kotlet
(Kotlet)
July 25, 2026, 10:24am
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Summary
I just encountered problem with Build Geometry in 5.8. I actually could not even save baked lighting data. It claimed im in a play mode.. Launching with command from the the link below helped.
Hey everyone,
EDIT: turns out this has been an issue with the engine since some time, confirmed for UE 5.6 and 5.7. at least from our side. It must just not have affected out packaging pipeline before.
I could not properly delete this topic, so I’ll just leave it here like this in case anyone else comes across this situation and is confused by it.
Three days ago the following worked for us with expected behaviour:
Have an empty level with a Nav Mesh bounds volume in it with correct nav mesh. …
What Type of Bug are you experiencing?
Editor
Steps to Reproduce
Read link.
Expected Result
For build to work. Crazy, I know.
Observed Result
Fail.
Affects Versions
5.8
5.7
Platform(s)
Windows