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- — v9.00 Patch Notes[1]
Slipstreams are a Gameplay Feature in Fortnite: Battle Royale. which are airstreams which, when accessed, send the player flying with Glider Redeploy enabled. The Slipstream system was added in Season 9 and revamped in Chapter 2: Season 8. The original Slipstreams returned in Chapter 3: Season 3.
Functionality[]
Slipstreams are are tunnels of wind that push the player in a specific direction. When a player enters a slipstream, they are able to fly within the Slipstream's tunnel area, allowing you to travel more effectively. Moving out of the Slipstream Tunnel prompts you to skydive with the ability to Glider Redeploy. You can change your direction in a Slipstream by moving the other way while being in the tunnel, allowing the Slip Stream to move you through that direction.
Slipstreams auto-disable after the 5th Storm Circle closes in.
History[]
Season 9[]
- Update v9.00
- Added Slipstreams at Neo Tilted and Mega Mall. A large Slipstream system allows you to quickly travel through the entire island quickly.
Season X[]
- Update v10.00
- Removed the Slipstream system allowing you to move across the entire island.
- August 6th 2019
- Removed the Slipstreams at Neo Tilted to make way for Tilted Town
- August 14th 2019
- Completely vaulted Slipstreams with the removal of Mega Mall.
Chapter 2: Season 8[]
- Update v18.00
- Added back Slipstreams through the crashed Abductor landmarks.
Chapter 3: Season 1[]
- Update v19.00
- Vaulted the Abductor slipstreams due to the flipping of the island.
Chapter 3: Season 3[]
- Update v21.00
- Added back Slipstreams using the Season 9 design, found around Rave Cave.
Chapter 4: Season 1[]
- Update v23.00
- Removed the slipstreams surrounding the Rave Cave due to the events of the Fracture Event
- Slipstreams can be found in the northwestern part of the map in caverns near Brutal Bastion
- Removed the slipstreams surrounding the Rave Cave due to the events of the Fracture Event
Trivia[]
- Players can move faster and change direction when actively trying to move down the Stream.
- You can use directional input to gain extra velocity. Experiment with bobbing up and down for higher speeds.
- Projectiles and Vehicles were able to enter the Slipstreams in Season 9 and X, but this feature was removed in their revamp in Chapter 2: Season 8.