VFX powerup - "persist on elimination" not working

General Issues and Bug Reporting
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Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Devices

Summary

VFX powerup - “persist on elimination” settings not working
VFX pickup works fine, but once players die, the effect disappears.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. create VFX powerup - for head socket (not sure if that part is important)
  2. pick it up in game
  3. get your character eliminated
  4. see result (it disappears for me)

Expected Result

VFX would disappear after elimination, even with the “persist on elimination” setting on

Observed Result

VFX would disappeared after elimination, even with the “persist on elimination” setting on

Platform(s)

UEFN

Island Code

8089-6039-2083

Additional Notes

Island code is not important, but you can test it in that map by picking the “unreal crown” and see what happens, then testing on your own project.

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You forgot to upvote your bug report.

As a workaround, you could reapply the effect on respawn when needed.

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That might cause issues with checkpoints etc, I also want it connected to abilities, so I just need that setting to work. :sweat_smile:

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The status of FORT-741430 incident has been moved from ‘In Testing’ to ‘Closed’. Resolution Reason: ‘Fixed’

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This is kind of crucial function for my game mechanics to work, anybody knows how long does fixing something like this usually take?

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This still seems to be an issue.

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Has there been any update to this yet? This bug is hindering client work that I need to be done with already :pensive:

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Same for me, I have a client project I can’t complete because of this bug. @Flak has there been any new progress made with fixing this?

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As of 30.20 this is an issue. The workaround is to reapply the powerup. Simple, but should be unneeded.

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it seems like this is still happening, but only for custom effects. the built-in effects in the vfx powerup device do persist

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I can confirm that bug reproduces for custom vfx
@Flak

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I can confirm I reproduce this bug with Outline visual effect, not only for custom

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I can confirm this is still an issue

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I’m having trouble with this too, due to how dark my map is I rely on the VFX Powerup so players can see each other. However, because it seems the VFX glow isn’t applying on respawn, even when I’ve set it to persist on elimination, and set it to Player and Player Class and All Players, it defeats the purpose of the device being on the map. I am not sure if this is just a visual bug on my end or if it is not applying the VFX at all, either way hoping for fixes when possible. :folded_hands:

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Yeah, same with glow effect. Still happening as of v37.50.

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Hello, could you please start a new thread with your latest information? Thank you!