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Rebooting is a gameplay mechanic in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Season 8.

Functionality[]

When a player is eliminated in any of the team-based modes (Duos, Trios, Squads etc.), they will drop a reboot card. A living teammate who collects the card has the possibility to resurrect the eliminated player at a Reboot Van, otherwise the card's timer will expire and the teammate is permanently eliminated. The feature is only available in the aforementioned modes, however, reboot vans appear in Solo but are unfunctional. The reboot vans do not spawn at all in Team Rumble. In competitive playlists, players eliminated by Storm Surge will not drop a Reboot Card, and cannot be rebooted as a result.

To reboot players, a living teammate must first find and collect their reboot card, then take it to a Reboot Van.

After doing so a reboot van must be located. The player must interact with the van for 10 seconds using the interact button. This process can be expedited with the aid of other living teammates. If they let go of the button before the interaction process is complete, the progress of the reboot will slowly go down until the time has completely restarted. If a player (including enemies) starts a reboot again before the timer has hit zero, the reboot will save the progress and will thus take less time, the amount depends on how close the reboot was to being complete. Players who are rebooted will respawn with a weapon (usually a low tier pistol) and 100 wood.

Upon completion, the reboot van will flash its headlights and honk its horn twice, then display a blue beacon above it. The space above the van will create a rift once for every player that needs to be rebooted. After the respawn process completes, the van will be disabled for approx. 1 minute to recharge; chiming when the van is functional again.

If all living teammates are eliminated, the reboot cards will automatically expire.

An active reboot van can be seen on visual audio from about 100 meters away. However this was changed in Chapter 3 to be 400+ meters away. This was reverted in Chapter 4.



Gear[]

Players respawn with:

Item Icon Context
Common Sidearm Pistol
Sidearm Pistol - Weapon - Fortnite
Normal Playlists during Chapter 3.
Common Tactical Pistol
Tactical Pistol - Weapon - Fortnite
Normal Playlists during Chapter 4.
Common Pistol
Pistol - Weapon - Fortnite
Normal Playlists, if Unvaulted.
Common Suppressed Pistol
Suppressed Pistol - Weapon - Fortnite
During Chapter 4: Season 4.
Common Combat Pistol
Combat Pistol - Weapon - Fortnite
From Content Update v18.30 - 2 to 19,00.
Common Revolver
Revolver (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite
During Chapter 2: Season 6.
Unvaulted LTM
Common Ranger Pistol
Ranger Pistol - Weapon - Fortnite
Normal Playlists, as of Chapter 5: Season 1.
Legendary Pistol
Pistol (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite
Solid Gold LTM
Legendary Hand Cannon
Hand Cannon - Weapon - Fortnite
Solid Gold LTM, in Chapter 3
Common Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle
Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite
Sniper Shootout LTM
100 Wood
Wood - Material - Fortnite
All Playlists, if applicable

History[]

Season 8[]

  • Update v8.30: Introduced Rebooting. Players can now be brought back from elimination if they are rebooted.

Chapter 2: Season 4[]

Chapter 2: Season 6[]

Chapter 2: Season 7[]

Chapter 2: Season 8[]

  • Update v18.00: Changed Rebooting:
    • There are many more reboot vans across the map, and they spawn in unnamed locations, as well as areas with no points of interest.
    • Reboot cards are now picked up automatically, as the player walks over them.
    • Players now have 260 seconds (4 minutes, 20 seconds) to pick up a Reboot Card, instead of 90 seconds (1 minute, 30 seconds).
    • Reboot Vans now have a much shorter cooldown.
  • Content Update v18.30 #2: Rebooted players now receive a Common Combat Pistol.

Chapter 3: Season 1[]

  • Update v19.00: The rebooting mechanic is revamped.
    • If multiple players of the same team are holding the interact button to reboot, the rebooting process becomes faster with each teammate doing it.
    • Players now rift into the map rather than spawning on the van.
    • Players receive a Common Sidearm Pistol when spawning.


Chapter 4: Season 1[]

Chapter 4: Season 4[]

  • Update v26.00: Players receive a Common Suppressed Pistol when spawning.
  • Update v26.00: Added the Deboot Van. They work just like the standard Reboot Van, but with a different design.


Chapter 4: Season OG[]

  • Update v27.00:
    • Players receive a Common Pistol when spawning.
    • The model for the Reboot Van has been reverted to the Chapters 1 and 2 appearance, though the respawning mechanic remains the same.

Chapter 5: Season 1[]

  • Update v28.00:
    • Players receive a Common Ranger Pistol when spawning, without any Mods.
    • The model for the Reboot Van has been restored to its Chapter 3 appearance.
    • Reboot progress now isn’t completely reset upon cancellation and the progress slowly reduces.

Quests[]

Rare Bunker Jonesy
Bunker Jonesy (New) - Outfit - Fortnite

0 / 2
Reboot Teammates
The vans... the bunkers... the elevators... it's all tied together. It must be!


You see? Where do they come from? HOW?


Rare Bunker Jonesy
Bunker Jonesy (New) - Outfit - Fortnite

0 / 5
Reboot Teammates
Who owns the vans? I.O.? GHOST? Maybe Bigfoot?! They've got us trapped.


I still think those vans could have been our way out of the Loop.


Rare Bunker Jonesy
Bunker Jonesy (New) - Outfit - Fortnite

0 / 10
Reboot Teammates
Not sure who makes those reboot cards, but I don't trust whoever it is.


Keep it quiet, but I don't think the Midas that returned was the same Midas.


Rare Bunker Jonesy
Bunker Jonesy (New) - Outfit - Fortnite

0 / 25
Reboot Teammates
I can't prove it, but I think Bigfoot is behind the vans. He's part of it.


Well, maybe Bigfoot isn't. But THEY definitely are.


Rare Bunker Jonesy
Bunker Jonesy (New) - Outfit - Fortnite

0 / 50
Reboot Teammates
The Storm hasn't reset yet. There's still time to try and escape the Loop.


Not escaping this time... but soon. Soon.

Rare Cabbie
Cabbie (New) - Outfit - Fortnite

Reboot teammates
My fare sheet doesn't say anything about bringing someone back from beyond.


Hope they give you a big tip for that one!

Rare Joey
Joey - Outfit - Fortnite

Reboot teammates
Your reboot tech frightens and confuses me.


I might not understand it, but I'll certainly use it.


Trivia[]

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