Unable to load a live session in any map

[SirDustyDirks (Seth Dirks)]

Summary

I have followed the following steps to fix it myself without improvement:

1. Reinstall Fortnite and UEFN
2. Disable all VPNs
3. Ensure Fortnite is bypassing my windows defender firewall
4. Restarted my PC

Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Live Edit

Steps to Reproduce

1. I create a new UEFN island using the Blank Template
2. Launch a Session

Expected Result

The session should open and connect within Fortnite automatically.

Observed Result

The session fails to open and connect to Fortnite

Platform(s)

PC

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Additional Notes

LogValkyrieActivityTracker: Warning: Session → Fail Activity: ConnectToBeacon - Initial failure
LogValkyrieActivityTracker: Warning: Session → Fail Activity: LoadingNewContent - Initial failure
LogValkyrieSummary: Failed to update content due to initial failure.
LogBeacon: Verbose: Client beacon (ValkyrieBeaconClient_3) connection failure, handling connection timeout.
LogBeacon: OnlineBeacon ValkyrieBeaconClient_3 requesting net driver destruction: Name:IpNetDriver_3 Def:BeaconNetDriver IpNetDriver_3
LogNet: SetPendingDestruction: 1 on Name:IpNetDriver_3 Def:BeaconNetDriver IpNetDriver_3)
LogValkyrieRequestManagerEditor: Warning: Encountered Network Error!
LogValkyrieRequestManagerEditor: Executing Step ClearFoundConnectInfo
LogValkyrieRequestManagerEditor: Error: Failed to handle connection attempt (Network error occurred when connecting to a server after matchmaking completed. Error: UNetConnection::Tick: Connection TIMED OUT. Closing connection.. Elapsed: 60.00, Real: 60.00, Good: 60.00, DriverTime: 60.07, Threshold: 60.00, [UNetConnection] RemoteAddr: 18.88.18.67:15023, Name: IpConnection_3, Driver: Name:IpNetDriver_3 Def:BeaconNetDriver IpNetDriver_3, IsServer: NO, PC: NULL, Owner: NULL, UniqueId: MCP:4b2b1b4cad61442e82bd2b8d1bc28f70)
LogNet: NetworkFailure: ConnectionTimeout, Error: ‘UNetConnection::Tick: Connection TIMED OUT. Closing connection.. Elapsed: 60.00, Real: 60.00, Good: 60.00, DriverTime: 60.07, Threshold: 60.00, [UNetConnection] RemoteAddr: 18.88.18.67:15023, Name: IpConnection_3, Driver: Name:IpNetDriver_3 Def:BeaconNetDriver IpNetDriver_3, IsServer: NO, PC: NULL, Owner: NULL, UniqueId: MCP:4b2b1b4cad61442e82bd2b8d1bc28f70’
LogNet: UNetConnection::Close: [UNetConnection] RemoteAddr: 18.88.18.67:15023, Name: IpConnection_3, Driver: Name:IpNetDriver_3 Def:BeaconNetDriver IpNetDriver_3, IsServer: NO, PC: NULL, Owner: NULL, UniqueId: MCP:4b2b1b4cad61442e82bd2b8d1bc28f70, Channels: 3, Time: 2026.03.13-16.05.07, TimeSinceTickDispatch: 0.002348, TimeSinceRecv: -1.000000, TimeSinceTickFlush: 0.002196, TimeSinceSend: -1.000000
LogNet: UNetConnection::SendCloseReason:
LogNet: - Result=ConnectionTimeout, ErrorContext=“ConnectionTimeout”
LogNet: UChannel::Close: Sending CloseBunch. ChIndex == 0. Name: [UChannel] ChIndex: 0, Closing: 0 [UNetConnection] RemoteAddr: 18.88.18.67:15023, Name: IpConnection_3, Driver: Name:IpNetDriver_3 Def:BeaconNetDriver IpNetDriver_3, IsServer: NO, PC: NULL, Owner: NULL, UniqueId: MCP:4b2b1b4cad61442e82bd2b8d1bc28f70
LogNet: DestroyNamedNetDriver: Name:IpNetDriver_3 Def:BeaconNetDriver IpNetDriver_3
LogExit: Name:IpNetDriver_3 Def:BeaconNetDriver IpNetDriver_3 shut down
LogValkyrieRequestManagerEditor: HandleValkyrieBeaconConnectionFailureWhileConnecting - bSuccessfullyConnected: false
LogValkyrieRequestManagerEditor: Executing Step DestroyValkyrieBeacon
LogValkyrieRequestManagerEditor: Destroying valkyrie beacon
LogValkyrieSummary: Destroying Valkyrie Beacon
LogBeacon: Verbose: Destroying beacon ValkyrieBeaconClient_3, netdriver NULL
LogValkyrieRequestManagerEditor: Executing Step ClearFoundConnectInfo
LogValkyrieRequestManagerEditor: Executing Step HandleServerConnectionLost
LogValkyrieFortniteEditorLiveEdit: Verbose: FValkyrieFortniteEditorLiveEdit::ServerConnectionLost
LogValkyrieFortniteEditorLiveEdit: Verbose: FValkyrieFortniteEditorLiveEdit::SetUploadRequired 1
LogValkyrieFortniteEditorLiveEdit: Verbose: FValkyrieFortniteEditorLiveEdit::SetTrackingUploadRequired 0

[Flak]

Thank you! Getting this to the team.

[Flak]

Could we get your full logs please?

How to get your Fortnite logs

At times, we will ask you to send us your logs when you’re having an issue in UEFN. Here is how to do that: UEFN Logs Exit Fortnite. Click on Start or press the Windows Key + R. Type \AppData\Local\UnrealEditorFortnite\Saved\Logs and press Enter. Zip your Logs folder and attach the zip file to your reply. To find UEFN Logs while working in UEFN: Click “Output Log” at the bottom of the window. Click on “Setting” at the top right of the window Click “Open Source Location” Zip your Logs folder…

[SirDustyDirks (Seth Dirks)]

Logs SirDustyDirks.zip (14.0 MB) Here you go!

[Bug-Reporter]

The status of FORT-1071775 changed to ‘Needs Triage’. We’ve confirmed the issue and it’s waiting to be assigned to someone to fix it.