If the user’s Documents folder has been redirected to a network share, the Unreal Editor defaults to the UNC path as the location for new projects, e.g.,
\fileserver.cms.waikato.ac.nz\home\harry\Documents\Unreal Projects
However it also says “! The folder path is invalid” and greys out the Create Project box.
Workaround: delete the default path and enter a path that uses a drive letter. The path can be on the network so long as it uses a mapped drive letter rather than the UNC path.
If anyone knows a way of setting a suitable default path for the users ahead of time, that would be appreciated.
Expected behaviour: either UNC paths should be accepted for new projects (this would be preferable!) or if the Documents folder is on a UNC path the “Folder” field should be left blank for the user to fill in.
I notice that if you open an existing project from a UNC path it is accepted, and it all seems to work, so perhaps disallowing UNC paths for new projects is no longer necessary?