Unreal Engine Issues
Unreal Engine Issues
The DefaultSceneRoot's tooltip claims adding a new scene component will automatically replace it as the new root, but this is no longer true
UE - Gameplay - Components - Jun 24, 2015The DefaultSceneRoot's tooltip claims, "Adding a new scene component will automatically replace it as the new root", but this is no longer true in 4.8 and 4.9. Instead, the DefaultSceneRoot remains ...
Static code functions cause associated blueprints to not compile after a hot reload
UE - Foundation - Cpp Tools - Hot Reload - Oct 14, 2016If a function inside a BlueprintFunctionLibrary class is declared as static, instances of the function node inside blueprints cause the blueprint to not save after a hot reload. This does not affec ...
Creating a Second Strategy Game Project with the Default Name Doesn't Update References in Code
Tools - Dec 1, 2015Creating a second Strategy Game project, and leaving it as the default name (StrategyGame2) will prevent it from being compiled. The compile fails because the files are not properly renamed to match ...
FBXImportAsset Data is lost on project restart when changing any Build Settings
UE - Editor - Content Pipeline - Import and Export - Jul 27, 2015After importing a Static Mesh, if you alter any build settings and apply changes, on the next opening of the Project you will not be able to reimport the asset changed. You will have to retarget th ...
Project debug symbols are no longer included in crash reporter callstacks.
UE - Foundation - Core - Jun 15, 2015Project debug symbols are not appearing in crash reports in 4.8. In 4.7.6, these symbols would be included in the crash reports, but in 4.8 these lines have no information other than the project nam ...
Editor crash when enabling Distance Field AO Visualization in the Forward Renderer
UE - Graphics Features - Jan 9, 2017When forward rendering is enabled along with Mesh Distance Fields if you go to visualize Distance Field AO in the main viewport the editor will crash. This only affects the Forward Render and works ...
Black artifacts when navigating viewport
UE - Graphics Features - Apr 18, 2017When navigating the viewport, placed actors can leave a "black shadow" as the camera viewpoint changes. The artifacting remains until "Game view" or wireframe mode is activated. This only occurs i ...
World Outliner selection does not update transform widget location during play
Tools - May 23, 2017World Outliner selection does not update transform widget location during play. This issue can be easily fixed simply by reselecting the object, this issue only affects the first time the object is ...
Point Lights Y-Axis Rotation Changed from 4.18 to 4.19
UE - Graphics Features - Jun 6, 2018Possibly related to [Link Removed]. This affects Static, Stationary, and Movable point lights when upgrading a project from 4.18 to 4.19.2 or Main (tested in CL 4101872). If you click the "Reset to ...
Crash using VisualizeTexture command with texture id
UE - Graphics Features - Jul 1, 2019Crash always occurs when executing Visualize Texture Command with Texture id. Looks like GVisualizeTexture.Mode doesn't affect correctly. Workaround: VisualizeTexturePresent.cpp FVisualizeText ...