Hi,
I have noticed a bug in the Unreal Engine Version 4.9. I have adjusted my sphere reflection captures in my scene. Everything looked ok. But when I pressed “play” to test everything, the “Sphere Reflection Capture” reflections were not visible. (It happens in the viewport or when you play the Game in a new Editor Window)
After a restart of the Unreal Engine the problem was solved. But after 10 minutes the problem occurs again. Please fix this bug in the next update.
Best regards, Andreas
Hi Andreas -
I am not seeing my reflections disappearing when I Play in Editor or Play in New Editor Window. Can you post screenshots of what you are experiencing? I have also attached a test project to use as a reference below.
Thank You
Eric Ketchum
Hi Eric,
thank you for your answer. I have attached 2 screenshots from my current project. In the viewport I can see the reflections of my “Sphere Reflection Captures”. But when I start the game, these reflections are gone.
Best regards, Andreas
Hi Andreas -
What are your Post Process Settings, your Skylight Settings, your Sphere Reflection Capture Settings and the Roughness of the materials (Specifically the red cabinets)?
Thank You
Eric Ketchum
Hi Eric,
after a restart of my PC everything is ok. This is sometimes the best solution. 
If I have this problem again I will update this thread.
Best regards, Andreas
Hi Eric,
unfortunately the problem occurs again. 
I am using a complicated light setup with a Blueprint light rig. I guess its not possible to find the reason for this problem without taking a look into it.
Can I send you a private message with the project download link? (The filesize is about 4GB).
Best regards, Andreas
Absolutely you can link me via the Private Messages on the Forums.
Sorry, but at the moment I dont know how I can send you a private message. I clicked on your profil but found no possibility to do this,
Sorry follow this link, https://forums.unrealengine.com and send a Private Message via the Engien Forums there, same user name
Thank you. I sent you a private message with the download link.
Hi Andreas -
I sent you a message via the forums but in case you do not check it as frequently, Can you go into your zip file and delete the following sub directories: Intermediate, Saved and if there is one Derived Data Cache.
Thank You
Eric Ketchum
Hi Eric,
I have send you a private message. If the download still do not work I will try to reduce the project.
Best regards, Andreas
Hi Andreas -
So it looks like you have hit a limitation of your scene setup. With the use of LPVs and all dynamic lighting there is nothing for the Sphere Reflection Capture has no information to build from and will render black with in PIE, or playing. The Reflections you are seeing in the Editor are temporary dynamic reflections and are for sphere placement only. If your lighting was static /. stationary or you add a static light into the environment then your reflection capture will correctly render.
Thank You
Eric Ketchum
Hi Eric,
thank you very much for this information and your help. I will adjust my scene to solve this problem. Are there any plans to enhance this scene limit in the next updates?
Best regards, Andreas
I know that this is on our roadmap, but I am uncertain as to a timeframe.
This sounds great.
