# Items disappearing on respawn + Inventory sorting issues.

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/items-disappearing-on-respawn-inventory-sorting-issues/2764582>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, fixed, bug-report, fortnite\
**Created:** [September 11, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/items-disappearing-on-respawn-inventory-sorting-issues/2764582 "2026-09-11T04:18:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![DRAW12](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/draw12/32/1062897_2.png) [@DRAW12](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DRAW12)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/items-disappearing-on-respawn-inventory-sorting-issues/2764582/1 "2026-09-11T04:18:04Z")

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### Summary

Player items (particularly consumables) are forced removed from the player’s inventory when they respawn. There are no systems set up in this island that could be doing this. Players have also been having issues with sorting their inventory.

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Assets

### Steps to Reproduce

Join in game and collect a variety of consumables and weapons.

### Expected Result

When being eliminated, all items should stay in the player’s inventory.

### Observed Result

Consumable items are entirely removed, and other inventory systems appear to be broken

### Platform(s)

All

### Island Code

3837-5258-6307

### Video

[![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/c/6/6/c66b46d1d2d747c271f8920aea4903ff65adf141.jpeg "Items being deleted on respawn") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odGGHGsTIo8)

### Additional Notes

Scenegraph + Custom items and Inventories are enabled on this island.

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**Author:** ![rhyan.smith](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/rhyan.smith/32/1218554_2.png) [@rhyan.smith](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/rhyan.smith)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/items-disappearing-on-respawn-inventory-sorting-issues/2764582/6 "2026-09-16T13:49:55Z")

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Thank you for reporting this,  
The team is investigating into the issue

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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 17, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/items-disappearing-on-respawn-inventory-sorting-issues/2764582/9 "2026-09-17T17:00:40Z")

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FORT-1151776 is ‘Closed’ as ‘Fixed’. The issue will be addressed in 42.30.