diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c0c915fe..461a00de5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 * Materials on `SkeletonRendererComponent` are now blueprint read and writeable. This allows setting dynamic material instances at runtime.
 * Added `InitialSkin` property to `USpineWidget`. This allows previewing different skins in the UMG Designer. Initial skins can still be overridden via blueprint events such as `On Initialized`.
 * **Breaking changes**: `SpineWidget` no longer has the `Scale` property. Instead the size x/y properties can be used.
+* Added `SetSlotColor` on `USpineSkeletonComponent` to easily set the color of a slot via blueprints.
 
 ## C# ##
 * **Breaking changes**
diff --git a/spine-ue4/Config/DefaultEngine.ini b/spine-ue4/Config/DefaultEngine.ini
index bc632b8a4..3bb982b78 100644
--- a/spine-ue4/Config/DefaultEngine.ini
+++ b/spine-ue4/Config/DefaultEngine.ini
@@ -60,3 +60,13 @@ PhysXTreeRebuildRate=10
 DefaultBroadphaseSettings=(bUseMBPOnClient=False,bUseMBPOnServer=False,MBPBounds=(Min=(X=0.000000,Y=0.000000,Z=0.000000),Max=(X=0.000000,Y=0.000000,Z=0.000000),IsValid=0),MBPNumSubdivs=2)
 
 
+
+
+[/Script/Engine.RendererSettings]
+r.DefaultFeature.Bloom=False
+r.DefaultFeature.AmbientOcclusion=False
+r.DefaultFeature.AmbientOcclusionStaticFraction=False
+r.DefaultFeature.AutoExposure=False
+r.UsePreExposure=False
+r.DefaultFeature.MotionBlur=False
+
diff --git a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonComponent.cpp b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonComponent.cpp
index 0a988f0fa..ea4c7c2a3 100644
--- a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonComponent.cpp
+++ b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonComponent.cpp
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ FTransform USpineSkeletonComponent::GetBoneWorldTransform (const FString& BoneNa
 	CheckState();
 	if (skeleton) {
 		Bone* bone = skeleton->findBone(TCHAR_TO_UTF8(*BoneName));		
-		if (!bone) return FTransform();
-		if (!bone->isAppliedValid()) this->InternalTick(0, false);		
+		if (!bone) return FTransform();		
 
 		// Need to fetch the renderer component to get world transform of actor plus
 		// offset by renderer component and its parent component(s). If no renderer
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ void USpineSkeletonComponent::SetBoneWorldPosition (const FString& BoneName, con
 	if (skeleton) {
 		Bone* bone = skeleton->findBone(TCHAR_TO_UTF8(*BoneName));
 		if (!bone) return;
-		if (!bone->isAppliedValid()) this->InternalTick(0, false);
 
 		// Need to fetch the renderer component to get world transform of actor plus
 		// offset by renderer component and its parent component(s). If no renderer
@@ -243,6 +241,16 @@ bool USpineSkeletonComponent::HasSlot (const FString SlotName) {
 	return false;
 }
 
+void USpineSkeletonComponent::SetSlotColor(const FString SlotName, const FColor color) {
+	CheckState();
+	if (skeleton) {		
+		Slot *slot = skeleton->findSlot(TCHAR_TO_UTF8(*SlotName));
+		if (slot) {
+			slot->getColor().set(color.R, color.B, color.G, color.A);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void USpineSkeletonComponent::GetAnimations(TArray<FString> &Animations) {
 	CheckState();
 	if (skeleton) {
diff --git a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Public/SpineSkeletonComponent.h b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Public/SpineSkeletonComponent.h
index 9c35e9026..cae0ae162 100644
--- a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Public/SpineSkeletonComponent.h
+++ b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Public/SpineSkeletonComponent.h
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ public:
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "Components|Spine|Skeleton")
 	bool HasSlot(const FString SlotName);
 
+	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "Components|Spine|Skeleton")
+	void SetSlotColor(const FString SlotName, const FColor color);
+
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintPure, Category = "Components|Spine|Skeleton")
 	void GetAnimations(TArray<FString> &Animations);