The Fortnite Team

The Fortnite Team



25 Dec


Happy Holidays, Commanders!

We hope everyone bundles up during this Frosty time of year because winter is in full effect. You’ve overcome the Frosty Turf challenge in Frostnite, but don’t freeze up out there, we’ve got many more weekly challenges ahead! 

11.31 Content Update

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Tank the Constructor Joins the Fight!

This Constructor puts the 'action' in 'action figure'!  
  • Standard Perk: Bouncy Shield
    • Up to 5 attacks blocked by Goin...
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24 Dec


Winterfest has begun, and the Island is blanketed in snow. Weather the Storm AND the cold as one of the Polar Legends!  

Available now, the Polar Legends Pack includes four different Outfits to chill out in: 

  • Codename E.L.F. Outfit* (with selectable Minty Style)

  • The Devourer Outfit (with built-in Emote)

  • Frozen Nog Ops Outfit

  • Frozen Fish Stick Outfit
     

Fortnite Polar Legends Pack...

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20 Dec


Cue the First Order theme music. We hoped you enjoyed the Fortnite Star Wars event on December 14, 2019 and wanted to let you know Fortnite X Star Wars updates continue in-game with Kylo Ren arriving today in the Item Shop. Wearing his reforged helmet inspired by Darth Vader, you can now show everyone your Dark Side in Fortnite.

Fortnite Kylo Ren Outfit

Suit up as the Supreme Leader of the First Order, and for full effect, add his First Order battle cape Back Bling, and for a limited time, wield a lightsaber during matches on the Island. You can even wield a Vibro-sc... Read more

Hey everyone, 

We’re here with some further discussions on some of the balance changes that were made in the v11.30 update, along with our thoughts behind them. We’ve been closely monitoring the feedback since the release and we’re happy to inform you that our next update will address some of your concerns. 

One of our primary goals was to shift the meta so trap tunnels remain important and do the bulk of the work, but require active player participation to keep them intact and functional. Ultimately, we want to make active gameplay more engaging and fulfilling than passive gameplay; which is why we are introducing these early iterations of a meta shift. Ability damage and health/shield buffs are also a step towards that, but we’ve still got some work to do.

Gas Traps ...

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18 Dec


‘Tis the freez-on!

Welcome to Winterfest. Throughout the holiday season, we’re getting festive with free gifts, new Challenges, and more. 


Winterfest Presents… Presents

Drop in the in-game lobby to see a brand new snowflake tab. By clicking on it, you’ll be taken to the Winterfest Lodge.

Every day for 14 days, you may unwrap a new Present at the Lodge. Inside are two Outfits, two Gliders, two Pickaxes, two Wraps, one Emote, and more — all exclusive to this years’ Winterfest! 

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v11.31 is live for Battle Royale and includes the following changes:
 
  • Introducing Battle Lab:
    • Jump into your own Battle Royale island and set the rules! Select from favorite LTM loot pools, set up combat scenarios with the new Bot Grenades, and create your own mode by setting options like gravity and fall damage.
    • Fill your game with up to 15 friends on your own island, or matchmake with default options in a public Battle Lab.     
  • New home for Playground:
    • Looking for Playground? We’ve incorporated Playground under Creative. Play Creative maps with others by queuing for Creative and choosing “Play” instead of “Create.”

We have temporarily disabled the DirectX 12 beta. Thank you for ... Read more

Get ready to brave the freeze, Commanders! 

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Save the World 50% Off Sale!

Founder’s Packs are now 50% off until January 17th. [... Read more

12 Dec


What’s New?

Trick Tile
Create pitfalls and passageways - Use this device to make floors and walls appear and disappear at will.
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Tracker
Set up quests and custom challenges for players with the new Tracker device.

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v11.30 is live for Battle Royale and includes the following changes:
 
  • Introducing Split Screen.
    • Play Duos and Squads with a friend on the same PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. 
    • This is an early release of Split Screen; we will continue to improve the feature. Please report bugs via the in-game Feedback tool.
  • Preview what’s in the Item Shop using your mobile device. 
    • With Party Hub, you can now preview what’s new in the Item Shop before loading into the game.
    • To do this, open Party Hub, swipe right, and tap “Preview Items.”
  • Increased the daily Item Shop gifting limit from 3 to 5.
  • Changed Ammo Indicator.
    • Now a visual representation of remaining ammo ...
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It's that time of year, Commanders!

Holly Jolly Ransom Quest Line

Time to decorate trees, sing holiday songs, and… resolve hostage situations? Help Homebase’s Heroes rescue Crackshot in the new Holly Jolly Ransom questline.
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Frostnite Returns!

Stay warm during this long winter night! Keep the Burner filled with scavenged BluGlo because when it runs out, things get real cold, real quick. As the burner health decreases the Storm Shield shrinks, so fill ‘er up! 

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09 Dec


We had an opportunity to interview both KKSlider and Bunni, so these creative brothers will be sharing this week’s spotlight. Let’s get to it! 

Fortnite Team: What made you decide to jump into Creative Mode? 

KK Slider: Last December, when I saw the early access of Creative, I decided to give it a try and see what it was capable of. It was fun to mess around with the early devices and to set up stuff like launching ATKs into people which would eventually become games later on down the road.

Bunni_: Right when Creative Mode was first introduced, my brother and I just started messing around in Creative and trying to see what kind of games we could create, even though it had some limitations at the time. 

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06 Dec


Hey Fortnite Creative Developers,

We received a ton of awesome new game submissions in November, including creations submitted to the #FrostyFortnite open call. Let’s take a look at some of the most popular and most played Creative Islands during November 2019.

Top 10 Most Played Games by Genre

Genre

Most Played Island

Made By (SaC Code)

Island Code...

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28 Nov


Seasons greetings from the Autumn Queen.

Starting Thursday, November 28, players from around the world can work together to unlock the animated Falling Leaf Wrap from the Autumn Queen’s Quest. How does it work? Work together as a community to reach the point goal by Sunday, December 1 to unlock the free reward.


How to Participate
Earning points is all about coming together as a community. Play at least one match between 10am ET on November 28 and 8pm ET on December 1 to be eligible for the reward. If the community reaches 2,500,000,000 points by 8pm ET on December 1, the Falling Leaf Wrap reward will be granted to eligible accounts by December 6 in the near future. 

Earning points is simple! Perform any of the follo...

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26 Nov


Hi commanders!

It’s a light week as team Homebase takes a few days off to spend time with family and food. We hope everyone’s out exploring dungeons, taking on the Mythic Storm King and tracking down the new Mythic weapons.

The time for haunts and spooks is quickly coming to an end. Become the ultimate ghost boss by completing the four Fortnitemares quest lines as they will be taking their ghostly slumber in the v11.30 patch. 


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Metal Marauder

Clip’s had a blast cre... Read more

21 Nov


Gur4anov recently visited Epic HQ and worked on a hub for Creative mode named, “The Factory”, which was featured after the 11.20 update. Let’s get started!

What made you decide to jump into Creative Mode?

I’ve always liked doing new things and spent a lot of time in GTA5, where I learned about creating buildings. I also learned how to create deathmatch maps, racing, hide and seek.

Do you consider yourself more of an artist, level designer, coder or game designer?

I consider myself more of an artist.

What is your favorite Creative Mode creation?

My favorites in no particular order are ...

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20 Nov


v11.20 includes enhancements to the Battle Royale experience:

  • Daily Challenges are back and can be completed for XP!
    • Up to three at a time are available, and once a day you can replace a Challenge for another.
  • In the Locker, you can now filter your items by the Season they were introduced in.
    • To filter your items by Season, enter the Season name in the search bar. Use terms like “season 5,” “season x,” “chapter 2 season 1,” etc.
  • You can now adjust the UI contrast.
    • To adjust the UI contrast, use the User Interface Contrast setting in the Graphics section of the Video settings. 
  • Ad...
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What’s New?

Timed Objective

It’s a race against time as players fight a tug-of-war over a ticking clock. This new objective device opens up a whole host of possibilities for new game modes and nail-biting gameplay.

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Map Indicator

Now you can really make your mark - and what’s more, you can give it a name!  Use the Map Indicator device to place and name your own POIs (Points of Interest) on your islands (allite...

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Welcome to your worst nightmare, Commander!

There’s a new way to play Save the World... Dungeons! Fight monsters, dodge traps, gear up and descend into the depths to confront the raging evil below.

And speaking of horrors, the Mythic Storm King is on a rampage in Twine Peaks! There’s powerful Mythic Storm King weapons to be had by completing a weekly series of challenging tasks, culminating in defeating the Mythic Storm King himself. We also have added the ability to equip ranged weapon wraps 

and exclusive content for Epic’s newest game, ...

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18 Nov


As technology evolves, so does Fortnite!

The PC version of Fortnite currently requires a graphics card capable of running Microsoft DirectX 11. In v11.20, however, you’ll have the added option to play the PC version using Microsoft DirectX 12!

By using DX12, PC players with high-end GPUs may experience a higher and steadier frame rate. This is because DX12 delivers better CPU performance and allows for the distribution of rendering jobs across multiple cores.

In the future, we plan on adding features to Fortnite that are made possible by DX12. Allowing players to opt into DX12 before these features are added will give us valuable information in our development efforts and help us shake out any bugs. 

If you’re interested in helping us test...

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Fans of Deathrun will know the name Jesgran. Hailing from Oslo, Norway, his Deathrun maps are enjoyed by players all over the world. Let’s jump into the interview!

Fortnite Team: What made you decide to jump into Creative Mode?

Jesgran: I’ve always loved to create, and to be able to express my art in my favorite game was just amazing!

FN: Do you consider yourself more of an artist, level designer, coder or game designer?

J: I’ve made a huge variety of maps over the past year. From art and level design in Jesgran’s deathrun, to making music maps with millions of views on YouTube and Twitter. I also enjoy coding music sequencer zones for Zone Wars.

FN: Is Fortnite the first game you ever created or mo... Read more