# VFX Powerup initializes Beam positions incorrectly when collected in first-person mode

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/vfx-powerup-initializes-beam-positions-incorrectly-when-collected-in-first-person-mode/2745057>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** Reso-Duplicate, Status-Closed, fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, fortnite\
**Created:** [August 19, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/vfx-powerup-initializes-beam-positions-incorrectly-when-collected-in-first-person-mode/2745057 "2026-08-19T14:36:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/vfx-powerup-initializes-beam-positions-incorrectly-when-collected-in-first-person-mode/2745057/5 "2026-10-23T17:00:28Z")

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FORT-1142254 has been ‘Closed’ as a duplicate of an existing known issue. Origin Issue: FORT-1101286, Origin Topic: [VFX Powerup Device doesn’t attach to Custom Effect Sockets correctly when First Person Camera is used.](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/vfx-powerup-device-doesn-t-attach-to-custom-effect-sockets-correctly-when-first-person-camera-is-used/2721450)

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