Each version of this integration matches a specific build of Unreal Engine. This document lists the changes in the 2023.1.17 release of the integration.

Compatibility:

• Wwise SDK: 2023.1.17
• Unreal: This integration supports, and was compiled against, Unreal Engine versions 5.5, 5.6, and 5.7. It was tested against Unreal Engine 5.7.

Note: This integration does not support experimental Unreal Engine features.

Platform-specific information can be found here:

For earlier versions, see Previous Release Notes.

• New Features
• Behavior Changes
• Bug Fixes
• Fixes for Community-Reported Bugs

New Features

• WG-70600 Wwise SoundEngine and Wwise Unreal Integration versions are now displayed when hovering over the settings icon in the Wwise Browser.
• WG-72432 You can now double-click an object in the Reconcile window to open its UAsset location in the Unreal Content Browser. When manual UAsset deletion is required, the Reconcile button is unavailable if no other reconcile operation is available.
• WG-79872 Added Collapse All and Expand All buttons to the Wwise Browser and in the shortcut menu.
• WG-79876 Added support for Unreal Engine 5.7.

Behavior Changes

• WG-65680 Renamed "WwiseBrowser" to "Playback" in the shortcut menu of Events in the Wwise Browser.
• WG-66190 Renamed the "AcousticTextures" folder to "Virtual Acoustics" in the Wwise Browser.
• WG-74935 In Wwise Browser, unused Effects are now marked as "Unused" instead of "New in Wwise".
• WG-75940 Options that don't apply to the selected item are no longer available in the Wwise Browser shortcut menu.
• WG-76812 Removed all mentions of the WAAPI Picker and standardized names and descriptions in the Wwise Unreal user settings.
• WG-77437 Renamed "Orphaned" folder to "Found only in Unreal" in the Wwise Browser.
• WG-78203 WAAPI settings are now hidden when Connect to WAAPI is set to false.

Bug Fixes

• WG-72254 Fixed: Empty Work Units are visible in Wwise Browser.
• WG-74363 Fixed: Crash when the Start Event of the Audiolink Settings is invalid.
• WG-74815 Fixed: AkSpotReflector's icon doesn't scale properly when zooming in.
• WG-75194 Fixed: Audio_Devices don't redirect to the corresponding UAsset when double-clicked in Wwise Browser.
• WG-76407 Fixed: (WAAPI) When unsubscribing from WAAPI, playing Events aren't stopped correctly.
• WG-77408 Fixed: Holding F5 in the Wwise Browser only refreshes the browser once.
• WG-79760 Fixed: Visualize Rooms And Portals and Show Reverb Info check boxes are missing in Unreal 5.6.
• WG-79975 Fixed: StopWhenOwnerDestroyed doesn't stop Events in unloaded Sub Levels.
• WG-79976 Fixed: Crash upon previewing invalid Wwise Event Assets.
• WG-80214 Fixed: Disabling WAAPI can lead to a crash.
• WG-80287 Fixed: Editor randomly crashes when Auto Connect To WAAPI setting is enabled.

Fixes for Community-Reported Bugs

• WG-77531 Fixed: (WAAPI) Crash in WAAPI client when starting Unreal Editor, even with Auto Connect to WAAPI unselected.