NPCs spawn empty-handed when equipped with certain items (Boogie Bomb, Harpoon Gun, Dynamite)

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Summary

NPCs spawn empty-handed when equipped with certain items (Boogie Bomb, Harpoon Gun, or Dynamite).

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Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Devices

Steps to Reproduce

Steps to Reproduce:

Place an NPC Spawner device in UEFN.

Equip the NPC with one of the following items: Boogie Bomb, Harpoon Gun, or Dynamite.

Launch a session and start the game.

Observe the spawned NPC.

Expected Result

The NPC should spawn holding the assigned weapon.

Observed Result

The NPC spawns empty-handed (holding no weapon at all).

Platform(s)

PC (Windows 11)

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Hello, how do you equip the item? Through Verse or through the inventory modifier?
Thanks!

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FORT-1111706’s status has changed to ‘Ready for QA’. A member of the QA department is investigating the issue.

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Not just these items that stopped working recently with NPCS but also these. Flint-knock all varieties, firefly jars, and probably others I am not aware of. My NPCS are using the NPC Inventory Modifier.

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I’m equipping it through the inventory modifier.