Cannot specify custom window positions in "windowed mode" for packaged games

Tools - Nov 30, 2017

There is an issue where you cannot specify a specific location for a windowed packaged game when using a command line to open the project, the project will move to that position for a brief moment b ...

Static mesh's material slot's cast shadow does not require a build of StaticLight

UE - Graphics Features - Dec 7, 2017

If static mesh's material slot's cast shadow is changed, UE4 does not show "LIGHTING NEEDS TO BE REBUILT". I solved it with the following fixes. StaticMeshEditorTools.cpp void FMeshSectionSettin ...

Cannot run any packaged project if "Force all skinned meshes to recompute tangents" has been enabled in an unrelated project

UE - Foundation - Core - Apr 20, 2018

Enabling the "Force all skinned meshes to recompute tangents" sets the value at a Windows user level so that it affects all UE4 projects opened by that user, including unrelated packaged projects. T ...

Unnecessary files in Perforce Depot

Several unnecessary files seem to have found their way into the Perforce depot and need to be cleaned up. Affected files:Engine/Documentation/Source/Engine/Matinee/HowTo/MHT_3/Images/MHT#_Drag_In_C ...

Startup Movies don't play on Oculus

UE - Platform - XR - Apr 26, 2017

Startup movies don't seem to play on OculusLoading ShooterGame on 4.15 in a standalone game from the command line plays the intro movie audio, but I just get a black screen forever and it fails to l ...

Skewed Rotation values from camera actors in print string

UE - Gameplay - Sep 25, 2017

When using the camera actor and modifying the rotation values, the values made in the print string do not seem to match the actual values of the camera's rotation. The values appear to be close, but ...

[CrashReport] UE4Editor_Foliage!AInstancedFoliageActor::PreEditUndo() [instancedfoliage.cpp:2296]

UE - World Creation - Worldbuilding Tools - Foliage - Dec 1, 2017

This is a common 4.18 crash. Users have not provided any description of their actions when the crash occurred. Source Context 2286 void AInstancedFoliageActor::PreEditUndo() 2287 { ...

Buffer Visualization Modes Are Inaccurate

UE - Graphics Features - Apr 19, 2018

In 4.18, Buffer Visualization Modes appear very similar to their representation in Buffer Overview. In 4.19 and Main (CL 4008322) the results are very blown out. Similar issue reported in [Link Remo ...

Complex collision mesh might lose its collision in the editor

UE - LD & Modeling - Modeling Tools - Mesh Editing - Feb 18, 2020

This is affected by loading order. In the case, display mesh was loaded firstly and try to build collision mesh form complex collision mesh asset. But the collision mesh didn't finished to make Ren ...

Destruction mesh with Crumble Smallest and Impact near another will leave residual mesh visible

UE - Simulation - Physics - Destruction - Jan 28, 2015

When using a DM that has Crumble Smallest and Impact damage enabled there will be instances where the residual mesh before fracture is left behind. What appears to happen is there is a force large e ...