# Character Devices load incorrectly in Creative if alt-tabbed while loading

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/character-devices-load-incorrectly-in-creative-if-alt-tabbed-while-loading/2534746>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** models, fortnite-creative, device, creative, bug-report, fortnite\
**Created:** [May 31, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/character-devices-load-incorrectly-in-creative-if-alt-tabbed-while-loading/2534746 "2025-05-31T00:33:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChesseTheWasp](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/chessethewasp/32/1044816_2.png) [@ChesseTheWasp](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ChesseTheWasp)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/character-devices-load-incorrectly-in-creative-if-alt-tabbed-while-loading/2534746/1 "2025-05-31T00:33:23Z")

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### Summary

Whenever I load into the creative editor using the Fortnite client while alt tabbed out of the client there are issues that happen. After loading into the hub and taking the portal into my island, the Character Devices have no character. Changing any of the options on the Character Device does not cause a character to render; and pressing play will load you into an Island where all of the Character Devices have invisible player models spawned, and interact prompts will not appear on the invisible player models.

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Creative

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Devices

### Steps to Reproduce

Press play on the creative game mode.  
Alt tab.  
Open the Fortnite window after Creative loads.  
Check island with Character devices

### Expected Result

Character devices should always show the character associated with the device

### Observed Result

Character devices produce invisible character models with no interact prompt.

### Platform(s)

PC

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**Author:** ![system](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/1/3/713c9d3f58553f0de89543d76a8a3a2779dc9fa4.png) [@system](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/character-devices-load-incorrectly-in-creative-if-alt-tabbed-while-loading/2534746/2 "2025-11-27T00:33:28Z")

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