Set Editor Property node no longer works with Material Instances in UE5

UE - Framework - Blueprint - Feb 18, 2022

This is a Regression. Using an Editor Utility Widget to set properties on materials via Set Editor Property doesn't work in UE5 as it did in UE4. ...

VertexInterpolators allocate unused params which generate extra shader ops

UE - Rendering Architecture - Materials - Feb 17, 2022

As a follow up on this: https://udn.unrealengine.com/s/question/0D54z00006yxUdXCAU/vertexinterpolators-problem VertexInterpolators are added to the HLSL code even if unused and you demand the HLSL ...

Add a way to have BlueprintInternalUseOnly Async nodes placed via keyboard shortcut

UE - Gameplay - Blueprint Editor - Feb 17, 2022

Users would like a way to place K2Node_AsyncActions that are marked BlueprintInternalUseOnly into the graph with a keyboard shortcut. ...

AttachComponentToComponent node does not change the location of a Spawned particle system at runtime

UE - Gameplay - Feb 17, 2022

You can use the "Spawn Emitter Attached" function as a work around ...

With two viewports some show flags reset after clicking new actor in Outliner

UE - Editor - Workflow Systems - Feb 12, 2022

In my 2nd viewport I like to turn Mode Widgets and Selection off. After I turn them off, if I select any actor through the Outliner, both those show flags turn back on in my 2nd viewport. I think a ...

Blueprint functions with unconnected return nodes may return unexpected values

UE - Gameplay - Blueprint - Feb 11, 2022

We don't clearly define the behavior for a Blueprint function when an execution path without a return node is taken. We should either report an error, or have the function return the default initial ...

Child nodes do not call PrepareForReplication unlike root nodes in Replication Graph

UE - Networking - Feb 3, 2022

Child nodes are by default not added to the PrepareForReplicationNodes array in order to prevent unnecessary calls to PrepareForReplication. However, this difference in behavior is not very apparent ...

Editor lighting components not displaying correctly with diffuse off with lumen enabled

UE - Graphics Features - Lumen - Feb 2, 2022

Licensee note: "I haven’t tested with Ray tracing. I currently have lumen enable and it’s occurring there." ...

EditInlineNew properties on components don't work if the component name has whitespace

UE - Gameplay - Blueprint Editor - Feb 1, 2022

EditInlineNew properties on components can't be properly set if the component name has whitespace in it. This appears to be a problem with resolving the property name in SPropertyEditorEditInline::O ...

There is no obvious way to disable Auto Exposure in a post process volume

UE - Graphics Features - Jan 31, 2022

There is no easy way to disable auto-exposure on a per-component basis.  This is a big source of confusion for people new to Unreal.  The work around is to set Min and Max Brightness to 1 or set to ...