# Why is my playtest stuck at 12% downloading?

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-is-my-playtest-stuck-at-12-downloading/2568387>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, question, fortnite\
**Created:** [June 20, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-is-my-playtest-stuck-at-12-downloading/2568387 "2025-06-20T20:25:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![grailsox](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@grailsox](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/grailsox)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-is-my-playtest-stuck-at-12-downloading/2568387/1 "2025-06-20T20:25:53Z")

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### Summary

ever since the new season my playtest get stuck at 12% downloading. im using amazon luna and before it was fine. any ideas to help? ive tried switching the map to me only then back to the team but no luck

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Creative

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Matchmaking

### Steps to Reproduce

try to load into my maps private playtest. wont work

### Expected Result

stuck at 12% downloading

### Observed Result

stuck at 12% downloading then eventually says error code #1

### Platform(s)

pc

### Island Code

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**Author:** ![Jimbohalo10](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/jimbohalo10/32/961440_2.png) [@Jimbohalo10](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Jimbohalo10)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-is-my-playtest-stuck-at-12-downloading/2568387/2 "2025-06-20T20:53:37Z")

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hi @grailsox ,  
there are similarly problems in the post  
[36.10 Matchmaking fails every time error #1 constant on Island 3815-8254-6961 - General / Issues and Bug Reporting - Epic Developer Community Forums](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/36-10-matchmaking-fails-every-time-error-1-constant-on-island-3815-8254-6961/2564550/4)

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**Author:** ![grailsox](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@grailsox](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/grailsox)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-is-my-playtest-stuck-at-12-downloading/2568387/3 "2025-06-20T22:03:47Z")

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when i switch from private to public the same downloading at 12% happens with no load. older versions of playtest work but the recent like 4 dont. its pretty weird

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**Author:** ![grailsox](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@grailsox](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/grailsox)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-is-my-playtest-stuck-at-12-downloading/2568387/4 "2025-06-20T22:40:44Z")

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update

every playtest code ive made since the new map update (june 7th) all my codes dont work. so something with the update messed my playtesting up.

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**Author:** ![system](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/1/3/713c9d3f58553f0de89543d76a8a3a2779dc9fa4.png) [@system](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-is-my-playtest-stuck-at-12-downloading/2568387/5 "2025-12-17T20:26:37Z")

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