# \[MAJOR\] Chapter 6 Biome Mask is Completely Broken **URL:** \ **Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\ **Tags:** id, slug, name, Status-ToDo\ **Created:** [January 4, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610 "2026-01-04T21:48:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pokeasy](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/pokeasy/32/1215761_2.png) [@Pokeasy](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Pokeasy)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/1 "2026-01-04T21:48:20Z")
### Summary Hermes Cliffs biomes appear visually broken after v11 due to broken biome mask behavior on PC ### Please select what you are reporting on: Unreal Editor for Fortnite ### What Type of Bug are you experiencing? Assets ### Steps to Reproduce Open any map containing Hermes Cliffs assets. Go to the location around: Y = -13448.414444, Z = -26264.142719, X = 1361.028709 View the cliffs on PC ### Expected Result Hermes Cliffs should render consistently across platforms, with correct biome mask coloring (same appearance on PC and consoles) ### Observed Result On PC, the Hermes Cliffs biome mask renders incorrectly, causing the cliffs to appear washed out / white instead of the correct dark coloration seen on consoles. The geometry is intact, but the biomemask blending is visibly broken for pc ### Platform(s) PC ### Upload an image ![PC.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/c/b/4/cb45b2702aad9a6cb034a7a76bd9c88890afb413.png) ![XboxCloudGaming.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/e/e/8/ee8f92563dc184dc9a4d85e3cdab992dadc7f23a.png) ### Additional Notes This issue only affects the biome mask Consoles render the cliffs correctly; the issue appears PC-specific. The problem started after v11 ---
**Author:** ![Pokeasy](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/pokeasy/32/1215761_2.png) [@Pokeasy](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Pokeasy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/4 "2026-02-07T05:02:41Z")
It’s been a while and this is still affecting my projects. Any updates would be appreciated ---
**Author:** ![Jimbohalo10](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/jimbohalo10/32/961440_2.png) [@Jimbohalo10](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Jimbohalo10)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/5 "2026-02-07T14:05:56Z")
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**Author:** ![BruteNemesisAR](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/brutenemesisar/32/1171256_2.png) [@BruteNemesisAR](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/BruteNemesisAR)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/6 "2026-02-07T19:50:03Z")
Hey spam bot, This is not actually a TODM issue? As you can see it is an issue with the Biome Mask TEXTURE, nothing to do with lighting. ---
**Author:** ![Pokeasy](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/pokeasy/32/1215761_2.png) [@Pokeasy](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Pokeasy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/8 "2026-02-18T01:08:09Z")
Yes, the texture “T\_Hermes\_BiomeMask” is broken on your side. It’s fixed on other consoles like Xbox Series X, I checked this myself. The issue is that the Chapter 6 biome mask is broken, and since that chapter has ended it likely won’t be updated anymore. We’re now in Chapter 7 and this is causing ch6 cliffs to appear plain white Again, the broken texture is “T\_Hermes\_BiomeMask” after 39.11 ---
**Author:** ![Pokeasy](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/pokeasy/32/1215761_2.png) [@Pokeasy](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Pokeasy)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/9 "2026-02-20T08:30:18Z")
![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/c/2/b/c2b41dfcaee20469b11d0e526d866598fbbf57df.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Pokeasy](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/pokeasy/32/1215761_2.png) [@Pokeasy](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Pokeasy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/10 "2026-02-28T20:07:39Z")
@Flak could we see an update on this please? ---
**Author:** ![Morales\_fr\_fr](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Morales\_fr\_fr](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Morales_fr_fr)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/11 "2026-03-17T13:48:33Z")
Hi, I’ve had this issue as well, it’s been awhile since there has been an update. ---
**Author:** ![SmileyFoosil](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@SmileyFoosil](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/SmileyFoosil)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/12 "2026-03-20T09:58:29Z")
my cliffs using hermes are showing up as plain white now could you please update us? it’s been happening for a while and i don’t want to publish my maps while it looks like this ---
**Author:** ![Pokeasy](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/pokeasy/32/1215761_2.png) [@Pokeasy](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Pokeasy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/13 "2026-04-08T12:56:19Z")
Any update on this??? ---
**Author:** ![Pokeasy](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/pokeasy/32/1215761_2.png) [@Pokeasy](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Pokeasy)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/14 "2026-04-27T23:54:45Z")
@Flak could we see an update on this? ---
**Author:** ![Flak](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/flak/32/769441_2.png) [@Flak](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Flak)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/15 "2026-05-16T10:36:54Z")
Let me see what I can find. ---
**Author:** ![Pokeasy](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/pokeasy/32/1215761_2.png) [@Pokeasy](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Pokeasy)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/16 "2026-05-29T07:00:24Z")
Any update? ---
**Author:** ![Flak](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/flak/32/769441_2.png) [@Flak](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Flak)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/17 "2026-05-31T11:24:14Z")
Apologies for the delay here. I’ve pinged the team to find out what info they need to help repro it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/1/3/713c9d3f58553f0de89543d76a8a3a2779dc9fa4.png) [@system](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/18 "2026-07-03T21:49:01Z")
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**Author:** ![Bug-Reporter](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/bug-reporter/32/997076_2.png) [@Bug-Reporter](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Bug-Reporter)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/major-chapter-6-biome-mask-is-completely-broken/2689610/20 "2026-10-26T20:00:18Z")
FORT-1036597 has been added to our ‘To Do’ list. Someone’s been assigned this task.