Fortnite: Battle Royale Dev Tracker

Apple is blocking Fortnite updates and new installs on the App Store, and terminated our ability to develop Fortnite for Apple devices. The following issues may be encountered on the 13.40 version of Fortnite, available to existing installs on iOS and Google Play.

For more information, visit our blog here: https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/news/freefortnite

Fortnite iOS players updating to iOS 14 Description

Fortnite iOS players updating to iOS 14 may lose access to Fortnite. If the message “Temporarily Remove Apps to Install the Software Update?” is accepted, it may result in Fortnite being deleted. Fortnite cannot later be reinstalled due to Apple preventing users from doing so.

iOS players who wish to continue playing Fortnite should press Cancel first. Then, to free up space you can offload apps or media by g...

**Update (January 10) ** We’re in the process of granting 1,000 V-Bucks to impacted Fortnite Crew subscribers. Along w/ the 1,000 V-Bucks grant, impacted subscribers are receiving a 500 V-Bucks bonus.

If you haven’t received your V-Bucks or see an error message, we’re still completing the process.

Please note: if you’re subscribed to Fortnite Crew on Xbox and seeing an “Unable to claim recurring rewards” error while playing on other platforms, please log back into the game on Xbox to resolve the error message.

Original Update We’re investigating an issue in which Fortnite Crew members are not receiving their V-Bucks and appear inactive despite renewing their subscription in January.

Crew members who renew automatically will continue to be subscribed, but their V-Bucks will be delayed as we work on a fix.

Note:

As we work to address this issue, some players may be unable to resubscri...

Description We’re aware some players on Xbox are reporting not receiving content after resubscribing to Fortnite Crew.

Additionally, some players who get charged for 2 months and ask for a refund for 1 month have their Fortnite Crew content removed from their account entirely.

If you still need help, we advise reaching out to the Fortnite player support team.

Additional Context You have two options when adjusting your Fortnite Crew Xbox subscription with Microsoft.

The first option is to stop future recurring Fortnite Crew payments by visiting account.microsoft.com...

General

https://trello.com/c/azGbR9fH/1579-flip-reset-lobby-track-inadvertently-removed-from-players-lockers

https://trello.com/c/QAzEY7HD/1582-multipoint-edge-glider-deforming-midair

https://trello.com/c/7ZpIsy82/1570-michonne-outfit-visual-issues-with-cape-back-blings

Battle Royale

https://trello.com/c/U8YCUz3m/1552-total-bars-appearing-as-0-in-a-match (PLEASE READ UPD...

Description If a Bounty was accepted and completed before a player was Rebooted, upon reboot they may see that Bounty appear on their screen.

Platforms All

Workaround Since the Bounty was already completed while you were awaiting Reboot, simply let it time out.

JIRA FORT-333717

Description The Hypernova Outfit may appear as a different Outfit in the Lobby and in a match.

Platforms All

JIRA FORT-338506

Description We’re aware that the Michonne Outfit (without the poncho edit style) has visual issues when using a cape Back Bling.

Platforms All

JIRA FORT-337975

Description The Multipoint Edge Glider may deform midair.

Platforms All

JIRA FORT-337354

We’re investigating reports that PlayStation players are experiencing issues when they attempt to “Rejoin” Fortnite Crew after a failed renewal payment occurred.

Update (January 8, 2021) Fortnite Crew subscribers on Samsung devices were delivered their items shortly after this issue was identified, swiftly resolving the issue.

Update (December 14, 2020) Our teams are still actively investigating the issue that’s affecting purchases on Samsung devices. We continue to attempt to reproduce this error on our end, and to help our investigation efforts, we are adding additional logging capabilities to our 15.10 update, which should help us get more granular information as to what might be happening.

We will be making sure that all items are rightfully delivered, along with an additional make-good compensation once we are positive the problem is sorted.

Description You may see errors when making a Fortnite Crew purchase on Samsung devices in the Samsung Galaxy Store. We are aware of this issue and are investigating the error message “0xfffffc15.”

Update The attempted multiple charges in Belarus, Brazil, Russia, and Ukraine have been resolved and have been cancelled. Please contact your bank if these refunds are not reflected in your account.

Description We’re investigating reports that players are receiving multiple charge attempts for Fortnite Crew in Belarus, Brazil, Russia, and Ukraine. We will update everyone when the issue is resolved.

Description Previewing the Bully Emote may cause a crash on PC in Performance Mode.

Platforms PC

JIRA FORT-340241

General

https://trello.com/c/whdCHYV1/1546-high-sensitivity-acceleration-on-xbox-consoles-when-using-keyboard-and-mouse

https://trello.com/c/OlgoK8E9/1534-multiple-actions-names-are-missing-from-the-custom-controller-settings

Fortnite Crew

https://trello.com/c/E6SBz4qB/1537-there-was-a-problem-error-when-joining-fortnite-crew-on-playstation

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Description We are aware of an error that may appear for players on PlayStation which refers to fulfilments not being found.

This is a display issue only, and will not affect your account in any way. Our teams are working on resolving this as soon as possible.

Platforms PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4

Description The Banner menu may not properly apply players’ icon changes, instead saving a different icon than what the player chose.

Platforms PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC

JIRA FORT-316555

Description Players who drop a weapon in Air Royale will be unable to use that weapon for the remainder of the match. Flying through Chest Circles will not return or upgrade it.

JIRA FORT-335591 FORT-335892

Fortnite Crew members on PlayStation, Samsung, and Switch will receive Green Arrow within 24 hours.

Description In the “Find clues in Pleasant Park, Holly Hedges and Lazy Lake Quest”, players may not find a clue in Pleasant Park.

Workaround Players should be able to find enough clues in Holly Hedges and Lazy Lake to complete the Quest.

JIRA FORT-339382

Update We’ve released a maintenance patch on PlayStation 5 to address this issue.

With the release of this patch, for the “120 FPS Mode” option to appear in Fortnite on PS5, please make sure “Performance Mode” is enabled in your console settings (Save Data and Game/App Settings > Game Presets > Performance Mode).

For players who prefer 4K over 120 FPS, please make sure “Performance Mode” isn’t enabled in your PS5 console settings.

Description We’re investigating reports from PlayStation 5 players with certain displays seeing their resolution at 1080p instead of 4K when not in 120 FPS Mode.

Platforms PlayStation 5

Discussion ...

Description Big Chuggus’ entry in the Character Collection tab lists a third location. He only appears in two locations, the last entry is erroneous.

Platforms All

JIRA FORT-333503