Update v9.00

Update v9.00 of Fortnite was released on May 9, 2019.

What's New?
Season 9 - Battle Pass

New Season, new Battle Pass. 100 levels, over 100 new rewards. Available in-game right now for 950 V-Bucks.

Slipstreams

Get around locations quickly with the new Slipstream wind transportation system.

Weapons & Items

 * Added Combat Shotgun
 * Semi-Automatic
 * Holds 10 Shells.
 * Fires 9 pellets per shot for 73 / 77 / 81 base damage.
 * Tight spread and fast fire rate.
 * Headshot multiplier of 1.70x.
 * Reloads 2 shells at a time.
 * Available in, , and variants.
 * Available from Floor, Chests, Supply Drops, and Vending Machines
 * Adjusted Tactical Shotgun damage
 * Base damage increased from 66/70/74 to 71/75/79
 * Reduced Drum Gun availability from 16.732% to 7.155%
 * Reduced Boom Bow availability from 1.292% to .755%
 * Unvaulted Grenades
 * Vaulted Clingers
 * Vaulted Buried Treasure
 * Vaulted Pump Shotgun
 * Vaulted Poison Dart Trap
 * Vaulted Scoped Revolver
 * Vaulted Suppressed Assault Rifle
 * Vaulted Thermal Scoped Assault Rifle
 * Vaulted Balloons

Gameplay

 * Slipstreams
 * These tunnels of wind passively carry players down the stream.
 * Players can move faster and change direction when actively trying to move down the Stream.
 * Use directional input to gain extra velocity. Experiment with bobbing up and down for higher speeds.
 * Players are launched when exiting the tube based on their movement speed and exit angle.
 * Projectiles and Vehicles can also enter the Slipstream.
 * Air Vents
 * The powerful gusts of air from these environmental items can launch players short distances and grant immunity to fall damage.
 * Fortbytes
 * Fortbytes are a series of 100 collectible computer chips available to Battle Pass owners. As you collect Fortbytes, you’ll decrypt a mysterious image. Collect them all to unlock rewards and uncover the secrets of Season 9.
 * On the first day of Season 9, there are 18 Fortbytes available to find. At least 1 new Fortbyte will be unlocked each day. Check the Challenges Tab for detailed information on which Fortbytes are currently available and when the others unlock.
 * Fortbytes cannot be collected after Season 9 ends.
 * Disconnected players will stay in the world for 60 seconds. They still take damage and count for elimination points.

Limited Time Mode Rotation:

 * Trios
 * Classic Battle Royale with Three-Person Squads.
 * Solid Gold
 * Fight to the finish using Legendary weapons!
 * One Shot
 * Low Gravity. Every player has 50 health. Sniper weapons are the only weapon, Bandages are the only healing item. Jump high and aim well!

What’s New?
Neo Tilted - Build your own imagined version of Neo Tilted using futuristic prefabs sets and gallery options!

Hover Platform - Hover platforms allow for sky-high construction and are great for platforming!

Creature Manager - Customize creatures’ health, damage and score for advanced games!

Islands

 * Added Meadow Island - a 105x105 tiles flat, grass island.
 * Updated the look of the Creative and Playground’s hubs.

Gameplay

 * Added Team Rotation option which causes players to rotate between teams.
 * Disabled, Every Round, Every Other Round.
 * Use in attack / defend games to give players a chance to play on each side.
 * Added new Flight options to Game Settings
 * Player Flight Sprint - Sets whether players are allowed to sprint in games where flight is enabled.
 * Flight Speed - Sets the speed at which players will fly in games where flight is enabled.
 * Added “Allow Out of Bounds” option to Game Settings to keep players from leaving the bounds of an island during games.
 * On, Off (Default: On)
 * Added Resource Cap option.
 * None, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 450, 500, 750, 999, 2000 (Default: 500)

Weapons + Items

 * Added the Jewel (Crystal Llama) item to the Consumables tab of the creative inventory.
 * Use it with the Item Spawner and Capture Area to create your own heist.
 * Combat Shotgun
 * Semi Automatic
 * Holds 10 Shells.
 * Fires 9 pellets per shot for 73 / 77 / 81 base damage.
 * Tight spread and fast fire rate.
 * Headshot multiplier of 1.70x.
 * Reloads 2 shells at a time.
 * Available in Rare, Epic, and Legendary variants.

Creative Tools + Phone

 * You can now “sprint” while flying to move much more quickly.
 * Simply hold down the regular sprint button to fly faster.
 * Added the ability to change base Flight Speed
 * Choose between 0.5x, 1.0x, 1.5x, 2.0x, and 3.0x speeds. (Default 1.0x)
 * To change speeds while flying:
 * On keyboard, press the C button
 * On controllers, press D-Pad Down.
 * (Mobile controls will be added soon, with a totally revised control scheme for toggling options!)
 * Increased the Multi-Select limit on selectable objects from 20 to 100.

Prefabs & Galleries

 * Added 6 new Neo Tilted Prefabs.
 * Added 3 new Neo Tilted Building Galleries.
 * Added a Neo Tilted Prop Gallery.
 * Added a Neo Tilted Car Gallery.
 * Added a Neo Tilted Hologram Gallery.
 * Added Neo Tilted Sidewalks to Street Gallery B.
 * Added the Neo Tilted Tree to the Nature Tree Gallery.
 * Added the Neo Tilted Flowers to the Nature Jungle Gallery.
 * Added more props to General Props Gallery B.

Devices

 * Added the Creature Manager device to the creative inventory. This allows you to customize the attributes of the creatures that the Creature Spawners create.
 * Use one Creature Manager per creature type that you want to customize.
 * Type: Fiend, Red Fiend, Brute, Red Brute, Ranged, Megabrute
 * Health: Default, 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000
 * Score: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 50, 100
 * Damage to players: None, Default, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 500
 * Damage to the environment: Default, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 500
 * Added the Hover Platform device.
 * This can be placed anywhere and allows building in the air.
 * Make sure you place the hover platform first; placing it on an existing building can cause the building to be destroyed.
 * Added the Air Vent device.
 * Boosts players into the air.
 * Added Bacon to the Challenge Gallery.
 * Added new options to the Capture Area device.
 * Added Team option to restrict item captures to a specific team.
 * 1-16 or All (Default: All)
 * Added Accent Color option to help visually distinguish Capture Area devices from one another.
 * White, Sky Blue, Red-Orange, Golden, Apple Green, Fuschia, Orange, Aquamarine, Beige, Purple, Neon Green, Cerulean, Aqua, Pink, Green (Default: Aqua)
 * Added new options to the Objective device.
 * Added “Show Damage Numbers” option to show how much damage is dealt to the Objective when it is damaged.
 * On, Off (Default: Off)
 * Updated the health bar on the Objective Device; it now shows whether it’s a Friendly or Enemy target by its color (Friendly shows blue, Enemy shows red)
 * Added new option to the Explosive Barrel.
 * Added “Show Damage Numbers” option to show how much damage is dealt to the Explosive Barrel when it is damaged.
 * On, Off (Default: Off)
 * Added new option to the Coin.
 * Added “Collecting Team” option to specify which team can collect the coin
 * All, Team 1-16(Default: All)

UI + Social

 * Matched the color for the in-world markers of attack/defend objectives to the color variations in their respective HUD elements.
 * Friendly shows blue, Enemy shows red
 * Renamed “knockdowns” to “eliminated” in the scoreboard

Save the World
TBA