# \[Physics\] Physics island's Fort\_Character's GetViewRotation() and GetViewLocation() have inconsistent behavior compared to normal islands **URL:** \ **Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\ **Tags:** closed, fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, fortnite\ **Created:** [September 18, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/physics-physics-islands-fort-characters-getviewrotation-and-getviewlocation-have-inconsistent-behavior-compared-to-normal-islands/2823746 "2026-09-18T23:04:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnNinjaFlame](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/johnninjaflame/32/1075361_2.png) [@JohnNinjaFlame](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/JohnNinjaFlame)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/physics-physics-islands-fort-characters-getviewrotation-and-getviewlocation-have-inconsistent-behavior-compared-to-normal-islands/2823746/1 "2026-09-18T23:04:46Z")
### Summary Physics islands have inconsistent GetViewLocation and GetViewRotation compared to normal islands. ### Please select what you are reporting on: Unreal Editor for Fortnite ### What Type of Bug are you experiencing? Island Settings ### Steps to Reproduce 1 - Create Functions that print out GetViewLocation and GetViewRotation 2 - Compare Results to non physics islands ### Expected Result Continuous Updates to ViewLocation and ViewRotation’s values, based on the players view location and rotation ### Observed Result Updates are inconsistent, values only change mostly based on player movement inputs ### Platform(s) Windows ---
**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 18, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/physics-physics-islands-fort-characters-getviewrotation-and-getviewlocation-have-inconsistent-behavior-compared-to-normal-islands/2823746/2 "2026-09-18T23:06:06Z")
FORT-1156104 has been created and its status is ‘Unconfirmed’. This is now in a queue to be reproduced and confirmed. ---
**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 23, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/physics-physics-islands-fort-characters-getviewrotation-and-getviewlocation-have-inconsistent-behavior-compared-to-normal-islands/2823746/6 "2026-09-23T16:01:44Z")
FORT-1156105 has been ‘Closed’ as a duplicate of an existing known issue. Origin Issue: FORT-1156104, Origin Topic: [[Physics] Physics island's Fort\_Character's GetViewRotation() and GetViewLocation() have inconsistent behavior compared to normal islands](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/physics-physics-islands-fort-characters-getviewrotation-and-getviewlocation-have-inconsistent-behavior-compared-to-normal-islands/2823746) ---
**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 15, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/physics-physics-islands-fort-characters-getviewrotation-and-getviewlocation-have-inconsistent-behavior-compared-to-normal-islands/2823746/10 "2026-10-15T15:01:11Z")
FORT-1156104 has been ‘Closed’. We’re unable to reproduce this issue.