Unreal 4 crash when with "ILCQ Volume" and "Distance Field Indirect Shadow" in VR

Development Rendering
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Steps to reproduce:

  1. Place a staticmesh in a scene. (make sure the staticmesh asset has “Generate Mesh Distance Field” turned on)
  2. Set mobility to “Movable”
  3. Turn on “Distance Field Indirect Shadow” on the staticmesh
  4. Change “Indirect Lighting Cache Quality” from “ILCQ Point” to “ILCQ Volume”
  5. Click on VR Preview.
  6. As soon as the staticmesh appears on screen the editor crashes with no meaning full error message
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Hello Norman3D,

I was able to reproduce this issue on our end. I have written up a report and I have submitted it to the developers for further consideration. I have provided a link to the public tracker. Please feel free to use the link provided for future updates.

Link: Unreal Engine Issues and Bug Tracker (UE-47336)

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