In Fortnite the servers are down today, February 28th, on all platforms (PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, Android). The maintenance work is being used to load update 23.50 onto the servers.
What is happening today in Fortnite? Epic Games is shutting down the servers one last time for Season 1 Chapter 4. The update will include more content for the conclusion of the first season and possibly even new collaborations. So stay tuned, as we are keeping an eye on the servers for you and will provide you with news.
What new content does the update bring?
Secret Code Missions – New Rewards: Epic Games has released a new event after update 23.50, allowing players to earn 5 new items for free.
To earn the items, you need to solve puzzles on the map, which will appear anew every day. After a certain number of completed puzzles, you will receive rewards for the milestones you achieved:
- 3 encrypted secret code missions: Painting “Platinum”
- 7 unencrypted secret code missions: Spray pattern “Keep the Peace”
- 15 unencrypted secret code missions: Loading screen “Big Order”
- 24 unencrypted secret code missions: Emote “Decrypted”
If you have completed a certain number of missions, you will even receive the spray “Roar from Afar” for your locker.
Two weapons from the vault: Epic Games has added two old weapons from the vault for the last week before Season 2 release.
- The infantry rifle
- The sidearm
You can find the weapons in chests, on the ground, or in supply drops.
Other updates:
- The spawn frequency of the Oathbound chest has been increased from 70 % to 100 %.
- Players now have an increased chance to obtain the reality augmentation “Bow Legend”.
- In V.23.50, reality augmentations that you have not yet unlocked will have an increased probability of being unlocked.
Important bug fixes:
- A bug has been fixed, which caused us to temporarily disable the reality augmentation “Shield Break”. This reality augmentation is now reactivated.
Fortnite: Server Down – When and how long are they offline?
This is the downtime in the morning: The servers are expected to be shut down by Epic Games around 9:00 AM German time to install a hotfix. The matchmaking will already be disabled 30 minutes before, so you will not be able to search for new matches starting at 8:30 AM.
When can you play again? This is a relatively large update. It is thus likely that Epic Games could bring the servers back online at 11:00 AM or even at 12:00 PM. However, this is not confirmed.
We will update this post as soon as a start time is known or we have new information.
When will the patch notes come out? Epic Games usually publishes a short list of patch notes on their site after the update. If that happens, we will list them here briefly and clearly.
What content could come with update 23.50?
Epic Games reveals hardly any new information about upcoming content before a new update. Trusted leakers like Shiina have been keeping an eye on the data hidden in the game for a long time and have a rough idea of what players can expect. This time you can expect the following content:
However, there is no guarantee that this content will actually be included in the update. If there are problems, Epic Games might cut some of it and only release selected content. This has happened quite rarely in the past.
In the meantime, you can read about a Fortnite teacher, who provides children with a safe place:
“Fortnite teacher” streams Battle Royale on Twitch to provide children with a safe space
