# Players can become stuck in a "hiding" animation after using a Hiding Prop Device

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/players-can-become-stuck-in-a-hiding-animation-after-using-a-hiding-prop-device/2656920>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** closed, fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, fortnite\
**Created:** [September 15, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/players-can-become-stuck-in-a-hiding-animation-after-using-a-hiding-prop-device/2656920 "2025-09-15T19:47:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Kiriousaurus](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/kiriousaurus/32/740463_2.png) [@Kiriousaurus](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Kiriousaurus)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/players-can-become-stuck-in-a-hiding-animation-after-using-a-hiding-prop-device/2656920/1 "2025-09-15T19:47:52Z")

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### Summary

Players can rarely become stuck in a “hiding” animation after using a Hiding Prop Device, making their hitbox just a small dot on the floor, creating a scenario where it is near impossible to hit them.

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Creative

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Character

### Steps to Reproduce

1. Bring two or more players into a game
2. Have one player go through the hiding prop device multiple times and in multiple scenarios. Try far away, up close, etc. and also using hidden travel for far and close distances.

### Expected Result

The player should exit the device as per usual.

### Observed Result

The player becomes stuck in a “hiding” animation and has a near nonexistent hitbox.

### Platform(s)

All

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**Author:** ![Flak](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/flak/32/769441_2.png) [@Flak](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Flak)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/players-can-become-stuck-in-a-hiding-animation-after-using-a-hiding-prop-device/2656920/3 "2025-10-27T15:08:30Z")

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Hi @Kiriousaurus 🙂

Could you possibly repro this and send us your logs? We’re having trouble getting a reproduction here. [How to get your Fortnite logs](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-get-your-fortnite-logs/682382)

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**Author:** ![Kiriousaurus](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/kiriousaurus/32/740463_2.png) [@Kiriousaurus](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Kiriousaurus)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/players-can-become-stuck-in-a-hiding-animation-after-using-a-hiding-prop-device/2656920/4 "2025-10-28T18:38:31Z")

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Hi Flak!

I’ve tried to repro it a couple times but not had any luck, it’s seemingly random and only happens on occasion.

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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 24, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/players-can-become-stuck-in-a-hiding-animation-after-using-a-hiding-prop-device/2656920/7 "2025-11-24T17:37:20Z")

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FORT-994726 has been ‘Closed’. We’re unable to reproduce 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:** [March 14, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/players-can-become-stuck-in-a-hiding-animation-after-using-a-hiding-prop-device/2656920/8 "2026-03-14T19:48:45Z")

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