Map actor reconstruction does not reattach external non-root components

UE - Framework - Components - Jan 17, 2024

For two map placed actors, if one actor B's non root component is attached to another actor A, the attachment is not retained when actor A reruns its construction script, such as when moving actor A ...

When importing static mesh using interchange and collision is generated, the asset does not have Collision Generated set to true

UE - Editor - Content Pipeline - Import and Export - May 19, 2025

Context: The Interchange Framework is Unreal Engine's import and export framework. When importing a mesh without collision, collision can be auto-generated. Problem: The problem is when importing s ...

Water tiles flicker in and out of visibility with instanced stereo enabled.

UE - Graphics Features - Jun 16, 2025

Water tiles flicker in and out of visibility when playing in VR with instanced stereo enabled. Requires instanced stereo rendering to be enabled (does not require forward shading to be enabled) Must ...

Actors re-scale to original size when attached to other actors

UE - Gameplay - Nov 21, 2014

Actors rescale to their original size when placed in level then attached to another actor. ...

Increment and decrement nodes return the incorrect value

UE - Gameplay - Blueprint - Jun 23, 2015

Increment and decrement nodes return the incorrect value User Description: Getting the result of the Increment Macro seems to be incrementing the variable twice. Very confusing. Is this normal? ...

If PIE is paused using the 'Pause key', the Pause or Resume buttons on the toolbar will no longer start PIE

Tools - Feb 5, 2015

If PIE is paused using the 'Pause key', the Pause or Resume buttons on the toolbar will no longer start PIE. You have to make sure that the icon is toggled to Pause, select the viewport, and then p ...

LIVE: Setting sg.EffectsQuality between values will reset Destructible meshes if they have fractured

UE - Simulation - Physics - Destruction - Nov 14, 2014

DESCRIPTION: Using the command line sg.EffectsQuality and setting a value will reset a destructible mesh if it has already been fractured. AH Post: https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/12850 ...

Changing code based component category causes component to become ineditable in blueprints

UE - Gameplay - Blueprint - Mar 27, 2015

When a component written in code has it's category setting changed in blueprint the rest of the details for that component will not be editable once the component is deselected and reselected. ...

Switch on custom enum causes compilation errors after Hot Reload

UE - Foundation - Core - Sep 28, 2015

If the project is hot reloaded while a Switch on Enum is inside of a blueprint which is switching on a custom enum, the switch will become corrupted. It changes the 'selection' pin to take a Byte pa ...

Random Number Generated in Constructor Returning Different Value on Begin Play

UE - Gameplay - Jan 13, 2016

When generating a random number using FMath::RandHelper() in the constructor of an actor, attempting to print that same number on BeginPlay returns a different value than the constructor. However, ...