In Fortnite Servers are going down today, September 18th, on all platforms (PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, Android). The maintenance work will be used to load the new update 22.00 for Season 4 onto the servers. Preliminary patch notes for the update can be found here.
What’s happening in Fortnite today? The battle royal shooter is finally getting its new 4th season for Chapter 3. It not only brings cool map changes into play, but also new weapons, mechanics, skins and much more.
What you can expect in the server down, whether it runs smoothly and which leaks are revealed, you can find out in the following part of our article.
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Fortnite: Server Down – When and how long is it offline?
This is the downtime in the morning: Downtime begins officially according to Epic Games at 8 a.m. German time. Relatively early compared to other updates. The developers themselves also warn all players against that this is a bigger one compared to other updates.
When can you play again? Experience has shown that all Fortnite modes are deactivated half an hour before the update. After that, the servers will shut down at 8am and you will all be kicked out of the game. At some point Epic Games will let you download the update and after the download you should be able to log in again.
With such a server down for a new season, however, it gets more complicated. The file is usually larger and there are often delays, bugs or problems that push Epic Games’ schedule further and further back. So we assume that you won’t be able to log back into Fortnite until around noon.
When are the patch notes coming? When a new season starts, the patch notes will also be officially released by Epic Games later in the day. We will summarize these for you compactly and briefly in our article.
What new content does update 22.00 bring?
What’s new for Season 4? Leakers and dataminers have already gotten their hands dirty and found out a lot of interesting things about Season 4 Chapter 3. This is what leakers found:
New slime gun and a rifle
The new trailer for Season 4 not only showed skins and other changes, but also two new weapons. These include a slime cannon that’s downright deadly and capable of taking down multiple enemies at once, and a new DMR-style rifle.
Meanwhile, only time will tell what you’ll find in Season 4. Whether it’s a chrome-dipped map or cool new Battle Pass skins, we’ll tell you all about the update’s leaks. Are you ready for Season 4? Let us know in the comments!
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