Updating a material layer may not update materials that are using that material layer instance

UE - Rendering Architecture - Materials - Jan 7, 2022

Material layer instances do not generate a valid UMaterialFunctionInterface::StateId. For this reason, materials and material instances that use material layer instances will not recompile their sh ...

World Outliner: Selecting Folder fails (needs to be clicked twice)

UE - Editor - Workflow Systems - Jan 7, 2022

I've investigated the issue and it is related to TypedElementSelection sending out end of frame selection change events. WorldOutliner when it is the source of a selection change does so inside a r ...

Starter content won't appear if created new C++ project with the same name as a deleted C++ project

UE - Editor - Workflow Systems - Dec 14, 2021

Created a C++ project with starter content and then deleting the project and making another C++ project with starter content with the project name the same as the previous project causes starter con ...

Warning Failed to find object 'Class None.NewBlueprint' appears on any selection ChildActor Component in BlueprintEditor

UE - Gameplay - Blueprint Editor - Dec 14, 2021

Summary: The following warning appears on each selection of any ChildActorComponent inside Blueprint Editor:LogUObjectGlobals: Warning: Failed to find object 'Class None.NewBlueprint1' (where NewBl ...

Changing capitalization in a newly created folder gives already exists message

UE - Editor - Content Pipeline - Content Browser - Dec 13, 2021

Changing capitalization in a newly created folder will not rename folder and the user will be presented with "A folder already exists at this location with this name. Also occurring in 5.0-Release ...

Infinite loop in UAnimSequence::ExtractRootMotion when sampling backwards

UE - Anim - Gameplay - Dec 6, 2021

When sampling root motion backwards we can hit an infinite loop in ExtractRootMotion. This happens if the initial sample time + negative delta is off the end of the animation clip. In that case FA ...

Shapes create with generic 'StaticMeshActor' ID instead of using their name like in previous releases

UE - Foundation - Dec 2, 2021

This is a regression. In 4.27 basic shapes created from the place actor panel are named after their respective shapes making it easier to to discern. In 5.0ea this is no longer the case. ...

Problem importing broken FBX

UE - Editor - Content Pipeline - Import and Export - Nov 25, 2021

An FBX exported from 3DEXCITE DELTAGEN fails to parse correctly in the latest FBX SDK and crashes the UE importer. This FBX is automatically repaired when loaded into Maya (citing "polygons with ov ...

FXAA artefacts on smaller/distant detail

UE - Graphics Features - Nov 23, 2021