Vehicles can no longer break small props instantly

Summary

It used to be that if a prop is small enough or has low enough health then a car can instantly break it and drive on, keeping its momentum. But now cars get stuck on every small prop, having to stop, wait 0.5 seconds and only then the prop is broken. This stops any momentum the car had and makes my game, where I had destructible props for you to smash through with a car way less fun.

I assume this change was made for Battle Royale, but I hope its possible to add a setting for the vehicle spawners to change that? This change happened in November 2024, I didnt report it as I didnt believe it would change, but I guess its worth trying.

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Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Assets

Steps to Reproduce

Place multiple small props in a line (for example wooden chairs), then try to smash them with a car, like from the sports car spawner. You can also try it on my island, there’s destructible props right outside where you spawn, cant miss them.

Expected Result

The car should be able to instantly break small props, as it just makes sense and makes for more fun gameplay.

Observed Result

The car gets stuck on each prop, only breaking the prop after half a second of contact.

Platform(s)

PC

Island Code

2860-7316-8507

Video

Thank you for the report, we’ll check into this.

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Hopefully its changed because the physics system is being implemented, and someone forgot to restore a setting.

Actually could be cool, hit a chair at a certain speed and it goes flying or a bit faster and it breaks, the change in momentum reflecting the weight difference of a chair and a vehicle

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Driving into objects is still causing the vehicle to “stop” before the item breaks. Once it breaks you can continue to drive past. Happens with everything, you can test with hedges, walls etc. Even with a cow catcher on it happens.

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FORT-871759 is ‘Closed’ as ‘Fixed’. The issue will be addressed in 35.20.

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