Summary
My published island 2910-7544-8097 (private version 8750-2676-9019, published 14 Nov 2026, EU, Fortnite 43.10) can’t be joined most of the time: “Matchmaking error / Server initialization state request failed”. Client log: ClientJoin failure Status=ServerInitStateRequestFailed. The server answers the first handshake, then goes silent and the beacon times out after 15-30 s. The private version code fails the same way. It is always the same server machines that fail: 35.233.42.141, 34.77.59.61, 35.205.220.89, 34.156.94.73. Other servers (34.77.140.29, 34.78.175.20) answer in 1-2 s and the game loads and plays normally on them, and a UEFN Launch Session of the same project works fine. So the island itself works; some servers are broken.
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Creative
What Type of Bug are you experiencing?
Matchmaking
Steps to Reproduce
- In Fortnite (EU), enter island code 2910-7544-8097 and press Play.
- Matchmaking assigns a server.
- If the server is 35.233.42.141, 34.77.59.61, 35.205.220.89 or 34.156.94.73, the join fails.
- Retry until another server (e.g. 34.77.140.29 or 34.78.175.20) is assigned: the join works.
Expected Result
Every join loads the island, like it does on the working servers.
Observed Result
Most joins fail with “Server initialization state request failed” (ServerInitStateRequestFailed, beacon timeout after 15-30 s). It happens for me, my friends and other players; players have to retry several times. Failed attempts (UTC, 14 Nov): 07:12, 07:20, 07:21, 07:22, 07:24, 09:35, 09:37, 09:39, 09:43, 10:14, 10:16, 10:17. Successful: 06:35 (34.78.175.20), 10:13 and 10:18 (34.77.140.29). Could you check those servers? Thanks!
Platform(s)
PC (Windows 11), friends on other platforms too