Fortnite Battle Royale | |
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Description | |
Fortnite Battle Royale is the completely free 100-player PvP mode in Fortnite. One giant map. A battle bus. Fortnite building skills and destructible environments combined with intense PvP combat. The last one standing wins. | |
Details | |
Genre | Battle Royale |
Developer | Epic Games |
Publisher | Epic Games, WB Games (retail bundles) |
Platform | Windows PC, macOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android |
Release | September 26, 2017 |
Version | 15.1 |
Fortnite Battle Royale is a player-versus-player Battle Royale game for up to 100 players, allowing one to play alone, in a duo, or in a squad (usually consisting of three or four players). Weaponless players airdrop from a 'Battle Bus' that crosses the game's map. Fortnite Battle Royale was released on September 26, 2017. Fortnite has come to Google Play! Squad up and compete to be the last one standing in Battle Royale, or use your imagination to build your dream Fortnite in Creative. On mobile, Fortnite is the same game you know from PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, Switch. Same map, same gameplay, same weekly updates.
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Fortnite in general
Fortnite Battle Royale is a player-versus-player Battle Royale game for up to 100 players, allowing one to play alone, in a duo, or in a squad (usually consisting of three or four players). Weaponless players airdrop from a 'Battle Bus' that crosses the game's map. Fortnite Battle Royale was released on September 26, 2017.
Battle Royale features in-app purchases for cosmetic items. These items offer no in game advantages.
How to play
There are multiple ways to play Battle Royale. Typically the modes are Solo, Duos, Squads, Team Rumble, Battle Lab and Creative, in addition to one or more Limited Time Modes. There is also Arena Solo and Trios for people who want to play competitively. Players leap out of the Battle Bus as it travels across the map at a random trajectory and choose a place to land. Players try to stay in the safe zone to avoid an ever-encroaching storm that encircles the map, doing damage to players when it touches them. The last player or group standing is awarded a Victory Royale.
For a beginner's walkthrough of Battle Royale from start to finish, see Battle Royale Basics.
Battle Royale Map
Map of Chapter 2, Season 5 as of v15.0
Battle Royale Weapons
When starting out, all players spawn with a Harvesting Tool. In a pinch the Harvesting Tool can be used in combat, but its short range and low damage (only 20 per hit) make it ineffective for most encounters with other players. It is best suited for breaking objects to obtain Materials. In order to obtain other weapons that are better suited towards combat, players must find them in Chests, Supply Drops, on the ground in the world, or by eliminating other players. There is more than one type of weapon, each having different ranges, damage, and rarities.
Battle Royale shares some weapon types with Save the World, though some Battle Royale versions look different and have different stats from their Save the World counterparts.
Patch 11.0 Loot Pool
Items
Fortnite Battle Royale Xbox 360
Along with Weapons, there are many items to pick up and use in Battle Royale. Some of these provide health regeneration or bonus shields, while others perform a variety of functions related to building. Some Vehicles are also in the game. For more information about the items in Battle Royale, see Battle Royale Items.
Every single item for Battle Royale as of v15.10
Building
Building is a core mechanic of Battle Royale and functions in the same manner as building in Save the World. Knowing how, when, and where to build are vital when competing for a Victory Royale. Unlike Save the World, structures cannot be upgraded using materials. For tips and strategies about building, see Battle Royale Guides.
Battle Pass
Gameplay in Battle Royale is marked by seasons. At the beginning of each season, players are given a blank slate and the possibility of earning in-game cosmetic items for achieving certain goals and gaining experience. This functionality is extended through the purchase of a Battle Pass, which offers a much greater pool of goals and cosmetic rewards. Weekly challenges provide a welcome twist to gameplay as players can earn experience for levels. For more information about this feature, see Battle Pass.
Limited Time Modes
Fortnite Battle Royale Xp
Limited Time Modes, also shortened as LTMs, are events in Battle Royale featuring modifications to the rules set and mechanics, such as a limited loot pool or even 50 vs. 50 combat. LTMs usually last about a week and are available as an option in the Queue menu in the Lobby when featured.
Development Notes
Patch History
Epic Games publishes updates regularly, usually weekly on Tuesday or Wednesday at 2am ET (0600 GMT). Patch notes are supplied for each patch.
- Next Patch Patch 15.20
- Latest Patch Patch 15.10
- Previous Patch Patch 15.00
Battle Royale Dev Updates
Battle Royale Dev Updates are short YouTube videos published by Epic Games as a way of communicating with the community beyond the scope of published Patch Notes.
State of Development
Epic Games has released multiple statements concerning development milestones and goals. They provide insight into where the game is headed.
- Latest State of Development: Battle Royale State of Development v5
- Previous:
Music/Sounds
https://fortnite.gamepedia.com/File:BattleRoyaleSeason3Theme.ogg - The current menu theme as of Chapter 1: Season 3.
https://fortnite.gamepedia.com/File:BattleRoyaleSeason1and2_Theme.ogg - The old menu theme used during the first two seasons of Chapter 1 (later added as a Battle Pass Reward in Chapter 1: Season X)
Fortnite Battle Royale is a free-to-play competitive multiplayer game that has taken the world by storm.
Fortnite Battle Royale is so big that even your grandmother knows its name and at least one television network presented a primetime review. Outside of classics like Pac-Man and Super Mario Bros., there aren't many games that can make that claim. Fortnite is developed by Epic Games, which had previously been best known for the Unreal engine and Gears of War. It had a long and even troubled development history that often unfolded publicly on sites like Reddit, and it eventually reached gamers in the form of a microtransactions-laden PvE experience.
The Battle Royale game is available for PC and also Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch. The game is free to play, which means that you can install it and then play it as much as you want without paying a dime. An Internet connection is required since this is a multiplayer-only online game, so there's no single-player mode. You can play as a lone wolf—you versus 99 others—which is the original game mode, but an update added duos and squads of four. Players looking for the ultimate challenge can even enter squad play in a no-fill squad, which means there's no matchmaking and they're playing alone versus four-person teams.
Battle royale is a style of video game rooted in mods for games like ARMA 2 and even Minecraft. Later, developers began to create standalone experiences, and the most high-profile of those is Player Unknown Battlegrounds or more commonly PUBG. These are last-man-standing competitions that also involve survival elements. Players are dropped into a map and must scavenge for weapons, armor, healing materials and so on.
Fortnite Battle Royale adds another dynamic to the gameplay with construction. Players extract or find base materials—wood, stone and metal—and can then build walls, ceilings, staircases and even entire forts with their characters. Sometimes, building is as simple as throwing up walls as you make your way across an open field, but players will build more complex structures to protect themselves often near the end of the game.
Another component of battle royal games is that the playable area is constantly shrinking. This forces an end-game and avoids stalemates by obliging players to get closer and closer. In Fortnite, this game mechanic takes the form of a storm that is encroaching the area. If you get stuck in the storm, you'll take a great deal of damage and die quickly.
Limited Time Modes, also shortened as LTMs, are events in Battle Royale featuring modifications to the rules set and mechanics, such as a limited loot pool or even 50 vs. 50 combat. LTMs usually last about a week and are available as an option in the Queue menu in the Lobby when featured.
Development Notes
Patch History
Epic Games publishes updates regularly, usually weekly on Tuesday or Wednesday at 2am ET (0600 GMT). Patch notes are supplied for each patch.
- Next Patch Patch 15.20
- Latest Patch Patch 15.10
- Previous Patch Patch 15.00
Battle Royale Dev Updates
Battle Royale Dev Updates are short YouTube videos published by Epic Games as a way of communicating with the community beyond the scope of published Patch Notes.
State of Development
Epic Games has released multiple statements concerning development milestones and goals. They provide insight into where the game is headed.
- Latest State of Development: Battle Royale State of Development v5
- Previous:
Music/Sounds
https://fortnite.gamepedia.com/File:BattleRoyaleSeason3Theme.ogg - The current menu theme as of Chapter 1: Season 3.
https://fortnite.gamepedia.com/File:BattleRoyaleSeason1and2_Theme.ogg - The old menu theme used during the first two seasons of Chapter 1 (later added as a Battle Pass Reward in Chapter 1: Season X)
Fortnite Battle Royale is a free-to-play competitive multiplayer game that has taken the world by storm.
Fortnite Battle Royale is so big that even your grandmother knows its name and at least one television network presented a primetime review. Outside of classics like Pac-Man and Super Mario Bros., there aren't many games that can make that claim. Fortnite is developed by Epic Games, which had previously been best known for the Unreal engine and Gears of War. It had a long and even troubled development history that often unfolded publicly on sites like Reddit, and it eventually reached gamers in the form of a microtransactions-laden PvE experience.
The Battle Royale game is available for PC and also Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch. The game is free to play, which means that you can install it and then play it as much as you want without paying a dime. An Internet connection is required since this is a multiplayer-only online game, so there's no single-player mode. You can play as a lone wolf—you versus 99 others—which is the original game mode, but an update added duos and squads of four. Players looking for the ultimate challenge can even enter squad play in a no-fill squad, which means there's no matchmaking and they're playing alone versus four-person teams.
Battle royale is a style of video game rooted in mods for games like ARMA 2 and even Minecraft. Later, developers began to create standalone experiences, and the most high-profile of those is Player Unknown Battlegrounds or more commonly PUBG. These are last-man-standing competitions that also involve survival elements. Players are dropped into a map and must scavenge for weapons, armor, healing materials and so on.
Fortnite Battle Royale adds another dynamic to the gameplay with construction. Players extract or find base materials—wood, stone and metal—and can then build walls, ceilings, staircases and even entire forts with their characters. Sometimes, building is as simple as throwing up walls as you make your way across an open field, but players will build more complex structures to protect themselves often near the end of the game.
Another component of battle royal games is that the playable area is constantly shrinking. This forces an end-game and avoids stalemates by obliging players to get closer and closer. In Fortnite, this game mechanic takes the form of a storm that is encroaching the area. If you get stuck in the storm, you'll take a great deal of damage and die quickly.
As with the PvE game, there are microtransactions. In the BR game, these mtx are all cosmetic. Epic also offers a Battle Pass each season. The Battle Pass is only purchasable with V-Bucks, an in-game currency; however, BR-only players have no way to earn V-Bucks outside of the Battle Pass other than purchasing them with real money. Players who purchased early access to the PvE game get V-Bucks through daily and in-game rewards. It's worth mentioning that the tier-based Battle Pass awards V-Bucks, and active players can actually earn more V-Bucks during a given season than it costs to purchase the Battle Pass.
Fortnite has many servers available to play on. Server uptime is generally excellent, and you can check server status on the Epic website. Hacks are combatted proactively, and there's an active community on the forums, including Epic staff, that can provide tips and technical support. If there are negatives to the game, it will likely be with the crowd that prefers their shooters gritty. Fortnite has a cartoonish style, and it uses hitscan shooting rather than the leading and bullet drop more common to the genre.
Pros
- 100 players at a time
- Free-to-play BR mode
Cons
- Hitscan gameplay