Fortnite: Creative Dev Tracker

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25 May 19:35 Trello on Trello - Thread - Direct

Update With the recent addition of the discovery tab, this issue is resolved.

Description We’re aware of an issue that is causing invalid codes to populate on the Island select screen.

Platforms All

JIRA FORT-363815

25 May 18:56 fortnitestatus on Twitter

25 May 18:54 fortnitestatus on Twitter

25 May 15:27 fortnitestatus on Twitter

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25 May 10:40 /u/TheFortniteTeam on Reddit - Thread - Direct

Creative Builders!
v16.50 is now live, and it’s a BIG update for Creative. This update brings the official launch of XL Island templates, giving you approx. 16x the space to build that the original Islands did. v16.50 also brings Large Team Support, an increased Channel limit, and Conditional Button updates.
Find out more about these changes in our new v16.50 Update post!
Thank you.

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25 May 10:25 fortnitestatus on Twitter

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25 May 09:00 Trello on Trello - Thread - Direct

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Players on Nintendo Switch are unable to gift content to their friends due to a controller issue.

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Players can use the Nintendo Switch touch-screen to proceed with the gifting.

JIRA FORT-375043

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25 May 08:52 Trello on Trello - Thread - Direct

Description If the player is in the Phone Booth during pregame’s auto start countdown, the game won’t start until the player exits the Phone Booth.

Platforms All

JIRA FORT-347057

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25 May 08:51 Trello on Trello - Thread - Direct

Description We’re investigating an issue that is causing the ocean to appear invisible on the minimap.

Platforms All

JIRA FORT-361096

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25 May 08:51 Trello on Trello - Thread - Direct

Description We’re investigating an issue where the “Recent Islands” list does not update after entering an Island.

Platforms All

JIRA FORT-357923

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25 May 08:51 Trello on Trello - Thread - Direct

Description Friends you just added may wrongly appear offline in your friends list.

JIRA FORT-343853

Workaround If this issue occurs, it can be resolved by the just-added friend setting their online status to “Away” then back to “Online.” Waiting approximately one minute or restarting the game will also resolve the issue.

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25 May 08:51 Trello on Trello - Thread - Direct

Description We’re aware of an issue where player-built structures appear with a reduced visual state (“bubble-wrapped”) in the PC Performance Mode alpha.

JIRA FORT-337770

25 May 08:01 fortnitestatus on Twitter

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25 May 07:31 /u/TheFortniteTeam on Reddit - Thread - Direct

Creators,

We've begun to disable services in preparation for v16.50. If you’re currently in a session, you can continue to play until downtime starts at approx. 4 AM ET (08:00 UTC).

We’ll post a new thread when downtime has ended and services are back up.

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25 May 07:30 fortnitestatus on Twitter

Fortnite: Creative Dev Tracker

25 May

Invalid code is populated on the Island select screen.

We're investigating reports that Fishing Spots have become infrequent with v16.50's release. We'll keep you updated as we have more info.

We're investigating an issue preventing players from completing their NBA Challenges. We'll provide an update once the issue is resolved.

The visual issues with the Fadeaway outfit outfit on Nintendo Switch have been fixed with the v16.50 update.

v16.50 Update - Now Live

Due to an issue, the Impossible Escape LTMs have been disabled early with the v16.50 update, instead of later today.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

For known issues addressed by v16.50, head over to our Trello board here:

Trello

The DirectX 12 beta option is still present on these devices but will not take effect when selected.

PC players on all devices can track the status of DX12 stability efforts here:

Trello

Also with v16.50, the DirectX 12 beta on PC has been disabled for certain devices. This is to prevent crashes that can occur on these devices when this rendering mode is switched on.

With the release of v16.50, all Item Shop Bundles sold for V-Bucks are eligible to be gifted. Learn more in our blog post:

All Item Shop Bundles Sold for V-Bucks Eligible for Fortnite Gifting!

Downtime for v16.50 has ended.

The Dual Pistols are out of the vault, and Extra Large Islands are at your disposal in Creative!

Nintendo Switch players unable to gift cosmetics, bundles or Battle Pass on controller.

A game not starting if player is in Phone Booth.

The ocean is invisible in the minimap.

"Recent Islands" list does not update.

Just-added friends wrongly appearing offline.

Player-built structures have reduced visuals in PC Performance Mode.

Downtime for v16.50 has begun. We’ll let you all know when downtime has ended and services are back up.

v16.50 Update - Preparations Underway

We're beginning to disable services in preparation for v16.50. If you're currently in a session, you can continue to play until downtime starts at approx. 4 AM ET (08:00 UTC).

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