The server down for Fortnite: Chapter 5 Season 4 is over. You can find out about the server status, the update, and leaks here in our overview.
Friday, August 16, 2024
14:24
We are gradually closing our live ticker and saying goodbye. If complications arise, we will revive the live ticker. Until then, we wish you a nice weekend and have fun in Absolute Doom.
13:03
You can now play Fortnite on your iPhone. We have created a detailed guide on how you can do that: Fortnite on iOS: How to install the Battle Royale on your Apple device
11:06
The servers seem to be running stable, but so far there are no official patch notes from Fortnite. Interestingly, the leaked tasks for mobile devices are already in the quests menu. There is also talk of an Epic Games Store app that can also be obtained via iOS. However, we could not download or find this app on our iPhones so far. It is likely to be released during the day.
10:00
The servers are back online! Epic Games should soon publish its patch notes. If that happens, we will summarize them for you. Until then, we wish you a lot of fun in Chapter 5 Season 4!
09:50
For all car fans among you. You can look forward to it soon, as a collaboration with BMW has been found in the data. Here’s what it looks like:
09:31
In the midst of Chapter 5 Season 4, players will have the chance to choose a side. The heroes or villains. What impact this could have on the story and map changes is unknown, but it strongly reminds of Chapter 2 Season 2 with its agents.
09:13
When will the Fortnite servers be back online? According to Epic Status, the maintenance will last until 10:00 AM German time. Whether this will be extended is unknown, but likely, as larger maintenance often causes complications. We will stay tuned and keep you updated on the current server status.
08:54
Fortnite x Apple – Is it starting soon?
Apple and Fortnite parted ways when Epic Games wanted to implement its own payment method in their mobile Fortnite variant. Since then, it went to court. Epic lost the case against Apple but insiders say they found a loophole to bring the “Battle Royale” shooter back, at least in Europe. With the new free skin that the leakers revealed (via x.com), a release could be imminent, but unfortunately, nothing is set in stone yet.
08:24
What you missed during the server downtime
- The update is approximately 30 GB on PS5 and up to 17 GB on PS4
- The server downtime lasts up to 5 hours, according to leakers
- The complete Battle Pass of Chapter 5 Season 4 has been uploaded to YouTube
- The complete map of Chapter 5 Season 4 has been shown
- New and old weapons have been revealed in the new blog post from Fortnite
- Hints about a larger live event after Season: OG have been revealed (via x.com)
- Leakers believe Epic Games has prepared a free skin for mobile players (via x.com)
If you also missed the Chapter 5 Season 4 trailer, we have the video here.
07:45
Gwenpool is set to receive a normal style in addition to her cell-shaded one, should you not like the comic style.
07:20
Fortnite has prepared a free skin that you can get by downloading the Fortnite app and earning XP there.
06:45
In the data, there is already an event found for Chapter 5 Season: OG with the codename “Quail”. This event is supposed to herald Chapter 6. What is in this event is still unknown at this time.
06:41
The leaker Shiina has summarized the entire Battle Pass for you and shows you in his video all skins and items that await you in Chapter 5 Season 4:
06:23
Epic Games is also working on a new mode for “Reload”. In this mode, you can even join a match solo. Fans say it could work like the CoD mode “Resurgence”.
06:19
According to the data, Epic Games wants to bring a new LTM to Fortnite, “Metal Moshpit.” In this mode, only melee weapons can be used – so it’s aggressive and chaotic, as the name suggests.
06:15
The complete map of Chapter 5 Season 4 has also made it and shows itself in all its glory without any disguise. You can see what it looks like here:
05:53
Leakers have been able to find the icons of the old mythic superhero powers from Chapter 2 in the data. Perhaps they will appear back in the game on the map or in an LTM:
05:50
The new victory umbrellas for the normal epic victory and ranked victory have been revealed and fit perfectly into the look of Chapter 5 Season 4:
05:45
A new colorful crew skin for September will also be available. Leakers show it in various versions:
05:40
Spider-Man is getting a new skin. Here’s what he looks like:
05:38
Currently, leakers are still waiting for the PC version of the update. This has apparently not yet been released. (via x.com)