Skydive Volume Contrail Animation Incorrectly Displays Descending State During Ascent

Summary

When using skydive volumes with a positive push force, the player character’s contrail animations display incorrect visual states based on vertical movement direction. This issue create a jarring visual disconnect that impacts both player orientation and gameplay polish.

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Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Devices

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Enter a skydive volume with positive push force.
  2. Move vertically downward - observe correct contrail animations.
  3. Move vertically upward - observe incorrect descending contrail animations.

Expected Result

Contrail animations should match the player’s movement direction.
Ascending movement should show upward-flowing contrails.
Descending movement should show downward-flowing contrails.

Observed Result

Contrail animations work correctly during descent.
During ascent, contrails incorrectly display the descending animation state.

Platform(s)

All platforms