Unreal Engine Issues
Unreal Engine Issues
Adding a custom plugin to a code project that is in the root location of a drive will result in an error stating that the plugin was found in two locations
UE - Foundation - Cpp Tools - Plugin System - Nov 25, 2016Creating a new custom plugin in the root location of a drive results in the project being unable to open or build. An error message appears that states that the plugin was found in two locations, an ...
[CrashReport] UE4Editor-MetalRHI.dylib!FMetalDeviceContext::CreateDeviceContext()
UE - Graphics Features - Feb 10, 2017Error message: SEGV_MAPERR at 0x3 Source Context: Most recent user affected CL: 3249277 Logs: [Link Removed] [Link Removed] [Link Removed] [Link Removed] CrashReporter User Descriptions:Just i ...
Crash on play if a BP uses a ClearInstances node followed by an AddInstance node
UE - Graphics Features - Jul 21, 2017Crash on play if a BP manipulates a InstancedStaticMeshComponent by using a ClearInstances node followed by an AddInstance node. This is a blocker for the licensee. This is a regression: Working ...
Crash in FUniformExpressionSet::FillUniformBuffer trying access deleted UTextureCollection
UE - Rendering Architecture - May 30, 2025Crash in FUniformExpressionSet::FillUniformBuffer trying access deleted UTextureCollection (Experimental in 5.6). The licensee describes their crash, their analysis, and a proposed fix: This crash ...
Initializing custom Component on Actor in constructor causes odd hierarchy and details panel issues
UE - Gameplay - Blueprint - Feb 19, 2019When testing with a simple setup, as follows: MySceneComponent has a UProperty(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly) of a USphereComponent pointer, initiated in the Constructor AMyActor has a UProper ...
Focus mode in the Editor does not handle Actors without PrimitiveComponent correctly, treating them as if they were at the origin (0,0,0), skewing the camera placement.
UE - World Creation - Worldbuilding Tools - Nov 18, 2024Focus mode in the Editor does not handle Actors without PrimitiveComponent correctly, treating them as if they were at the origin (0,0,0), skewing the camera placement. Some Actors like the WorldDat ...
Updating Material does not update platform stats in derived Instance
UE - Rendering Architecture - Materials - Nov 26, 2024It would seem that updating a material does not update the associated platform stats in a material instance editor, only the parameters. Can workaround by manually invoking shader compile in the ma ...
UMG widget callbacks do not set PIE context in editor
UE - Editor - UI Systems - May 21, 2018This is from a UDN post. Several gameplay functions, such as level streaming and SoftObjectPtr resolution, depend on the GPlayInEditorID being set when that code is executed in PIE in the editor. T ...
The light in the Blueprint Editor's Preview Scene does not respond to any lighting channel but 0.
UE - Framework - Blueprint Editor - Jun 28, 2024In the Blueprint Editor, Primitive Components can be configured to respond to Lighting Channels 0, 1, and/or 2. However, if channel 0 is disabled (even with another one enabled), the Preview Actor's ...
HLOD generated proxy doesn't create or assign target lightmap coordinate index any longer
UE - World Creation - Worldbuilding Tools - HLOD - Sep 6, 2016There are instances where HLODs will either generate a lightmap but not assign it to the correct Lightmap Coordinate index from the target lightmap setting in the HLOD outliner or the Lightmap will ...