Air Vents are a gameplay mechanic in Fortnite: Battle Royale. They were introduced in Season 9.
Description[]
Air Vents are a method of movement which launches players at the angle the Air Vent is facing, moving them at quick speeds and negating all fall damage. Players are still allowed to move, shoot, and build after being launched from an Air Vent.
History[]
Season 9[]
- Update v9.00
- Air Vents are added to the game, and are found at the new futuristic themed areas such as Neo Tilted and Mega Mall.
Season X[]
- Content Update v10.00
- Air Vents are removed from Neo Tilted, as the location is replaced with Tilted Town.
- Update v10.10
- Air Vents are removed from Mega Mall, as the location is reverted back to Retail Row, but during the period of Fortnitemares 2018, as the town was infested with Cube Monsters.
Chapter 2: Season 1[]
- Update v11.00
- Air Vents are removed with the inclusion of the brand new island.
Chapter 3: Season 3[]
- Content Update v21.10
- Air Vents are re-added in the Butter Bloom Neo theme.
Chapter 4: Season 2[]
- Update v24.00
- Air Vents are added in the MEGA City location.
Trivia[]
- Air Vents are the third type of vent added to the game, with the others being the glowing cube spots at the different Corrupted Areas and the volcano vents.
The Air Vent is a Device in Fortnite: Creative, that was added in Update v9.00. While this device is within the Air Vent Gallery in the Devices section of Creative; The Air Vent itself is the only customizable one.
All Settings[]
All default values have been Bolded.
| Option | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visible During Game | On, Off | Determines whether the device is visible during the game. This does affect its collision properties. |
| Enabled During Phase | None, All, Pre-Game Only, Gameplay Only | Determines the game phase during which the device will be enabled.
Pre-Game Only includes all phases prior to the Game starting (the waiting for the players lobby on Featured Islands and the Game Start Countdown). |
| Knockup Force | None, Low, Medium, High, Very High, Super High, Mega High | How hard are you pushed when stepping into the HVAC wind gust. |
| Gust Range (Meters) | 3M, 0M - 20M | How far the gust reaches from the HVAC unit. |
| Min Knockup Percentage | 100%, 0% - 100% | Amount of the Knockup that is applied if the object enters at the furthest point of the gust. |
| Skydive After Launch | Yes, No | Once this device launches a player, should that player be skydiving? |
| Enable SFX | On, Off | Enable or Disable sound effects for this device. |
| Enable VFX | On, Off | Enable or Disable visual effects for this device. |
Functions and Events[]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Enable When Receiving From | Enables the device. |
| Disable When Receiving From | Disables the device. |
| Activate When Receiving From | Provides a 1s burst of the fan before disabling itself. |
This device can be found in Content Browser in the following path: /All/Fortnite/Devices/Traversal
air_vent_device class[]
using { /Fortnite.com/Devices }
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
creative_object
|
Base class for creative devices and props. |
creative_device_base
|
Base class for creative_device.
|
This class has no data members
| Option | Parameters | Description |
|---|---|---|
Enable:void
|
Enables this device. | |
Disable:void
|
Disables this device. | |
Activate:void
|
Activates this device. |