When a light's Specular Scale is set to 0, the specular still affects hair / groom assets. The specular of other assets (like a shiny static mesh in the scene) is properly affected by the change.
The specular contribution change is effective on other assets, like a simple shiny cube in the scene.
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| Component | UE - Rendering Architecture |
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| Affects Versions | 5.5 |
| Target Fix | 5.8 |
| Fix Commit | 48281185 |
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| Created | Jul 30, 2025 |
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| Resolved | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Updated | Nov 18, 2025 |