Why can t i load into creative fortnite

When the team at Epic Games shakes up the Fortnite formula, everyone takes notice. Of course, major changes usually result in game modes going offline. Even if Battle Royale is the focus of the update, the result is that you can’t play Creative, Party Royale, or Battle Lab. Why would these modes disappear, and what’s the latest event to make Fortnite game modes unavailable? Keep reading to find out.

Fortnite Creative Mode, Party Royale, Battle Lab offline

Many Fortnite modes go offline when the game is experiencing a major update. The latest update for today, December 1, 2020 sees the Nexus War finale and the much-touted Galactus event. That’s why you can’t play Creative mode, Party Royale, or Battle Lab — they’ve been temporarily disabled.

Thankfully, the team at Epic Games is usually good about notifying players when Fortnite game modes are disabled. You can follow the Fortnite Status account on Twitter to get informed of when certain game modes are scheduled to go offline.

The Galactus event is set to introduce a lot of changes in Fortnite. As such, the developers need to disable access to loads of different features. These notably include Save the World, Arena, and even the ability to use custom match codes.

Unfortunately, there’s really no telling how long these game modes will remain inaccessible. The Galactus event might not last very long, but previous events have stretched out for days. So far, Epic Games has not revealed how long the other modes will be down. As usual, it’s best to follow the Fortnite Status page for the latest updates.

If you’re trying to get into Fortnite Creative, Battle Lab, or Party Royale only to find that they’re offline, you’re not alone. The Galactus event is causing several game modes to become unavailable. How long they remain offline will largely depend on what sort of havoc the Devourer of Worlds wreaks upon the land.

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Now that you have Fortnite up and running on your device, it's time to jump in and play. When Fortnite first launches, the game prompts you to select a game mode.

Save the World, Battle Royale, and Creative game modes.

Launch Creative Mode

Depending on whether you're running Fortnite on a computer, or on a console or mobile device, follow these instructions to launch Creative Mode.

Computers

If you are running Fortnite on a PC or macOS computer, follow these steps.

1. On the Select Game Mode screen, hover the mouse cursor over the CREATIVE game mode.

2. Click PLAY. This puts you in the Creative Lobby screen.

   After selecting Creative Mode, you might see some cutscenes or other dynamic content.

   • For cutscenes: Click the white arrow in the lower right corner to skip it and go to the Creative Lobby.

   • For information about new items in the Fortnite store: Press the Esc key to go to the Creative Lobby.

3. On the right side of the screen, there is a box that looks like the image below. Click Change to display the Discover screen. If you want to go straight to the Creative hub and your island portal, click PLAY! instead.

   

Console or Mobile Devices

If you are running Fortnite from Xbox One, Playstation 4/5, Nintendo Switch, Android, or iOS, follow these steps.

1. Select the BATTLE ROYALE game mode.

2. Click PLAY.

3. With your player avatar standing in the foreground, the selected game mode should appear on the right-hand side of the screen. To change to the Creative game mode, click CHANGE.

4. From the Select a Game Mode screen, click CREATIVE.

5. Click PLAY!. This puts you in the Creative Lobby screen.

6. On the the lower right of the Creative Lobby screen, in the box displaying CREATIVE, click PLAY!.

Explore the Hub

When you first drop into the Creative hub, you will start in the center area, facing your player rift.

Seeing your personal rift in the Creative Hub.

You will see lots of screens around the Hub. These display islands other creators in the community have made.

Community Rifts

Community rifts lead to islands that are created by the community and rotated regularly in the community rift lineup. If you choose to enter a community rift to visit a featured island, you will have a starting view similar to the following image.

Rifts that lead to community islands typically have a white glow. Some rifts will have a console next to them, like your personal rift does. Although these rifts default to the currently featured islands, you can change them to point to any Creative island by opening the console and entering a new island code.

Players who create islands in Fortnite Creative will often post the codes for their creations on social media or on content creation platforms. To access a specific island, you will need that code.

Once you have the code, perform the following steps.

1. Approach the console for the community rift.

2. Depending on your game settings and the device you're playing on, you'll need to press either a key or button to select the Use Console option. By default, if you are using a keyboard, press the E key. The Change Destination dialog opens.

   

3. Enter an island code and click ACCEPT.

When you enter the newly edited rift, you will enter the island associated with the island code that you entered.

Your Personal Rift

When you first spawn into the Fortnite Creative hub, you will face your personal rift, which you can see in the image below.

While most rifts will take you to community islands (like the featured hubs we showed you earlier), your personal rift is the only rift you can customize to access your personal islands. While inside the hub, your rift will have a golden glow to distinguish it from the rifts that have a white glow. Also, you'll see your personal user name and basic island information on display.

Start Game Button

To jump into Fortnite Creative island right away press the yellow Start Game button. This button is for players who are playing Fortnite Creative games on their own and don't want to wait in the lobby for the game countdown to finish, or for a party of players who are ready to play and don't need to wait for new players to join the lobby to begin the game.

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To get started editing your rift and building a new Creative island, read Building Your First Island in Fortnite Creative.