How to make a UMG loading screen widget persist after "Open Level"?

SVR33 · August 31, 2018, 4:24pm

I’m creating a simple loading screen in UMG and I add it to viewport, then I run “Open Level” after a short delay, but it always destroys the widget as soon as the new level begins to load.

How can I make it persist until I destroy it?

I have tried creating it in the GameInstance and using Streaming Levels is not an option.

Thanks

anonymous_user_3ea8e73d · May 8, 2019, 7:17pm

This would be great to get an answer to!

SVR33 · May 8, 2019, 7:21pm

Create it within the game instance BP, which always persists!

anonymous_user_3ea8e73d · May 8, 2019, 8:57pm

Correct and use the GetGameViewportClient()->AddViewportWidgetContent(MyWidget->TakeWidget()); to make sure it doesn’t get cleaned up when the player controller does.

Thank you for your response!

Talad · February 15, 2021, 5:42pm

It’s enough to create a variable in your GameInstance, even if you create the UI elsewhere, you can set that variable, so your UI will not be cleaned up during open level.