Unreal Engine Issues
Unreal Engine Issues
Importing FBX creates new materials when using the search materials import setting
UE - Editor - Content Pipeline - Import and Export - Nov 1, 2017There is an issue when importing FBX that creates new materials when using the search materials import setting. Instead of being able to use the material that is in the Base Material name, the textu ...
Volumetric fog does play nice with dynamic res
UE - Graphics Features - Jan 4, 2019Dynamic resolution dynamically changes the the size of the viewport in render targets. The thing is when the resolution changes: it is reprojecting previous frame that is stored in history render ta ...
Pose watches don't display correctly with compatible skeletons
UE - Runtime - Anim BP - Aug 19, 2022"Hello, we've found a quirk with ABP's pose watch and compatible skeletons. Same setup as above. We have skeleton A as the base and skeleton B as a compatible skeleton. They both share similar hiera ...
Disabling DFAO prevents landscape from contributing to Lumen scene
UE - Graphics Tools - Terrain - Landscape - Oct 10, 2023From licensee: We disabled DFAO on our project (using r.DistanceFieldAO 0) to replace it with Lumen occlusion, as the combination of both was creating dark blobs under bushes and grass. However, we ...
The hierarchy of Actors in LevelInstances can break when using BPs as parent
UE - Engine Scaling - Streaming - Level Instances - Feb 18, 2026The hierarchy of a LevelInstance actors (Outliner) will break when cooking. The source is the call to AActor::RerunConstructionScripts in FWorldPartitionLevelHelper::MoveExternalActorsToLevel. The ...
[Mobile/Forward Rendering] PlanarReflection does not work when the reflection plane faces certain directions
UE - Platform - Mobile - Systems - Sep 24, 2025Note: This repros on 4.27 and all 5.x versions. When using the mobile renderer and/or forward shading, Planar Reflection will simply not work if the reflection plane normal has components that add ...
Issues changing physics properties on destructible meshes
UE - Simulation - Physics - Destruction - Oct 15, 2015Numerous issues when manipulating destructibles. 1) Changing collision response pre-fracture will not affect chunks post-fracture 2) Changing collisions response pre-fracture will prevent damage f ...
Playing sequences in reverse snaps after sequence has first ran
UE - Anim - Sequencer - Dec 29, 2016I first came across this bug when I was working with Actor Sequences and noticed that the door I had opening would snap back when I tried to close it. Later I discovered that the issue was with play ...
USkinnedMeshComponent::FindClosestBone does not respect bRequirePhysicsAsset parameter
OLD - Anim - Mar 20, 2017A licensee has reported that the USkinnedMeshComponent::FindClosestBone function does not respect the bRequiresPhysicsAsset parameter, resulting in the bone returning bones that are not part of the ...
SceneCaptureComponent2D 'Primitive Render Mode' Always Selects Legacy Option
UE - Graphics Features - Nov 9, 2017When using SceneCapture2D and trying to edit the "Primitive Render Mode" (found in Details panel, Scene Capture) you can select the "Render Scene Primitives (Legacy)" and the "Use ShowOnly List" opt ...