Pre-Season

The Pre-Season, sometimes referred to as Season 0, was the season in Fortnite: Battle Royale before Season 1. There was not much going on in this season, and it was more of a “test” phase for Battle Royale.

Update v1.6 (September 12th, 2017)

 * New
 * Fortnite: Battle Royale added, multiple mechanics reworked for Battle Royale.
 * Crouch ability.
 * Athena Battle Royale Island with 9 named locations.
 * Battle Bus Battle Bus - Vehicle - Fortnite.png
 * Assault Rifle Assault Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png Assault Rifle (High Level) - Weapon - Fortnite.png (,, , and )
 * Semi-Auto Rifle Burst Assault Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png (, and )
 * Pump Shotgun Pump Shotgun - Weapon - Fortnite.png and
 * Semi-Auto Shotgun Tactical Shotgun (Low Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite.png, , and
 * Submachine Gun Thrasher Schematic - Weapon - Fortnite.png, and
 * Semi-Auto Handgun Pistol - Weapon - Fortnite.png, and
 * Revolver Revolver - Weapon - Fortnite.png, and
 * Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite.png, and
 * Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png and
 * Grenade Launcher [[FIle:Grenade Launcher - Weapon - Fortnite.png|30px]], and
 * Rocket Launcher Rocket Launcher - Weapon - Fortnite.png Rocket Launcher (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite.png, and
 * Bandages Bandages - Item - Fortnite.png
 * Medkit Consumable medkit.png
 * Shield Potion Shield Potion - Item - Fortnite.png
 * Ceiling Zapper Ceiling Zapper - Trap - Fortnite.png
 * Wall Dynamo Wall Dynamo - Trap - Fortnite.png

Update v1.6.3 (September 26th, 2017)

 * New
 * Squads Squads - Icon - Fortnite.png
 * Scoped Assault Rifle Scoped Assault Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png Scoped Assault Rifle (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Tactical Submachine Gun Tactical Submachine Gun - Weapon - Fortnite.png


 * Multiple QOL changes.

Update v1.6.4 (September 29th, 2017)

 * Balance changes to the Assault Rifle


 * Hotfix (October 4th, 2017)
 * New
 * Duos Duos - Icon - Fortnite.png
 * Supply Drop Supply Drop - Chests - Fortnite.png
 * Zapotron Laser_rifle_icon.png

Update v1.7 (October 5th, 2017)

 * Bug fixes and QOL Changes.


 * Removed
 * Zapotron Laser_rifle_icon.png

Rocket Launcher, Submachine Gun
 * Hotfix (October 6th, 2017)
 * Changes to the Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle, Scoped Assault Rifle, Grenade, Grenade Launcher,


 * Renamed "Semi-Auto Rifle" to Assault Rifle (Burst)
 * Renamed "Semi-Auto Handgun" to Pistol
 * Renamed "Semi-Auto Shotgun" to Tactical Shotgun

Update v1.7.1 (October 12th, 2017)

 * Stats added.
 * BattlEye added to Anti-Cheat detection
 * Multiple QOL changes.
 * Three locations named: Dusty Depot, Salty Springs and Tomato Town.

Update v1.7.2 (October 17th, 2017)

 * Voice Chat added to PC only.
 * Multiple QOL changes and Bug fixes.


 * Hotfix (October 19th, 2017)
 * Added Brazil and Asia servers to PC and PS4.