sublevels when changing maps after building lighting

Tools - Mar 1, 2019

A licensee has reported that UWorld::CleanupWorld is causing issues with assets in Sublevels if you build lighting on the parent level, save all of the maps, and then change to another level. The as ...

Dynamically Created Render Target Does Not Work in Packaged Project

UE - Graphics Features - Mar 27, 2019

Dynamically created render targets do not work as expected when packaged for windows. If it is replaced with a static render target, it works fine. Found in 4.20 CL# 4369336, 4.21 CL# 4753647, 4.22 ...

Foliage and Static Mesh Actor Distance Field Shadows Incorrect after Manually Shifting World Origin to New Location

UE - World Creation - Worldbuilding Tools - Foliage - Apr 19, 2019

Foliage and static mesh actor distance field shadows incorrect after manually shifting world origin to new location. Found in 4.20 CL# 4369336, 4.21 CL# 4753647, 4.22 CL# 5660361, 4.23 CL# 5974510 ...

Niagara GPU particles will always have a lifetime of one second if they use a Collision Module

UE - Niagara - May 2, 2019

GPU Particles will always have a lifetime of one second when using a collision module. This is a result of an issue with how off screen timing is handled. GPU particles that are off screen should on ...

Crash when duplicating the Child Actor Component class

UE - Gameplay - Components - Jun 3, 2019

Creating a blueprint class with a child actor component and setting its actor class to Point Light, then copying and pasting it causes the editor to crash. Tested in 4.21.2 (CL - 4753647), 4.22.1 ...

Previous Tangent Recalc` and Size by Life misbehave at low FPS

UE - Niagara - Jun 18, 2019

At low FPS particle systems with "Previous Tangent Recalculation" enabled in the Ribbon Data result in messy mesh generation. Found in 4.21 CL# 4753647, 4.22 CL# 6574378, 4.23 CL# 6925347, and 4.24 ...

The default scene root of an blueprint actor is not removed after adding a static mesh component via C++ until after restarting the project

UE - Gameplay - Jun 27, 2019

The default scene root of an blueprint actor is not removed after adding a static mesh component via C++ until after restarting the project (or reloading the blueprint asset) Found in 4.22 CL#70536 ...

Editor Crashes when Isolating a Material Element on Skeletal Meshes with Ray Tracing Enabled

UE - Graphics Features - Lumen - Jul 3, 2019

With ray tracing turned on, clicking on the isolate material option next to a material slot on a skeletal mesh with more than one material slot, causes the editor to crash. Found in 4.22 CL# 7053647 ...