# NPC Spawners stop working no matter location if a certain number of NPCs are spawned and "active", even if far away.

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**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, fortnite\
**Created:** [May 8, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/npc-spawners-stop-working-no-matter-location-if-a-certain-number-of-npcs-are-spawned-and-active-even-if-far-away/2720923 "2026-05-08T20:28:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jimbohalo10](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/jimbohalo10/32/961440_2.png) [@Jimbohalo10](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Jimbohalo10)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/npc-spawners-stop-working-no-matter-location-if-a-certain-number-of-npcs-are-spawned-and-active-even-if-far-away/2720923/3 "2026-10-07T17:32:47Z")

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hi @DeezyTheGreay

There appears to be a fix just launched/patched. Does this work or is your problem new

[NPC Sidekicks Appearing Invisible - Fix Live - NPC Spawner Device Issue - Fix Live v42.30 Known Issues and Pre-Release Updates - General / Issues and Bug Reporting - Epic Developer Community Forums](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/v42-30-known-issues-and-pre-release-updates/2835388/9)

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