Epic Games Launcher is acting strangely

MelissaConway
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:59:23 +0000
Issues & Bug Reporting (Fab)

Summary

Yesterday, I got notification that one of my purchased Fab plugins, Metahuman Animation Tool (MAT), had an update. After updating, I clicked on the Add to Project button, but instead of doing so, the launcher created a copy of my project called FAB_MAT57. I sent an email to the dev letting them know and I also attempted to notify Epic Games through their support chat. This morning I saw that MAT had another update and I thought that it had been fixed, but no, a copy of my project was once again created. Is anyone else experiencing this behavior and is there a fix? I tried all the usual “user error” fixes (logging in/out, etc.), but no go.

What type of bug are you experiencing?

Other

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Epic Games Launcher

2. Update the Metahuman Animation Tool (MAT)

3. Click on the MAT Add to Project button

4. Launcher creates a copy of the project you attempted to add MAT to

Expected Result

Launcher should add MAT to your project instead of creating a copy of it.

Observed Result

Launcher creates a copy of the project you attempted to add MAT to

Platform

Windows

Operating System

Windows

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