CTRL + L and mouse click crashes editor

[Matt.Likens]

If I want to move around a direction light with ctrl + l and happen to click it causes an instant crash every time. Error below.

Fatal error: [File:D:/build/++UE5/Sync/Engine/Source/Runtime/CoreUObject/Private/Templates/Casts.cpp] [Line: 10] Cast of nullptr to PointLight failed

[dkeymax]

Me too, my display card is 2060

[lixs74]

It looks like a recuring error, I am also encountering this issue when starting the template from scratch

[BigBlueNYC]

Having the same issue, I too have a RTX 2060 card.

[dkeymax]

[Bug] - Using CTRL+L and clicking in the editor window while using sky atmosphere gizmo crashes the engine

Hi, weird bug for you guys. I can reproduce this reliably in 5EA. Steps to reproduce Have Lumen enabled (Nanite is enabled too, but I am not convinced this makes a difference) Have a directional light in the scene Drop in a sky atmo Make sure Atmosphere Sun Light is ticked on the directional light Press and hold CTRL+L, rotate your mouse to adjust, but do not release CTRL+L, then while holding, LMB click anywhere in the editor window. UE will crash. Interestingly - not clicking LMB, but rele…

[HighCastleofGeek]

Thanks for this answer. I wasn’t having crash issues, but my directional light was no longer controllable and it was the atmosphere sun light tick box that was the culprit. I hadn’t changed anything from default, but for whatever reason that fixed it.