Crash when removing and re-adding instances to an InstancedStaticMeshComponent with PerInstanceCustomData.

UE - World Creation - Worldbuilding Tools - Jan 22, 2026

When using an InstancedStaticMeshComponent with PerInstanceCustomData, the number of float elements in the "Custom Data" array should always be equal to NumCustomDataFloats multiplied by the number ...

Niagara: MeshParameterBinding property of the StaticMeshLocation module does not accept binding to parameters of type StaticMesh.

UE - Niagara - Jan 22, 2026

On the details panel of the StaticMeshLocation module, when expanding the dropdown of the MeshParameterBinding property, user parameters of type StaticMesh don't show up (only those of type "Object" ...

Rotated RetainerWidget does not account for rotation during hit testing

UE - Editor - UI Systems - Jan 21, 2026

Hit testing for widgets contained within a RetainerWidget does not correctly account for rotation applied via render transforms . While the content renders with the expected rotation, hover and clic ...

When Constrain Aspect Ratio is enabled, the display position of DrawDebug rendering becomes misaligned

UE - Editor - Developer Usability - Jan 21, 2026

Display DrawDebugSphere at the DefaultPawn's positionSet bConstrainAspectRatio=true on the DefaultPawn's CameraComponent Setting bConstrainAspectRatio=true in CameraComponent causes DrawDebug renderi ...

Sequencer: Camera blends restore to incorrect view target after Keep State

UE - Anim - Sequencer - Jan 20, 2026

When a Level Sequence’s Camera Cut track with When Finished = Keep State is played, the “original state” is persisted into the PreAnimatedStorage array inside FPreAnimatedCameraCutStorage. From the ...

[Enhanced Input] The action instance data is incorrectly reset when you call "Add mapping context" on the same mapping multiple times

UE - Gameplay - Input - Jan 16, 2026

This is somewhat related to [Link Removed] Closed and was brought up by a [Link Removed] Setting the CVar input.bRespectIM ...

Clearcoat material behaves differently between 5.5 and 5.7

UE - Rendering - Graphics Features - Jan 16, 2026

Starting with Unreal Engine 5.7, specular reflections on clearcoat Materials are less pronounced. Unreal Engine 5.5 tests performed on //UE5/Release-5.5/, CL: 41545209 ...

FMovieSceneSkeletalAnimationParams::MapTimeToAnimation returns the wrong value if InFrameRate is not the Tick Resolution

UE - Anim - Sequencer - Jan 16, 2026

FMovieSceneSkeletalAnimationParams::MapTimeToAnimation takes in an FFrameTime and FFrameRate and is supposed to tell you which frame of animation that evaluates to, when accounting for looping, play ...

Editor ensure in USceneComponent::OnComponentDestroyed during Blueprint compilation GC

UE - Framework - Components - Jan 15, 2026

An editor-only ensure can trigger during BP compilation when garbage collection cleans up transient components created as part of component replacement. During recompilation, old component instances ...

'Hide Unconnected Pins' Button in the Blueprint Node Details Panel Disconnects SubPins with Connections

UE - Framework - Blueprint - Jan 14, 2026

Given a get node with a struct output, if "Split Struct Pin" is used on the struct and one of that struct's outputs are connected to another node, it does not count as a used pin when the base get n ...