Hideouts

For the Battle Pass UI of the same name, see The Hideout.

Hideouts
Description
Type	Game Mechanic
Mode	Battle Royale
Introduced	Chapter 2: Season 1

Hideouts are a gameplay mechanic in Fortnite: Battle Royale. They were introduced in Chapter 2: Season 1. They allow the player to disguise as a prop, and remain undetected by opponents.

Functionality

Hideouts are a variety of special props which can be interacted with by the player, in order to allow them to hide inside them. When interacted with, the player will enter the prop, and remain hidden until they exit, or the prop is destroyed. When the player is inside a prop, every few seconds, the prop will shake, in order to allow opponents to identify which props have a player hiding inside them. When the player's hideout is destroyed, a short animation will play, in which the player cannot use any items or build, until it finishes.

Port-a-Potties are unique in that some will teleport the player to another Port-a-Potty in the general vicinity, rather than allowing them to hideout. The player can then renter the one they emerged from to teleport back to the location they came from. This mechanic will show a short cutscene before the player arrives in the new location.

Snowballs can be created by striking the floor in a Snowy area with your Harvesting Tool. Eventually the snow pile will grow large enough that it becomes a Snowball, which rolls downhill and destroys structures. Players can hide in a Snowball to be protected from damage, but cannot control the ball whilst it moves. Snowballs can also eliminate players.

Props

Players can currently only hide in four different prop types, with one having two versions:

• Haystacks - Haystacks are found at farm based locations, such as Corny Crops, Steel Farm, and The Orchard.
  • Haystacks which are hideouts, are piles of hay, rather than bundles of them.
• Dumpsters - Dumpsters are found in urban locations, typically to the side or behind buildings. Locations such as Retail Row, or Gas Stations have Dumpsters.
  • Only Dumpsters which are open can be hidden in.
• Port-a-Potties (Normal) - Various locations have Port-a-Potties, such as Base Camp Golf. They can only be hidden in, and do not teleport the player.
• Port-a-Potties (Teleport) - Faction Bases often contain Port-a-Potties which teleport players.
• Snowballs - Made by the player in a Snowy area.

History

Chapter 2: Season 1

• Update v11.00: Introduced Hideouts. Players can hide inside of Haystacks, Dumpsters and Port-a-Potties.

Chapter 2: Season 2

• Update v12.00: Introduced Teleportation Port-a-Potties. They can be found at GHOST and SHADOW locations.

Chapter 3: Season 4

• Update v21.40: Introduced Icons for the hideouts.

Chapter 4: Season 1

• Update v22.00
  • Introduced Snowballs.
  • Changed the Icon for the Dumpsters.

Chapter 4: Season 2

• Update v23.00
• Removed Snowballs

Trivia

• During the Abduction of Corny Complex, during the end of Chapter 2: Season 7, the player could still use the teleportation Port-a-Potty to teleport back and forth through the disconnected and floating islands, despite there being no physical connection between the two locations, contrary to what is indicated by the tunnel cutscene that plays during the teleport.
• Hiding in a haystack could have been a reference to Assassin's Creed which is known to have you hide in haystacks to get away from trouble.

Gallery

Old icon for the Dumpsters.

See Also

• Sneaky Snowman - An item which provides a disguise for the player.
• Creepin’ Cardboard - An item which provides a disguise for the player.
• Sand Tunneling - A similar mechanic which allowed the player to hide in specific sandy areas of the map.
• Prop Disguise - A similar mechanic which allows the player to disguise themselves as a prop.