Summary
The Custom VFX in Advanced > “Is Effect Visible to Local Player” setting turned off does not work well.
It almost always seems that when I grab the VFX via a button or trigger, the VFX appears even though it shouldn’t, but it actually works if the player doesn’t respawn and doesn’t get killed by an enemy or NPC.
The thing is that when these things that I just listed happen, basically the player will see his Custom VFX and for my map it shouldn’t happen and I also want to publish it but if there is this bug my map will never be published.
I also noticed that there was a similar report to my problem: VFX Powerup Bug: Is Effect Visible to Local Player Breaks After Respawn
I noticed this is from August 27th and this issue hasn’t been resolved yet… I hope you guys will fix it after reading this thread.
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Unreal Editor for Fortnite
What Type of Bug are you experiencing?
Devices
Steps to Reproduce
Place VFX Powerup
Check off “Is Effect Visible to Local Player”
Check on “Persist on Elimination”
Make the player get eliminated and respawn the player
Observe the Effect is now Visible to Local Player
Expected Result
When Is Effect Visible to Local Player is turned off, the local player should never be able to see the effect.
Observed Result
Even though the “Effect visible to local player” option is disabled, the local player can see the effect after respawning or being eliminated by an NPC or enemy.
Platform(s)
All
