Periodically Epic Games will release patches that add content to Fortnite and/or fix bugs. Below are highlights of the patch notes with release dates and content additions; all patches contain bug fixes. In Chapter 2: Season 1 , Patch Notes were removed and in Chapter 2: Season 2 , they were brought back but simplistic and only e-mailed to content creators with a support-a-creator code. As well as this, the majority of Patch Notes have been removed from the Official Fortnite Website, however some can be viewed if the link is known.
2020
Patch
Release date
Battle Royale
STW
Creative
v12.11
v12.10
v12.01
v12.00
2/20/2020
Chapter 2: Season 2 - Battle Pass Tab Revamp, Spy Bases, Henchmen, Secret Passages, Disguise Booths, Vaults, and more.
2019
Patch
Release date
Battle Royale
STW
Creative
v11.00
Chapter 2: Season 1 - New Map, Swimming, Fishing, Landmarks, and more.
Revamped Campaign Roadmap
v10.30
Moisty Palms and Greasy Grove
v10.20
Pandora, Shield Bubble, Welcome to Pandora Challenge Set
Harvesting Tools from Battle Royale can now be used in STW.
Arid Island, Speaker device, HUD Message device
v10.00
Season X - Dusty Depot , Meteor , B.R.U.T.Es , missions, and more.
v9.00
Season 9 - Neo Tilted , Mega Mall , Pressure Plant , Slipstreams, Combat Shotgun, and more.
7.30
1/29/2019
7.20
1/20/2019
2018
Patch
Release date
Battle Royale
STW
Creative
3.2.0
3/8/2018
3.1.0
2/28/2018
3.0.0
2/21/2018
2.5.0
2/12/2018
2.4.2
2/8/2018
2.4.0
1/31/2018
Goodies being handed out due to issues,
2.3.0
January 25, 2018
Chug Jug and Auto Run
Added Chug Jug and AutoRun to Battle Royale . Mutant Storms and Mini Bosses return to Save The World .
2.2.0
January 18, 2018
Major Battle Royale Map update, more Voice Chat support.
2.1.0
January 10, 2018
Cozy Campfire in Save The World and NVIDIA ShadowPlay highlights on PC.
1.11 Silenced Pistol
January 2, 2018
Added Silenced Pistol and Sneaky Silencers Game Mode to Battle Royale .
2017
Patch
Release date
Battle Royale
STW
1.11 Boogie Bomb
December 23, 2017
Added Boogie Bomb Grenade and High Explosives Game Mode in Battle Royale .
1.11 Small Shield
December 19, 2017
Added Small Shield in Battle Royale . Trap Usability improved in Save The World .
1.11.0
December 13, 2017
Season 2 in Battle Royale (New Battle Pass ) and Event Store and Global Inventory in Save The World .
1.10.0
December 7, 2018
New Inventory UI in Battle Royale and Xbox One Exclusive Heroes in Save The World .
1.9.1
November 29, 2017
Xbox One X Enhancements, Battle Royale - Smoke Grenade and Improved Leaderboards, Save The World - Vindertech Weapons and Mutant Storms Return.
1.9.0
November 14, 2017
Battle Royale - Launch Pads and Gameplay Tweaks, Save The World - New Shotguns.
1.8.2
November 8, 2017
Celebrating 20 Million Players, Added the Bush and the Season Shop .
1.8.1
November 2, 2017
Voice chat improvements.
1.8.0
October 25, 2017
Fortnitemares in both modes. Pumpkin Rocket Launcher, Slurp Juice, Leaderboards, Season Levels, Item Shop & Locker in Battle Royale . New Heroes, Story Quests, Monsters, Weapons, Traps, UI and Gameplay Improvements for Save The World .
1.7.2
October 17, 2017
Battle Royale Voice Chat on PC Only, Storm Zones Update for Save The World .
1.7.1
October 11, 2017
Report cheaters feature added, Battle Royale gets Stats. Save The World gets balance changes and Challenge The Horde Progression changed.
1.7.0
October 5, 2017
Horde Bash added to Save The World and tweaks to Battle Royale .
1.6.4
September 29, 2017
Assault Rifle Balance Changes.
1.6.3
September 26, 2017
Battle Royale out free to the public. Duos and Squads match types now included. Adds Scoped Assault Rifle , Zapotron , Tactical Submachine Gun , and Supply Drops . Founder's Rewards (Just Gliders) and bug fixes for Save The World .
1.6.0
September 12, 2017
Battle Royale mode added for public testing.
1.5.3
September 1, 2018
Bug Fixes
1.5.0
August 28, 2017
Adds Survive the Storm , Mutant Storms , Hydraulic Weapon Set , Shielder and visual design improvements
1.4.9
August 25, 2017
Fixed client crashes and Home Sharing issues on Xbox
1.4.8
August 23, 2017
Bug fixes: corrected crashes, false notices appearing.
1.4.7
August 17, 2017
Mission types in Twine Peaks adjusted. Abilities and perks balance changes.
1.4.6
August 16, 2017
Improvements to Xbox memory usage, fixed exploits and bugs, corrected crashes.
1.4.5
August 14, 2017
Corrected crashes, correct scores should appear at the end of missions, patched memory leaks, Xbox texture changes.
1.4.4
August 12, 2017
Fixed crashes, re-enabled player abilities visuals.
1.4.3
August 11, 2017
Hero accessories can be toggled on consoles, crashes fixed, end of mission videos disabled on consoles.
1.4.2
August 9, 2017
Fixed crashes and issues joining sessions. Repair the Shelter rewards fixed.
1.4.1
August 8, 2017
Fixed crashes, input lags. Players being asked to purchase owned items when they already own them, fixed.
1.4.0
August 4, 2017
HUD Visibility Settings added, Hero accessories can be toggled on PC, Storm Shield building permissions added.
Updates before this are unknown/lost, mainly due to the removal of those patch notes and that Fortnite was not well known at those times.
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