Using VSM and Distance Field Shadows on the same scene results in missing shadows

UE - Rendering - Graphics Features - Shadows - Feb 9, 2026

Nanite geometry does not cast Distance Field Shadows outside of the clipmap range for Virtual Shadow Maps. Non-Nanite geometry does cast these shadows. ...

Hard shadow edges appear when using Displacement Fade on a Nanite tessellated landscape

UE - Rendering - Graphics Features - Shadows - Feb 2, 2026

A hard shadow edge occurs when displacement fade is enabled on a Nanite landscape with tessellation. This occurs on the edge between two clipmap levels of the VSM. The artefact can be somewhat red ...