HideElementsForPlayer and ShowElementsForPlayer doesn't work since update 36.00

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Summary

Since update 36.00, HideElementsForPlayer and ShowElementsForPlayer doesn’t work anymore.

Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Verse

Steps to Reproduce

  • Create a verse file
  • Use GetPlayspace().GetHUDController().HideElementsForPlayer(…) to hide some hud elements

Expected Result

The hud elements should be hidden

Observed Result

The hud elements are still visible

Platform(s)

Xbox, Luna

Additional Notes

Although the HideElements method works, but it doesn’t allow us to show or hide the HUD for a specific player.

Randomly sometime the HideElementsForPlayer works, but it’s rare

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An example of a Verse device that doesn’t work:
hud_manager.verse (1.1 KB)

using { /Fortnite.com/Devices }
using { /Verse.org/Simulation }
using { /Fortnite.com/UI }
using { /UnrealEngine.com/Temporary/Diagnostics }

hud_manager_device<public> := class(creative_device):
    
    OnBegin<override>()<suspends> : void =

        Sleep(3.0)
        
        HUDController := GetPlayspace().GetHUDController()
        for(mPlayer : GetPlayspace().GetPlayers()):

            Print("UPDATE HUD")

            var HUDElementsToHide : []hud_element_identifier = array:
                creative_hud_identifier_all{}
                player_hud_identifier_all{}
                hud_identifier_world_resource_wood{}
                hud_identifier_world_resource_stone{}
                hud_identifier_world_resource_metal{}
                hud_identifier_world_resource_permanite{}
                hud_identifier_world_resource_gold_currency{}
                hud_identifier_world_resource_ingredient{}
                creative_hud_identifier_player_inventory{}
            HUDController.HideElementsForPlayer(mPlayer, HUDElementsToHide)
            #HUDController.HideElements(HUDElementsToHide)
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Can confirm. Hiding HUD elements works fine but it won’t activate if trying to hide or show for specific players.

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FORT-920921 has been added to our ‘To Do’ list. Someone’s been assigned this task.