The “Matchmaking Error” in LEGO Fortnite indicates a high volume of players attempting to play simultaneously, leading to an overload of Epic Games’ servers. As a result, server strain prevents players from joining matches temporarily.
You can’t do anything on your computer, game, or connection to fix it. You have to wait for the LEGO Fortnite servers stabilize again and have room for you to play. The Epic Status page should show further information once the issue is recognized as widespread and fixed, if there’s anything besides a high player influx affecting servers.
How to fix Matchmaking Error #1 or #3 in LEGO Fortnite
All LEGO Fortnite matchmaking errors indicate the same thing: the game can’t start your lobby, so you can’t play it. Matchmaking errors #1 and #3 are more likely to happen during peak hours of LEGO Fortnite, like early at night and on weekends when lots of people are trying to play and host their worlds at once. This may put LEGO Fortnite servers at capacity and make them unstable, which affects your ability to create worlds and even join friends.
Here are some options you can try to fix these matchmaking errors yourself, in case you are the only one getting them:
- Restart your game.
- Reset your internet connection, router, and other network devices.
- Restart your PC or console.
- Wait 5 minutes for servers to stabilize and try again.
- Check the Epic Games Public Status page to see if there are any outages.
We also recommend you keep trying to create your worlds anyway. I was able to create and join my own world after getting Matchmaking Error #1 about six to seven times, so I recommend you also insist on joining for a while until it works.
I advise against changing DNS settings or any other advanced network configurations on your game, PC, or console if you’re facing matchmaking errors. It’s usually not an issue on your end, and altering settings like DNS can negatively impact your connection to other games, websites, and services.
The only scenarios where adjusting such settings might be appropriate are if you’re highly knowledgeable in this area, or if your matchmaking issues began after previous changes to these settings.
In the latter, the best course of action is to revert any changes you made.
“Looks like all the Battle Buses headed out are full” error message
If you encounter the message “Looks like all the Battle Buses headed out are full” while trying to play LEGO Fortnite, it indicates the servers are currently overloaded. There isn’t a queue system to inform you when you can join a match. The most practical approach in this situation is to wait and hope for a quick fix from Epic, which will allow you to start your match soon. I recommend just waiting one or two minutes before trying again.
