However, the "Overwrite" bug—primarily occurring in and split-screen sessions—allowed a player to bypass the discard prompt under specific network lag conditions or button-input sequences. By rapidly confirming the "overwrite" command at the exact moment a partner was picking up or dropping an item, the game’s logic would fail. The result? You could duplicate weapons, ammunition, and healing items or, more infamously, overwrite a high-tier weapon into a low-tier slot , effectively deleting the original item but gaining infinite ammo for the new one in unintended ways.
The glitch involved manipulating the game's save system and exploiting a specific sequence of actions. When players saved their game, then quickly loaded the save and swapped out their equipment with an item from the item box, the game would overwrite the current equipment with the same gear, effectively duplicating it. This process could be repeated multiple times, allowing players to accumulate an unlimited amount of powerful equipment. resident evil 5 overwrite current equipment patched