The Fortnite v23.50 update has changes to the Hiding Prop Gallery and Pop-up Dialog device, plus updates to the Loot Controller and Map Settings device on Battle Royale Islands. v23.50 also adds the Shifty Shafts Prefabs and Galleries, and additional assets in several other Galleries, along with bug fixes for Prefabs, Galleries, devices, and more.

Hiding Props Update: Hidden Travel

Hiding props give players a place to hide, but now players can also travel from one hiding prop to another! Any hiding prop can be assigned to a group using the Hidden Travel Group option. You can set other hiding props to send players to another group of hiding props using the Hidden Travel Target Group option. If you've enabled the Hidden Travel option on a prop, a player who hides inside it will travel to the target hiding prop and jump out. If you have the prop set to random selection, you can also set it to avoid repeats whenever possible. Keep in mind that when a hiding prop is enabled, it will be invulnerable if it is set up for hidden travel. For more information, see the Hiding Prop Gallery page in our official documentation.

Pop-up Dialog Update: Rich Text Editor

With the Pop-up Dialog device, you can now use a rich text editor when typing in the dialog text. This gives you options for styling the text in different ways. Click the Edit Text button next to the Description option to open the editor in a new full-screen interface. For more details, see the updated Pop-up Dialog Devices page in our documentation.

Other Updates

Prefab & Gallery Updates

• New Shifty Shafts Prefabs:
  • Shifty Shafts Mine A
  • Shifty Shafts Mine B
  • Shifty Shafts Mine C
• New Shifty Shafts Galleries:
  • Shifty Shafts Building Gallery
  • Shifty Shafts Prop Gallery
• Sanctuary Mighty Monument Gallery: Added destroyed statue assets.
• Door Gallery: Added more door variants.
• Pirate Ship Gallery: Added destroyed ship assets.
• Chapter 4 Nature Gallery: Added three Autumn bush variants.
• Cloud Prop Gallery: Added four clouds that have no collision properties.

Device Updates

• Battle Royale Island Loot Controller has new options:
  • Restrict Health Items (Yes/No)
  • Restrict Shield Items (Yes/No)
  • Allow Consumable Items in Loot (Yes/No)
  • Allow Weapons in Loot (Yes/No)
  • Allow Ammo in Loot (Yes/No)
• Battle Royale Island Loot Controller loot pools were updated to match current Battle Royale items. Primal items were removed from loot pools.
• Battle Royale Island Loot Controller has new options for islands converted to direct event binding:
  • On Common Chest Looted
  • On Rare Chest Looted
  • On Produce Box Looted
  • On Ammo Box Looted
  • On Cash Register Looted
• Battle Royale Island Map Settings Device has added a new option to turn Reality Augments on or off. If the option is turned on, all released Reality Augments will be available to players on Battle Royale Islands.
• The Accolade device is now available in Battle Royale Islands.

Bug Fixes

Prefab & Gallery Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the indestructible Quarry Cube from The Citadel Prop Gallery displayed destruction effects if it was near another prop that was destructible.
• Fixed an issue where some brace walls flipped when The Citadel Prefabs were placed.
• Fixed an issue where terrain pieces in the Chapter 4 Nature Gallery were being placed outside of the preview volume. Fixed a missing thumbnail for an individual asset in the Chapter 4 Nature Gallery.
• Fixed an issue where the individual prop images for Cyber City Prop Gallery A were not showing.
• Fixed an issue where the field lines on the Sports Gallery’s soccer field asset were floating above the field.

Event Binding Fixes

• Fixed an issue where some devices were not displaying Events and Functions tabs when a Battle Royale Island was converted to the direct event binding system.
• Fixed an issue where guards that were hired with the Auto Hire When Spawned function would not transmit When Hired Transmit On events.

Device Fixes

• Fixed an issue where guards would spawn in a Downed But Not Out state while inside a Barrier device.
• Fixed an issue with the Guard Spawner device where the Disable and Despawn options would only affect one guard at a time.
• Fixed an issue where Player Counter devices could not count Target Bots in Battle Royale Islands.
• Fixed an issue where changing the Interact Time option on a Timer device would change the interaction time for Create mode to the same amount of time.
• Fixed an issue where My Island settings would override customized options in a Down But Not Out device.
• Fixed an issue where the Ball Spawner device would not interact with a Capture Area.
• Fixed an issue where Target Bots in Battle Royale Islands could not receive items using an Item Granter device.
• Fixed an issue where the Class Selector UI would appear even if the UI was disabled in the device options.

Upgraded Device Fixes

• Fixed an issue where a Tracker device’s Stat to Track option would change to an incorrect value when an island was converted to upgraded devices. This occurred when the Stat to Track option was set to Channel before converting, and the option value changed to None after converting the island. The Channel value now correctly changes to Event after converting the island.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from interacting with Timer devices that have the Applies To option set to Player and the Can Interact option set to Yes when there was a second Timer that had the Applies To option set to the default.

Gameplay Fixes

• Fixed an issue where sprinting players were unable to crouch correctly when the Allow Sliding option in My Island > Settings was set to Off.
• Fixed an issue where a thrown Cow Catcher on an island could not be destroyed.
• Fixed an issue where Slap Berries would spawn on the ground instead of the appropriate bushes in Battle Royale Islands.
• Fixed an issue where items did not spawn correctly on some older islands.
• Fixed an issue where creators could not place Prefabs or Galleries at different distances.

The v23.50 update in Save the World brings Weeks 6 and 7 of Wargames: Quantum Countdown and Shortcut! This update also brings back the Valor questline, rewarding the Hero Major Oswald upon completion.

Wargames Week 6: Quantum Countdown

Week 6 of Wargames begins Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at 7pm ET. A bomb is teleporting all throughout your base and the Husks will be trying their hardest to destroy it. This Wargames Challenge will require fast thinking and even faster moving Commanders.

Wargames Week 7: Shortcut

Wargames’ Week 7 begins Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at 7pm ET. Teleporting Husks may be a-door-able, but their elements? Not so much. In Shortcut, Strange doors will appear near the enemy spawners. When Husks get near one of these doors, they’ll be teleported to one of the exit doors closer to your fort. Beware! Husks that travel through these doors gain elemental effects.

Valor Questline

Starting Wednesday, March 7, 2023, at 7pm ET, complete the returning Valor questline to recruit Major Oswald to join your fight against the Horde:

Major Oswald

• Standard Perk: Command Presence
  • War Cry snares enemies within its range by 30% for its duration.
• Commander Perk: Command Presence+
  • War Cry snares enemies within its range by 30% for its duration. Additionally, affected enemies take 25% increased weapon damage.

Event and Weekly Store

Fallen Love Ranger - March 1 at 7 PM ET

“Love hurts.” - Fallen Love Ranger

• Standard Perk: Fuel for the Fallen

  • Eliminations restore 6 Energy over 3 seconds. Duration refreshed with additional eliminations.

• Commander Perk: Fuel for the Fallen+

  • Eliminations restore 18 Energy over 3 seconds. Duration refreshed with additional eliminations.

Battle Hound Jonesy - March 7 at 7 PM ET

“ I have a bone to pick with The Storm.”- Battle Hound Jonesy

• Standard Perk: Rucksack
  • Increases Frag Grenade maximum charges by 1.
• Commander Perk: Rucksack+
  • Increases Frag Grenade maximum charges by 4.

Bug Fixes

A number of bug fixes were included in the v23.50 game update, including:

• Fixed an issue where the Fill/No Fill setting on the Map and Quests tabs could become out of sync.
• In-And-Outlander+ now correctly grants 2 charges, and has been buffed slightly.
  • Using In-And-Outlander+ to eliminate 4 enemies in 10 seconds after using Phase Shift grants 2 charges of Phase Shift.
  • Note that the support version of In-And-Outlander is unchanged. (Eliminating 6 enemies grants 1 charge.)
• Fixed an issue where the wrong prompt could be displayed when interacting with the Defender Post.

The Fortnite v23.40 update includes new Exotic weapons and updates to the Pop Up Dialog device.

v23.40 also allows you to directly edit device names, introduces the Citadel Prefabs and Galleries, and brings Prefab and Gallery bug fixes.

Battle Royale Exotics Joining Creative

• Heisted Breacher Shotgun
• Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle
• Heisted Accelerant Shotgun
• Heisted Run 'N' Gun SMG
• Heisted Blink Mag SMG

Pop-up Dialog Device Updates

• If you choose Custom in the Placement option, you can see new alignment and placement options.
• The maximum number of buttons has increased from 2 to 6. You can also bind buttons to the back action (for example, face button right).
• If you choose to set an amount of time for the Timeout Duration option, use the new Timer option to display a countdown timer with the dialog.
• The maximum number of text characters on buttons has increased from 8 to 24.

Upgraded Devices: Directly Edit Device Names

We've introduced a usability improvement for islands converted to upgraded devices. If your island has a large amount of devices, it’s now easier to update the name of a device. In addition to clicking the gear icon to change the name, you can now click the device name at the top of the Customize panel and type in the new name directly. On a console, you can use the left trigger to focus on the name and change it.

Other Updates

Prefab & Gallery Updates

• Added 5 New Citadel Prefabs:
  • The Citadel Watchtower
  • The Citadel Small Bridge
  • The Citadel Royale Ramparts
  • The Citadel Main Keep
  • The Citadel Main Bridge

• Added 4 New Citadel Galleries:
  • The Citadel Wall Gallery
  • The Citadel Floor & Stair Gallery
  • The Citadel Prop Gallery
  • Chapter 4 Nature Gallery
• Updated the Cloud Prop Gallery to include clouds with no collision.

Device Updates

• Creators can now select all the nodes of an AI Patrol Path simply by holding the “Select” button (the “R” key on PC).
• Reboot Van new option: Recharge Time
• Battle Royale Island updates:
  • Elimination Managers that grant items or weapons will now trigger when a Target Bot makes an elimination. Only weapons tagged as Guard can be granted to the Target Bot.
  • Team Settings and Inventory devices will now apply team settings to Target Bots, including granting items as long as granted weapons are identified as Guard weapons.

Bug Fixes

Prefab & Gallery Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the wrong thumbnail was displayed for one of the building assets in the Cyber City Building B Gallery.
• Fixed an issue where the Destroyed Floor Prop Gallery was not properly showing in the Creative Inventory.
• Fixed an issue with z-fighting on items in the Reactive Trim Gallery.

Device Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the Save Point device that was resetting players’ scores.
• Fixed an issue where the Ball Spawner device could look different to players when placed upside down.
• Fixed an issue where the Ball Spawner device would teleport the ball when placed upside down.
• Fixed the Ball Spawner's hologram size to be correct.

Upgraded Device Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the Speaker device where the volume was reset to the default after an island was converted to upgraded devices.

Island Fixes

• Fixed an issue with some floating assets on Frosty Fortress not sitting flat on floor pieces.
• Fixed an issue where setting HUD Info Type to Score from the My Island - UI tab sometimes caused the game to crash.
• Fixed an issue where creators were kicked out to the frontend when restoring a Battle Royale Island.
• Fixed an issue where islands converted to upgraded devices could not have their fog color set to black from the My Island - Settings tab.

Gameplay Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Dragon Ball content was spawning in Battle Royale Islands.
• Fixed an issue where players could still matchmake into a broken Battle Royale Island.
• Fixed an issue where the object placement preview was hidden behind highlighted objects.
• Fixed an issue with direct event binding where the Customize panel's Search would continue searching even when no results were found.
• Fixed an issue where weapons made with the Melee Designer would not damage player-built structures. Stopped Dirt Bikes from bouncing into the sky upon hitting Slurp Bouncer Mushrooms.
• Fixed an issue where some surfboard and hoverboard boosts were not increasing speed.
• Prevented Loot Llamas from infiltrating Battle Royale Islands.

The v23.40 update in Save the World brings the fourth and fifth weeks of Wargames! We’ve also updated the Collection Book to make it a bit easier to acquire Heroes and weapons.

Wargames Week 4: Hexed

Week 4 of Wargames begins Thursday, February 16, 2023. In this edition of Wargames, Commanders have been hit with a vicious curse that drains their Health. Cure this curse or prepare for the worst!

Wargames Week 5: Invasion

Wargames’ Week 5 begins Thursday, February 23, 2023. This is not a drill — Week 5 is an alien attack! UFOs will be unleashing laser blasts onto your base, so watch out.

Collection Book Update

We’ve adjusted the Collection Book to make it a bit easier to acquire Heroes and weapon schematics through research/recruitment:

• All Llama cardpack items other than Mythic Heroes can now be acquired with Flux.
  • Mythic Heroes from Event Llamas still require a Hero Voucher.
• Items available in the Shop for Gold can be researched for Vouchers if they’re only available at Legendary/Mythic rarities, and with Flux otherwise.
• Items acquired from Quests can be researched for Vouchers if they’re only available at Legendary/Mythic rarities, and with Flux otherwise.
• Founder/Starter Pack items, Birthday Heroes, and Mythic Weapons should be the only items unavailable for research/recruitment.

In addition to the research/recruitment changes, we’ve also done a review to ensure source descriptions for each item are up to date, and made some minor organization/naming fixes.

Event and Weekly Store

Anti-Cuddle Sarah - February 14 at 7 PM ET

“I’m considered an expert in personal space” - Anti-Cuddle Sarah

Standard Perk: Rapid Charge

• Melee weapon eliminations grant 7.5 Energy

Commander Perk: Rapid Charge+

• Melee weapon eliminations grant 22.5 Energy

Dashing Hawk - February 21 at 7 PM ET

“I am as dashing as I am stunning.” - Dashing Hawk

Standard Perk: Absolutely Stunning

• Lefty and Righty shots have a 37.5% chance to stun the target for 2 seconds.

Commander Perk: Absolutely Stunning+

• Lefty and Righty shots have a 37.5% chance to stun the target for 2 seconds. Additionally, Lefty and Righty damage is increased by 100% against stunned targets.

Love Song - February 21 at 7 PM ET

This bow will leave the Husks lovestruck! When the Love Song is drawn past max charge, it will fire an arrow that leaves enemies stunned for 10 seconds. Lovestruck does not stun bosses or enemies that have already been hit with it.

Bug Fixes

A number of bug fixes were included in the v23.40 game update, including:

• Fixed a bug that caused the Third Rail to sometimes fire blank shots.
  • Note: We believe we’ve resolved this issue, but if it is still occurring for you, please continue to report it.
• Fixed the following issues in the Autumn Foothills Biome:
• Floating Storm Chest
• Additional terrain fixes
• Made improvements to reduce hitching in Save the World on the PS4 and Xbox One consoles.
  • Note: This is an ongoing process, so we plan to make further improvements in the future.

The Fortnite v23.30 update introduces Over-Budget Editing, the Crowd Volume device, the Hiding Props Gallery, and the Big Bush Bomb from Battle Royale.

v23.30 also contains new command options for hired guards in the Guard Spawner, the addition of Sky Jellies to the Wildlife Spawner, and the new Cyber City Prefabs and Galleries, Video Player Screen Gallery, Reactive Trim Gallery, and Background Equalizer Buildings and Background Equalizer Skyscraper Galleries.

Over-Budget Editing

Memory management is a big concern to creators, so we want to make it easier. The total memory limit for published islands is still 100K – but when you are in Create mode on your islands, you can now place and move props normally up to 115K total memory. This will make it easier for you to manage memory fluctuations, and prevent situations where you are unable to place or move objects on your island because you have exceeded the 100K memory limit.

Keep in mind that the new 115K memory limit is only for when you are in Create mode, and is a hard limit. If you exceed 115K memory, you will be blocked from placing and moving objects again. The additional memory is meant to give you freedom to adjust your island so the memory used is within the 100K limit before you publish your island.

Crowd Volume

The Crowd Volume is a device that spawns a group of cheering NPCs. Populate the stands for races, concerts, or any other experience where you need an audience. You can determine the density of the crowd, the size of the volume, and how randomly the NPCs are distributed in the space.

Hiding Props Gallery

The Hiding Props Gallery gives you three different props that players can hide in: a Dumpster, a Haystack, and a Portapotty. You can use these to create a new kind of Hide-and-Seek game that is different from a Prop Hunt. Because you can customize which teams and classes can use a particular hiding prop, you can create new game modes focused around those elements.

You can also customize the props so that more than one player can hide in one, and determine whether the prop has sound effects and a wobbling animation when it is occupied. You can even set time limits on how long a player can hide before being ejected from the hiding place, or have other devices signal the hiding prop to eject players based on events or triggers.

Guard Spawner: Command Options for Hired Guards

• Move
• Wait
• Follow
• Dismiss

All spawned guards that have commands enabled can be controlled by the player, and players can command up to three hired guards at the same time.

Sky Jellies

Sky Jellies are now available in the Type option of the Wildlife Spawner device. Sky Jellies are helpful creatures that exist in the world with the single goal of healing any living thing that comes near them. If wildlife or players approach a Sky Jelly, it will slowly float toward them and give off a healing splash if the target has less than full health. Players can interact with the Sky Jelly to trigger the healing splash more quickly.

When players jump on top of the Sky Jelly, it bounces the player upward and makes them immune to fall damage for a short time. Players can shoot Sky Jellies to detonate them, but if a Sky Jelly is shot, it explodes with a shockwave instead of a healing splash. This shockwave will also detonate other Sky Jellies that are nearby.

Big Bush Bomb

Use the Big Bush Bomb in your island, so player can throw a large bush out into the environment to hide in or to confuse their opponents.

Other Updates

Prefab & Gallery Updates

• New Cyber City Prefabs:
  • Cyber City Building A
  • Cyber City Building B
  • Cyber City Building C
  • Cyber City Building D
  • Cyber City Building E
  • Cyber City Building F
• New Cyber City Galleries:
  
  • Cyber City Building Prop Gallery A
  • Cyber City Building Prop Gallery B
  • Cyber City Building Prop Gallery C
  • Cyber City Building Prop Gallery D
  • Cyber City Prop Gallery A
  • Cyber City Prop Gallery B
  • Modern Interior Prop Gallery
  • Destroyed Floor Prop Gallery
  • Supply Drop Prop Gallery
• New Video Player Screen Gallery: This includes a set of customizable screens that can mirror the image from a Video Player device. Play your video on a hologram screen, an array of floating cubes, and more.
• New Reactive Trim Gallery: Use the neon shapes and equalizer bars to liven up your island with colorful, customizable decorations. They can even react to music playing on your island. Wrap them around buildings or other props too!
• New Background Equalizer Buildings and Skyscraper Galleries:
  • Background Equalizer Buildings Gallery A
  • Background Equalizer Buildings Gallery B
  • Background Equalizer Buildings Gallery C
  • Background Equalizer Skyscraper Gallery A
  • Background Equalizer Skyscraper Gallery B
  • Background Equalizer Skyscraper Gallery C
  • Background Equalizer Skyscraper Gallery D
  • Background Equalizer Skyscraper Gallery E
  • Background Equalizer Skyscraper Topper Gallery A
  • Background Equalizer Skyscraper Topper Gallery B
• Expanded Disco Gallery: This gallery has been expanded with additional music-related props such as a laptop, drum pad, DJ desk, and more.

Device Updates

• Wildlife Spawner: This device has been adjusted so that it is aligned with other devices with visuals that only appear in Create mode.
• Loot Controller (Battle Royale Island): Bosses will now drop loot packages regardless of loot settings, unless loot is set to No Loot.
• Deployment Console (Battle Royale Island): Battle Bus deployments have variable height settings, so you can configure them to deploy at different heights.

Updates to Upgraded Devices

• Color Changing Tile (Opt-In Upgraded Devices Only): New options have been added to the Color Changing Tile:
  • Alternate Tile Shape
  • Alternate Tile Shape Starting Primary Color
  • Alternate Tile Shape Starting Top Color
  • Alternate Tile Shape Icon
  • Icon Visible at Game Start
  • Show Icon
  • Hide Icon
  • Change Color on Player Contact (channel option or event/function)
  • Activate Glow (channel option or event/function)
  • Deactivate Glow (channel option or event/function)

Bug Fixes

Prefab & Gallery Fixes

• Fixed an issue with broken fans/propellers from the IO Blimp Prop Gallery and the Pandora Prop Gallery.
• Fixed an issue where the straight cave asset in the different Cliff Galleries could not be placed or pasted.

Device Fixes

• Fixed an issue where teleporting failed if players were hurdling.
• Fixed an issue where Sequencer devices did not operate correctly when set to infinitely loop.
• Fixed an issue where disabled props attached to Prop Manipulator devices were shown in-game.
• Fixed an issue where the Button device failed to reset if it did not send a message on a channel.
• Fixed an issue where Launch Pad devices were not placed in the center of the floor.

Fixes for Upgraded Devices

• Fixed an issue where players could build in the volume of upgraded Mutator Zone devices, even with the Allow Building option set to No.
• Fixed an issue where the Tracked Weapon Category option in the upgraded Tracker device had incorrect values.
• Fixed an issue where the game crashed when the creator multi-selected upgraded devices and attempted to place the selected group in the Quick Bar.
• Fixed an issue where upgraded devices caused guards to spawn at their patrol path nodes instead of spawning at the device location.

Island Fixes

• Fixed the Battle Royale Island icon to feature the new Chapter 4 map.
• Fixed a texture issue with traffic lights on Fortilla Island.
• Fixed an issue with missing asset bottoms showing on Canyon Island.
• Fixed an issue where maps were failing to load.
• Fixed an issue where creating an island using the same template as one of your other islands required you to change the name of the new island manually, if the existing island still had its default name.
• Fixed an issue where the values for the Custom Post Game Show Scoreboard options in the End Game device and My Island settings had different names but functioned correctly.

Gameplay Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Battle Royale Island Loot Controller placed items from past Battle Royale Seasons in chests when it was set to Current Battle Royale.
• Fixed an issue with the Battle Royale Island, where the Time Alive For Team Tracking Method option in the My Island UI tab caused matches to always end in a draw when the option was set to Shortest.
• Fixed an issue where players kept the Reboot Cards of eliminated teammates after swapping teams.

The v23.30 update in Save the World brings the second and third week of Wargames, an update to when several questlines change, and a reloading change. Also, certain Heroes become available once again!

Wargames Week 2: Mist Pods

Week 2 begins Thursday, February 2, 2023! Peas are in the pod and bosses are in the base. Take down the Mist Pods quickly or else tougher enemies will emerge!

Wargames Week 3: Space Rocks

Week 3 starts Thursday, February 9! It’s all coming down in this Wargames simulation — defend your fort while massive meteorites pour in.

Quest Changes

With the start of the Mild Meadows Venture Season, we’ll be adjusting the end dates of questlines available during the Season. We’re making this adjustment because having too many narrative quests running simultaneously can make it hard to follow the stories, especially for new and returning players who join late in a season. The following questlines have had their end date changed, or have been moved from the Season.

• The Blockbuster questline remains unchanged and will last the entire Season (to April 5, 2023).
• The No Dancing questline has been shortened to four weeks and will run from February 9 to March 8, 2023.
• The Valor questine will run for four weeks, from March 9 to April 5, 2023.
• The Brawl of the Wild questline has been moved from this Venture Season and will return in the next Venture Season.

No Dancing Questline

Get ready for Love Defense 101.

The dreaded Love Storm has returned and according to our most trusted Major, this is an extremely dangerous threat! Stop this lovely phenomenon from hitting Homebase to have the “premiere matchmaker” Stoneheart Farrah join your squad after completing the questline.

“It’s time to harden your hearts" - Stoneheart Farrah

Stoneheart Farrah

• Standard Perk: Cupid's Arrow
  • Arrows splinter on Bow hit, dealing 20% damage to 3 nearby targets.
• Commander Perk: Cupid's Arrow+
  • Arrows splinter on Bow hit, dealing 60% damage to 5 nearby targets.

Heroes Return

The Heroes Razor and Kurohomura are available again! They can be earned via the Arcade Cabinet quests. If you've already completed these quests but don't have the heroes, you'll receive them in a gift box in-game. They can also be recruited from the Collection Book.

New Reloading Gameplay Changes

Most ranged weapons in Save the World can now be reloaded while you’re aiming down sights, making it easier to keep a bead on your target as you’re reloading. Weapons with a zoom scope are the exception - those will retain the old behavior and pull out to the regular third-person view while reloading.

Event and Weekly Store

Snuggle Specialist Sarah - February 2 at 7pm ET

“Does somebody need a hug?” - Snuggle Specialist Sarah

• Standard Perk: Tail of the Dragon
  • Dragon Slash leaves behind an energized trail, dealing 26 base Energy Damage per second.
• Commander Perk: Tail of the Dragon+
  • Dragon Slash leaves behind an energized trail, dealing 64 base Energy Damage per second and slowing enemies by 30% for 3 seconds.

Love Ranger Jonesy - February 9 at 7pm ET

“I have a heart of stone… literally.” - Love Ranger Jonesy

• Standard Perk: Power Impact
  • Increases Shockwave radius by 37.5%.
• Commander Perk: Power Impact+
  • Increases Shockwave radius by 112.5%.

The Heartbreaker Crossbow - February 9 at 7pm ET

This piercing bow is skilled at breaking two things: hearts and Husks.

Bug Fixes

A number of important bug fixes were included in the v23.30 game update, including:

• Fixed a variety of terrain issues in the Autumn Foothills Biome.
  • This includes locations that would potentially eliminate the character, certain objectives being partially in terrain, tracks being unplaceable for Deliver the Bomb missions.
• Fixed an issue where the player would be unable to hear footsteps.
• Fixed an issue where players could accidentally mount and ride wildlife while hoverboading.

Looking for loot? The Battle Royale v23.20 update introduces the Falcon Scout to help you find loot from afar, plus a Reality Augment that’ll lead to buried treasure. This update brings five new Reality Augments total!

The Falcon Scout: Remotely-Controlled “Caw” Machine

A majestic creature to help you achieve a most noble victory, the Falcon Scout item is at your service! Deploy your Falcon Scout and control where it flies, ping or place markers, and caw to create a radius in which all opponents will be marked for your squad. You can also use your Falcon Scout to open containers and pick up loot. Carry the loot to yourself or a teammate and then scout for more!



To help you easily control your Falcon Scout, your view will shift to behind it. This may leave you defenseless if you’re not fighting in a team, so be sure to find a hiding spot if you’re battling solo. Also, be careful where you’re flying, as the Falcon Scout is vulnerable to enemy attack. (See its remaining Health in its Health bar.) Because the Falcon Scout is controlled remotely, there’s a max distance it can fly from you, trackable in its distance bar.

Falcon Scouts are findable from the ground, regular Chests, Oathbound Chests, and Supply Drops. There’s no limit as to how many times you can use the same Falcon Scout in a match.

New Reality Augments!

Five more Reality Augments enter the fray in v23.20! Activate these new Reality Augments starting now:

Peely’s Plunder

Receive a treasure map that will lead you to buried treasure.

Shotgun Striker

Your Shotgun fire will give you Siphon upon hitting opponents.

Rarity Check

Get Siphon upon eliminations with Common and Uncommon weapons.

Zero Chance

Temporarily gain the Zero Point Dash ability each time you break an enemy's Shield.

Danger Hero

Briefly regenerate Health and gain movement speed when your Shield breaks.

Hired Characters Hitch a Ride

With v23.20, hired Characters can now ride vehicles as passengers! No longer leave Helsie hanging or dishonor Raptorian the Brave.

In Case You Missed It: Dynamic 3D Resolution on PC

In the v23.10 update, we added the Dynamic 3D Resolution setting to Fortnite on PC, accessible in the “Graphics Quality” section of the Video settings when your rendering mode is set to DirectX 12. Players on PC are able to turn on Dynamic 3D Resolution when their “Anti-Aliasing & Super Resolution” setting is set to one of the Temporal Super Resolution (TSR) options. Also, players need to have run “Auto-Set Quality” at least once.

Dynamic 3D Resolution allows the resolution of the game to scale with performance, giving both smoother AND higher frame rates as the GPU load changes. (Please note this means an increase in PC memory usage to accommodate larger rendering resolution.) Dynamic 3D Resolution is also available in creator-made islands and Save the World.

Competitive Notes

• The Rarity Check Reality Augment is not included in competitive playlists.

Major Bug Fixes

• Fixed the issue that caused us to disable the Deku Smash in Battle Royale/Zero Build. The Deku Smash has been re-enabled in Battle Royale/Zero Build.

• Fixed issues related to mantling in which players would sometimes be flung across the map.

• Fixed an issue in which, in some instances, sprinting would be disabled for the duration of a match.

• Reality Augments can again be unlocked from teammates.

• Players can again damage objects with their Pickaxe consistently.

• Players are now able to select Reality Augments while on a Dirt Bike.

• Players can now use the Guardian Shield while on the back of an OG Bear pick-up truck or a Dirt Bike.

Looking for loot? The Battle Royale v23.20 update introduces the Falcon Scout to help you find loot from afar, plus a Reality Augment that’ll lead to buried treasure. This update brings five new Reality Augments total!

The Falcon Scout: Remotely-Controlled “Caw” Machine

A majestic creature to help you achieve a most noble victory, the Falcon Scout item is at your service! Deploy your Falcon Scout and control where it flies, ping or place markers, and caw to create a radius in which all opponents will be marked for your squad. You can also use your Falcon Scout to open containers and pick up loot. Carry the loot to yourself or a teammate and then scout for more!



To help you easily control your Falcon Scout, your view will shift to behind it. This may leave you defenseless if you’re not fighting in a team, so be sure to find a hiding spot if you’re battling solo. Also, be careful where you’re flying, as the Falcon Scout is vulnerable to enemy attack. (See its remaining Health in its Health bar.) Because the Falcon Scout is controlled remotely, there’s a max distance it can fly from you, trackable in its distance bar.

Falcon Scouts are findable from the ground, regular Chests, Oathbound Chests, and Supply Drops. There’s no limit as to how many times you can use the same Falcon Scout in a match.

New Reality Augments!

Five more Reality Augments enter the fray in v23.20! Activate these new Reality Augments starting now:

Peely’s Plunder

Receive a treasure map that will lead you to buried treasure.

Shotgun Striker

Your Shotgun fire will give you Siphon upon hitting opponents.

Rarity Check

Get Siphon upon eliminations with Common and Uncommon weapons.

Zero Chance

Temporarily gain the Zero Point dash ability each time you break an enemy's Shield.

Danger Hero

Briefly regenerate Health and gain movement speed when your Shield breaks.

Hired Characters Hitch a Ride

With v23.20, hired Characters can now ride vehicles as passengers! No longer leave Helsie hanging or dishonor Raptorian the Brave.

In Case You Missed It: Dynamic 3D Resolution on PC

In the v23.10 update, we added the Dynamic 3D Resolution setting to Fortnite on PC, accessible in the “Graphics Quality” section of the Video settings when your rendering mode is set to DirectX 12. Players on PC are able to turn on Dynamic 3D Resolution when their “Anti-Aliasing & Super Resolution” setting is set to one of the Temporal Super Resolution (TSR) options. Also, players need to have run “Auto-Set Quality” at least once.

Dynamic 3D Resolution allows the resolution of the game to scale with performance, giving both smoother AND higher frame rates as the GPU load changes. (Please note this means an increase in PC memory usage to accommodate larger rendering resolution.) Dynamic 3D Resolution is also available in creator-made islands and Save the World.

Competitive Notes

• The Rarity Check Reality Augment is not included in competitive playlists.

Major Bug Fixes

• Fixed the issue that caused us to disable the Deku Smash in Battle Royale/Zero Build. The Deku Smash has been re-enabled in Battle Royale/Zero Build.

• Fixed issues related to mantling in which players would sometimes be flung across the map.

• Fixed an issue in which, in some instances, sprinting would be disabled for the duration of a match.

• Reality Augments can again be unlocked from teammates.

• Players can again damage objects with their Pickaxe consistently.

• Players are now able to select Reality Augments while on a Dirt Bike.

• Players can now use the Guardian Shield while on the back of an OG Bear pick-up truck or a Dirt Bike.

The Fortnite v23.20 update brings the Shockwave Hammer, Falcon Scout, Guardian Shield, and Reboot Van from Fortnite Battle Royale! v23.20 also brings an upgraded Ball Spawner device, new visual variants for the Wildlife Spawner, custom post-game options expanded to all islands, plus updates and bug fixes for devices, islands, and tools.

Shockwave Hammer

The Shockwave Hammer is a melee weapon that not only does damage, but can also launch the player, a player's squad, or their opponents away from the point of impact.

After charging up the Slam attack, players can launch others by releasing the primary fire control while they are jumping in the air. They can launch themselves and others by holding primary fire control when the hammer impacts the ground. It's like the Shockwave Grenade, but on a giant hammer!

You can place Oathbound Chests on your islands to give players a random chance to find a Shockwave Hammer.

Falcon Scout

The Falcon Scout is a mechanical flying companion that players can use to mark opponents, open containers, and carry loot to themselves or their teammates. There's a price to pay for this powerful tool: while guiding the Falcon Scout, the player is vulnerable! It's up to players to determine whether using it is worth the risk.

You can place Oathbound Chests on your islands to give players a random chance to find the Falcon Scout.

Guardian Shield

For players, a little cover goes a long way. The Guardian Shield deploys a protective barrier in front of the player that blocks incoming damage. This shield can provide players with mobile cover while they are on the move. It can also be thrown on the ground to create a stationary point of protection. The shield is temporary, and changes color to indicate how much time players have before it runs out.

You can place Oathbound Chests on your islands to give players a random chance to find a Guardian Shield.

Reboot Van Spawner

Place the Reboot Van Spawner on your islands to give your players the ability to revive eliminated team members. You can customize which teams or classes can use the Reboot Van, as well as trigger events when the Reboot Van is recharged or when a set of players has been rebooted.

Reboot Cards drop from eliminated players, but only if the eliminated player has teammates who could pick up the card when it is dropped. There also must be a Reboot Van that the eliminated player's team or class can use. There is also a new option on the Settings tab of My Island, called Drop Reboot Card on Elimination that is set to If Can Be Rebooted by default. If you set the option to No, Reboot Cards don't drop for any eliminated players.

New Ball Spawner

We've been working to create a new upgraded Ball Spawner that uses our modern physics system, and we’re excited to have it released in v23.20! Along with improved physics behavior, we've added other options and adjustments as well. For example, you can adjust the size of the ball directly, you can customize the maximum distance range, and you can set the ball to trigger events when players touch it.

With the release of the new Ball Spawner, the previous Ball Spawner device is now known as Ball Spawner (Legacy). In the future, the legacy Ball Spawner device will be removed.

Note: Information on the new Ball Spawner has been added to the device document for the legacy version of the device. However, you can find a link to the new sections in a note at the top of the page.

New Variant Models for Wildlife

New visual variants have been added to some of the animals spawned by the Wildlife Spawner. If you set the Type option to Chicken, Boar, or Wolf, you'll see the Biome Variant option displayed. By default, these animals have the Classic variant appearance, but you can also select Medieval or Snow.

Custom Post-Game Settings for All Islands

Custom post-game settings are now available for all creator-made islands! Previously, this was only available when creating a Battle Royale Island in Creative. To customize the post-game experience on your island, go to My Island > UI and scroll down to the Post Game Type option. Here are some of the options available if you set the Post Game Type option to Custom:

• Custom Post Game Show Scoreboard
• Custom Post Game Victory Animation Style
• Custom Post Game Victory Animation Color Set
• Custom Post Game Victory Animation Text
• Custom Post Game Victory Animation Sub Text
• Custom Post Game Defeat Animation Style
• Custom Post Game Defeat Animation Color Set
• Custom Post Game Defeat Animation Text
• Custom Post Game Defeat Animation Sub Text
• Custom Post Game Tie Animation Style
• Custom Post Game Tie Animation Color Set
• Custom Post Game Tie Animation Text
• Custom Post Game Tie Animation Sub Text

For more information on post-game options, see Changing My Island UI Settings. You can also customize the post-game UI using the End Game device instead of the My Island settings.

Other Updates

Documentation Updates

• A new Galleries section is now live on our official documentation site!

Device Updates

• Mutator Zone: Added the Allow Jumping option so creators can turn player jumping on or off.
• Added the Oathbound Chest to the Chest & Ammo Gallery device.

Updates to Upgraded Devices

HUD Message Device (Opt-In Upgraded Devices Only): For Islands that have converted to upgraded devices, the HUD Message Device has been refactored and has several new options:

• Placement: A new Custom option has been added. This exposes an Anchor point for the message, and the position is offset from this anchor. When using Custom offsets, remember that other devices might have different screen sizes, so use the appropriate anchor point.
• Layer (0-4): You can now have multiple HUD Messages on screen at once! Each Layer can display a HUD Message and has its own message queue.
• Priority: This defines how important the message is. Messages are queued in order of Priority, with Priority 0 being the most important.
• Allow Multiples in Queue: Determines whether you can have multiple messages from the same device queued up to display at once. Previously the default behavior was to always allow this.
• Queue Timeout: If a message has been queued to show, this determines how long it waits before removing itself from the queue. This is useful for messages that are only relevant close to the time they should display.
• Queue Message for Join in Progress Players: This allows messages to be displayed for players who join the game after the message was sent.
• Re-Evaluate Messages on Show: Messages are only displayed to players they’re valid for when they're requested. If a player changes teams after messages have been queued to display, this option will check if any messages are now invalid, and the device won't display them. For example, if there's a message to display to Team 1, and a player swaps from Team 1 to another team, this option will prevent messages directed at Team 1 from displaying to that player.

Bug Fixes

Device Fixes

• Fixed an issue where players could not place the Skydome device.
• Fixed an issue where props with the Prop Mover device attached stopped moving after colliding with another prop.
• Fixed an issue where join-in-progress players did not see the Water device filling up.
• Fixed an issue where using multiple props with the Prop Manipulator device caused the game to disconnect.
• Fixed an issue where players became stuck when they crouched and fell into the volume of the Water device.
• Fixed an issue where items appeared on top of the Item Spawner device and caused the item limit to be reached as a result.
• Fixed an issue where spawned guards did not attack players that were within range if the Team option was set to Wildlife & Creatures.
• Fixed an issue where the Grappler Glider failed to hit the aimed target.
• Fixed an issue where items registered with the Capture Area device still floated over the device even after they were deleted from it.
• Fixed an issue where the Tank acceleration audio was muted during its movement.

Fixes for Upgraded Devices

• Fixed an issue where players could place more devices than allowed by the original limit after they converted their island to upgraded devices.
• Fixed an issue where the asset removed by the Trick Tile did not reset after a match ended.

Tool Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Quickbar did not display icons from copied assets.

Island Fixes

• Fixed an issue where grass was spawning on asphalt materials on Tilted Towers POI island.
• Fixed an issue on the Tilted Towers POI island where the pavement overlapped the sidewalk on the northwestern side of Tilted Towers POI Island.
• Fixed an issue where some assets from the Ring Gallery A were missing.
• Fixed an issue where the Battle Bus in a Battle Royale Island was silent.
• Fixed an issue where the Target Bots in the Battle Royale Island were creating long load times during the start and end of matches.

Gameplay Fixes

• Fixed an issue where players experienced rubber-banding in 100-player matchmaking games.
• Fixed an issue where public players could join private Battle Royale Island games.
• Fixed an issue where the scoreboard was inaccurate when playing with Target Bots in the Battle Royale Island.

The Winterfest Venture Season is soon coming to an end, but that means the Mild Meadows Venture Season is soon beginning! Before the Mild Meadows Venture Season starts on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at 7 PM ET, make sure you complete the remainder of your Winterfest quests.

Also in v23.20, players can now hurdle! You’ll automatically hurdle over or onto obstacles when sprinting into them. Additionally, the new Autumn Foothills biome opens up and brings the newest Hero in Save the World, the Autumn Queen!

Search for the Autumn Queen

The husk harvest is at hand! - Autumn Queen

A new Hero and questline arrive in Save the World! Meet the Autumn Queen, a new Soldier Hero. Autumn Queen has the new Standard Perk Force of Nature, which allows her to activate an additional Shockwave from your tamed pet when used. The Perk functions with Boars, Raptors, and Wolves, and pets inherit the bonuses of all Shockwave Perks that are also active on the ability.

Combine the Force of Nature Perk with Gia’s Perk, Vital Bond, which provides healing for both yourself and your tamed wildlife!

To unlock Autumn Queen, complete the new Autumn Foothills Hero questline! The Autumn Queen is a permanent addition and can be unlocked after your first Storm Shield Defense in Plankerton!

Mild Meadows Venture Returns

The Mild Meadows Venture Season starts January 25 at 7 PM ET.

Here in the Mild Meadows, Commanders get to enjoy the benefits of the Escalation Modifier. The Escalation Modifier takes your Commanders’ elimination streak to grant your team a small boost to bonus damage (capping out at a 100% increase). In addition, reaching elimination streaks will trigger an Elemental Burst at all Commanders’ locations, dealing damage and unleashing additional effects!

Elimination streak effects:

30 Eliminations: Nature Burst - Mother Nature is on your side! This burst damages and stuns surrounding enemies for 3 seconds.

60 Eliminations: Fire Burst - Is it getting hot in here or is that just your elimination streak? This burst will deal damage and apply a blistering debuff which causes damage every second.

90 Eliminations: Dance Party - Make em’ dance! This burst deals damage, refills Commander’s energy, and last but certainly not least, causes the Husks to dance for 7 seconds.

120 Eliminations: Ice Burst - After heating them up with some fire and dancing, it’s time to cool them down! This burst will deal damage and freeze nearby targets for 5 seconds.

150 Eliminations: Energy Burst - And now it’s time to unleash the power! This burst will damage and cause nearby enemies to take increased damage for 10 seconds.

Keep in mind: if you lose your streak, your Escalation bonuses will reset. So keep it moving and take out as many Husks as you can as fast as you can!

Wargames

Major Oswald is sharpening up the security of Homebase — by putting Commanders and their base through the ultimate test. In Wargames, head to your Storm Shield bases and test your defenses against unique and challenging simulations! Complete both of the Daily Quests and Weekly Challenges to earn a fair share of Event Tickets, Gold, Banners, Evolution Materials, and PERK rewards.

THE BLOCKBUSTER QUESTLINE

A crashed meteorite has shaken Homebase to its core! While Ray investigates, the self-proclaimed other OTHER Bot, Lok, is in charge! Help Lok lead the crew in the Blockbuster questline.. The rewards for this questlines are the Mythic Soldier Carbide (with his Standard Perk Zip and Zap that applies affliction dealing 13 base energy damage per second for three seconds) and the Mythic Ninja Cloaked Star (whose Standard Perk Fan of Stars allows you to throw all your Throwing Stars together in an arc and adds one additional star).

The Lunar Llama

Say hello to the Lunar Llama. This little critter can somehow package the might of the Dragon Weapons as well as the Lunar New Year Heroes. Pick it up for Event Tickets in the Llama Shop!

Bug Fixes

A number of important bug fixes were included in the v23.20 game update, including:

• Fixed an issue that caused Bronze rewards to not be granted upon a “Destroy the Encampments” win.