# Most melee items are broken when physics enabled.

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/most-melee-items-are-broken-when-physics-enabled/2665647>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** open, fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, UEFN, Physics, bug-report, item, fortnite, items\
**Created:** [October 15, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/most-melee-items-are-broken-when-physics-enabled/2665647 "2025-10-15T19:23:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/most-melee-items-are-broken-when-physics-enabled/2665647/1 "2025-10-15T19:23:38Z")

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### Summary

Most melee items do not work properly when physics is enabled and cannot interact with physics objects.

Item List :  
-NitroFists  
-The Kneecapper  
-Kinetic Boomerang  
-Chains of Hades  
-Bass Boost  
-Typhoon Blade  
-Kinetic Blade  
-Sideways Scythe  
-Rocket Drill  
-Shockwave Hammer  
-Rocket Ram  
-Ripsaw Launcher  
-Myst Gauntlets  
-Chainsaw  
-Basic Sword  
-Basic Hammer  
-Makeshift Bow  
-Modular Boom Bolt

The character movements weird when using some of these. For example, Sideways Scythe, Shockwave Hammer, Rocket Ram, Rocket Drill. Additionally, when physics is disabled, the character moves forward slightly when attacking with nitro fists or swords. Unfortunately, when physics is enabled, the character cannot perform these movements.

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Assets

### Steps to Reproduce

1- Enable physics via project settings  
2- Start session  
3- Equip the items mentioned above and hit the physics objects

### Expected Result

Force must be applied to physics objects when they are hit with items

### Observed Result

No force is applied to physical objects

### Platform(s)

All

### Video

[![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/0/8/2088b0e88de39dd9448ada040a1ac7b1f754feff.jpeg "fortnite physics item bugs") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZPMEEvxyik)

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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 22, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/most-melee-items-are-broken-when-physics-enabled/2665647/3 "2025-10-22T13:11:55Z")

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FORT-996315 has been ‘Closed’ as a duplicate of an existing known issue. Origin Issue: FORT-966893

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**Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/most-melee-items-are-broken-when-physics-enabled/2665647/4 "2025-10-22T13:11:55Z")

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FORT-966893 is ‘Blocked’. Something is currently preventing work on this issue.

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**Author:** ![system](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/1/3/713c9d3f58553f0de89543d76a8a3a2779dc9fa4.png) [@system](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/most-melee-items-are-broken-when-physics-enabled/2665647/5 "2026-04-13T19:24:21Z")

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