# After adding Island Transactions I'm forced to get new IARC rating each time when updating **URL:** \ **Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\ **Tags:** closed, fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, bug-report, fortnite\ **Created:** [May 14, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-adding-island-transactions-im-forced-to-get-new-iarc-rating-each-time-when-updating/2722181 "2026-05-14T18:24:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![locutus](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/locutus/32/1093349_2.png) [@locutus](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/locutus)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-adding-island-transactions-im-forced-to-get-new-iarc-rating-each-time-when-updating/2722181/1 "2026-05-14T18:25:00Z")
### Summary Since I added Island Transactions in one of my map (7121-1251-3865), I have made 2 more updates of it and each time I have to fill out IARC questionnaire again because I get this message: “Your IARC rating is missing “In-Game Purchaes” interactive element required for islands with in-island transactions. Retake the questionnaire to update your rating”. I filled out the questionnaire with the same answers every time (I took screenshots just to be sure) and it passed right away. So it seems there is some error in the map data check process, so it forces me to get a new rating, even though it’s not needed. ### Please select what you are reporting on: Unreal Editor for Fortnite ### What Type of Bug are you experiencing? Publishing ### Steps to Reproduce Create new update of the map 7121-1251-3865 after I added Island Transactions to it in earlier version that is published and for which I already filled IARC questionnaire to get a new rating ### Expected Result I don’t have to take IARC questionnaire every time with the identical answers to get a new rating when making an update ### Observed Result Since adding Island Transactions, for which I had to retake IARC questionnaire to get a new rating, I made 2 more updates and for each of them I had to retake questionnaire again just to fill it with the exactly same answers ### Platform(s) PC, Windows 11, Chrome, UEFN 40.40 ### Island Code 7121-1251-3865 ---
**Author:** ![locutus](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/locutus/32/1093349_2.png) [@locutus](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/locutus)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-adding-island-transactions-im-forced-to-get-new-iarc-rating-each-time-when-updating/2722181/2 "2026-05-18T20:45:27Z")
I just did a new update of that map and I was forced to get a new IARC rating again, so I filled out the questionnaire with the same answers for the fourth time in a row. ---
**Author:** ![Jimbohalo10](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/jimbohalo10/32/961440_2.png) [@Jimbohalo10](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Jimbohalo10)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-adding-island-transactions-im-forced-to-get-new-iarc-rating-each-time-when-updating/2722181/3 "2026-05-18T20:56:27Z")
hi @locutus and others using Island Transactions (IIT) The problem is if you get the IIT section IARC wrong you will find you have a **SANCTION** and that was using the UEFN Example! (unchanged). Devs are getting **SANCTIONS** in Island Transactions for virtually **nothing** in IIT ---
**Author:** ![locutus](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/locutus/32/1093349_2.png) [@locutus](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/locutus)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-adding-island-transactions-im-forced-to-get-new-iarc-rating-each-time-when-updating/2722181/4 "2026-05-19T11:27:16Z")
There is some issue with updating the rating. I looked at the IARC website for details of all 4 ratings (Rating Check Request Form) I created since adding IIT and in a column “Interactive Elements” there is “In-Game Purchases” present for all Rating Systems except “PEGI” where it is missing. Because I did screenshots of all related pages everytime, I checked them and noticed that everytime when I filled out the questionnaire, the page at Creator Portal (not at IARC website), which shows all informations from the newly created rating, had the “In-Game Purchases” in a column “Interactive Elements” for all Rating Systems, including PEGI. There is data discrepancy between that step of a Rating creation and what will happen next. On the map details page on [Fortnite.com](http://Fortnite.com), there should be “In-Game Purchases” next to “Users Interact” in a box with the PEGI rating, but it was not there. So I unpublished the map few hours ago (just to be sure) and right now created a new update for it where I removed all code regarding IIT, so there is actually nothing to buy with VBucks at this newest version. I should also mention following: 1. There were no random items which could be purchased or influenced with VBucks, nor were there any that could be “bought” or influenced by some in-game actions or items that could also be purchased with VBucks. 2. The map was ignored in Discover for whole month since I added ITT, no matter what I did in updates, which was unusual for this specific map, but I thought it’s because of the recent changes to Discover that came into effect at about the same time. 3. I added IIT to another map only 1 month earlier and there are no IARC issues with it. Verse code for it is the same for both maps (not everything is identical, because maps are different, but the structure and logic of the related code is the same). I asked Epic’s Developer Assistant AI about it and this is the answer: "PEGI requires a specific sub-disclosure for in-game purchases. When retaking the questionnaire, ensure you pay close attention to the Digital Purchases section: -- Ensure you select Yes for “Does the app allow users to purchase digital goods?” – PEGI specifically tracks if these purchases include “Random Items” (Loot Boxes/Gacha). Even if your map does not use them, ensure you haven’t accidentally selected a “No” in a sub-menu that PEGI uses to categorize the purchase type. – Check if there is a question about “Paid Random Items.” If your map uses the PaidRandomItem value in Verse or the Purchase API, you must disclose this accurately for PEGI to generate the correct interactive element." That answer regarding selecting “No” doesn’t make sense, but when I asked for clarification, it replied with this: “Sorry, I can’t assist with that issue as it violates Epic’s terms of use.” ---
**Author:** ![Jimbohalo10](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/jimbohalo10/32/961440_2.png) [@Jimbohalo10](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Jimbohalo10)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-adding-island-transactions-im-forced-to-get-new-iarc-rating-each-time-when-updating/2722181/6 "2026-05-19T12:21:39Z")
hi @locutus, Thank you for detailed answer. That will hopefully allow Epic Support to fix the problems and stop devs being SANCTIONED for getting the paperwork related to IIT islands wrong!👍 ---
**Author:** ![Bug-Reporter](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/bug-reporter/32/997076_2.png) [@Bug-Reporter](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Bug-Reporter)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-adding-island-transactions-im-forced-to-get-new-iarc-rating-each-time-when-updating/2722181/8 "2026-05-26T16:02:23Z")
FORT-1105382 has been ‘Closed’. This is working as intended by design. ---
**Author:** ![locutus](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/locutus/32/1093349_2.png) [@locutus](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/locutus)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-adding-island-transactions-im-forced-to-get-new-iarc-rating-each-time-when-updating/2722181/9 "2026-05-26T16:45:00Z")
Hi @Flak, Can you please check, if this is really correct status to this issue, that it is working as intended like that by design? ---
**Author:** ![Tuffy](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Tuffy](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Tuffy)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-adding-island-transactions-im-forced-to-get-new-iarc-rating-each-time-when-updating/2722181/10 "2026-10-18T22:09:27Z")
Have you ever fixed this issue? I’m also currently having this same problem with having to retake the questionnaire just for new updates. ---
**Author:** ![Mineblo](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/mineblo/32/1203575_2.png) [@Mineblo](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Mineblo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-adding-island-transactions-im-forced-to-get-new-iarc-rating-each-time-when-updating/2722181/11 "2026-10-18T23:22:37Z")
Were your ratings manually adjusted by rating authorities at any point which would make them “frozen” and thus unable to be edited automatically I believe. Also inside the creator portal/Fn does the Age Rating include that your game has In-Game Purchases? ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/9/6/e/96e3234d5a1a34fe84b30a5fea127f229bd4e80b.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jimbohalo10](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/jimbohalo10/32/961440_2.png) [@Jimbohalo10](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Jimbohalo10)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-adding-island-transactions-im-forced-to-get-new-iarc-rating-each-time-when-updating/2722181/12 "2026-10-19T11:40:25Z")
hi Related to my previous post is the email about this problem you probably got the email after updating you IARC, which now successfully works. ![Screenshot (4)](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/d/1/0/d10bb21b3e7fef213ee2df89f430ba3907e75649.png) This is NOT controlled by Epic. To fix this my certificate name (redacted) my account was updated and received this email. The **ACCOUNT** with Certificate **not** EPIC publish island has to be updated. This is outside Epic control. Publisher just reads this! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/1/3/713c9d3f58553f0de89543d76a8a3a2779dc9fa4.png) [@system](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-adding-island-transactions-im-forced-to-get-new-iarc-rating-each-time-when-updating/2722181/13 "2026-11-10T18:25:50Z")
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