Duplicating a Function Containing Add Child Actor Component Causes Changes Made to the Duplicate to be Saved to the Original

UE - Gameplay - Blueprint - Nov 9, 2015

When you create a function containing an Add Child Actor Component node, duplicate that function, and then change the Child Actor Class option in the duplicate, the changes are also saved to the ori ...

Execute Console Command r.SetRes Fullscreen breaks Dynamic Skylights when tied to Event BeginPlay

UE - Graphics Features - Apr 6, 2017

Using the Execute Console Command 'r.SetRes 1920x1080f' directly with an Event BeginPlay node within blueprints, any Stationary/Movable Skylighting information is no longer visible. A simple workar ...

[CrashReport] UObjectBaseUtility::GetOutermost | FArchiveInvalidateTransientRefs::operator<<

UE - Gameplay - Blueprint - Sep 7, 2017

This is a somewhat common crash affecting users in 4.17. They have not provided any descriptions of their actions when the crash occurred. Source Context 110 /** 111 * Walks up ...

Static mesh's material slot's cast shadow does not require a build of StaticLight

UE - Graphics Features - Dec 7, 2017

If static mesh's material slot's cast shadow is changed, UE4 does not show "LIGHTING NEEDS TO BE REBUILT". I solved it with the following fixes. StaticMeshEditorTools.cpp void FMeshSectionSettin ...

Nativizing actor does not destroy component with construction script.

UE - Gameplay - Blueprint Compiler - Nov 19, 2018

Running destroy component with construction script placed on level blueprint does not destroy component when it is nativized. It works correctly with PIE and Not Nativize. Also, if the actor that wa ...

Crash when a nested widget is set to "Force Slow Construction Path"

UE - Editor - UI Systems - May 25, 2018

Does not occur if the root widget also disables the fast path. As a result, the current workaround is to ensure that the fast construction path is also disabled on the parent widget by making sure ...

Source Control: Perforce Branch History is Parsed Incorrectly

Tools - Sep 26, 2016

Several issues have been reported within the ParseHistoryResults method from PerforceSourceControlOperations: 1. Any Records that share the same filename will only display the last record with that ...

Unnecessary files in Perforce Depot

Several unnecessary files seem to have found their way into the Perforce depot and need to be cleaned up. Affected files:Engine/Documentation/Source/Engine/Matinee/HowTo/MHT_3/Images/MHT#_Drag_In_C ...

Skewed Rotation values from camera actors in print string

UE - Gameplay - Sep 25, 2017

When using the camera actor and modifying the rotation values, the values made in the print string do not seem to match the actual values of the camera's rotation. The values appear to be close, but ...

[CrashReport] UE4Editor_Foliage!AInstancedFoliageActor::PreEditUndo() [instancedfoliage.cpp:2296]

UE - World Creation - Worldbuilding Tools - Foliage - Dec 1, 2017

This is a common 4.18 crash. Users have not provided any description of their actions when the crash occurred. Source Context 2286 void AInstancedFoliageActor::PreEditUndo() 2287 { ...