Curve Atlas Row Parameter uses derivative ops when Texture Sample connected to curveTime input

UE - Rendering - Architecture - Materials - May 1, 2026

When a Curve Atlas Row Parameter node is used with a Texture Sampler connected to the curve time input, the sample type uses derivative ops. This has negative performance implications for Nanite co ...

Blueprints: ComponentClass override causes crash on loading maps with instances saved with base class

UE - Framework - Blueprint - May 1, 2026

Context In actor blueprints, you can change an inherited component’s class in the editor by selecting it in a child blueprint and changing its Component Class in the Details panel. Problem When o ...

Crash in FNiagaraEditorModule::PrecompileDuplicate() — null deref of Handle.GetEmitterData() in third "finish off the emitters" loop

UE - Niagara - Apr 30, 2026

Crash / null pointer dereference in FNiagaraEditorModule::PrecompileDuplicate(). File: Engine/Plugins/FX/Niagara/Source/NiagaraEditor/Private/NiagaraCompiler.cpp Function: FNiagaraEditorModule::Pre ...

Open Formats: Interchange Import Runtime - Interchange ImportAssetAsync runtime GLB import — materials, textures, tangents, and shaders non-functional in packaged builds (6 issues, UE 5.7.4)

UE - Editor - Open File Formats - Apr 30, 2026

Description* We are using Interchange's `UInterchangeManager::ImportAssetAsync()` to import GLB files at runtime in a packaged (Shipping) application. The orchestration layer (`ImportInternal` in `In ...

GetStaticComponentMaskParameterValue returns the value for Static Switch Parameter

UE - Rendering - Architecture - Materials - Apr 24, 2026

UMaterialInterface::GetStaticComponentMaskParameterValue gets the parameter value from the static switch list instead of from the StaticComponentMask list GitHub branch 5.8 still looks to have this ...

Megalights support for anisotropic materials

UE - Rendering - Graphics Features - Lumen - Apr 14, 2026

A licensee noticed that SUPPORTS_ANISOTROPIC_MATERIALS is not passed to FShadeLightSamplesCS::ModifyCompilationEnvironment for MegaLights ShadeLightSampleCS. Adding it fixes the issue. ...

CharacterMovementComponent boosted upward when falling into acute-angle sloped corner

UE - Gameplay - Player Movement - Apr 14, 2026

In UCharacterMovementComponent::TwoWallAdjust, characters can gain unintended upward velocity (slope boosting) when hitting corners with an acute angle (<=90 degrees) while in the Falling movement m ...

Raytraced Hair Lighting using Light Functions atlas and positions the Light function material doesn't render correctly

UE - Rendering - Graphics Features - Apr 9, 2026

Light functions don’t render on grooms when using ray traced shadows and positions in the light function material. The setup:A light (point/rect/spot) pointing to a groom hair system. The light's ...

Double to float conversions of time in renderer causes precision issues

UE - Rendering - Architecture - Materials - Apr 8, 2026

In game sessions when the value for world time becomes large enough we start running into floating point precision issues. These issues can easily be seen in materials which do periodic animation b ...