Fortnite: Battle Royale Dev Tracker

Fortnite Competitors!

Grab your gear, drop in and start training. Since the launch of Fortnite Battle Royale we’ve watched the passion for community competition grow and can’t wait to empower you to battle with the best.

In the 2018 - 2019 season, Epic Games will provide $100,000,000 to fund prize pools for Fortnite competitions. We’re getting behind competitive play in a big way, but our approach will be different - we plan to be more inclusive, and focused on the joy of playing and watching the game.

Stay tuned for more details about competitive structures and eligible platforms in the weeks ahead!

Hi all,

Since launch, we’ve been working to make the experience better, including a number of quality of life and performance improvements.

CUSTOMIZABLE HUD

We’ve heard your requests for the ability to customize the HUD and, earlier this week, we added this feature to the game. Try it out and let us know what you think. We’re excited to get this into your hands!

Customizable HUD In-game

 

VOICE CHAT

We know that communication is key when you’re squadding up for that Victory Royale, so we’re working to bring voice chat to mobile. On top of that, y...

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Hey everyone,

Today we’re revealing our new Limited Time Mode: Solo Showdown.

Trying to prove yourself on the battlefield? Queue up for the Solo Showdown mode for a hotly contested Battle Royale experience. Unlike other LTMs, Solo Showdown will not change core gameplay of the current Solo mode. Instead, you will be placed against other self-selected competitors making this the ultimate test of survival.

The Fortnite team will frequently update this blog with the Solo Showdown standings. Top performers will be rewarded at the conclusion of this competition.*

AWARDS:

1^st Place:  50,000 V-Bucks

2^nd - 4^th  Place:  25,000 V-Bucks

5^th – 50^th Place:  13,500 V-Bucks

51^st – 100^...

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Since Fortnite: Save the World’s launch, we have envisioned a way for players to take steps to customize their items to suit their playstyle. It’s here and we can’t wait to share it with you!

Introducing the Perk Recombobulator!

In patch v4.2, we’re introducing a way for you to choose and upgrade the perk loadout for your favorite weapons and traps!

Unlocking the Perk Recombobulator
The Perk Recombobulator is unlocked when you complete Plankerton Storm Shield Defense 2. At that point, a sequence of two side-quests will become available that, upon completion, reward you with a large number of brand new resources to use in the Perk Recombobulator. Be sure to complete these quests to get a head-start with your item customization!

To access the Perk Recombobulator, visit the item upgrade screen, and navigate to the new ‘Modify Perks’ option.

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Wield true power… the Infinity Gauntlet. Starting now, you can become Thanos in the Infinity Gauntlet Limited Time Mashup.

Drop in Solo as you hunt for and fight over the Infinity Gauntlet. The first to equip the Gauntlet will transform into the mighty Thanos and wield the Gauntlet’s power!

You will need some serious firepower to take down Thanos. Only Rare, Epic and Legendary weapons appear in this Limited Time Mashup.

Take down Thanos, equip the Gauntlet and claim Victory!

This collaboration started as a simple phone con...

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Do I need a Twitch Prime membership to redeem the Twitch Prime Pack within Fortnite?
Yes.
 
What exactly will I receive when I redeem the Twitch Prime Pack #2?
This pack includes 4 distinct items, all of which are exclusively available to Twitch Prime members:

• Battle Royale Trailblazer Outfit: On the forefront of victory.
• Battle Royale True North Back Bling: Find your way.
• Battle Royale Tenderizer Pickaxe: Leave a good first impression.
• Battle Royale Freestylin’ Emote: Tear up the dance floor.

Note: All items are cosmetic only and provide no competitive advantage. All items for Twitch Prime Pack #2 are for Battle Royale only.
 
How do I get my Twitch Prime content for Fortnite?
If you already have an active Twitch Prime membership (either paid or free trial), log in on ... Read more

FORTNITE – SOLO SHOWDOWN

Official Contest Rules

By participating in the Fortnite – Solo Showdown Limited Time Mode (the “Contest”), Contestants agree to be bound by these Fortnite - Solo Showdown Official Contest Rules (the “Rules”), which are binding and final on matters relating to this Contest.

SUMMARY:

In the Solo Showdown LTM you will be placed against other self-selected competitors making this the ultimate test of survival.  Placements in this limited time mode will be specially tracked and determine rewards you receive at the end of the event. The top 100 players will be awarded.

Your first 50 matches in the Solo Showdown LTM will be counted towards your Score.  You must play 50 Solo Showdown...

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On April 11th, 2018, we experienced an extended outage coinciding with the release of Fortnite 3.5. The outage blocked all logins for all players to our platform. We know many millions of you were excited about dropping from the Battle Bus with your friends, and it was a long time to wait to check out our 3.5 release. We sincerely apologize for the downtime.

We’re sharing more technical details in this post to give you a better understanding about what went wrong, what we did to fix it, and how we can prevent future issues like this from happening again.

Overview
At a high level, the Mongo database that backs our account service experienced severe performance degradation, which in turn caused our account service to be unavailable from April 11th 20:44 UTC to April 12th 14:30 UTC.  This means all login requests, account creations, and queries for account information failed.  With no way to query account information, there was no w...

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