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Rebooting is a Gameplay Mechanic in Fortnite: Battle Royale that was introduced in Season 8.
Functionality[]
When a player is eliminated in any team-based modes (Duos, Trios, Squads etc.), they will drop a Reboot Card. Remaining teammates can collect the card which grants the whole team the ability to reboot ('resurrect') the eliminated teammate at a Reboot Van. If the team fails to pick up the card in time, the teammate is permanently eliminated from the match. If all living teammates are eliminated, the reboot cards will automatically expire.
Players who are rebooted will respawn with a weapon (usually a low-tier Pistol) and 100 Wood (in Build modes).
Reboot Vans[]
Reboot Vans are interactable structures used to reboot players. They exist in all Battle Royale gamemodes, including solos.
If the player is at a Reboot Van with any number of collected cards, they can interact with the Reboot Van for a total of 10 seconds (from 0%) to reboot their teammate(s). When complete, each player will be rebooted, one after another.
Letting go of the interact prompt before the reboot is complete will slowly drain the progress from whenever they stopped back to 0%, and interacting again will continue the reboot from the current progress. While a reboot is being processed, the van will make a loud charging sound, and two loud beeps when the reboot is completed, as well as displaying 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.
An active Reboot Van can be seen on visual audio from about 100 meters away. However, this was changed only in Chapter 3 to be 400+ meters away, and was later reverted in Chapter 4.
Drivable Reboot Vans[]
Drivable Reboot Vans are a unique variant of the Reboot Van introduced in Chapter 7: Season 1. Apart from being drivable, these reboot vans act like traditional ones, but can revive knocked teammates by throwing them in the open back, or having the knocked individual enter the Reboot Van. Drivable Reboot Vans can be destroyed, unless they are booted, in which case they cannot be entered and driven, or destroyed.
Gear[]
Players respawn with:
| Weapon | Rarities | Season |
|---|---|---|
 Semi-Auto Pistol |
Common | Normal Playlists from Season 8 to Chapter 2: Season 6 and from Chapter 2: Season 7 to Content Update v18.30 - 2. |
 Revolver |
Common | Normal Playlists during Chapter 2: Season 6. |
 Combat Pistol |
Common | Normal Playlists from from Content Update v18.30 - 2 to Chapter 3: Season 1. |
 Sidearm Pistol |
Common | Normal Playlists during Chapter 3. |
 Tactical Pistol |
Common | Normal Playlists from Chapter 4: Season 1 to Chapter 4: Season 3. |
 Suppressed Pistol |
Common | During Chapter 4: Season 4, Chapter 6: Season 1 and Chapter 6: Season 2. |
 Modular Ranger Pistol |
Common | Normal Playlists during Chapter 5. |
Pistol |
Common | Normal Playlists during Chapter 2 Remix. |
 DL-44 Blaster Pistol |
Common | Normal Playlists during Galactic Battle. |
 Semi-Auto Pistol |
Common | Normal Playlists in Fortnite OG. |
 Hyperburst Pistol |
Common | Normal Playlists since Chapter 6: Season 4. |
| Weapon | Rarities | Season |
|---|---|---|
Revolver |
Common | Unvaulted. |
 Semi-Auto Pistol |
Legendary | Solid Gold Before Chapter 3. |
 Hand Cannon |
Legendary | Solid Gold since Chapter 3. |
Modular Ranger Pistol |
Common | Midas Presents: The Floor is Lava. |
 Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle |
Common | Sniper Shootout. |
 100 Wood |
Common | All Playlists, if applicable. |
History[]
Mode Specific History[]
Battle Royale and Zero Build History[]
Season 8[]
Update v8.30[]
- Introduced. Players can now be brought back from elimination if they are rebooted.
Chapter 2: Season 4[]
Update v14.40[]
- Disabled for Fortnitemares.
Update v14.50[]
- Re-enabled.
Chapter 2: Season 6[]
Update v16.00[]
Chapter 2: Season 7[]
Update v17.00[]
Chapter 2: Season 8[]
Update v18.00[]
- 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 270 seconds (4 minutes, 30 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[]
- If multiple players of the same team are holding the interact button to reboot, the rebooting process becomes faster with each teammate doing it.
- The Reboot Van recieved a new look, as well as new sound once rebooting is complete.
- Players now rift into the map rather than spawning on the van.
- Players receive a Common Sidearm Pistol when spawning.
Chapter 4: Season 1[]
Update v23.00[]
- Players receive a Common Tactical Pistol when spawning.
Chapter 4: Season 4[]
Update v26.00[]
- Players receive a Common Suppressed Pistol when spawning.
- 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 Semi-Auto 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 Modular 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.
Chapter 2 Remix[]
Update v32.00[]
Chapter 6: Season 1[]
Update v33.00[]
- Players receive a Common Suppressed Pistol when spawning.
- The model for the Reboot Van has been restored to its Chapter 3 appearance.
Galactic Battle[]
Update v35.00[]
- Players receive a Common DL-44 Blaster Pistol when spawning.
Chapter 6: Season 3[]
Update v36.00[]
- Players receive a Common Suppressed Pistol when spawning again.
Chapter 6: Season 4[]
Update v37.00[]
- Players receive a Common Hyperburst Pistol when spawning.
In Other Gamemodes[]
Fortnite: Reload[]
In Fortnite: Reload, Reboot Vans and Reboot Cards are not present, and are instead replaced by Reboot Rifts.
In team-based matches, players will reboot after a scaling period of time as long as one member remains standing. There is no limit to how many times one may reboot. In solo matches, players have a maximum of 2 reboots (3 lives total). If all are drained, they're out of the match permanantly.
However, after a certain point late in the match, reboots are turned off entirely, making elimination permanent. In Solos. The remaining reboots a player has is converted to non-regenerable Overshield, adding 50 overshield for each reboot.
Blitz Royale[]
In Blitz Royale, Reboot Vans are present and take less interaction time to complete a reboot. Cards expire much faster in this gamemode.
Trivia[]
- During Fortnitemares 2020, the vans were disabled, with the graphic on the side replaced with static, due to the implementation of Shadows.
- The same graphic appeared on the reboot van at Corny Complex during Operation: Sky Fire.
- Traditional Reboot Vans cannot be destroyed by players, though the Darth Vader Boss can throw them at players (since Update v21.20) as it counts as a small prop.
- This feature was leaked before its release due to a glitch in the Spectator mode of the Luxe Cup.
- In Chapter 2: Season 7, Stealthy Stronghold became the first Unnamed Location to have a reboot van.
- The Reboot Cards are a retexture of the Hero/Survivor/Schematic Cards from Fortnite: Save the World.
- If a reboot card falls in an unreachable place, such as the ocean during Chapter 4: Season OG, it is automatically granted to the team.
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