Unable to run UEFN project in fortnite on local pc

General Issues and Bug Reporting
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Summary

Error when launching a UEFN Project in Fortnite
Message dialog closed, result: Ok, title: Message, text: Failed to find a server through matchmaking: Error: errors.com.epicgames.fortnite.invalid_region
Your backend is: Fortnite
Your Build is: ++Fortnite+Release-40.00-CL-51995682
Region: NONE
BuildIdOverride is: 51188288

Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Matchmaking

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Create project in UEFN
  2. Launch Session
  3. Error occurs
    Message dialog closed, result: Ok, title: Message, text: Failed to find a server through matchmaking: Error: errors.com.epicgames.fortnite.invalid_region
    Your backend is: Fortnite
    Your Build is: ++Fortnite+Release-40.00-CL-51995682
    Region: NONE
    BuildIdOverride is: 51188288

Expected Result

UEFN Project should launch in fortnite

Observed Result

Error occurs
Message dialog closed, result: Ok, title: Message, text: Failed to find a server through matchmaking: Error: errors.com.epicgames.fortnite.invalid_region
Your backend is: Fortnite
Your Build is: ++Fortnite+Release-40.00-CL-51995682
Region: NONE
BuildIdOverride is: 51188288

Platform(s)

windows 11

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hi @pdsolutions

  1. Epic Support gave this advice last year
  2. retsrt Pc
  3. start Fortnite from EPG/Shortcut
  4. Open Lobby
  5. Select Creative
  6. play creative
  7. press Escape key
  8. Select Seting
  9. Look in General setting for Region
  10. down arrow to Region
  11. press the right arrow key until NA-Central
  12. save setting
  13. go back to lobby
  14. Restart Fortnite
  15. With Fortnite running launch UEFN in Run Windows Administrator
  16. This should works an read the REGION is no longer NONE

Cannot find the link to Support page so pasted back in