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Unreal Editor for Fortnite
What Type of Bug are you experiencing?
Audio
Summary
Phase: Gameplay Phase within any given Round
Device with Bug: Audio Player Device
Audio files: Epic-provided Music included with Fortnite
The first time any User enters the Attenuation Distance of any given Audio Player, the selected Audio plays successfully without interruption for that User. The Attenuation distance, spacial audio, and function all work correctly – only the FIRST time the Audio plays.
However, the second time any User approaches any Audio Player, the Audio file will start and restart repeatedly. Only the first 2-3 seconds of the Audio file plays, and it repeats constantly as long as the User is within the range of the device.
Steps to Reproduce
Add two Audio Players to a map.
Assign each Audio Player a long Audio file, such as any of the “Music” files.
Enable Volume Attenuation on both.
Place the Audio Player Devices sufficiently far apart for an Attenuation Min Distance and Max Distance to NOT overlap. (For example, place them 30 tiles apart. Set the Attenuation Min Distance to 5, Max Distance to 10, on both.)
Ensure the Audio Devices are both only active during Phase “Gameplay Only.”
Expected Result
The Expected Behavior SHOULD be that a User’s player character can hear the entire uninterrupted Audio file while standing still in each respective Audio Player’s area of coverage (i.e., at least inside the Attenuation Minimum). The entire Audio file should play from start to finish without constantly restarting, each time the player remains completely inside that minimum distance. Each time the player completely leaves the Maximum Distance, and then returns inside either/both the Maximum and Minimum Distance, the Audio file should play completely from start to finish.
Observed Result
From the second time a User enters the Audio Player’s configured Distance/range, the selected Audio file plays for only the first 2-3 seconds, then restarts endlessly. The entire file never plays through.
Moving to any other Audio Player range exhibits the same incorrect behavior: The selected file repeats only 2-3 seconds, endlessly, while in-range.
Platform(s)
Verified on PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox One X, Android.
Island Code
6383-3623-7956
Additional Notes
This has been happening at least since 28.00. Confirmed in 28.10 and 28.20 as well.