Each version of this integration matches a specific build of Unreal Engine. This document lists the changes in the 2024.1.6 release of the integration.

Compatibility:

• Wwise SDK: 2024.1.6
• 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.

Platform-specific information can be found here:

For earlier versions, see Previous Release Notes.

• New Features
• Miscellaneous Changes
• Fixes for Community-Reported Bugs
• Documentation Improvements

New Features

• WG-78502 Added support for Unreal Engine 5.6.

Miscellaneous Changes

• WG-78366 Reduced the severity of an AssetLibrary log.

Fixes for Community-Reported Bugs

• WG-77295 Fixed: AkAmbientSound actors created before adding Spatial Audio to the level only use occlusion.
• WG-77589 Fixed: Wwise Simple External Source Manager crashes with invalid data tables.

Documentation Improvements

• WG-77640 Encourage use of AudioLink instead of AkAudioMixer.
• WG-78441 Updated Generating SoundBanks with the GenerateSoundBanks Commandlet with information about an alternative to the commandlet, which is now deprecated.
• WG-78498 Clarified where to set logging levels in Debugging Tips.