Subtitles Enabled/Subtitles Forced Off Bug

In UE 4.13.2, 4.12.5, and 4.10.4, using the checkboxes for:

Project Settings->Engine->General Settings->Subtitles Enabled = false
and
Project Settings->Engine->General Settings->Subtitles Forced Off = true

Subtitles will still appear after relaunching the editor, until the checkbox values are cycled.

Steps to reproduce:

  • New empty C++ project
  • Check Subtitles Enabled and Uncheck Subtitles Forced Off in Project Settings->Engine->General Settings->
  • Add a new SoundWave, DialogWave, DialogVoices for speaker and spoken to, SoundCue.
  • Assign the SoundWave to the DialogWave, the DialogVoices for the DialogWave, and have the SoundCue play the DialogWave.
  • On map begin play, SpawnSound2D with your SoundCue.
  • Play in Editor or New Editor Window.
  • Subtitles will display, as expected.
  • Uncheck Subtitles Enabled and Check Subtitles Forced Off in Project Settings->Engine->General Settings->
  • Play in Editor or New Editor Window.
  • Subtitles will not display, as expected.
  • Restart the editor.
  • Verify Subtitles Enabled is unchecked and Subtitles Forced Off is checked in Project Settings->Engine->General Settings->, but don’t change their values.
  • Play in Editor or New Editor Window.
  • Subtitles will display, incorrectly.
  • Check Subtitles Enabled and Uncheck Subtitles Forced Off in Project Settings->Engine->General Settings->
  • Uncheck Subtitles Enabled and Check Subtitles Forced Off in Project Settings->Engine->General Settings->
  • Play in Editor or New Editor Window.
  • Subtitles will not display, as expected.

This bug only occurs on play in editor and not standalone or packaged builds.
edited to add: Using Win7 x64 w/SP1.

Hey jonathan-

Thank you for submitting a bug report. I have reproduced this issue and logged a report for it here Unreal Engine Issues and Bug Tracker (UE-38519) . You can track the report’s status as the issue is reviewed by our development staff.

Cheers