For information on Creative device, see Crash Pad (Device).
The Crash Pad is a Utility Item in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 2: Season 2.
The Crash Pad is found in two different versions: The throwable item version, and the environmental version.
Functionality[]
Crash Pads are thrown at a location to deploy a large inflatable trampoline. This trampoline destroys nearby structures to make sure it is placed properly. When a player stands on top of this trampoline, they are launched into the air, and will not take fall damage. The crash pad can also be angled, so that the player is launched at an angle, rather than directly upwards. Crash Pads will deflate after some time, or when attacked. The pads will deflect projectiles such as Rockets or Grenades.
When a player is in the air and carrying Crash Pads, they can press the jump button to throw one below them. This pad will follow the player and always make sure they land on top of it, no matter their velocity. This takes priority over Glider Redeploy.
Stats[]
Crash Pads stack up to 6.
| Crash Pad |
|---|
 |
| Rare |
| Max Stack: 6 |
Obtained[]
From when the item was last obtainable in Chapter 3: Season 4:
| Rarity | Chest | Rare
Chest |
Floor
Loot |
Supply
Drop |
Fishing
(Plain) |
Fishing
(Hole) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rare | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ |
Functionality[]
Environmental Crash Pads function the same as the item version, except they are pre-deployed. Players are launched into the air when they stand on its top, and will not take fall damage. Crash Pads can launch Vehicles, items, and certain projectiles.
Obtained[]
Environmental Crash Pads can be found around Compact Cars and in the coastline north of FN Radio.Strategy Guide[]
- Crash Pads are very useful for safely leaving aerial vehicles while they're flying, such as the X-4 Stormwing or Choppa, as the Crash Pad can easily be thrown to deploy directly under you and save you from fall damage.
- You can bounce thrown items off of Crash Pads for extra distance. This can be useful for giving your teammates healing items at long distances or increasing the distance a Grenade travels.
- Crash Pads are especially useful in building playlists for box breaching, as Crash Pads will instantly destroy any structure they collide with when deployed.
- You can stack Crash Pads on top of each other to make vehicles like cars or Quadcrashers go a very far distance.
- You can use Crash Pads in conjunction with other mobility items, as Crash Pads maintain the momentum you started with an add to it.
- You can use a Shockwave Grenade and land on a Crash Pad to go a very far distance. This can be further enhanced by sprint jumping.
- You can use a Crash Pad to go upward very high, then use Kinetic Blade dashes to travel a far distance or go upward even higher.
- Crash Pads can be used on opponents to launch them up into the air. While they're in the air, pull out an SMG or another weapon with a high DPS stat to deal high damage as they fall back down.
Item ID[]
The Crash Pad is referred to as Apple Sun in the files.
- Rare: WID_Athena_AppleSun
Spy Games raritiy:
- Epic: WID_Athena_AppleSun_R
History[]
Chapter 2: Season 2[]
- Update v12.30: Introduced Crash Pads in Rare
Chapter 2: Season 3[]
- Update v13.00: Added environmental Crash Pads in Pleasant Park, Frenzy Farm and Sweaty Sands as the map was flooded, and they helped keep those name locations afloat.
- Update v13.40: Removed environmental Crash Pads as the water level decreased.
Chapter 2: Season 5[]
- Update v15.00: Vaulted Crash Pads.
Chapter 2: Season 7[]
- Update v17.00: Environmental Crash Pads return, only appearing in Believer Beach with a new aesthetic to match the alien theme.
Chapter 2: Season 8[]
- Update v18.00: Environmental Crash Pads along with several Alien themed decorations from Believer Beach now spawn at Compact Cars and to the north of Dinky Dish. They can be deflated when attacked.
Chapter 3: Season 1[]
- Update v19.00: Removed environmental Crash Pads.
Chapter 3: Season 3[]
- Update v21.30: Environmental Crash Pads return with a Summer theme, found in the waters around Mighty Monument.
- Crash Pad received new sounds.
- (August 2nd, 2022): Unvaulted Crash Pads.
Chapter 3: Season 4[]
- Update v22.00: Vaulted the Crash Pad.
- Updated the Visuals for the Crash Pad to have the No Sweat Insurance Logo.
- Update v22.20 (10/25/22): Unvaulted the Crash Pad.
Chapter 4: Season 1[]
- Update v23.00: Vaulted the Crash Pad.
Chapter 2 Remix[]
- Update v32.00: Unvaulted the Crash Pad, now drops in stacks of 1.
Trivia[]
- In Chapter 2: Season 4, using a Crash Pad, a Hop Flopper, Iron Man's Repulsor Gauntlets, and a ramp, from a swimming jump, the player was able to launch themselves the distance of the entire map, due to the combined low gravity effects.
- Apart from players, the following items bounce off Crash Pads:
- All AIs.
- All Vehicles.
- Consumables (when thrown).
- All throwables, except Sneaky Snowman and Creepin’ Cardboard.
- Energy balls, like Doctor Doom's Mystical Bomb, Plasma Cannon, Saucer’s Energy Cannon and Snowballs.
- Grenades/Rockets fired from most Explosive Weapons.
- The Crash Pad as an item and the environmental prop are both available in Creative.
See Also[]
- Crash Pad Jr.: The smaller version of the Crash Pad.
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