Pink normal maps after switching to DXT5 compression

Development Rendering
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After switching to DXT5 compression for normal maps, I get all of them showing pink in the Editor’s asset browser/Texture tool and wrong looking in the 3D view :frowning:

Why is this happening ?

Thanks

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Alright, the issue is that after I switched to DXT5 normal maps, I can no longer use Normals type compression on the normal map textures. I have to switch to Default and when I do, normal maps show as expected, but with **** load of artifacts. Sampler type in the Texture Sample node has to be also switched from Normal to Color.

I don’t know if that’s a bug or a “feature”, but it doesn’t seem right to me.

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You’re getting some setting wrong.
When using normal maps, with normal map compression (which is based on DXT5,) and the normal map sampler type (important!) it will work well.

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Except it does not, if you tick option Use DXT5 normal maps in the Project settings.