Copy and paste large numbers in settings bug *URGENT*

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Summary

Basically, you can type any number, copy it, and then paste it into the engine, causing it to override the limits that Epic has set up for us.

For example, you can override the round limit, which is typically 100, by typing a much larger number (e.g., 100,000,000) into the search bar and then pasting it into the round limit options. The engine will accept the new value.

You can also modify other settings, like changing the respawn time from 1.0 to 0.0, by using the same method: type 0 anywhere, copy it, and then paste it into the respawn option.

I know it might sound ambiguous, but I believe it might break stuff and we can solve it.

Thank you so much for reading.

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Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Island Settings

Steps to Reproduce

Type the desired value (e.g., a large number) in a text field or search bar.
Copy the typed value.
Navigate to the relevant setting or option in the engine (e.g., round limit or
respawn time).
Paste the copied value into the setting or option.

TO PASTE YOU CAN USE SHIFT + LEFT CLICK OR JUST RIGHT CLICK AND PASTE. Thats how we did it.

Expected Result

No re spawning and many more.

Observed Result

No re spawning and 1 million rounds

Platform(s)

windows

Island Code

6308-3702-2505

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Additional Notes

We do not have this issue this is an issue that can be avoidable but can be exploited.

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I think this is down to the user. This has many perks including the layers on the hud widgets and scale of certain devices ie explosive device or scale on actual device like mutator ect

People who set rounds past 100 to as you gave in your example 100k are crazy like why would you even wanna do that. This is a useful perk that is used in a controlled manner by professional creators so i understand what your saying but also there is a ton of positives if its used in the same way.

ps This isnt a bug this has always been the case and i believe the limitation is there due to 1.0

Do not fix this

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Limits are there for a reason. I donā€™t see a valid point on your comment, I donā€™t think they want me to have 420 players in a lobby.

There are some many things that can break for the sake of you having 1 million rounds in a game.

THEY NEED TO FIX THIS.

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Epic will have things in place to have the max players always at 100 as thats what the server will handle. All im saying it it does have uses for instance you have have more than 4 layers on a hud device. You can change the scale of a explosive device to cover more area. I agree certain things should be invalid from pasting ie max players,rounds ect just for server performance if nothing else but also dont just assume it should be a blanket wide change. This is also useful.

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Whatā€™s the point of this post? Are u getting any issues? Its clearly up to you epic have certain limits on the server side u are the one who have to decide this whether to go with 420 players or infinite rounds or some other things (get real no one doing that and why u care?)

Also nice IP map you are creating StarWarsRedVsBlue :smiley:

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-1 for me on this, this is not an issue, but a feature that enables many kinds of creative usages. What Epic Games decided on many of the devices is highly limiting, hindering true creative usage and can be considered as legacy decision. Iā€™m not saying that every setting is incorrect, but surely many are, thus this isnā€™t a bug in my opinion but a way to fix certain issues until Epic Games can reevaluate their clamped values everywhere it required.

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Also agreeing here. There are many limits that just stayed over (Like the Basic Storm not having a minimum size option higher than 75 meters or ā€œTimes Can Triggerā€ on the Trigger Device being clamped at 10)

Limits that donā€™t severely affect an islands status (eg contributing to major lag spikes/crashes) should just be gone.

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So many unnecessary responses, the only person I care that reads it or reply to it, its an epic employee or someone that can report this and then they decide whether to leave or not . Stop trash talking my island or my work since Iā€™m not even asking for your feedback. I follow Epic Games Rules when it comes to publish and this was just an example. You do not need to care what Iā€™m doing.

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Just wanted to say using this with the hud device has been super helpful and I hope if it changes, at least this gets kept. Iā€™d have to change a bunch of verse code if it went away.. Also it doesnā€™t work for everything. I tried a setting in the guard spawner and it made no difference in game.

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i honestly think its for creative 1.0 tbh for limits on things. In uefn you have more control and also epic know this is a thing and they will have protection measures in place to stop this getting abused but like you i wouldnt have been able to do half the decent ui without the hud device layers. Save requesting stuff all the time too

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Yeah! And save the mushrooms and the guard spawners before ya break up my hud.. please!!:rofl::+1:

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FORT-935616 has been created and its status is ā€˜Unconfirmedā€™. This is now in a queue to be reproduced and confirmed.