# First person does not work without a weapon ??? **URL:** \ **Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\ **Tags:** fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, bug-report, question, fortnite\ **Created:** [February 18, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/first-person-does-not-work-without-a-weapon/2341873 "2025-02-18T13:29:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![AtAshTag](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/atashtag/32/997253_2.png) [@AtAshTag](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/AtAshTag)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/first-person-does-not-work-without-a-weapon/2341873/2 "2025-02-18T13:41:43Z")
[![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/d/4/0/d40d2ba9d57a8a26d5ac5543f8eaee1d3922ab0d.jpeg "First Person Camera Issue") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VizlOPefbos) Video showing the issue When you have a weapon selected it works but with anything else nothing. Like isnt the First Person Camera suppose to be what it says ??? is this limited to only gun warfare ? I also spent time going over verse thinking im doing something wrong I found this post > [@First Person Camera cannot be toggled dynamically with event binding or verse](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/first-person-camera-cannot-be-toggled-dynamically-with-event-binding-or-verse/2190035): > > I am trying to toggle in and out of the new first person device using AddTo(Agent) and that has no effect, so then I tried using event binding which also did not work… The only way I can get the new first person device to work is if I have Apply to all at Game Start option toggled ON Here is a basic version of the code I tried below mgr := class(creative\_device): @editable team1Teleporter : teleporter\_device = teleporter\_device{} @editable team1Hud : hud\_message\_device = hud\_message\_… Thinking it was me and a friend mentioned the weapon needs to be selected by the player and i said nope that doesnt sound right at all low and behold it is like i was shocked When you have your pickax its always 3rd person too --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/first-person-does-not-work-without-a-weapon/2341873)._