Logging out and then logging in as a new user results in slate creating multiple Slate User IDs

UE - Gameplay - Input - Jul 28, 2023

I believe this is happening because when you change your logged in user, the Slate Application will automatically create a new second slate user with an ID of 2. This is bad because the Slate App is ...

BP property initialization fast path does not handle non-instanced properties assigned to default subobjects correctly

UE - Framework - Blueprint - Jul 27, 2023

Non-instanced object ref properties are incorrectly being skipped at property initialization time when Blueprint class instances are spawned with the fast property initialization path enabled. This ...

Per Instance Random node not working in material layer

UE - Rendering Architecture - Materials - Jul 27, 2023

Licensees report that the definition of the USES_PER_INSTANCE_RANDOM macro only considers it in the context of the base material.  As a result Per Instance Random used only in material layers does n ...

NiagaraComponent attached to the character won't stay active when travelling to a new level using seamless travel

UE - Niagara - Jul 27, 2023

The pawn character is added to APlayerController::GetSeamlessTravelActorList, so it'll be persisted during server travel. The Niagara component is spawned during BeginPlay and activated manually. W ...

WorldPartitionRenameDuplicateBuilder rename breaks soft object refs

UE - World Creation - Worldbuilding Tools - World Partition - Jul 26, 2023

Renaming map using builder will break soft obj refs and warnings will also appear in the log: Warning: Serialized Class /Script/Engine.World for a property of Class /Script/Engine.Actor. Reference ...

UFE: Can't delete custom launch profiles

UE - Editor - UI Systems - Jul 26, 2023

The confirmation message will fails spawning with the following messages in the log:  [2023.07.25-20.04.01:038][  0]LogWindows: Error: Failed to create dialog. The specified resource type cannot be ...

Preview rendering does not update when slider is moved below 0.0 in timeline on in Niagara Editor.

UE - Niagara - Jul 26, 2023

Workaround in UE5.3:  UNiagaraComponent::TickComponent             if (AgeDiff < 0.0f)             {                 SystemInstanceController->Reset(FNiagaraSystemInstance::EResetMode::ResetAl ...

Virtual Heightfield Mesh crash using released Vertex Factory

UE - Rendering Architecture - Jul 25, 2023

When using VirtualHeightfieldMesh we see intermittent crashes in FDepthPassMeshProcessor::TryAddMeshBatch(). This can happen when FVirtualTextureProducerCollection::CallPendingCallbacks() is called ...

Console history in packaged game is not saved

UE - CoreTech - Jul 25, 2023

Console history is saved correctly in 5.1. The cause is input.ini in EnhancedInput and InputDebugging added in 5.2. Removing these files are a work around. ...

PostProcessVolume Actor doesn't appear in PIE Outliner

UE - Editor - Workflow Systems - Jul 24, 2023