The Pre-Season, sometimes referred to as Season 0, was the season in Fortnite: Battle Royale before Season 1. There was not much going on in this season, and it was more of a “test” phase for Battle Royale.
Features and Updates
Update v1.6 (September 12th, 2017)
- New
- Fortnite: Battle Royale added, multiple mechanics reworked for Battle Royale.
- Crouch ability.
- Athena Battle Royale Island with 9 named locations.
- Battle Bus
- Assault Rifle
(Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary)
- Semi-Auto Rifle
(Common, Uncommon and Rare)
- Pump Shotgun
(Common and Uncommon)
- Semi-Auto Shotgun
(Common, Uncommon, Rare and Epic)
- Submachine Gun
(Common, Uncommon and Rare)
- Suppressed Submachine Gun
(Common, Uncommon and Rare)
- Semi-Auto Handgun
(Common, Uncommon and Rare)
- Revolver
(Common, Uncommon and Rare)
- Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle
(Rare, Epic and Legendary)
- Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle
(Epic and Legendary)
- Grenade Launcher
(Rare, Epic and Legendary)
- Rocket Launcher
(Rare, Epic and Legendary)
- Bandages
(Common)
- Medkit
(Common)
- Shield Potion
(Common)
- Grenade
(Common)
- Damage Trap
(Rare)
- Ceiling Zapper
(Rare)
- Wall Dynamo
(Rare)
- Directional Jump Pad
(Rare)
Update v1.6.3 (September 26th, 2017)
- New
- Squads
- Scoped Assault Rifle
(Rare and Epic)
- Tactical Submachine Gun
(Uncommon, Rare and Epic)
- Squads
- Multiple QOL changes.
Update v1.6.4 (September 29th, 2017)
- Balance changes to the Assault Rifle
- Hotfix (October 4th, 2017)
- New
- Duos
- Supply Drop
- Zapotron
(Legendary)
- Duos
- New
Update v1.7 (October 5th, 2017)
- Bug fixes and QOL Changes.
- Removed
- Zapotron
(Legendary)
- Zapotron
- Hotfix (October 6th, 2017)
- Changes to the Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle, Scoped Assault Rifle, Grenade, Grenade Launcher, Rocket Launcher, Submachine Gun
- Renamed "Semi-Auto Rifle" to Assault Rifle (Burst)
- Renamed "Semi-Auto Handgun" to Pistol
- Renamed "Semi-Auto Shotgun" to Tactical Shotgun
Update v1.7.1 (October 12th, 2017)
- Stats added.
- BattlEye added to Anti-Cheat detection
- Multiple QOL changes.
- Three locations named: Dusty Depot, Salty Springs and Tomato Town.
Update v1.7.2 (October 17th, 2017)
- Voice Chat added to PC only.
- Multiple QOL changes and Bug fixes.
- Hotfix (October 19th, 2017)
- Added Brazil and Asia servers to PC and PS4.
Notes
- In some of the early stages of Battle Royale, gamemodes such as Duos were yet to be released. The only gamemodes available were Solos and Squads.
- The Battle Pass did not yet exist, nor did any cosmetics for that matter.
For more information check Battle Royale