Each version of this integration matches a specific build of Unreal Engine. This document lists the changes in the 2024.1.8 release of the integration.

Compatibility:

• Wwise SDK: 2024.1.8
• Unreal: This integration supports, and was compiled against, Unreal Engine versions 5.4, 5.5, and 5.6. It was tested against Unreal Engine 5.6.

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

For earlier versions, see Previous Release Notes.

• API Changes
• Behavior Changes
• Bug Fixes
• Fixes for Community-Reported Bugs
• Documentation Improvements

API Changes

• WG-77913 Refactored build.cs files to put common code in common files.

Behavior Changes

• WG-79376 The Default Audio Routing option was removed from Integration Settings in Unreal.

Bug Fixes

• WG-69386 Fixed: (Acoustics) Fit to Geometry doesn't work on a Portal with non-default brush size.
• WG-70779 Fixed: (Acoustics) AkReverbZone parent Room name does not update as expected.
• WG-78467 Fixed: (Acoustics) Fit to Geometry doesn't work with custom collision channels.

Fixes for Community-Reported Bugs

• WG-76170 Fixed: Crash when selecting Diff against Depot on a Wwise UAsset.
• WG-76442 Fixed: Packaging includes files that should not be packaged.
• WG-76672 Fixed: Possible crash when calling ConditionalBeingDestroy in the Unreal Niagara Module.
• WG-77810 Fixed: (Acoustics) AkRoomComponents can attempt to post their Auto Post AkEvent before the Room game object has been registered.
• WG-79283 Fixed: An assert is triggered when reloading the Media Info Table or Default Media Table in Unreal 5.5.
• WG-79354 Fixed: MIDI Event missing from Callback switch.
• WG-79423 Fixed: Cooking non-determinism in DefaultGeometrySurfacePropertiesTable.
• WG-79424 Fixed: Wwise asset libraries can be garbage collected during the cooking process.
• WG-79637 Fixed: Crash in streaming when closing a game.

Documentation Improvements

• WG-78824 Added information on the Spatial Audio Outdoors Room.
• WG-79087 Added missing Spatial Audio settings to the Unreal Project Settings page.
• WG-79666 Added more detail on Acoustic Texture.
• WG-79668 Clarified AkRoomComponent and AkLateReverbComponent documentation.