# Player Reference Device Not Displaying Players (Sometimes) \[Involves Wearing Kicks\]

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/player-reference-device-not-displaying-players-sometimes-involves-wearing-kicks/2675445>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** closed, fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, fortnite\
**Created:** [November 15, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/player-reference-device-not-displaying-players-sometimes-involves-wearing-kicks/2675445 "2025-11-15T21:05:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ToasterMRVL](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/toastermrvl/32/1014688_2.png) [@ToasterMRVL](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ToasterMRVL)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/player-reference-device-not-displaying-players-sometimes-involves-wearing-kicks/2675445/1 "2025-11-15T21:05:07Z")

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### Summary

The player reference device sometimes does not show the player, it is invisible. If they have kicks, they are still shown. Sometimes, kicks from a different play entirely are shown on another players player reference.

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Creative

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Devices

### Steps to Reproduce

While wearing kicks, interact with something that shows the player on a player reference device. Then, go to the changing booth and change your kicks. Have another player interact with that player reference device. Then you interact again, this time - your player will be invisible.

### Expected Result

You should be displayed in full, with the correct kicks, on the player reference device.

### Observed Result

You are invisible and other players are wearing your kicks instead.

### Platform(s)

All

### Island Code

5253-8468-3364

### Video

[![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/5/b/6/5b6c873ed6dced46689f516ecd9b3edfaa0027ea.jpeg "Player Reference Report") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2e3OI7F9Y0)

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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:** [November 20, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/player-reference-device-not-displaying-players-sometimes-involves-wearing-kicks/2675445/3 "2025-11-20T16:45:19Z")

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FORT-1018092 has been ‘Closed’ as a duplicate of an existing known issue. Origin Issue: FORT-1016848, Origin Topic: [Player reference device not showing player's skin who is wearing kicks](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/player-reference-device-not-showing-players-skin-who-is-wearing-kicks/2674823)

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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:** [May 14, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/player-reference-device-not-displaying-players-sometimes-involves-wearing-kicks/2675445/4 "2026-05-14T21:05:19Z")

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