PATH not passed to NMake script when building Android from Visual Studio

UE - Foundation - Cpp Tools - UnrealBuildTool - Jan 25, 2023

After upgrading from UE5.0.3 to UE5.1, we started seeing this error when trying to build Android Development from Visual Studio (VS2022 17.2.1): Running UnrealBuildTool: dotnet "..\..\Engine\Binari ...

Niagara Vector Field CPU access Error prevents its use in projects

UE - Niagara - Jan 31, 2020

Niagara VectorFields do not function properly since "Fix CPU Access" changes are not persistently saved. After every Editor restart or reopening projects, the Niagara-VectorField driven Emitter and ...

PhysX Crash In Attached Project During PIE

UE - Simulation - Physics - Jul 29, 2016

The user is experiencing a PhysX crash in their project. They stated that the source files contained in 4.12.5 are different from Nvidia's Github version of 3.3.4, which apparently contains a fix fo ...

ResavePackages commandlet with -fixupredirects flag won't update asset references on shared collections

UE - Editor - Content Pipeline - Content Browser - Mar 29, 2018

We currently have two methods of fixing up redirectors: the ResavePackages commandlet and the Fix Up option within the editor. While the editor's option correctly handles collections via FAssetFixUp ...

Colors of Individual Lens Flare Tints Cannot be Changed in UE 4.18+

UE - Graphics Features - Jun 15, 2018

If you create a project in 4.17 and follow the Repro steps, you will be able to adjust the colors of individual lens flares. If you copy the 4.17 project into 4.18, 4.19, 4.20 Preview, or 4.21 the f ...

Enabling "Include app-local prerequisites" does not work - Causes errors or warnings

UE - Foundation - Core - Jan 25, 2018

Enabling the "Include app-local prerequisites" causes errors or warnings to appear when packaging. 4.17 error:Packaging (Windows (64-bit)): Program.Main: ERROR: AutomationTool terminated with exce ...

[CrashReport] UE4Editor_CoreUObject!FLinkerPlaceholderObjectImpl::FindRawPlaceholderContainer() [linkerplaceholderbase.cpp:161]

UE - Gameplay - Blueprint - Sep 27, 2017

This is currently among the top 10 crashes coming out of the 4.17.2 hotfix, affecting a few unique users, and this specific callstack does not appear to have occurred in 4.17.1. This may be a regres ...

Unreal Studio: Multi User Viewer Template Menu: Next Arrow Bug

UE - Anim - Sequencer - Oct 11, 2018

"There's a bug with the menu where you cant get to the next step (server browser or host) when you have a VR headset plugged and available. The "Next_Btn" button is greyed out on the last step. You ...

UMG widget callbacks do not set PIE context in editor

UE - Editor - UI Systems - May 21, 2018

This 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 ...

Save process fails for BuiltData.uassets when trying to PIE - Standalone Game

Tools - Jul 10, 2017

The following can be observed in the output log for the various BuiltData.uassets:Cmd: OBJ SAVEPACKAGE PACKAGE="/Game/Maps/Highrise_Audio_BuiltData" FILE="../../../../../Builds/Release-4.17/Samples/ ...