This page is part of IGN's Fortnite Wiki guide and lists the past Fortnite Patch Notes and Updates that have occurred in the popular Battle Royal game. Seen in the table below are the archived Fortnite Patch Notes that have been released since before Feb, 2020.
For the latest patch notes, see our Fortnite Updates page.
Past Fortnite Patch Notes (2017-2020)
Looking for a particular past Fortnite update? Be sure to click the links below to find a detailed breakdown of each. Sourced from the Epic Games website, these official patch notes include everything about the update, along with all the features and bugs that have been fixed.
| All Fortnite Patch Notes and Updates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Version | Date | Major Updates |
| 11.50 | February 5, 2020 | Added Chaos Physics |
| 11.40 | January 15, 2020 | Added Sidegrading |
| 11.31 | December 18, 2019 | Added Battle Lab |
| 11.30 | December 12, 2019 | Added Local Split-Screen |
| 11.20 | November 20, 2019 | The Return of Daily Challenges and the Bandage Bazooka |
| 11.10 | October 29, 2019 | Fortnitemares Event and Challenges |
| 10.40 | September 25, 2019 | Added the Combine and Starry Suburbs |
| 10.31 | September 18, 2019 | Added Party Hub |
| 10.30 | September 11, 2019 | Added Moisty Palms and Greasy Grove |
| 10.20 (Content Update) | September 3, 2019 | Added the Zapper Trap and the return of the Floating Island |
| 10.20 | August 27, 2019 | Added Fortnite X Mayhem and Shield Bubble |
| 10.10 Content Update | August 20, 2019 | Added Junk Rifts and Glitched Consumables |
| 10.10 | August 14, 2019 | Added Retail Row and the World Run LTM |
| 10.0 (Content Update) | August 6, 2019 | Added Automatic Sniper Rifle and Tilted Town |
| 10.0 (Patch Notes) | August 1, 2019 | Season 10 begins |
| 9.41 | July 23, 2019 | Added Storm Scout Sniper Rifle |
| 9.40 | July 17, 2019 | Epic and Legendary Tactical Shotgun |
| 9.30 Content Update 3 | July 9, 2019 | Added Air Strike |
| 9.30 (Content #2) | July 2, 2019 | Added Drum Shotgun |
| 9.30 (Content) | June 25, 2019 | Added 14 Days of Summer Event, Revolver |
| 9.30 | June 18, 2019 | Added Chug Splash |
| 9.21 | June 12, 2019 | Added Proximity Grenade Launcher |
| 9.20 | June 5, 2019 | Added Storm Flip |
| 9.10 (Content) | May 29, 2019 | Added Burst SMG |
| 9.10 (Patch) | May 22, 2019 | Added Hot Spots and Unvaulted the Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle |
| 9.01 | May 15, 2019 | Added Tactical Assault Rifle |
| 9.00 | May 9, 2019 | Season 9 begins. |
| 8.50 | April 25, 2019 | Endgame LTM added. |
| 8.40 | April 17, 2019 | Air Royale LTM added. |
| 8.30 | April 10, 2019 | Reboot Van added. |
| 8.20 CU | April 2, 2019 | Boom Bow added. |
| 8.20 | March 27, 2019 | Floor is Lava LTM and Poison Trap added. |
| 8.11 | March 20, 2019 | Flint-Knock Pistol added. |
| 8.10 | March 12, 2019 | Baller added. |
| 8.01 | March 5, 2019 | Treasure Map added. |
| 8.00 | February 28, 2019 | Season 8 begins. |
| 7.40 CU | February 19, 2019 | Driftboard added. |
| 7.40 | February 14, 2019 | Infantry Rifle added. |
| 7.30 CU | February 5, 2019 | Bottle Rockets added. |
| 7.30 | January 29, 2019 | Chiller Grenades added. |
| 7.20 CU1 | January 22, 2019 | Sneaky Snowman Added. |
| 7.20 | January 15, 2019 | Scoped Revolver Added. |
| 7.10 CU3 | January 8, 2019 | Suppressed Sniper Rifle Added. |
| 7.10 CU2 | December 30, 2018 | Boom Box Added. |
| 7.10 CU1 | December 23, 2018 | Presents Added. |
| 7.10 | December 18, 2018 | 14 Days of Fortnite Challenges Event. |
| 7.01 | December 11, 2018 | Infinity Blade added. |
| 7.00 | December 6, 2018 | Season 7 begins. |
| 6.31 | November 27, 2018 | Epic and Legendary Pump Shotgun. |
| 6.30 CU | November 20, 2018 | Dynamite Added, Wild West LTM. |
| 6.30 | November 14, 2018 | Mounted Turret Added, Food Fight LTM. |
| 6.22 | November 6, 2018 | Heavy Assault Rifle Added. |
| 6.21 | November 1, 2018 | Balloons Added. |
| 6.20 | October 23, 2018 | Fortnitemares begins. |
| 6.10 | October 16, 2018 | Quadcrasher Added. |
| 6.02 | October 10, 2018 | Quad Launcher Added. |
| 6.01 | October 3, 2018 | Chiller Added. |
| 6.0 | September 27, 2018 | Shadow Stones, pets, and map changes. |
| 5.4.1 | September 18, 2018 | Port-a-Fortress Added. |
| 5.4 CU | September 11, 2018 | Suppressed Assault Rifle added, Drum Gun vaulted. |
| 5.4 | September 6, 2018 | High Stakes event, Grappler added. |
| 5.3 CU | August 31, 2018 | Shock Grenade added. |
| 5.3 | August 23, 2018 | Rift-To-Go added. |
| 5.21 | August 15, 2018 | Heavy Sniper Rifle added. |
| 5.2 | August 7, 2018 | Double Barrel Shotgun added. |
| 5.1 CU | July 31, 2018 | Fly Explosives LTM, Guided Missile Added Back. |
| 5.1 | July 24, 2018 | Birthday update, Compact SMG. |
| 5.0 CU | July 17, 2018 | Submachine Gun added, Tactical vaulted. |
| 5.0 | July 12, 2018 | S5 start, ATK added, desert biome introduced. |
| 4.5 CU | July 3, 2018 | Drum Gun added. |
| 4.5 | June 27, 2018 | Dual Pistols added. |
| 4.4 CU | June 19, 2018 | Stink Bomb added. |
| 4.4 | June 11, 2018 | Thermal Scoped Assault Rifle added. |
| 4.3 CU | June 5, 2018 | Bounce Pads added, Shotgun Nerf. |
| 4.3 | May 30, 2018 | Shopping Carts added. |
| 4.2 CU | May 22, 2018 | Jetpacks added. |
| 4.2 | May 16, 2018 | Epic and Legendary Burst Assault Rifles, Trap nerf |
| 4.1 | May 8, 2018 | Thanos mode |
| 4.0 | May 1, 2018 | Start of Season 4 |
| 3.6.0 | April 23, 2018 | Clinger |
| 3.5.0 CU | April 18, 2018 | Light Machine Gun and 50v50 v2 |
| 3.5.0 | April 11, 2018 | Port-a-Fort |
| 3.4.0 CU | April 4, 2018 | Vending Machines |
| 3.4.0 | March 29, 2018 | Guided Missiles and Sniper Shootout v2 LTM |
| 3.3.0 | March 15, 2018 | Remote Explosives and Blitz LTM |
| 3.2.0 | March 8, 2018 | Teams of 20 LTM |
| 3.1.0 | March 1, 2018 | Hunting Rifle and Lucky Landing added. |
| 3.0.0 | February 22, 2018 | Season 3 begins. |
| 2.5.0 | February 12, 2018 | Impulse Grenade added. SMG removed. |
| 2.4.2 | February 8 , 2018 | Valentine's Day event. Crossbow added. |
| 2.4.0 | January 31, 2018 | Minigun and Cozy Campfire added to Battle Royale. |
| 2.3.0 | January 25, 2018 | Chug Jug added. |
| 2.2.0 | January 18, 2018 | Big map update. |
| 2.1.0 | January 10, 2018 | Cozy Campfire added to Save the World. |
| 2.0.? | January 2, 2018 | Adds Silenced Pistol. Sneaky Silencers added as limited mode. |
| 2.0.? | December 23, 2017 | Adds Boogie Bomb. High Explosives added as limited mode. |
| 2.0.? | December 19, 2017 | Adds Small Shield Potion. |
| 1.11.0 | December 14, 2017 | Winter event, Season 2 begins. |
| 1.10.0 | December 7, 2017 | 50v50 added as a limited mode. New inventory UI. |
| 1.9.1 | November 29, 2017 | Smoke Grenades added. |
| 1.9.0 | November 14, 2017 | Launch pad added. |
| 1.8.2 | November 8, 2017 | Adds the Bush. |
| 1.8.1 | November 2, 2017 | Voice chat improvements. |
| 1.8.0 | October 25, 2017 | Halloween content, leaderboards and item store for Battle Royale. |
| 1.7.2 | October 17, 2017 | Voice chat on PC added, |
| 1.7.1 | October 11, 2017 | Report cheaters, stas page. |
| 1.7.0 | October 5, 2017 | Horde Bash added. |
| 1.6.4 | September 29, 2017 | Assault Rifle adjustments. |
| 1.6.3 | September 26, 2017 | Battle Royale up to the public, free to play. Duos and Squad match types now included. Adds Scoped Assault Rifle, Zapotron, Tactical Submachine Gun, and Supply Drops. |
| 1.6.0 | September 12, 2017 | Battle Royale mode added for public testing. |
| 1.5.3 | September 1, 2017 | |
| 1.5.0 | August 29, 2017 | Adds Survive the Storm. |
| 1.4.9 | August 25, 2017 | |
| 1.4.8 | August 23, 2017 | |
| 1.4.7 | August 17, 2017 | |
| 1.4.6 | August 16, 2017 | |
| 1.4.5 | August 14, 2017 | |
| 1.4.4 | August 12, 2017 | |
| 1.4.3 | August 11, 2017 | |
| 1.4.2 | August 9, 2017 | |
| 1.4.1 | August 8, 2017 | |
| 1.4.0 | August 4, 2017 | |