Summary
UEFN is completely unable to launch a session. On any project — including brand new, empty projects — clicking Launch Session causes the editor to hang indefinitely on “Connecting…”. This occurs on a fresh install with no Verse scripts, plugins, or modifications.
Please select what you are reporting on:
Unreal Editor for Fortnite
What Type of Bug are you experiencing?
Assets
Steps to Reproduce
Fresh install of UEFN via Epic Games Launcher
Launch UEFN
Create a new blank project
Click Launch Session
Fortnite gets stuck on connecting… and is hung until you close Fortnite.
Expected Result
A session launches and the level loads into Fortnite.
Observed Result
UEFN becomes stuck on “Connecting…” and never progresses. Must be force-closed.
Platform(s)
windows
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Additional Notes
Log Errors (from UnrealEditorFortnite.log):
pgsql
[OSS] SessionJoin: Unable to get logged in user ID.
[OSS] GetUserAuthData failed: NotLoggedIn
[Session] Join result: Error
These errors appear consistently in every launch attempt, even in fresh scenes.