Fall Guys has taken a new direction with the free-to-play approach in the Epic Games store and many have welcomed this approach, however, it hasn’t been going well as a lot of the users are having all sorts of issues like error 200_1040. After further investigating this error, it seems like this error message is tied to the Epic Games launcher, which shouldn’t surprise us, given that it’s been listed recently on the platform after being removed from Steam. If you’re tired of dealing with the error message and are looking to fix the error code, we’ve mentioned fixes that’ll make short work of the error message and let you play the game normally. Continue reading the article to know more about how to fix the Fall Guys Epic Games Account Error 200_1040.
How to fix the error code 200_1040 in Fall Guys?
If you’re exhausted from dealing with error code 200_1040 in Fall Guys and would like to solve it ASAP, we’ve listed a few fixes that might help you solve it until devs roll out an official fix. With that being said, check out the fixes and workarounds below.
Make sure the game meets minimum requirements
If you’re reading this article, chances are that your PC meets the minimum requirements to run Fall Guys, but just in case make sure to confirm the same. However, if not, upgrade your hardware. Rest assured that even with a mid-end PC, you can smoothly play Fall Guys without any hiccups. You can see the minimum requirements of Fall Guys on the official page of Epic Games.
Verify Game Files
Similar to Steam, Epic Games also comes with its own launcher that comes with an in-built feature of verifying game files and fixing them if there are any errors found. If there are any corrupt or missing files, Fall Guys won’t run properly and will yield error messages like 200_1040. Follow the steps below to verify game files in the Epic Games launcher.
- Open Epic Games launcher and head to the library where Fall Guys are stored.
- Click on the three horizontal dots below the game and click on the “Verify” button
- Wait for a few minutes and let the scan complete and once it’s finished, start Fall Guys and see if it fixes the error.
Flush DNS
Another reason why Fall Guys is fetching you error 200_1040 is that it’s unable to access some of the online features, which is mandatory for a multiplayer game and to ensure a seamless experience. Well, flushing DNS can fix the issue and lets the game have access to all of the online features once again. Follow the steps below to flush DNS.
- In the start menu search, type “CMD” and open it as Administrator.
- Once the window is opened, type the following commands and hit Enter after each command to run it-
- ipconfig/flushdns, ipconfig/registerdns, ipconfig/release, ipconfig/renew, netsh winsock reset.
- After this, restart your PC and it should be fixed.
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