Summary
When I join an island, I sometimes get sent to a server where the match has already ended. The loading screen gets stuck for about 5 minutes, then I am sent back to the lobby with no error message. I can send many more logs of this. In most cases I had to close and restart the game, because otherwise you have to wait several minutes to get back to the lobby.
Please select what you are reporting on:
Creative
What Type of Bug are you experiencing?
Matchmaking
Steps to Reproduce
- Join a published island.
- Leave to the lobby.
- Join the same island again right away.
- Repeat a few times.
Expected Result
I join a running match and spawn in about 10 seconds.
Observed Result
Sometimes I am put on a server where the match is already over. The server lets me in, but the game never starts for me. The loading screen gets stuck on “The UI Director is still waiting for game state to be ready”. After about 5 minutes I am sent back to the lobby with no message.
The log shows that right after I join, the server goes to the end of the match:
MatchState changed previous=EnteringMap current=WaitingPostMatch
GamePhase Setup → EndGame
After about 5 minutes: “Reason: End Game Kick” and back to the lobby.
The island never ends the match by itself. This happened 4 times:
- 2026-10-18 10:43 UTC, server 34.179.192.195:9021
- 2026-10-14 09:50 UTC, server 35.234.107.60:9036
- 2026-10-14 09:59 UTC, server 34.107.84.227:9065
- 2026-10-14 10:04 UTC, server 18.156.242.139:9012
Every time, it happened when joining the same island again a few minutes after the last game. All other joins worked normally. I can send the full logs.
Platform(s)
PC
Island Code
1541-6710-6518
Additional Notes
LOG 1 - 2026-10-18 10:43 UTC, server 34.179.192.195:9021, session c66326f278e44cef871c69eda6e57736. Waited on the stuck loading screen; after ~5 minutes the server kicked me back to the lobby with no message (End Game Kick).
[2026.10.18-10.43.20:725][413]LogNet: Welcomed by server (Level: /VKPlay/Maps/VKPlay_EmptyOcean_VolumeSupport?VerseURI=/Fortnite.com/GameFeatures/VKPlayMinimumRoot+/Fortnite.com/GameFeatures/VerseSocialSynergyFortnite+/Fortnite.com/GameFeatures/CreativeRoot+/Fortnite.com/GameFeatures/UEFNMetaData?ValidateDownloadableContentDuringTravel, Game: /Game/Athena/Valkyrie/Valkyrie_Creative_GameMode.Valkyrie_Creative_GameMode_C)
[2026.10.18-10.43.25:356][527]LogMatchmaking: [FortLinksMatchmaking:04917CA44996EB227EED80B4808C079E][WaitForPostTravel] Game state set server entry confirmed. Signaling PostTravel.
[2026.10.18-10.43.25:380][527]LogFort: MatchState changed previous=EnteringMap current=WaitingPostMatch
[2026.10.18-10.43.25:661][527]LogBattleRoyaleGamePhaseLogic: HandleGamePhaseChanged. OldPhase = EAthenaGamePhase::Setup. NewPhase = EAthenaGamePhase::EndGame
[2026.10.18-10.43.27:286][684]LogFortLoadingScreen: Loading screen showing: 1. Reason: The UI Director is still waiting for game state to be ready, For more info, increase verbosity for LogFortUI, and any other system.
[2026.10.18-10.43.32:285][832]LogFortLoadingScreen: Loading screen showing: 1. Reason: FortCreativeStartScreen
[2026.10.18-10.48.22:469][472]LogFortLoadingScreen: Loading screen showing: 1. Reason: FortCreativeStartScreen
[2026.10.18-10.48.24:177][882]LogMatchmakingUtility: Requested to Cancel Matchmaking during: EMatchmakingUtilityState::Idle. Reason: End Game Kick; Legacy Reason: Unknown
[2026.10.18-10.48.24:196][882]LogFort: AFortPlayerController ‘Athena_PlayerController_C_2147482638’ Disconnecting: 1: DevReason - Returned To Main Menu With Reason:
[2026.10.18-10.48.24:242][884]LogNet: Connection failed; returning to Entry
LOG 2 - 2026-10-14 09:50 UTC, server 35.234.107.60:9036, session 464658dd3950461bae19d8d9297b8210. Stuck on the loading screen; I closed the game manually after ~1 minute instead of waiting.
[2026.10.14-09.50.49:804][585]LogNet: Welcomed by server (Level: /VKPlay/Maps/VKPlay_EmptyOcean_VolumeSupport?VerseURI=/Fortnite.com/GameFeatures/VKPlayMinimumRoot+/Fortnite.com/GameFeatures/VerseSocialSynergyFortnite+/Fortnite.com/GameFeatures/CreativeRoot+/Fortnite.com/GameFeatures/UEFNMetaData?ValidateDownloadableContentDuringTravel, Game: /Game/Athena/Valkyrie/Valkyrie_Creative_GameMode.Valkyrie_Creative_GameMode_C)
[2026.10.14-09.50.53:198][705]LogMatchmaking: [FortLinksMatchmaking:F1F57E034BED02946660699508F8DEB6][WaitForPostTravel] Game state set server entry confirmed. Signaling PostTravel.
[2026.10.14-09.50.53:237][705]LogFort: MatchState changed previous=EnteringMap current=WaitingPostMatch
[2026.10.14-09.50.53:265][705]LogBattleRoyaleGamePhaseLogic: HandleGamePhaseChanged. OldPhase = EAthenaGamePhase::Setup. NewPhase = EAthenaGamePhase::EndGame
[2026.10.14-09.50.54:489][847]LogFortLoadingScreen: Loading screen showing: 1. Reason: The UI Director is still waiting for game state to be ready, For more info, increase verbosity for LogFortUI, and any other system.
[2026.10.14-09.50.59:490][424]LogFortLoadingScreen: Loading screen showing: 1. Reason: FortCreativeStartScreen
[2026.10.14-09.51.49:508][434]LogFortLoadingScreen: Loading screen showing: 1. Reason: FortCreativeStartScreen
[2026.10.14-09.51.56:898][955]LogWindows: FPlatformMisc::RequestExit(0, UGameEngine::Tick.ViewportClosed)
[2026.10.14-09.51.56:898][955]LogCore: Engine exit requested (reason: Win RequestExit)