Guards do not shoot if the lower part of your character is hidden behind an object

Summary

We’ve noticed that it’s very easy to avoid enemy guard fire when standing behind an object that covers the lower half of your body. Even though they still have line of sight to the rest of the player, they stop shooting and remain partially idle. This is becoming a problem because it heavily limits level design possibilities. It seems to have started happening sometime around May 1st.

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Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

AI

Steps to Reproduce

Stand behind a box that only covers the lower half of your body while a guard is positioned behind it.

Expected Result

The guard should continue shooting at you, since it can still see the upper half of your body.

Observed Result

The guard does not detect or shoot at you and remains partially idle, making it very easy to eliminate without any resistance.

Platform(s)

PC

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Additional Notes

In the attached image, a large portion of the player’s body is hidden, but the issue also occurs with lower objects.