# guards using chrome weapons or exotic unstable bow will have no weapons on switch and upgrade

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/guards-using-chrome-weapons-or-exotic-unstable-bow-will-have-no-weapons-on-switch-and-upgrade/2842675>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, Status-ToDo, fortnite\
**Created:** [October 20, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/guards-using-chrome-weapons-or-exotic-unstable-bow-will-have-no-weapons-on-switch-and-upgrade/2842675 "2026-10-20T07:38:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![BigJackCain](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/bigjackcain/32/1213699_2.png) [@BigJackCain](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/BigJackCain)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/guards-using-chrome-weapons-or-exotic-unstable-bow-will-have-no-weapons-on-switch-and-upgrade/2842675/1 "2026-10-20T07:38:28Z")

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### Summary

i’ve noticed recently that guards using the chrome weapons or the exotic unstable bow on upgrade/switch it will cause them to have no weapon

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Creative

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Devices

### Steps to Reproduce

give 2 guards a gray chrome weapon and give the other the exotic unstable bow and wait for them to switch bows/upgrade their chrome gun

### Expected Result

when switching/upgrading their weapon should stay with the new variant

### Observed Result

on guard switching/upgrading their weapon will cause their weapon to disappear leaving them just walking around

### Platform(s)

all

### Video

[![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/e/e/6/ee6571ecf5258d85ae6bf1667a09a86482b51c33.jpeg "October 20, 2026") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iei1V_1els)

### Additional Notes

this needs to be fixed as soon as possible because it makes it impossible for guards to use these weapons currently

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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:** [October 28, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/guards-using-chrome-weapons-or-exotic-unstable-bow-will-have-no-weapons-on-switch-and-upgrade/2842675/4 "2026-10-28T21:00:24Z")

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FORT-1176314 has been added to our ‘To Do’ list. Someone’s been assigned this task.