[2020] Launch Error: EasyAntiCheat not installed

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Hello, if you chose "No" when asking for Easy Anticheat to be installed after the Fortnite update, you will need to install it. You will be unable to start Fortnite without this program. The easiest way to install it is to just exit the EAC launcher and run the game again from the Epic Games Launcher and click yes when the EAC install prompt comes up from Windows.

If the prompt doesn't come up for some reason you will have to install it manually following these steps:

Navigate to the Easy Anti Cheat folder in your Fortnite install directory [Default is C:\Program Files\Epic Games\Fortnite\FortniteGame\Binaries\Win64\EasyAnt iCheat Folder]

Locate EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe

Double click the file

Click the install Easy Anti Cheat button

Start the launcher and Fortnite

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about 6 years ago - /u/MagmaReef - Direct link

Originally posted by [deleted]

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Hi, as EAC posted here the information that you're relaying is inaccurate and related to a different product of theirs, not the anticheat implemented in Fortnite.

Fortnite has implemented both EasyAntiCheat and BattlEye and is splitting users between the two. We have full trust in both providers and are continuing to work to make Fortnite as cheat-free and fair as we can.

If there are any concerns, both our EULA and privacy policy may have additional information.

about 6 years ago - /u/MagmaReef - Direct link

Originally posted by [deleted]

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That is a standard statement in many software EULAs. Fortnite has the same statement in our own EULA.

about 6 years ago - /u/3van - Direct link

Originally posted by HunkratJunkrat

Hey, I was about to post some things that aren't really "bugs", but are security issues regarding the Anti-Cheat. How can I contact you, or someone in regards to letting you know about these issues.

I've sent a bug report to EAC (EasyAnti-Cheat) months ago for a different game, and that got fixed. The issue with this one is that it's on your end now, not theirs.

Shoot a PM to /u/MagmaReef.

about 6 years ago - /u/MagmaReef - Direct link

Originally posted by [deleted]

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Please see other comments - the OP was mistaken, those statements only apply to EAC's eSports anticheat which is not what we use for Fortnite.

about 6 years ago - /u/MagmaReef - Direct link

Originally posted by [deleted]

I’m not worried about accidentally being banned from OTHER games because I only play fortnite at this point, but I’m worried about them taking screenshots of my game or any thing else, what if I’m typing in credit card numbers and they screenshot it or something?

TL;DR #2 is bad.

Please see elsewhere in the thread. The OP was mistaken and the EAC product implemented in Fortnite does not take screenshots.

about 6 years ago - /u/MagmaReef - Direct link

Originally posted by PVPPhelan

Can we opt out of one of the two? I'll gladly use BattleEye, EAC might just make me find another game.

No, you cannot opt out of the installation. However, please note that the OP was mistaken about EAC's capabilities and it does not take screenshots of your desktop. EAC's eSports anticheat product (which is not what is implemented in Fortnite) is the product that does that.

about 6 years ago - /u/MagmaReef - Direct link

Originally posted by PVPPhelan

EAC is a flaming pile of shit that will go off if you're running another anti-cheat at the same time. It will go off if you have a trainer for a single player game still loaded. "Hey, I was just Playing AC:O and ran a trainer to get gold, now I'm banned from Fortnite!" Yeah f**k EAC and everything about it even if it's a "NEW AND IMPROVED" version.

If you're running cheat software at the same time as Fortnite, you will be banned. That was the case before EAC and remains the case in the EAC+BE world.

about 6 years ago - /u/MagmaReef - Direct link

Originally posted by PVPPhelan

No, that's not the case and don't even try and sell that. I've played more BattleEye protected games than I care to count and never had the problems I've had with EAC.

You want to snoop on processes that hook into Fortnite... sure, but everything else I do on my PC is none of your god damned business. If I want to cheat in Assassin's Creed, that's my damn business. If I want to mod my Skyrim to BDSM My Lil Pony, that's my damn business. The moment your Anti-cheat starts poking around in my business, I uninstall your game.

EAC will be blocked. If I'm unable to login, your game will be uninstalled from every PC in my house and I will start chargeback proceedings on all my recent purchases from Fortnite.

I'm not a BattlEye rep, I'm not an EAC rep. I don't know how their products interact with other games you may have played. I'm part of Epic's anticheat team. I'm going to repeat this:

If you run cheat software at the same time as Fortnite, you will be banned.

Nothing about that statement has changed in the last 24 hours, regardless of which anticheat provider happens to be running on your computer. I don't care what you do when you're not playing Fortnite.

If you want refunds on purchases due to your account being banned for cheating, you are welcome to do so through the Player Support process and they will be granted.

about 6 years ago - /u/MagmaReef - Direct link

Originally posted by anarchotarian

I was prompted to run both EAC and BattlEye. Should that have happened?

Correct. Both will be installed on your computer, but only one will be active at a given time.

about 6 years ago - /u/MagmaReef - Direct link

Originally posted by PVPPhelan

So you're willing to put out there that EAC will NOT be active at any time other than when I'm running Fortnite?

Is EAC running with the Epic Launcher or the actual Fortnite client? I leave that client logged in almost all the time.

Sorry, not just going to willy nilly let some Anti-Cheat with a seriously shit reputation install and run on my PC without more than just, "OH we don't do that anymore, we promise!!"

Correct, the EAC process is spawned when you click "Launch" in Fortnite, not while the Epic Games Launcher is active. You can check your process list and the service status to verify.

about 6 years ago - /u/MagmaReef - Direct link

Originally posted by XnipsyX

So you can't speak on behalf of the two different anticheat codes you're forcing on your customers, but are knowledgeable enough to work in said department?

I don't care what you do when you're not playing Fortnite.

If players are flairing up that these anticheats are invasive and potentially ruin other gaming experiences while being equally ineffective that may be something to take into consideration.

Sorry, poor phrasing on my part. We don't monitor your activity in other games (or in general when not playing Fortnite), but we do want to ensure that Fortnite is fair for all of our players. As stated elsewhere in the thread, EAC will not run on your computer at all unless you launch Fortnite (or another EAC-protected game) - and then is only active for the duration of the game session.

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