Ballistic Recon Grenade does not outline players when scanned

Summary

When players are scanned by the Recon Grenade, they are marked with a diamond above their heads, but are not outlined in red. This happens both when scanning enemies, and when enemies scan the local player.

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Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Devices

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Pick up a Recon Grenade item
  2. Throw it at an enemy player

OR

  1. Have an enemy player pick up a Recon Grenade
  2. Have them throw it at you

Expected Result

The player should be outlined in red when scanned

Observed Result

The player is not outlined.
The sound effects still play, and the diamond scan marker appears.

Platform(s)

Tested on PC, Nintendo Switch 2
Reported on all platforms

Video

Additional Notes

This issue has existed since before 41.0, reporting it a bit late
Might be related to VFX Powerup Device “Glow” or “Outline” does not appear on players in-game.

FORT-1114473 has been added to our ‘To Do’ list. Someone’s been assigned this task.