Updates and Patch Notes
This page lists all the updates for Fortnite Battle Royale along with the base game. We’ve included information on the most important thing from each update in the table.
Click each version to see detailed patch notes on what’s new and what’s fixed!
| Version | Date | Major Updates | 8.01 | February 28, 2019 | Bottle Rockets Vaulted. | 8.00 | February 28, 2019 | Season 8 begins. | 7.40 CU1 | February 19, 2019 | Driftboard Added. | 7.40 | February 5, 2019 | Infantry Rifle Added. | 7.30 CU1 | February 5, 2019 | Bottle Rockets and Environmental Campfires Added. | 7.30 | January 29, 2019 | Chiller Grenade Added. | 7.20 CU1 | January 22, 2019 | Sneaky Snowman Added. |
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| 7.20 | January 15, 2019 | Scoped Revolver Added. |
| 7.10 CU3 | January 8, 2019 | Suppressed Sniper Rifle Added. |
| 7.10 CU2 | December 30, 2018 | Boom Box Added. |
| 7.10 CU1 | December 23, 2018 | Presents Added. |
| 7.10 | December 18, 2018 | 14 Days of Fortnite Challenges Event. |
| 7.01 | December 11, 2018 | Infinity Blade added. |
| 7.00 | December 6, 2018 | Season 7 begins. |
| 6.31 | November 27, 2018 | Epic and Legendary Pump Shotgun. |
| 6.30 CU | November 20, 2018 | Dynamite Added, Wild West LTM. |
| 6.30 | November 14, 2018 | Mounted Turret Added, Food Fight LTM. |
| 6.22 | November 6, 2018 | Heavy Assault Rifle Added. |
| 6.21 | November 1, 2018 | Balloons Added. |
| 6.20 | October 23, 2018 | Fortnitemares begins. |
| 6.10 | October 16, 2018 | Quadcrasher Added. |
| 6.02 | October 10, 2018 | Quad Launcher Added. |
| 6.01 | October 3, 2018 | Chiller Added. |
| 6.0 | September 27, 2018 | Shadow Stones, pets, and map changes. |
| 5.4.1 | September 18, 2018 | Port-a-Fortress Added. |
| 5.4 CU | September 11, 2018 | Suppressed Assault Rifle added, Drum Gun vaulted. |
| 5.4 | September 6, 2018 | High Stakes event, Grappler added. |
| 5.3 CU | August 31, 2018 | Shock Grenade added. |
| 5.3 | August 23, 2018 | Rift-To-Go added. |
| 5.21 | August 15, 2018 | Heavy Sniper Rifle added. |
| 5.2 | August 7, 2018 | Double Barrel Shotgun added. |
| 5.1 CU | July 31, 2018 | Fly Explosives LTM, Guided Missile Added Back. |
| 5.1 | July 24, 2018 | Birthday update, Compact SMG. |
| 5.0 CU | July 17, 2018 | Submachine Gun added, Tactical vaulted. |
| 5.0 | July 12, 2018 | S5 start, ATK added, desert biome introduced. |
| 4.5 CU | July 3, 2018 | Drum Gun added. |
| 4.5 | June 27, 2018 | Dual Pistols added. |
| 4.4 CU | June 19, 2018 | Stink Bomb added. |
| 4.4 | June 11, 2018 | Thermal Scoped Assault Rifle added. |
| 4.3 CU | June 5, 2018 | Bounce Pads added, Shotgun Nerf. |
| 4.3 | May 30, 2018 | Shopping Carts added. |
| 4.2 CU | May 22, 2018 | Jetpacks added. |
| 4.2 | May 16, 2018 | Epic and Legendary Burst Assault Rifles, Trap nerf |
| 4.1 | May 8, 2018 | Thanos mode |
| 4.0 | May 1, 2018 | Start of Season 4 |
| 3.6.0 | April 23, 2018 | Clinger |
| 3.5.0 CU | April 18, 2018 | Light Machine Gun and 50v50 v2 |
| 3.5.0 | April 11, 2018 | Port-a-Fort |
| 3.4.0 CU | April 4, 2018 | Vending Machines |
| 3.4.0 | March 29, 2018 | Guided Missiles and Sniper Shootout v2 LTM |
| 3.3.0 | March 15, 2018 | Remote Explosives and Blitz LTM |
| 3.2.0 | March 8, 2018 | Teams of 20 LTM |
| 3.1.0 | March 1, 2018 | Hunting Rifle and Lucky Landing added. |
| 3.0.0 | February 22, 2018 | Season 3 begins. |
| 2.5.0 | February 12, 2018 | Impulse Grenade added. SMG removed. |
| 2.4.2 | February 8 , 2018 | Valentine’s Day event. Crossbow added. |
| 2.4.0 | January 31, 2018 | Minigun and Cozy Campfire added to Battle Royale. |
| 2.3.0 | January 25, 2018 | Chug Jug added. |
| 2.2.0 | January 18, 2018 | Big map update. |
| 2.1.0 | January 10, 2018 | Cozy Campfire added to Save the World. |
| 2.0.? | January 2, 2018 | Adds Silenced Pistol. Sneaky Silencers added as limited mode. |
| 2.0.? | December 23, 2017 | Adds Boogie Bomb. High Explosives added as limited mode. |
| 2.0.? | December 19, 2017 | Adds Small Shield Potion. |
| 1.11.0 | December 14, 2017 | Winter event, Season 2 begins. |
| 1.10.0 | December 7, 2017 | 50v50 added as a limited mode. New inventory UI. |
| 1.9.1 | November 29, 2017 | Smoke Grenades added. |
| 1.9.0 | November 14, 2017 | Launch pad added. |
| 1.8.2 | November 8, 2017 | Adds the Bush. |
| 1.8.1 | November 2, 2017 | Voice chat improvements. |
| 1.8.0 | October 25, 2017 | Halloween content, leaderboards and item store for Battle Royale. |
| 1.7.2 | October 17, 2017 | Voice chat on PC added, |
| 1.7.1 | October 11, 2017 | Report cheaters, stas page. |
| 1.7.0 | October 5, 2017 | Horde Bash added. |
| 1.6.4 | September 29, 2017 | Assault Rifle adjustments. |
| 1.6.3 | September 26, 2017 | Battle Royale up to the public, free to play. Duos and Squad match types now included. Adds Scoped Assault Rifle, Zapotron, Tactical Submachine Gun, and Supply Drops. |
| 1.6.0 | September 12, 2017 | Battle Royale mode added for public testing. |
| 1.5.3 | September 1, 2017 | |
| 1.5.0 | August 29, 2017 | Adds Survive the Storm. |
| 1.4.9 | August 25, 2017 | |
| 1.4.8 | August 23, 2017 | |
| 1.4.7 | August 17, 2017 | |
| 1.4.6 | August 16, 2017 | |
| 1.4.5 | August 14, 2017 | |
| 1.4.4 | August 12, 2017 | |
| 1.4.3 | August 11, 2017 | |
| 1.4.2 | August 9, 2017 | |
| 1.4.1 | August 8, 2017 | |
| 1.4.0 | August 4, 2017 |
