# Flashlights fps view model is broken while crouching 

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/flashlights-fps-view-model-is-broken-while-crouching/2427806>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, flashlight, fortnite\
**Created:** [March 29, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/flashlights-fps-view-model-is-broken-while-crouching/2427806 "2025-03-29T22:14:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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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 29, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/flashlights-fps-view-model-is-broken-while-crouching/2427806/1 "2025-03-29T22:14:13Z")

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### Summary

When you crouch with the flashlight in first person the view model has one of the arms streched out horribly flailing across the screen. This has been a issue since first person mode launched.

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Creative

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Assets

### Steps to Reproduce

go into first person, use a flashlight, and crouch

### Expected Result

There should be a normal view model

### Observed Result

One of the arms gets streched out horribly

### Platform(s)

PC

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**Author:** ![latunda](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/latunda/32/1047041_2.png) [@latunda](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/latunda)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/flashlights-fps-view-model-is-broken-while-crouching/2427806/2 "2025-03-30T11:19:40Z")

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I already logged this [[First Person] Incorrect animation is used when crouching](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/first-person-incorrect-animation-is-used-when-crouching/2359470)

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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, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/flashlights-fps-view-model-is-broken-while-crouching/2427806/3 "2025-03-31T10:29:01Z")

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Thanks, both. Closing to avoid duplicate tickets.

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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, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/flashlights-fps-view-model-is-broken-while-crouching/2427806/4 "2025-03-31T10:29:05Z")

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