4.5.1 Deferred decals stretching

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I was watching a tutorial on how to setup some deferred decals in my level, but when I went to do it myself, I noticed somethings strange.

When I went to drop the decal in my level, this is what I saw:

I did not do anything to the dimensions. I simply clicked the “Visuals” tab and dropped a deferred decal in the level. To make sure that this was only in 4.5.1, I went ahead and did the same thing in 4.4.3, and this is what I got:

891×711 594 KB

So clearly something’s wrong in 4.5.1. It’s not my project either. I set up a new blank project in 4.5.1 and just dropped a decal in the level with the same results. The dimensions are way off or something.

Thanks guys for all you do! I love Unreal. Just please fix this problem. :slight_smile:

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It’s not a bug. You just need to rotate it on Y axis until the decal lines up with the surface the way you like.

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Why is it dropped in the level like that? Shouldn’t it start with it’s normal pointing up? It was like that in 4.4.3.

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Hello MathNerdProductions,

Whenever you pull in a Deferred Decal into your game, which ever-way the arrow is pointing is the way the decal is being projected. You want that arrow to point at the surface you are applying the decal.

Thanks,

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Seems very strange indeed. Did loose a few hours on this, too.