# \[First Person\] Incorrect animation is used when crouching

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/first-person-incorrect-animation-is-used-when-crouching/2359470>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, fortnite\
**Created:** [February 26, 2025, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/first-person-incorrect-animation-is-used-when-crouching/2359470 "2025-02-26T06:52:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![latundaPC](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/latundapc/32/1068800_2.png) [@latundaPC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/latundaPC)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/first-person-incorrect-animation-is-used-when-crouching/2359470/1 "2025-02-26T06:52:16Z")

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### Summary

see title and video

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Character

### Steps to Reproduce

1. Equip a flashlight
2. Crouch and move forward/backwards

### Expected Result

hands are not visible

### Observed Result

hands are visible when moving

### Platform(s)

Windows

### Island Code

0379-8082-6886

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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:** [March 31, 2025, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/first-person-incorrect-animation-is-used-when-crouching/2359470/3 "2025-03-31T06:43:35Z")

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[Flashlights fps view model is broken while crouching](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/flashlights-fps-view-model-is-broken-while-crouching/2427806) happens to me and several other people i know

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**Author:** ![Flak](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/flak/32/769441_2.png) [@Flak](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Flak)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/first-person-incorrect-animation-is-used-when-crouching/2359470/4 "2025-03-31T10:30:52Z")

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Having someone take a look. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Flak](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/flak/32/769441_2.png) [@Flak](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Flak)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/first-person-incorrect-animation-is-used-when-crouching/2359470/5 "2025-03-31T13:23:39Z")

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Hi @latundaPC

The above ticket is a duplicate of FORT-842775 (Internal) and it’s scheduled to be addressed in v34.30.

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**Author:** ![Bug-Reporter](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/bug-reporter/32/997076_2.png) [@Bug-Reporter](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Bug-Reporter)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/first-person-incorrect-animation-is-used-when-crouching/2359470/6 "2025-03-31T13:25:15Z")

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FORT-866234 has been ‘Closed’ as a duplicate of an existing known issue.

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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:** [August 25, 2025, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/first-person-incorrect-animation-is-used-when-crouching/2359470/7 "2025-08-25T06:53:05Z")

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