Battle Lab

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Battle Lab
Release Date	December 18th 2019
Players Per Team	Any
Max Players	16

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Jump into your own Battle Royale island and set the rules! Select from favorite LTM loot pools, set up combat scenarios with the new Bot Grenades, and create your own mode by setting options like gravity and fall damage. Fill your game with up to 15 friends on your own island, or matchmake with default options in public Battle Lab.

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— In-Game Description

Battle Lab was the open-world/sandbox game mode of Fortnite: Battle Royale that was introduced on December 18th 2019, serving as a successor to Playground. For unknown reasons, it was removed in Update v16.30 on April 27th 2021, but was re-added shortly after in Content Update v16.30 on May 4th 2021.

When Chapter 3: Season 1 launched, Battle Lab could still be selected, but attempting to launch it would crash the game. This was due to spawn locations still being set for the Apollo island rather than Artemis. The issue was quickly resolved with updated spawn points.

Battle Lab was removed at the beginning of Chapter 4: Season 1 as players could use Creative to create a similar experience using the Battle Royale Island. Its removal also made way for the introduction of Unreal Editor.

Gameplay

In Battle Lab, players could freely explore the current Battle Royale island for up to 4 hours per game session, after which the Storm would begin to fully close in. There were items exclusive to this mode, called Friendly Bot Grenades and Enemy Bot Grenades, which would spawn Bots as either teammates or opponents. All Chests and Ammo Boxes had a 100% spawn rate, and approximately 100 Loot Llamas would spawn each match. Much like in Playground, the Harvest Multiplier was set to 10x. Quest completion was disabled.

Players had the option to create a private match or matchmake with up to 15 other public players.

Respawning was also enabled, allowing players to continue exploring after being eliminated.

This was the only game mode besides Creative to include weapons not available in Battle Royale, such as the Common Assault Rifle.

Match Options

Before loading into a private session, players could customize various game settings for their match.

Match Options in Battle Lab
Setting	Options	Action
Spawn Location	Artemis: West Island South Island North Island East Island Apollo: Dirty Docks Misty Meadows Holly Hedges Craggy Cliffs	Determines the location players spawn in the world.
Loot	Available Options: Default Solid Gold Removed Options: High Explosives Close Encounters Solid Gold Wild West Sniper Shootout One Shot.	Determines the kind of loot that will spawn in the world.
Experimental	On, Off	Determines whether the game should use the currently experimental gameplay options.
Shields	Empty Shields, Half Shields, Full Shields	Choose how much Shield players start with.
Health	1 Health, Half Health, Full Health	Choose how much Health players start with.
Drop Items When Eliminated	On, Off	Choose whether or not a player keeps their inventory after elimination.
Fall Damage	On, Off	Choose whether or not players can receive fall damage.
Gravity	Earth, Moon, Asteroid	Choose how much gravity players will encounter.
Time Of Day	Day Cycle, Day, Night	Choose your preferred time of day.
Player Names & Location	Team Only, Always Show, Always Hide	Determines whether player names and locations can be seen by other players.

Loot Pool

Friendly and Enemy Bot Grenades

Main Article: Bot Grenades

Enemy Bot Grenades spawn an opposing bot when thrown. These bots initially carry a Common Assault Rifle, but can collect other weapons and items during the match. Friendly Bot Grenades work the same way, except the bots they spawn are on the player's team and will not attack them.

Unavailable Items

The following items were not available in Battle Lab regardless of the loot pool selected, though they were accessible in core Battle Royale playlists.

List of Unavailable Items in Battle Lab
Name	Image	Description	Category
Reality Seed		A strange seed created by the Reality Tree. Plants a Reality Sapling when thrown.	Utility Item
Victory Crown		The Crown of a victor. Win a match while wearing it to level up the Crowning Achievement emote.	Uncategorized Item
Armored Battle Bus		A Battle Bus built for combat, featuring Chonkers tires, a Cow Catcher for powerful ramming, and both Light and Heavy Turrets.	Vehicle

Available Items

Leaving the playlist as Default would spawn the default weaponry and items for the season.

• Enabled
• Disabled

• Solid Gold

• Wild West
• One Shot
• Sniper Shootout
• Close Encounters
• High Explosives