LEGO Fortnite is down for emergency maintenance after a malicious bug has caused entire villages to be destroyed.
LEGO Fortnite‘s release has been a success for Epic Games, as the developers managed to blend survival mechanics with the charm of LEGO.
At its core, the sky is the limit for players as they are given the tools to create whatever they desire. Some insane levels of creation have come forth, with playersbeautifully recreating locales,iconic vehicles, andmonuments in the game.
It’s all fun and games until it comes crashing down, and that’s exactly what’s been happening as a nasty bug has forced Epic Games to shift LEGO Fortnite into maintenance mode.
LEGO Fortnite bug caused complete village destruction
Head over to the LEGO Fortnite subreddit, and numerous threads have shared horror stories of the bug in question. Players logging into their world have been surprised with theirbuilds completely demolishedormerely a skeleton of what they used to be.
The stories flooded the LEGO Fortnite support Discord channel and raised enough eyebrows thatEpic Games announcedthe mode would be going offline as the developers work to address the issue.
Builders!LEGO Fortnite will be going offline for a few hours as we work to fix an issue.We will let you know as soon as we have more informationpic.twitter.com/o0VAYAlIWL
Player appreciation flooded in, although many are rightfully upset at the progress they’ve lost.Epic Games shared an updatethat more information will be provided on how they’ve remedied the issue, but it’s still a work in progress.
While LEGO Fortnite has been a success, its status has been quite shaky since it launched due to bugs. A previous issue madeplayers lose village levels.
We’ll keep you updated as more information comes to light on the situation. For now, it’s best to stay off the mode until a clear fix is implemented.
John Esposito was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Call of Duty, Valorant, and other first-person shooter games. He also has bylines at GameRant, Twinfinite, and Jaxon, covering everything related to gaming.
