Pre-Season

Pre-Season
Beginning Date	September 12th 2017
Ending Date	October 25th 2017
New Locations	Athena island Dusty Depot Pleasant Park Loot Lake Salty Springs Anarchy Acres Wailing Woods Greasy Grove Retail Row Moisty Mire Fatal Fields Lonely Lodge Tomato Town Flush Factory
Days Lasted	43

Chronological Order
Next →	Season 1

The Pre-Season of Fortnite: Battle Royale, sometimes referred to as Season 0, was the season in the mode before Season 1. There was not much going on in this season, and it was more of a “test” phase for Battle Royale. It started on September 12th 2017 and concluded on October 25th 2017.

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 (Uncommon, Rare and Epic)
    • 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)
    • Ammo: Light Bullets (Common)
    • Ammo: Medium Bullets (Common)
    • Ammo: Heavy Bullets (Common)
    • Ammo: Shells (Common)
    • Ammo: Rockets (Common)

Update v1.6.3 (September 26th 2017)

• New
  • Squads
  • Scoped Assault Rifle (Rare and Epic)
  • Tactical Submachine Gun (Uncommon, Rare and Epic)

• Multiple QOL changes.

Update v1.6.4 (September 29th 2017)

• Balance changes to the Assault Rifle

• Hotfix (October 4th 2017)
  • New
    • Duos
    • Zapotron (Legendary)
    • Ammo: Energy Ammo (Common)
    • Supply Drop

Update v1.7 (October 5th 2017)

• Bug fixes and QOL Changes.

• Vaulted
  • Zapotron (Legendary)
  • Ammo: Energy Ammo (Common)

• 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.

Trivia

• In some of the early stages of Battle Royale, gamemodes such as Duos were yet to be released. The only gamemodes available at the time were Solos and Squads.
• The Battle Pass did not yet exist, nor did any cosmetics for that matter.
• From September 12th to 26th, 2017, Battle Royale was paid for, as it came paired with Save The World as well. Meaning until 1.6.3, Fortnite Battle Royale was paid for.