Hi, I’m setting up FMOD Studio 2.03.14 with UE 5.8.2 and I’m running into issues with validation. I went through a normal install: The plugins were added to the projects plugin folder, and then when opening Unreal we get a warning about “copying bank files to staging correctly” in the Project Setti…

Hi, This is a known issue. To allow the integration to connect to studio: Enable the scripting server in the Studio Preferences: [image] [image] Now the validation will be able to connect to the studio instance There is a known issue with incorrect warnings about Failed to load banks during v…

Thanks Connor! That did the trick, and I’ll keep an eye out for the upcoming release, to resolve the failed to load banks message.

Hey Connor, I wanted to follow up on this before making a new forum post. When pressing “Fix” for the project settings error, it changes to green, but no changes are actually being made to the ini file, so every time I open unreal, the “FMOD Settings Problem Detected” message appears again and I’m p…

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, I haven’t been able to reproduce the issue and I don’t think it has been reported before. A new forum would be good, thank you

FMOD Studio 2.03.14 Not Validating Properly in UE 5.8.2

FMOD Studio

dshodge October 5, 2026, 11:35pm 6

Here’s a link to the new forum post in case it’s useful for anyone.
Unreal 5.8.2 FMOD Settings Problem Detected Persists After Fixing - Unreal Engine - FMOD Forums

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FMOD Studio 2.03.14 Not Validating Properly in UE 5.8.2

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