# Flashlight in first person is non functional.

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/flashlight-in-first-person-is-non-functional/2660731>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** open, fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, first-person-templat, bug-report, flashlight, fortnite\
**Created:** [September 29, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/flashlight-in-first-person-is-non-functional/2660731 "2025-09-29T00:10:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Avpwolf\_Gaming](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Avpwolf\_Gaming](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Avpwolf_Gaming)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/flashlight-in-first-person-is-non-functional/2660731/1 "2025-09-29T00:10:04Z")

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### Summary

The flashlight has been bugged in first person for about a month, making the item useless and islands depending on the item such as horror maps unplayable.

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Assets

### Steps to Reproduce

1. Enable first person device.
2. Equip flashlight.

### Expected Result

The flashlight illuminates the path ahead.

### Observed Result

The flashlight’s view model / animations are bugged and no light is produced.

### Platform(s)

windows

### Island Code

6573-7696-4527

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 ![Screenshot 2025-09-12 194254.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/3/6/f/36fa31e0cf9c4ebddfd316a21054ce948eaa46ae.png)

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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:** [September 29, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/flashlight-in-first-person-is-non-functional/2660731/2 "2025-09-29T16:18:34Z")

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FORT-982367 has been created and its status is ‘Unconfirmed’. This is now in a queue to be reproduced and confirmed.

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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:** [March 28, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/flashlight-in-first-person-is-non-functional/2660731/3 "2026-03-28T00:10:48Z")

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